Richard Harris, hellraiser, raconteur, rugby fanatic and actor of genius, has died aged 72 of Hodgkin's disease, a form of cancer. He released many albums as he was also a singer of distinctive talent. He featured as Professor Severus Snape, one of the most complex character throughout the entire Harry Potter series. He caught the eye of critic Kenneth Tynan who once bracketed him with Albert Finney and Peter O'Toole as one of the three best young actors on the British stage. Born Oct. 1, 1930, in Limerick, Ireland, Harris suffered a bout of tuberculosis in adolescence, which friends say fostered the brooding, introspective quality of his acting. Rickman passed on Jan. 14, 2016, after a battle with pancreatic cancer at age 69. Harris moved to London to study, but when he couldn't find a suitable directing course, he joined an acting course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, in 1956. Harris died of Hodgkin's disease, also known as Hodgkin's lymphoma, in London on October 25, 2002, aged 72. Was a pretty good rugby player in his day, still remembered in Limerick City for his tackling ability. Father of director Damian Harris, as well as actors Jared Harris and Jamie Harris. Micheal Gambon as Richard Harris died. He is survived by his sons from his first marriage: Damien, Jared, and Jamie. Later, he appeared in movies like Kevin Reynolds The Count Of Monte Cristo (2002), Kaena: The Prophecy (2003), etc. A tall, sturdy figure with a reputation as a hellraiser and a lived-in face that he once described as looking like "five miles of bad country road," Harris was never cut out to join contemporaries as a smooth matinee idol. Coltrane played the role in all eight films and he was almost destined to do. He was 77. I hate the idea that my life in any way is sort of restricted. Typically, Harris turned his back on the plaudits to produce a financially unrewarding but artistically acclaimed presentation of "The Diary of a Madman," which he and Lindsay Anderson adapted from Gogol's short story about a Russian clerk's decline into insanity.
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