The actor who played Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films: Who is Richard Harris?

He is also known for his role as Albus Dumbledore in the first two films of the Harry Potter film series, which was one of his final performances.

He played the aristocrat and the prisoner in the 1970 film Wild Hero, Emperor Marcus Aurelius in the 2000 film Gladiator, St. John in the 2002 film Apocalypse Revelation, and the gunslinger and Dom Frollo in the 1997 film The Hunchback.

Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. Having studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he rose to prominence as an icon of the British New Wave. He received numerous accolades including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and a Grammy Award. In 2020, he was listed at number 3 on The Irish Times's list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Harris's 1968 recording of Harris as a musician reached the top 10 in the UK and US charts with the Jimmy Webb song "MacArthur Park". In the 1960s and 1970s, when his fame was at its peak, he was known for his artistic talent as well as his excessive drinking and irregular life. He died of Hodgkin lymphoma. After his death, the role of Dumbledore was given to Michael Gambon.

Duty Actor, Screenwriter, Creator/Showrunner

Real name: Richard St. John Harris

Nationality British, Irish

Date of birth October 1, 1930

Died October 25, 2002, age 72

"What is the thing that Richard Harris, who played the character of Dumbledore in the first two films of the Harry Potter series, saw while looking at an old photograph that he had forgotten, even though he had it, and remembered that it existed 25 years later?"

A- Mansion by the sea

B- Classic luxury car

C- Thoroughbred racehorse

D- His son from his first wife

Correct Answer: B- Classic luxury car