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Richard Harris in 'Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid'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)

• The Deadly Trackers (1973) [Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick] Shot to death by Al Lettieri. (Thanks to Gordon)

• Robin and Marian (1976) [Richard the Lionheart] Shot with an arrow during a battle; he dies shortly afterwards while talking to Sean Connery. (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• Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (Finishing Touch; A Slow Descent into Hell) (1981) [Jason] Stabbed in the back with a stickpin by Jeanne Moreau, while he's making love with Jennifer Dale.

• 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.

• The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) [Abbe Faria] Crushed to death when a tunnel collapses on him. (Thanks to Michelle)

TV Deaths

• The Apocalypse (San Giovanni: L'apocalisse) (2002; TV movie) [John the Apostle] Dies of old age. (Thanks to Gordon)

• Caesar (Julius Caesar) (2002; TV movie) [Lucius Cornelius Sulla] Dies of a cerebral hemorrhage. (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