Richard Harris

Richard Harris in 'Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid'

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. (Thanks to Brian and Vegeta)
• 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. (Thanks to Gordon)
• 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. (Thanks to Gordon)
• Orca (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. (Thanks to Tim and Brian)
• 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). (Thanks to PortsGuy)
• Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (Finishing Touch; A Slow Descent into Hell) (1981) [Jason]: Stabbed in the back with a stickpin by Jeanne Moreau, while he's making love with Jennifer Dale.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. (Thanks to Matt)
• 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 drover, 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).

TV Deaths

• The Hunchback (1997 TV Movie) [Claude Frollo]: Falls to his death from the cathedral after accidentally stabbing Mandy Patinkin.
• 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. (Which was released a year after his real life death). (Thanks to Gordon)

Noteworthy Connections

• Ex-husband of Ann Turkel

• Ex-husband of Elizabeth Rees

• Father of Damian Harris (director), Jared Harris, and Jamie Harris

• Uncle of Annabelle Wallis