Richard Harris was undoubtedly one of the film industry’s greatest screen legends having starred in over 70 major movies and been nominated for two Academy Awards. In addition, he is an accomplished producer, director and also an author.

Harris is most recently recognized as Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter movies and starred in many classic films including Guns of Navarone, Mutiny on the Bounty, Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven and This Sporting Life for which he received his first Academy Award nomination and BAFTA nomination, as well as winning him Best Actor at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.

His portrayal of King Arthur in Camelot won Harris a Golden Globe Award, followed three years later in 1970 with one of his memorable performances in A Man Called Horse.

His television credits include the BBC documentary "King Arthur", as well as The Hunchback of Notre Dame; The Great Kandinsky; Maigret, the Return; Camelot (a role he also took to the stage); The Snow Goose; the Iron Harp and Ricardo. In addition to Camelot, Harris’ other main stage performances include: "The Ginger Man", "Man Beast and Virtue" and "A View from the Bridge".

Harris also published two books, the novel Honour Bound and a poetry compilation I in the Membership of my Days.