Richard Harris

Richard Harris (1930 - 2002)
==Film Deaths==
*Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) [Terence O'Brien]: Shot repeatedly in a shoot-out with English soldiers on the docks.
*Major Dundee (1965) [Captain Benjamin Tyreen]: Shot to death by the French cavalry as he charges them after being wounded.
*Cromwell (1970) [Oliver Cromwell]: Died of malaria (off-screen) we later see his grave at the end of the film.
*The Deadly Trackers (1973) [Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick]: Shot to death by Al Lettieri.
*Robin and Marian (1976) [Richard the Lionheart]: Dies from fever/infection after removing an arrow from his neck, thrown by Esmond Knight. He dies (off-screen) after talking to Sean Connery. His coffin at his small funeral is later shown.
*Orca: The Killer Whale (1977) [Captain Nolan]: Hurled at an iceberg when the whale flips its tail and sends him flying through the air. (Thanks to Phantom31)
*The Wild Geese (1978) [Captain Rafer Janders]: Machine-gunned by Richard Burton (at his own request), to spare him from being hacked to death by the pursuing African warriors after being wounded by a back shot and is unable to reach the plane the British Solider’s are on. 
*Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) [James Parker]: Impaled through the torso with an elephant tusk; he dies after delivering a lengthy last speech to his daughter (Bo Derek).
*Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (Finishing Touch; A Slow Descent into Hell) (1981) [Jason]: Stabbed in the back with a stickpin by Jeanne Moreau, while he's making love with Jennifer Dale.
*Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) [Frank]: Dies (off-screen) at his apartment, perhaps due to a heart attack. His body is found by Robert Duvall and Shirley MacLaine.
*Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) [Andreas Tork]: Drowned when he falls from an ice floe, after being stabbed with a harpoon.
*To Walk with Lions (1999) [George Adamson]: Shot repeatedly (along with several of his staff members) by poachers/bandits as he tries to run them down, he dies after staggering out of his land rover, with his body later seen when John Michie holds him in his arms.
*Gladiator (2000) [Marcus Aurelias]: Suffocated when Joaquin Phoenix presses Richard's face against Joaquin's chest in their tent, after Richard angers Joaquin that he will never become emperor. (historical fact: Aurelias died from some natural disease, reputably smallpox).
*The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) [Abbe Faria]: Crushed to death when a tunnel collapses on him. (Thanks to Michelle) (The film was released 9 Months before his real life death).
==Television Deaths==
*The Hunchback (1997 TV Movie) [Claude Frollo]: Falls to his death from the cathedral after accidentally stabbing Mandy Patinkin intending to fatally stab Salma Hayek. 
*The Apocalypse (San Giovanni: L'apocalisse) (2002 TV) [John the Apostle]: Dies of old age. (Thanks to Gordon)
*Julius Caesar (2003; miniseries) [Lucius Cornelius Sulla]: Dies of a cerebral hemorrhage. (This was released a year after his real life death). (Thanks to Gordon)
==Gallery==
RichardHarris-Orca-BodyTrauma.png|Richad Haris in Orca
RichardHarris-Gladiator-Suffocated.jpeg|Richard Harris' death in Gladiator
==Notable Connections==
*Ex-Mr. Ann Turkel
*Ex-Mr. Elizabeth Rees
*Father of Damian Harris (Director), Jared Harris, and Jamie Harris﻿﻿
*Uncle of Annabelle Wallis
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