ACTOR RICHARD HARRIS DEAD

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[Recovering_Democrat]

Actor Richard Harris (Camelot, Harry Potter, Gladiator) dies in a London Hospital.

[Dog Gone]

Can Tony Blair appoint another actor to fill his spot?

[Sir Gawain]

Also in Count of Monte Cristo I believe (good movie).

[breakem]

A Man Called Horse

[cajungirl]

His wife will replace him in the next movie.

[bonfire]

"Run, BOY, RUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNN!!"

He will be missed.

[CaptRon]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Sir Gawain]

Unforgiven (English Bob).

[Airborne Longhorn]

...and "Unforgiven" (with Clint)...

[f.Christian]

In the English musical version of Christmas Story by Charles Dickens he played Scrooge.

Best movie...one of the best---ever made!

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

McArthur Park bump.

[theDentist]

My favorite: "My Favorite Year".

Harris once said it was so closely depicted events in his life that he got shivers when he read the script.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

McArthur Park bump.

[vollmond]

Here's another hard-living actor that I thought had passed on years ago, until I saw him in Harry Potter. I even have fond memories of Orca.

[Tallguy]

Can Tony Blair appoint another actor to fill his spot?

The answer is 'Yes'. But a careful reading of the Magna Carta suggests that his appointed replacement can only serve until the completion of the next 'Harry Potter' movie.

[Rummyfan]

Especially good in MAJOR DUNDEE... all time great Western.....

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Professor Dumbledore-RICHARD-HARRIS

[vikingchick]

Didn't We? bump. RIP.

[Sir Gawain]

Beat you.

[Keith in Iowa]

That makes two...need one more famous person to assume room temperature for the 'things happen in threes' crowd...

[Revolting cat!]

I will take my life into my hands and I will use it
I will win the worship in their eyes and I will lose it
I will have the things that I desire
And my passion flow like rivers through the sky
And after all the loves of my life
After all the loves of my life
I'll be thinking of you
And wondering why

MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down...
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!
Oh, no
No, no
Oh, no!!

[krb]

Wellstone, Harris, ?

Don't these things happen in three's?

[Deb]

I figured when they started using doubles to finish Harry Potter, it was pretty much over.

God bless the funniest, smartest actor in the world.

[ladyinred]

So sad.
RIP

[Dog Gone]

He might be able to star in some Weekend at Bernie's sequels, though.

[Spyder]

Saw him live in Camelot at Wolf Trap sometime in the early 80s. I remember a few ad libs at the time comparing DC to Camelot. Great actor. He'll be missed.

[ErnBatavia]

That makes two...need one more famous person to assume room temperature for the 'things happen in threes' crowd...

For a few tantalizing minutes, FOX was reporting that Ted Kennedy might have been on Wellstone's plane......ahem.

[Quietly]

From all I've heard of him, he was (ahem)... eccentric. I heard recently he was near death, so it's no surprise. He was a good actor, IMO. "MacArthur Park," of course, is a classic, but it was a good thing he kept his day job.

Well, they can't do Harry Potter without a Dumbledore, so it'll be interesting for my kids who they get to replace him. I hope they don't try some sort of Dr. Who, and just replace him without explanation. It's not exactly the first time characters have changed actors.

[Tony in Hawaii]

One of the great drunken Irish storytellers. He will be missed.

[riley1992]

'Camelot' was fabulous.

[MozarkDawg]

My favorite: "My Favorite Year".

That was Peter O'Toole as the drunk, old-time swashbuckler in My Favorite Year.

[riley1992]

Peter O'Toole was in the screen version of that (incidentally one of my all time favorite movies). Did Harris play in another version that I am not aware of or was it just supposed to be based on his life?

[Sir Gawain]

But when he got on, the plane exceeded its weight limit, so he had to get off.

[stands2reason]

I swear----two days ago I said to the Mr. "It's been a while since any celebrity has died hasn't it? Isn't it about time for a few celebs to kick off?" He called me "morbid" and then made the prediction that Bob Hope would be next. I told him he always picks Bob Hope to die next, and the man will keep on kicking just to spite him. I reminded him of all the rockers that are in their 50's facing heart attacks due to their bad-boy ways. I guess we were both wrong.

[Sir Gawain]

I hope they don't try some sort of Dr. Who, and just replace him without explanation.

Dr. Who regenerates. That's how they explain the character changes. You didn't know that?

[metesky]

"My Favorite Year" = Peter O'Toole

Supposed to be Sid Caesar and Erroll Flynn

"I'm not an actor, I'm a movie star!"

[skeeter]

And we're left with who? Brad Pitt? Blech...

[metesky]

"My Favorite Year" = Peter O'Toole

Supposed to be Sid Caesar and Erroll Flynn

"I'm not an actor, I'm a movie star!"

[Quietly]

Yes, I do! (Big Doctor Who buff.) I'm saying I hope they don't try some "magical" reason in the movies why he's changed, just let parents explain if kids ask that the actor died.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[job]

Accept for the fact that "My Favorite Year" starred Peter O'Toole, Not Richard Harris.

Although the two were good friends, drinking buddies.

[maximus@Nashville]

Fond memories of Orca?

Only because it ate Bo Derek.

I recall some years ago he appeared on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" and related the story of how he became the first person in the British Realm to be banned for life from driving. While driving drunk (something he said he did often in the 60's and 70's) he struck and knocked over a double decker bus. And they said it couldn't be done.

[onedoug]

"Three, Mr Christian?"

[let freedom sing]

Don't these things happen in three's?

Three's a crowd.

[dd5339]

Sad Ping... Who are the next two.

Semper Fi

[kellynla]

R.I.P. my grand Irish brother...

[let freedom sing]

McArthur's Park is waiting.... oh, nooooooooooooooooooo!

[dutchess]

I also saw him in a production of Camelot. Also, still have his album (boy does that date me) with Macarthur Park, Didn't We etc. I'm surprised it still has grooves I played it so much. Time to pull out the old record player.....

RIP

[Delbert]

This is very sad, I loved this guy....my favorite of his...A MAN CALLED HORSE!

[TheBattman]

Yep, that's probably my favorite version of "A Christmas Story"/ Scrooge.