Harris, a hell-raising Irish actor who was once described as having a face that looked like "five miles of bad country road," died late Friday in London, where he had been undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's disease. Harris was among a breed of British actors who critic Clive Barnes said were "rougher, tougher, fiercer, angrier and passionately more articulate than their well-groomed predecessors," and it showed in his roles in such gems as A Man Called Horse and The Sporting Life. Other major roles included Major Dundee, Hawaii, Camelot, Cromwell and The Molly Maguires.
Passage: Richard Harris, 72
Harris, a hell-raising Irish actor who was once described as having a face that looked like "five miles of bad country road," died late Friday in London, where he had been undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's disease. Harris was among a breed of British actors who critic Clive Barnes said were "rougher, tougher, fiercer, angrier and passionately more articulate than their well-groomed predecessors," and it showed in his roles in such gems as A Man Called Horse and The Sporting Life. Other major roles included Major Dundee, Hawaii, Camelot, Cromwell and The Molly Maguires.
