The Duck of Death.
Small part, but really enjoyed Mr. Harris (was he knighted?) in Unforgiven, too.
In the Guns of Navarone, if memory serves, he was the bloody pilot who probably used the word bloody 20 times in about a minute of screen time.
I seem to recall a recent interview of him on Sixty Minutes, I believe. He was very non-committal about the recent success of the Harry Potter franchise. IIRC he confessed that he was not familiar with that children’s story.
This led to some hilarious movie journalism when John Malcovich’s most recent release was Being John Malcovich. “Friday, John Malcovich (Being John Malcovich) appeared at a benefit for…”
Malcovich…John Malcovich…who is that? Oh right, he was in Being John Malcovich! Yeah, he played that actor…John Malcovich! Now I remember!
While composing my post I did get the strange feeling that I was misspelling John’s surname, but I decided not to check it because I knew it would give someone else great pleasure to catch me in my mistake. I love making other people happy. 
Oh. Well. I was using the example from the book. Still proves the point, though. Wild Geese II is an even better title to use. Wild Geese II. Woo. 
Ohmigosh. Harris is dead.
Dead at age 72. Died in a London hospital. 
:eek:
Shit.
And just FTR, I like “MacArthur Park”.
Godspeed, Mr. Harris.
Do I have the best husband, or what? He heard about Richard Harris’ demise while driving home from work.
He brought home pizza, beer, and “Camelot.” Gotta run.
God speed, Mr. Harris
Boy, to be a fly on the wall at his get-togethers. He was drinking buddies with Peter O’Toole and Richard Burton.
A true character, full of charisma and passion.
There’s a ‘Richard Harris is Dead’ thread here .
Here’s his filmography .
On Letterman, he stated that he never really wanted to do the role, and only took it because his granddaughter said she’d never speak to him again if he didn’t take it. Sorry to see him go. We’ve lost a lot of the good ones in recent years, and I seriously doubt that any of the current crop of actors will ever come close to filling their shoes. (Can you see Tom Cruise even attempting to take on some of the kinds of roles that Harris performed in his later years? I can’t.)
Don’t let it be forgot
That once there was a spot.
For one brief shining moment that was known as
CAMELOT.
Being from Massachusetts in the Kennedy heyday, and being a huge musical theatre fan, I cried when I heard the news.
And that was a crying shame, too. Everyone knows Jeremy Irons’ best acting performance was his immortal portrayal of Profion in Dungeons & Dragons.