Typecasting is a very real fear for many actors. When taking on a role, performers are extremely conscious of how they will be viewed for the rest of their careers. In some cases, a single role will ...
Jared Harris has spoken about how his father, the late actor Richard Harris, was once offered the roles of two wizard characters at the same time. Richard famously played Albus Dumbledore, the ...
Harris' father, the late actor Richard Harris, played Dumbledore in the first two "Harry Potter" features. “Also, I mean, why do [a show]? I don’t understand,” Harris said. “The films were fantastic — ...
There's something delightfully appealing about the square-jawed confidence of ‘The Wild Geese', the 1978 classic British action movie. In the midst of his James Bond tenure, between ‘The Spy Who Loved ...
Limerick welcomes home one of its most iconic sons as The Hunt Museum opens "From Dickie to Richard – Richard Harris: Role of a Lifetime," a landmark exhibition celebrating the actor’s remarkable ...
The renowned actor and son of legendary thespian Richard Harris discusses his father's legacy (including a spooky onset moment), the difficult task of embodying John Lennon, and which films he thinks ...