He was in a lot of movies, but not sure his off screen antics were to be admired. MacArthur Park is an appalling song, those stupid lyrics...🤣, and Richards voice wasn't really suited. You can hear him straining on the high notes. I've not heard him sing much else, but he was in a lot of stage shows, so I know he can sing.
This was a great interview. The interviewer was respectful and well-informed, and Harris was effusive and candid. Would have been great to see more of their off-camera discussion.
I thought the best thing about the interview was how ordinary Richard seemed. Dressed very casually and relaxed. I think having aged and being out of the tabloids shrivelled his ego a bit.
This is great .. just came off a Saul Rubinek interview about "Unforgiven" and he relates the same story as Harris. Harris had a way he wanted to play English Bob and Clint would never try to stop him. Same with Rubinek. Clint would never change a word in David Peoples' screenplay yet he let the actors handle their parts as they saw fit. He told Rubinek that his character was his department, and how he wanted to deliver those lines was up to him .. not the director. And the result is one of the greatest films of all time.
Unforgiven is not only the greatest western ever made, it's one of the greatest movies of all time. What a collection of extraordinary gentlemen and superb talent. Love Richard Harris.....
Great actor. Watched unforgiven a few weeks ago. I don't have the right words to describe it but the speech English Bob gives about people not being able to kill a King and that they would just stand in awe and how William Munny kills everyone at the end and the writer stands in awe looking at him. The realisation that yes Munny is a monster but also a 'King' in the old West. Just incredible storytelling.
I disagree, slightly... it IS the best western. Watching Mr Money finally return to his old self in one afternoon after several years of honest effort to change himself into a good person, and after his own effort to recapture that attitude of old in two weeks, was executed better than any character in any movie. It is not only the best western, it is one of the best movies of any genre.
I was on construction on the royal opera house in covent garden London in 1998 and met Richard Harris walking up from the pub he was a real down to earth guy drinking with all the workers at the pub. great times in london
In the '70s the Camelot movie was on TV starring Richard Harris. I fell in love with the Arthurian legend. A few months later my mom bought tickets to the play Camelot staring Richard Burton. Not to impugn Richard Burton but in my mind; I associated Richard Harris as King Arthur. Sadly, Richard Burton suffered a non-fatal heart attack just prior to the play showing in L.A. To my youthful delight Richard Harris filled in and it has been one of my fondest memories.
what an incredible man Richard was. of course he was known as a hard drinking hellraiser like oliver, burton and o,toole but away from the drink he is such a humble down to earth man, RIP richard Harris. one of the best.
@Carmel O'Hara Jimmy Webb changed Richard's life. He wrote the hit song "MacArthur's Park" and let Richard sing it. You might like Jimmy's recent autobiography called The Cake and the Rain. He tells the story of how he wrote it and met up with Richard and their feud. Jimmy was the best songwriter in the USA in the late '60s. He was so good that two of his songs got nominated for a Grammy as song of the year. "By the time I get to Phoenix" sung by Glen Campbell and "Up Up and Away" by the Fifth Dimension. He won, but he thought they would split the vote between them and allow another song to win. The winner was Up Up.
What a great interview and a very interesting guy to interview. Also, to look back on your life at that age and not have one single regret, well, that's very lucky indeed. Good for you Mr Harris.
Unforgiven has to be in the top 10 westerns ever made....brilliant interview, Richard Harris a wonderful actor, and a rogue, but he had charisma and skill.
I drew him secretly in the Cole hole pub and he walked past(not planned) me so I showed him and he is such a lovely man and even signed my drawing still one of my most treasured items
+steve Fowler I was always of an opinion that the wonderful actors you have mentioned here NEVER EVER took themselves too seriously!! I have gravitated towards everything that these actors have done and have always been rewarded with pure satisfaction from their art! Cheers
Yeah, Clint generally gets the best actors for his projects. That bit about him giving the green light to Harris on his character, was great insight into how adept he is, as a director. Trust, the brilliant actors, you've assembled.
I could listen to Richard Harris read a grocery list! He is ( was 🙁) one of those singular storytellers that could enthrall you from the instant he opened his mouth. We’ll never see his like again.
This IS a great interview, a great actor, too. Saw him live at the Ordway in St. Paul years ago, what a riot he was, and talented, too, doing a one-man show! a warm, loving kind of actor -- in spite of some of those less warm characters he's played in the past.
I disagree, the joke the interviewer made after Richard's comment at 5:10 was so terrible it took me out of it, and it almost took Richard out as well but he recovered.
Richard Harris had a unique charm and presence about him. Before the interview starts as he's whistling and looking around his eyes look very contemplative and reflective. Then when the first question is asked his eyes light up as he gets into storytelling mode.
I'll never forget going with my History teacher and class on a field trip downtown to see "" The Molly McGuire's"" with Richard Harris and Sean Connery as Black Jack Kehoe such a Fabulous movie. The true story of the Irish in the Hard Coal Fields of Pennsylvania and the terrible condition they lived and died in, the Company Mine.
I had 2 7" 45 rpm singles by Rlchard Harris. 1- Mc Arthur Park & 2- The Yard went on forever. And if you want to see a great action film get your self a a copy of The. Wild Geese.
I was an extra in Midnight in the garden of good and evil. I got directed by Eastwood. He said precisely that “ Please step to the right “ I will never forget the experience, on top of that it was my Birthday.
Robert Crabtree I was a bouncer , my scene did not make it. But I got a check from Warner Bros and a great story to tell. I still have the check. It’s a book marker. Its in the book of the same name. The book also has autographs of the real characters still living.
@@Saidakine That is very cool. That's the one with John Cuzack, I believe. It's been awhile, but I remember that I liked it. "It's like Gone with the Wind, on peyote". That line, was memorable, for me.
I heard the song again today. It is still as amazing and evocative as when it was new, my high school graduation year. Never mind madeleines and tea. That song brings back all the heartbreaks and hopes that an 18 year old can have.
This is great! Richard Harris was a very interesting fellow. There's an interview with Saul Rubinek floating around. Saul, of course, played English Bob's biographer, Beauchamp. Saul has high praise for Clint's directing, as well. Another great interview, and worth checking out.
Crazy that Richard Harris was younger than both Eastwood and Hackman. Harris died in 2002 while the other guys make 90 this year. RIP Richard, thanks for your son Jared.
WOW , what a great interview, Never seen Richard Harris give up so much in front of a camera before in such a short amount of time, , , Full credit to the interviewer, , , - I always thought Jimmy Carter was just a former US President who sold peanuts in his spare time, Shows how much I know!
love how he was bold enough to ....do anything?...but bold enough here to talk about the "black & tans" in Ireland. He tells the truth and it is still a huge part of world history that still needs to be understood even more. Even now. God Bless Ireland.
Such an innocent question leading to such an answer! Wow! My interest in Irish history has just been piqued! And the rest of the interview? Fine work, Mr. President!
In an old interview on Carson or Letterman, it was noted that Harris was an infamous hard drinker, but had quit. His answer was, "It's nice to wake up instead of come to."
Loved RH as English Bob in Unforgiven, truly an extremely well cast movie. Everybody was great and the Big Four of Eastwood, Hackman, Freeman, and Harris were legendary good in their roles. One of the greatest movies of any genre period!!
When my parents bought a radiogramme back in the early 70's (remember them?) Harris's album "A Tramp Shining" was supplied with it, and songs from it always remind me of that time!
I don't know but I really really miss the Dumbledore version of him. He was perfect. If only he was around until the last installment. I wish he stayed a little bit. RIP
100% truth, he was a perfect pick for that role. He had the serious and whimsy mix down just right. Legit if I had 3 wishes from a genie, one would go to making that happen.
Sir Richard's (Knights of Malta) praise of Clint Eastwood is high praise, indeed. I'm quite sure that Clint feels the same about Richard's talent and experiences in the industry.
You admire Clint Eastwood for his work! And then you hear someone else you admire Richard Harris, expand on what it was you admired!... Plus you learn even more to admire about Richard Harris; win, win and win some more!... Thank You Mr. Carter! ... Doc Blake
Unforgiven is one of my favorite westerns of all time.. one of the best quick scenes is when english bob gets his ass kicked n jailed..as he is leaving the town on the train u see clint eastwood entering at the same time n he peeps english bob pulling off all beat up.. only time they were close to being in a scene together in the movie.
One of my favourite actors. So many great performances but I loved him in Major Dundee playing a Confederate officer. Loved to have had a drink with him in a pub in Limerick his home town. Yer man.
I know his drunks were legendary, he has no regrets, and I don't judge him for it. But it's remarkable how the years of sobriety let the intelligence and character shine from his eyes, and radiate from his personality in a whole new way.
The irony of an Irishman playing Oliver Cromwell, a man whose disdain for the Irish was surpassed by few. Great actor and great portrayal in Unforgiven or just about anything else he was in.
Great interview, and not only that, it's these kind of characters with such a great fundation of experience, credibility, great personality and so on....unlike todays characters ....everything he say is so credible, with weight, and so interesting...mah...
Funny thing is this video is entitled (partly) as 'and we talk about Macarthur's Park' when the title is actually 'Macarthur Park',yet Richard Harris who recorded the song originally after asking Jimmy Webb if he could record it sings Macarthur's Park throughout the song,I believe Harris is the only one to sing it that way from all the artists who have since covered it.
When the Munster prop Gerry McLoughlin scored against England playing for Ireland he was "festooned by Saxons" (famous commentary) as three English players tried to drag GM to the ground. Harris here says 'that type of Englishman festooned my nation.' Channelling his inner Munster fandom.
The Black & Tans were hated by the regular British army soldiers and on more than one occasion a B & T was "Accidentally" shot by a British trooper. There are enough stories relating to the recruitment of B & T's to suggest the notion that their ranks were filled by ex-cons has some credibility. One of my grandfathers was Irish and served in the British army during WWI in an Irish unit. He was proud to be a soldier but hated the B & T's who he regarded as untrained thugs and ruffians and not fit to be compared to a regular soldier. That aside re Richard as "English Bob". I loved the character especially as Richard is such a terrific actor. I almost wished he had been in the movie longer or maybe even ended up with a movie about English Bob.
@@willianjoyce8579 Terrible comment, 6 generations of acting to a man that has a filmography which spans from 1997-2009. Omg, so sick of people 25 & younger speaking
@@willianjoyce8579 legder was great as thr joker thats it. Dont compare a true actor to a ledger, ledger was good compaired to the actors around his time but harris was a real actor a truely great actor
I can never get enough of Mr.Harris or Mr. OToole interviews! So so good
Richard Harris was absolutely amazing along with so many others in this film.
This man has been a giant among actors for years. We, as children of the 60's & 70's, were exposed to his talent and we just respected him so much.
Him and Peter O'Toole were a pair. 😅 I miss them both.
He was in a lot of movies, but not sure his off screen antics were to be admired.
MacArthur Park is an appalling song, those stupid lyrics...🤣, and Richards voice wasn't really suited. You can hear him straining on the high notes.
I've not heard him sing much else, but he was in a lot of stage shows, so I know he can sing.
Richard Harris is a giant among actors. I know. He told me.
This was a great interview. The interviewer was respectful and well-informed, and Harris was effusive and candid. Would have been great to see more of their off-camera discussion.
I loved his narrating the audio book Johnathan Livingston Seagull.
Back when actors had presence, character and charisma 👌
@@GarrishChristopherRobin777 😂
I thought the best thing about the interview was how ordinary Richard seemed. Dressed very casually and relaxed.
I think having aged and being out of the tabloids shrivelled his ego a bit.
Ya. Theyre not allowed to do that anymore.
Yeah these days we get more narcissist actors and less humble actors.
Absolutely
This is great .. just came off a Saul Rubinek interview about "Unforgiven" and he relates the same story as Harris. Harris had a way he wanted to play English Bob and Clint would never try to stop him. Same with Rubinek. Clint would never change a word in David Peoples' screenplay yet he let the actors handle their parts as they saw fit. He told Rubinek that his character was his department, and how he wanted to deliver those lines was up to him .. not the director. And the result is one of the greatest films of all time.
just came off the same interview.
@@jameschesterton Weird, me too. They line em up.
So did I. I could listen to actors talk about being directed by Eastwood all day
Unforgiven is not only the greatest western ever made, it's one of the greatest movies of all time. What a collection of extraordinary gentlemen and superb talent. Love Richard Harris.....
The cast is superb. Even the women who played the prostitutes were unreal.
Absolutely spot on
Richard gives the highest possible praise for Clint.
I don't know - Tombstone is pretty damn good.
Except for Christian Slater. He almost ruins the film.
Great actor. Watched unforgiven a few weeks ago. I don't have the right words to describe it but the speech English Bob gives about people not being able to kill a King and that they would just stand in awe and how William Munny kills everyone at the end and the writer stands in awe looking at him. The realisation that yes Munny is a monster but also a 'King' in the old West. Just incredible storytelling.
Excellent take.
Unforgiven is one of the best westerns of all time and Harris plays a great character in it.
Facts
I liked it ..I’d have to say no tho ..thought the gratuitous use of the foul language was not necessary ..and was not needed for the story line ..
@@freedomtrucker2332, when you tell a story of rough men you include the rough language.
U know my uncle Frank was the spit of Richard Harris. He died two years ago
I disagree, slightly... it IS the best western. Watching Mr Money finally return to his old self in one afternoon after several years of honest effort to change himself into a good person, and after his own effort to recapture that attitude of old in two weeks, was executed better than any character in any movie. It is not only the best western, it is one of the best movies of any genre.
A glorious eccentric! A great Irish soul. Magical man.
wow. an interviewer who actually asks interesting questions. i didn't think they existed
Check out Dick Cavet also. He is one of the best interviewers.
If I ever hear, "What's your favourite.......?", again, it'll be too soon.
What a great interview. Just a natural chat with a relaxed guy enjoying himself talking about his work. I really enjoyed watching this.
High praise for Clint.... from one of the great actors of our time.. totally justified🙂
And great director, and I suspect, a great musician. Clint is exceptional in many things.
I was on construction on the royal opera house in covent garden London in 1998 and met Richard Harris walking up from the pub he was a real down to earth guy drinking with all the workers at the pub. great times in london
great guy I imagine
I got off at the Covent Garden Tube stop...once
@@melsteffano6189 Ok Johnny LOL
He used to drink in The Coal Hole on the Strand nr The Savoy (and other pubs around there).
Sad to see it today...
In the '70s the Camelot movie was on TV starring Richard Harris. I fell in love with the Arthurian legend.
A few months later my mom bought tickets to the play Camelot staring Richard Burton. Not to impugn Richard Burton but in my mind; I associated Richard Harris as King Arthur.
Sadly, Richard Burton suffered a non-fatal heart attack just prior to the play showing in L.A. To my youthful delight Richard Harris filled in and it has been one of my fondest memories.
what an incredible man Richard was. of course he was known as a hard drinking hellraiser like oliver, burton and o,toole but away from the drink he is such a humble down to earth man, RIP richard Harris. one of the best.
Jimmy Webb didn't think highly of Richard.
@Carmel O'Hara Jimmy Webb changed Richard's life. He wrote the hit song "MacArthur's Park" and let Richard sing it. You might like Jimmy's recent autobiography called The Cake and the Rain. He tells the story of how he wrote it and met up with Richard and their feud. Jimmy was the best songwriter in the USA in the late '60s. He was so good that two of his songs got nominated for a Grammy as song of the year. "By the time I get to Phoenix" sung by Glen Campbell and "Up Up and Away" by the Fifth Dimension. He won, but he thought they would split the vote between them and allow another song to win. The winner was Up Up.
@@DexterHaven
Jimmy Webb was great friends with Harris
What feud are you talking about?
@@ruly8153 perhaps a feud that's been exaggerated or made up to sell a book.
......for a John bull.
Gentle interview. I must say I enjoyed his honesty. As a Dubliner. RIP Richard Harris.
Always liked Richard Harris as an actor. He really knows how to play a role very well.
What a great interview and a very interesting guy to interview. Also, to look back on your life at that age and not have one single regret, well, that's very lucky indeed. Good for you Mr Harris.
'Unforgiven' an extraordinary picture with extraordinary talent abounding. Thank you for this interview!
Unforgiven has to be in the top 10 westerns ever made....brilliant interview, Richard Harris a wonderful actor, and a rogue, but he had charisma and skill.
"I have never been in a movie so organized." "mutual love, no friction
laid back but in control"
"this guy knows exactly what he wants"
I drew him secretly in the Cole hole pub and he walked past(not planned) me so I showed him and he is such a lovely man and even signed my drawing still one of my most treasured items
You mean in the pub under The Savoy? Wow ! He lived at The Savoy when he was in London. I think he was such a fantastic, charismatic person and actor.
@@bipbippadotta3680 in the Coal hole in the Strand just up from the Savoy-will put it on here when I find it
@@robert66186 I've been there ! Sadly too late to meet Richard Harris. What a memory !
Thank God for TH-cam...to see these great celebs being themselves...
RH is one very cool cat and a master actor...he was tremendous (as was Hackman, Freeman and Clint) in Unforgiven.
+steve Fowler I was always of an opinion that the wonderful actors you have mentioned here NEVER EVER took themselves too seriously!! I have gravitated towards everything that these actors have done and have always been rewarded with pure satisfaction from their art! Cheers
Well said The Stuport. There's an old adage that goes: 'Take your work seriously but never take yourself seriously
ALAN GRANVILLE Awesome Alan....I'm going to "borrow" that phrase but will remember to mention where I heard it as well....Salute Sir!
old school
Yeah, Clint generally gets the best actors for his projects. That bit about him giving the green light to Harris on his character, was great insight into how adept he is, as a director. Trust, the brilliant actors, you've assembled.
Unfortanetely I haven't seen so many movies with Richard Harris. But I do love to see interviews with him because he is a great story teller
Watch more. He is usually very good.
I miss Richard Harris, what a gent and great actor
❤
I could listen to Richard Harris read a grocery list! He is ( was 🙁) one of those singular storytellers that could enthrall you from the instant he opened his mouth. We’ll never see his like again.
This IS a great interview, a great actor, too. Saw him live at the Ordway in St. Paul years ago, what a riot he was, and talented, too, doing a one-man show! a warm, loving kind of actor -- in spite of some of those less warm characters he's played in the past.
The art of a great interview, hard to get on tv these days :(
speak for yourself
I disagree, the joke the interviewer made after Richard's comment at 5:10 was so terrible it took me out of it, and it almost took Richard out as well but he recovered.
SO ONE GOOF--AND THE WHOLE CONCEPT IS CRAP EH?
They are so professional Mr, Harris has no proper microphone,. EEJITS,!!!!
@Nenethegreat W I don't see your original comment,,, but I am sure you love him as much as I do, great actor, great singer, great rugby player,,. 🙂☘️
This sporting life. First picture that comes to my mind whenever I hear his name. He was immense in that.
Richard Harris had a unique charm and presence about him. Before the interview starts as he's whistling and looking around his eyes look very contemplative and reflective. Then when the first question is asked his eyes light up as he gets into storytelling mode.
He is everything. ❤
I'll never forget going with my History teacher and class on a field trip downtown to see "" The Molly McGuire's"" with Richard Harris and Sean Connery as Black Jack Kehoe such a Fabulous movie. The true story of the Irish in the Hard Coal Fields of Pennsylvania and the terrible condition they lived and died in, the Company Mine.
Great interview, I wonder how much royalties the record company stole from Richard, but he is so cool about it, don't need it he is fine!
He was such a wonderful actor and person.
Richard harris a all time champion sure makes my day...
What a great interview. So much treasure, there.
I had 2 7" 45 rpm singles by Rlchard Harris. 1- Mc Arthur Park & 2- The Yard went on forever. And if you want to see a great action film get your self a a copy of The. Wild Geese.
I was an extra in Midnight in the garden of good and evil. I got directed by Eastwood. He said precisely that “ Please step to the right “ I will never forget the experience, on top of that it was my Birthday.
What scene were you in?
Robert Crabtree I was a bouncer , my scene did not make it. But I got a check from Warner Bros and a great story to tell. I still have the check. It’s a book marker. Its in the book of the same name. The book also has autographs of the real characters still living.
Nice one
@@Saidakine That is very cool. That's the one with John Cuzack, I believe. It's been awhile, but I remember that I liked it. "It's like Gone with the Wind, on peyote". That line, was memorable, for me.
@@Saidakine that’s Awsome hun
Hand Salute to Mr. Harris! Admire him for his directness and Honesty! Exceedingly fine work!
Great actor great movie. Eastwood is brilliant
I heard the song again today. It is still as amazing and evocative as when it was new, my high school graduation year. Never mind madeleines and tea. That song brings back all the heartbreaks and hopes that an 18 year old can have.
Thoroughly enjoyable interview. Harris has true charisma and was terrific in Unforgiven along with Gladiator and many others too.
This is great! Richard Harris was a very interesting fellow.
There's an interview with Saul Rubinek floating around. Saul, of course, played English Bob's biographer, Beauchamp. Saul has high praise for Clint's directing, as well. Another great interview, and worth checking out.
Crazy that Richard Harris was younger than both Eastwood and Hackman. Harris died in 2002 while the other guys make 90 this year. RIP Richard, thanks for your son Jared.
Alcoholic.
Decades of hard living
WOW , what a great interview,
Never seen Richard Harris give up so much in front of a camera before in such a short amount of time, , ,
Full credit to the interviewer, , , - I always thought Jimmy Carter was just a former US President who sold peanuts in his spare time,
Shows how much I know!
love how he was bold enough to ....do anything?...but bold enough here to talk about the "black & tans" in Ireland. He tells the truth and it is still a huge part of world history that still needs to be understood even more. Even now. God Bless Ireland.
NoRosesForMe uncle
My LOVE AND RESPECT for CLINT EASTWOOD grows exponentially each and every year.
He's a MARVELLOUS dude!
Legend. Insight upon insight. An actors actor & a mans man.
Such an innocent question leading to such an answer! Wow! My interest in Irish history has just been piqued! And the rest of the interview? Fine work, Mr. President!
RIP Mr. Harris, you are very much missed.
In an old interview on Carson or Letterman, it was noted that Harris was an infamous hard drinker, but had quit. His answer was, "It's nice to wake up instead of come to."
One of the best interviews with Mr Harris I’ve ever watched. Parkinson however remains the bar
Love Richard Harris, such interesting man.
Loved RH as English Bob in Unforgiven, truly an extremely well cast movie. Everybody was great and the Big Four of Eastwood, Hackman, Freeman, and Harris were legendary good in their roles. One of the greatest movies of any genre period!!
When Giant's walked the earth. They don't make them like this anymore. Legend.
One of my favorite actors.
When my parents bought a radiogramme back in the early 70's (remember them?) Harris's album "A Tramp Shining" was supplied with it, and songs from it always remind me of that time!
The wild geese 1978 was a great movie too, Richard Harris, Roger Moore, Richard Burton, legends.
I don't know but I really really miss the Dumbledore version of him. He was perfect. If only he was around until the last installment. I wish he stayed a little bit. RIP
100% truth, he was a perfect pick for that role. He had the serious and whimsy mix down just right. Legit if I had 3 wishes from a genie, one would go to making that happen.
The Master Storyteller. Gods bless.
Sir Richard's (Knights of Malta) praise of Clint Eastwood is high praise, indeed. I'm quite sure that Clint feels the same about Richard's talent and experiences in the industry.
"You would leave me at the mercy of my enemies..."
"Enemies Bob? You been talkin' about the Queen again? On Independence Day?"
@Andy Tee LOL
"All you WHORES - got no LAWS..."
Yaaawwwwwnnn here come the quotes... how very original..
@@robertdore9592
Go to bed, you drunken dolt.
You admire Clint Eastwood for his work! And then you hear someone else you admire Richard Harris, expand on what it was you admired!... Plus you learn even more to admire about Richard Harris; win, win and win some more!... Thank You Mr. Carter!
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Doc Blake
Unforgiven is one of my favorite westerns of all time.. one of the best quick scenes is when english bob gets his ass kicked n jailed..as he is leaving the town on the train u see clint eastwood entering at the same time n he peeps english bob pulling off all beat up.. only time they were close to being in a scene together in the movie.
An excellent performance from Gene Hackman too.
Very informative,mind boggling interview of great actors,and secreat of their success.Thanks for your publication.we need many more
I went all around Australia with Richard Harris.. Camelot..stage show
.funny ,generous and certainly didn't suffer fools...a clever,clever man..
My right ear loves this
MacArthurs park is an excellent song and sang wonderfully by Richard Harris for me anyway.
One of my favourite actors. So many great performances but I loved him in Major Dundee playing a Confederate officer. Loved to have had a drink with him in a pub in Limerick his home town. Yer man.
All you fans of Richard should listen to his singing of " Macarthur Park " Excellent voice!
beautiful man...
I know his drunks were legendary, he has no regrets, and I don't judge him for it. But it's remarkable how the years of sobriety let the intelligence and character shine from his eyes, and radiate from his personality in a whole new way.
The irony of an Irishman playing Oliver Cromwell, a man whose disdain for the Irish was surpassed by few. Great actor and great portrayal in Unforgiven or just about anything else he was in.
That was ironic casting. Harris prolly wanted to show what a bastard Cromwell was!
Short, but great interview , Harris is one of the greats, miss his genius
I enjoy watching his performance as Oliver Cromwell,amongst his many other great films.
He was fabulous in that film.
Damn straight man. He did not felt like some guy acting. He really conveyed the sensation that you're seeing Oliver Cromwell in the flesh.
What a great actor loved his acting singing 👏..Great interview..
'Wind that Shakes the Barley' does a good job of showing the Black & Tans in Ireland.
Another Ken Loach masterpiece
I really enjoy his work. He is missed.
Richard was free to express himself... before honest self-expression ended abruptly ... with the advent of "the political agenda"
Now that's a proper interview and Richard obviously enjoyed it too.
Nice interview. Great life. Talk about carrying a movie. His "Horse" was a good example.
great acting in unforgiven and a man called horse
Love Richard Harris. Bit off with the history. Black and Tans came well after WW1. And they were well paid but I don't believe they were offered land.
A truly great actor.
Ladies and gentlemen, the duck of death
Uhm, it's "The Duke...it says 'The Duke of Death'...".
"Hell even I thought I was dead, until I found out I was just in Nebraska."
@@shoveyourmaskupyourass959 Perhaps the best line in the whole movie.
Yaaawwwwwnnn here come the quotes... how very original..
@@robertdore9592 Here comes the critic who is too cool...how very original.
Great interview, and not only that, it's these kind of characters with such a great fundation of experience, credibility, great personality and so on....unlike todays characters ....everything he say is so credible, with weight, and so interesting...mah...
Harris is a legend.
MacArthur Park was so special! How I remember the 60’s❣️
Funny thing is this video is entitled (partly) as 'and we talk about Macarthur's Park' when the title is actually 'Macarthur Park',yet Richard Harris who recorded the song originally after asking Jimmy Webb if he could record it sings Macarthur's Park throughout the song,I believe Harris is the only one to sing it that way from all the artists who have since covered it.
Nice, thanks for uploading!
When the Munster prop Gerry McLoughlin scored against England playing for Ireland he was "festooned by Saxons" (famous commentary) as three English players tried to drag GM to the ground. Harris here says 'that type of Englishman festooned my nation.' Channelling his inner Munster fandom.
Its over 20 years by 1992 it's 24 years 🎤🎶💛🎷🎶.. i remember Richard harris IN Harry potter as Dumbledore
Thanks for the upload. Took a trip down memory lane recently and played MacArthur Park more than just once. Good interview too!
The Black & Tans were hated by the regular British army soldiers and on more than one occasion a B & T was "Accidentally" shot by a British trooper. There are enough stories relating to the recruitment of B & T's to suggest the notion that their ranks were filled by ex-cons has some credibility. One of my grandfathers was Irish and served in the British army during WWI in an Irish unit. He was proud to be a soldier but hated the B & T's who he regarded as untrained thugs and ruffians and not fit to be compared to a regular soldier. That aside re Richard as "English Bob". I loved the character especially as Richard is such a terrific actor. I almost wished he had been in the movie longer or maybe even ended up with a movie about English Bob.
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he was exquisitely obnoxious :)
He kind of reminds me of what Heath Ledger would've looked like at this age.
Idk Ledger had a better jawline was just as talented as an actor if not better but didn't have this much of charisma that Harris had
@@willianjoyce8579 your joking right? < Pun intended
@@willianjoyce8579 Terrible comment, 6 generations of acting to a man that has a filmography which spans from 1997-2009. Omg, so sick of people 25 & younger speaking
@@willianjoyce8579 legder was great as thr joker thats it. Dont compare a true actor to a ledger, ledger was good compaired to the actors around his time but harris was a real actor a truely great actor
Absolutely, was about to say the same thing.
When he's not playing up to his exaggerated drunken hellraiser character he comes across very well. Good stuff.
A great limerick man and a great Irishman.
Dermot Kelly great guy full stop
Came across this interview and clicked on to watch. Brilliant!!
Fascinating interview. Thank you for posting it. 👏
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