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10-25-2002, 11:52 PM
Harris died Friday at a London hospital, his family reported.
"With great sadness, Damian, Jarid and Jamie Harris announced the death of their beloved father. He died peacefully at University College Hospital," the family said in a statement.
Harris had been receiving treatment for Hodgkin's disease.
Movie fans remember Harris for a host of roles: a rugby player in "This Sporting Life" (1963), Cain in "The Bible" (1966), King Arthur in "Camelot" (1967), the title role in "A Man Called Horse" (1970) and Marcus Aurelius in "Gladiator" (2000). But Harris was best known to modern audiences for his portrayal of Dumbledore, the kindly and wily head of Hogwarts School in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001) and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," the latter due out November 15.
"All his Celtic rogues, epic seers, and Anthony Quinn leanings were swept up in one grand old ham," writes David Thomson in the new edition of his "Biographical Dictionary of Film."
Harris was nominated for Oscars twice, for "This Sporting Life" and "The Field" (1990). He also had a major hit on the pop charts with his version of Jimmy Webb's "MacArthur Park," which went to No. 2 in 1968.
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"With great sadness, Damian, Jarid and Jamie Harris announced the death of their beloved father. He died peacefully at University College Hospital," the family said in a statement.
Harris had been receiving treatment for Hodgkin's disease.
Movie fans remember Harris for a host of roles: a rugby player in "This Sporting Life" (1963), Cain in "The Bible" (1966), King Arthur in "Camelot" (1967), the title role in "A Man Called Horse" (1970) and Marcus Aurelius in "Gladiator" (2000). But Harris was best known to modern audiences for his portrayal of Dumbledore, the kindly and wily head of Hogwarts School in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001) and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," the latter due out November 15.
"All his Celtic rogues, epic seers, and Anthony Quinn leanings were swept up in one grand old ham," writes David Thomson in the new edition of his "Biographical Dictionary of Film."
Harris was nominated for Oscars twice, for "This Sporting Life" and "The Field" (1990). He also had a major hit on the pop charts with his version of Jimmy Webb's "MacArthur Park," which went to No. 2 in 1968.
Here is a link to the story
http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/25/harris.obit/index.html