Died On This Date (October 25, 2002) Richard Harris / Famous Actor & Singer
themusicsover Richard Harris
October 1, 1930 – October 25, 2002
The great Richard Harris was an actor’s actor who was famous for his roles in such films as Camelot, A Man Called Horse, and more recently, Unforgiven and Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Harris also had a recording career that included the 1968 album, A Tramp Shining, which yielded a #2 pop single, Jimmy Webb’s “MacArthur Park.” Richard Harris was 72 years old when he died of Hodgkin’s Disease on October 25, 2002.
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