Richard Harris Got Into A LOT of Fights | The Dick Cavett Show

That explains a lot!
Date aired - 5/12/1971 - Richard Harris
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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[@davidhaller7306]

Actors who study Ancient Greek for fun and actors who fight in bars - ah, memories of a lost world.

[@THATGUY-ir4ie]

Yeah, I know what you mean man. What have we become...

[@vaderetro264]

ScarletSnake Crowe is not in the same league of those gentlemen.

[@Gr8Layks]

Well said. Agreed.

[@AMcGrath82]

@@vaderetro264 You're right. He's not even close.

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

I study Ancient Greek for fun and get into bar brawls all the time. I’m pretty ‘old school’ that way.

[@MatthewGagnon1980]

"I can't help but notice that a lot of your face is NOT injured" --comedic genius

[@Noitisnt-ns7mo]

A skeptic who probably buys his cars from a used car lot.

[@bobbydazzler1780]

He casually walks on and makes polite conversation with face trauma from a recent fist fight like it was an everyday event. A lost generation from a long ago world.

[@kennney8653]

Lol I believe he got beat up by Rod Taylor while filming the movie Deadly Tracker for being a smart-ass Rod Taylor as a legit tough guy a no-nonsense kind of guy former amateur boxing champion in Australia a real scrapper

[@imedi]

So true sometimes we forget how much the world has changed

[@thomsboys77]

OK Boomer

[@goodbadbill]

@@thomsboys77 People are still saying this?

[@MrArchie800]

I still remember people (some relatives) who considered getting into a brawl as being the 'perfect end to a good night out'

[@Mumblix]

Look how Cavett actually lets Harris and the other guests talk without needing to "remind" everybody that he's still there.

[@augustaccount4160]

The respect he has for that lovely lady…pure class.

[@circles07]

I had the greatest pleasure of acting with Richard Harris. I played Mordred ,the evil son of King Arthur [played by Richar] in Camelot on stage at The Appollo Victoria .

[@ziggersz4899]

How was that? He's my favorite of anyone.❤

[@TinyEpics]

Didn’t realize Dumbledore was such a badass in his younger years.

[@samdustinchris]

Oh he and Peter O’Toole were fascinating. You need to find the story of those two climbing a storm gutter up to a woman’s apartment who let one in and the other hanging while police showed up.

[@quitestiger2818]

​@@samdustinchris I guess Richard was hanging 😂

[@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS]

You are doing the man a terrible disservice with such a plebian comparison.

[@fezmonster]

According to the stories, Richard Harris was a hellraiser all the way up to and including Harry Potter

[@MrMarsFargo]

Dude, _THIS_ is why they cast him. Like, they were thinking ahead to the later books when he goes bad*ss and duels Voldemort.

[@kevinmunday5782]

It's amazing how actors like, Harris, o ' toole , and burton, could live such Boozed up hedonistic lifestyles, and still deliver such remarkable performances on stage and in films....Such talent .....

[@michaelmoore1386]

and Oliver Reed, Robert Shaw. All time drinkers and actors.

[@phillipc4460]

Their roles would dry up today like ash and they'd be pilloried on social media. I have become and old fogey who misses the past.@@michaelmoore1386

[@andrewlankford9634]

Makin' movies, charming grannies, and FIGHTIN ROUND THE WORLD!

[@2plyanddjdualflush255]

" Ooh it's Richard Harris!" Come here!

[@A_M_P_]

Tugger!

[@Losrandir]

Drinkin vodka, charming movies, and FIGHTING THE WORLD!

[@jonathanbibby812]

This was the last place I expected to find south park fans, a welcome surprise though

[@MrCuddles77]

Great South Park reference

[@Peshur]

In an interview Harris's wife was asked "what was it like being married to Richard Harris?" she said "Imagine being married to someone who said they were gonna go out and buy some cigarettes and then they come bach home 2 weeks later with a tan"

[@verdis23rdoperaunballoinma39]

And who then says to the wife as he towers over her petite form and lovely eyes--as she actually answered the door when her returned--"Why didn't you pay the ransom????" when he heard she had actually got a lawyer to divorce him over the absences!!!!

[@flanplan5903]

I have to admit, that quote is actually kinda funny, and sad given the context.

[@woezacardoza5659]

That's me

[@papa_pt]

so a huge scumbag 😂 not a man for the married life

[@tjp353]

@@papa_pt Maybe he was at least partly to blame, but she must have known what she was getting herself into.

[@oingoboink]

I can't even imagine the days of Richard Harris, Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole and Oliver Reed all hanging out together rip-roaring drunk. In 1960s London pubs shouting profane jokes and Shakespeare quotes at each other in their legendary theater-trained voices. That combination of talent and ability to hold alcohol will never be seen again.

[@gabrielhershman2313]

They didn't - it's a total myth. Burton never met Reed.

[@tc98826]

Ability to hold alcohol - do you mean alcoholic?

[@gabrielhershman2313]

@@tc98826 Of course, they were all alcoholics but in those days alcoholism wasn't really seen as an illness. Reed couldn't "hold" his drink at all, btw. After about drink number 6 he'd get very nasty.

[@aaronkryder6186]

Oliver Reed is my hero.

[@Sheriff_GrimLaw]

@@jackfahy2283 Oh wow, we've got a little insecure leftie here. x

[@simonhodgetts6530]

I’ve watched a lot of Dick Cavett clips over the years - what a consummate interviewer - quite possibly one of the best chat show hosts ever.

[@ziggersz4899]

Second to Johnny Carson.

[@tomreedyjr3631]

Simon: best interviewer in the business....

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

@@ziggersz4899 No. More intelligent than Carson

[@Jude1955]

@@ziggersz4899 Johnny Carson was crap.

[@300061120]

The best

[@TS-qq7vr]

"I never mind what Dames I'm called." Damn, she's a quick old gal.

[@Cosmic86x]

😁 just great! Dame Sybil Thorndike, one of the greatest British theatre actresses. It's surreal that she has been discovered as a theatre actress by George Bernard Shaw.

[@peterpedant]

Okay, Dame Edna Everage it is then!

[@garbeal2397]

To think this lady was born in 1882.

[@billlozier5551]

Few stars ever could walk out in public much less a interview show with a face that jacked up. Respect Mr. Harris for that big time. That was courageous. Hope he go the girl.

[@s77lom49]

he didnt get the girl... he got knocked the f*** out !

[@bozzskaggs112]

Recall that he played rugby and played well. Cuts and bruises were something to wear for the world to see. The athlete mentality was strong with RH. Also, he embraced the wild side of his personality. Today most people will test the temperature of the culture to decide what part of their personality to sho the public. Not this guy. Who doesn't miss the "take what you get" attitude and I'll let you be who you are?

[@jjns5600]

@@bozzskaggs112 I was his 'room service' person the last couple of years of his life when he resided at the Surrey Hotel in NYC. He then looked entirely like Prof. Dumbledore (a year after the 1st Harry Potter), and he would invite me in to place the serving tray on his table and then have me wait in the entrance-way, as he fished for a substantial tip!! Harris was always gracious and a pleasure to serve!

[@ziggersz4899]

​@@jjns5600 nor surprising...Richard is a genuine person.....his eyes alone convey erything ...

[@blackbeard63]

A man that lived life to the full, fantastic actor, incredible drinker and an all round womanizer. I would say RIP, but if you think a small thing like death can stop him, you don't know Richard Harris.

[@jepcartusch1084]

What beautiful word's you have for a badass

[@seeharvester]

@@jepcartusch1084 He wasn't so tough when Little Bill got hold of him.

[@phillipc4460]

The Duck of Death?@@seeharvester

[@seeharvester]

@@phillipc4460 lol "That's 'Duke' Little Bill."

[@eamonwright7488]

An Irishman who played Oliver Cromwell. I’m sure 99% of his fights were over that lol.

[@Chris66able]

@Dashing Dave Nonsense.

[@Chris66able]

Dashing Dave No, but your weak retort just highlights how pompous you are. People who try to elevate themselves by childish sarcasm and by attempting to undermine other people’s understanding/education are the weak. As for using Wiki, a source which has been repeatedly proved to be a corrupt source of information , you are laughable.

[@Abcd-hr9ot]

A lot of viewres would not get d irony

[@noelio67]

And now Sinn Fein have risen.......

[@dizmation]

Most certainly 😂

[@dinahleeloo]

He is so attractive, he looks like a sea captain. His speaking voice is as appealing as his singing voice.

[@dinahleeloo]

Yes, MacArthur Park, that is the song I eluded to. How do you feel about that song?

[@williamholdstrom1879]

Are you a lady, Hydeandseek?

[@Brickcellent]

@@williamholdstrom1879 Simp.

[@stayoung80]

Terribly attractive! A real man!

[@finished6267]

A man's man. Women's too, apparently!😂

[@Elurin]

I remember him best as Marcus Aurelius In Gladiator. He played that role so gentle that I would never have thought him as a brawler in his younger days.

[@SirJasonPaterson]

Perhaps why he made a perfect Marcus Aurelius, who was himself a voracious warrior poet.

[@thedude633]

I can't believe that woman was 94 in this interview. she looked way younger

[@danielwhittaker695]

WELL SHE DIED AGED 93 5 YEARS AFTER THIS INTERVIEW SO...................

[@jerribee1]

@@danielwhittaker695 Whenever someone finishes a sentence with so, I have to reread it with Jordan Peterson's voice in my head.

[@phillipecook3227]

@@jerribee1 Ah but he didn't finish the sentence with the word "so"; he simply finished writing ..... gotcha : )

[@SandWolf_]

Oh man, he would be so proud of his son, one of the finest living actor today. The Terror and Chernobyl are masterpieces and Jared was phenomenal in both. Jared always talked lovingly about his father in any interview. It’s in the genes!

[@finished6267]

What. His son? I'm going forthwith to find and watch said movies thank you sir.

[@HHSDaily]

He is also in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Sea Beast and Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadows.

[@NoHeartAnthony]

Mad Men too

[@thomaspappalardo7589]

He was also phenomenal as John Lennon in Two of Us. Mad Men too!

[@marcosguazzin9579]

Now fondation

[@Brickcellent]

I like the way he keeps the matador involved in the conversation, it's very kind of him because he can sense he is becoming a bit isolated. The camera work even proves it.

[@phillipecook3227]

Did you notice how the matador stood up when Harris entered and only sat down when H was seated? Man you can tell this was 50 years ago.

[@jacksprat2178]

Richard Harris was a badass. "A Man Called Horse" is one of my favorite movies.

[@zerubbabelsbridge]

Aggie MacSkye I loved it! I just watched the Return... Loved it too

[@JamesDeWeaver]

Tremendous!

[@catlikepizzagaming8280]

Aggie MacSkye there you go I was trying to remember where I recognised him from Great series of films When he got suspended by those eagle claws I remember vividly

[@JohnDoe-pe1em]

Did you know they did not pay the Indians and abandon them on the set and drove off and left them I love the movie both of them but when you hear about stuff like that from an American Indian woman telling you that they drove off and left all the Indians that didn't pay them for their roles

[@JamesDeWeaver]

@@JohnDoe-pe1em Well when you see who "runs" the movie business it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone which sounds bad but it's the absolute truth!

[@roberttownsend7397]

Clint Eastwood said that the part of English Bob in Unforgiven was written especially with Harris in mind. He had never met Harris but had been a fan of his for many years. Harris was a big Eastwood fan and accepted the part on the spot. Asked to describe what Harris was really like Clint gave his honest opinion. Huge in size and personality, gifted as an actor and without a doubt a little more than slightly insane!

[@DrCrabfingers]

6'0" not huge...but wild I guess, like the Irish can be...

[@ziggersz4899]

​@@DrCrabfingers 6'2"......every inch worth it!❤🇮🇪🍀💚

[@jackfahy2283]

One of the finest Irish actors ever. Only found out yesterday his son plays one of the main characters in HBO's "Chernobyl".

[@rob_3417]

No shit? Going to Google now thanks for sharing

[@jackfahy2283]

@@rob_3417 I didn't notice until Chernobyl first aired and I looked at his IMDB and it said that, pretty crazy

[@Dagbar81]

He's brilliant as Moriarty too.

[@shawna9635]

And his step dad was Rex Harrison from my fair lady

[@dariusthepersian8359]

@@shawna9635 No he wasn't. Rex Harrison married Harris's ex-wife, not his mother.

[@laur51]

A good bar fight where nobody got stabbed or shot and no police involved those days are gone eh

[@artandculture5262]

Laurent H No video from smart phones, either.

[@r13hd22]

Yeah no they are not and yes they had them back then also...

[@frankspence8723]

Lost humanity - everyone wants to call the police shouting "assault" if you touch them.

[@kallekula1860]

Down to drugs weren't, then, engineered to instantly fry your brains.

[@spinofthewheel5345]

All comes down to power

[@SimplyAustins]

His speech in the Oliver Cromwell movie addressed to parliament is one of the greatest scenes in movie history. I just wish someone would use the same speech in real life today. RIP Richard, you are etched into my childhood memories thanks to my grandfather.

[@Aaron-lr1di]

When are you gonna upload another video? 😂

[@verdis23rdoperaunballoinma39]

Our sympathy--things got worse and worse over here in US as our traitors made too nice with the City of London bankers now jointly we are ruining the world as much as possible.

[@kangarookids7497]

@@verdis23rdoperaunballoinma39 Got that right !!! The Fed.

[@morethanjustforkicks]

It's interesting that he played that role as Cromwell is infamous in Ireland and Harris would have known that. Played it brilliantly.

[@ciaranryan5265]

@@morethanjustforkicks Cromwell and those who fought for him removed the divine right of Kings from England and in that he struck to the left, but in Ireland he did not listen to the left of his movement who opposed the Irish campaign but accepted the money from London's business class to crush the Irish rebellion.

[@claudiusii2863]

Such a legend, there's no one like him nowadays.

[@NxDoyle]

This is the most trite, lazy and ultimately very boring type of comment on KZbin. For some reason it seems like every bit of 'old' footage, whether it's an old song, or show, or talk show appearance can't be uploaded without some gormless twit remarking 'yesterday good, today bad'. Why is it that so many people lack the ability to laud the past without lamenting the present? It's just so hackneyed and dull.

[@dannyrand4678]

Talkin like Colin Farrell doesnt exist

[@claudiusii2863]

@@NxDoyle Why does my comment bother you so bad? did I offend you in any way? It's easy to respect people's opinion man. I think that, due to the times we live in, it is impossible to see nowadays characters like Harris, O'toole, Burton, because they would probably be killed instantly by public opinion (in some cases with reason). This is what I am referring to, I am sorry I did not explain it more detailed, I guessed that people would easily understand this. Especially smart folks like you :)

[@geneobrien8907]

​@@NxDoyle What's dull are ethugs and their witless ad hominem attacks. BTW, just because someone comments that some contemporary things are not as good as the same things from the past doesn't mean their assessment is wrong. It also doesn't mean they "lack the ability to laud the past without lamenting the present".

[@seazMB]

@Walrus Morpheus lol damn! harsh...and maybe even on the wrong comment..u alrite?

[@thatguyfromscranton9791]

I would hate to be in a fight with Harris. The guy was a beast. The guy started for Munster and probably would have made the Ireland team if he kept the sport up. He was known for being a savage in rucks and a tackling specialist

[@brianwalsh1401]

He caused his brain and his body a lot of trauma from rugby and I'm sure the booze didn't help. He was a great actor.

[@klemenpetrovcic3737]

I love how these people from the 70' are so articulate. Even this guy, talking about movies, with bruises on his head.

[@merlhemlok007]

Members of the lost art, kindness and chivalry. The gentlemanly comments to the elderly women were genuine and beautiful

[@tmrezzek5728]

Richard Harris: an untouchable storyteller! I love the line-up of guests Cavett has here.

[@noodlessurprise]

Witty, intelligent, possibly one of the best raconteurs of his time and just such much charisma ...

[@itsaashish]

Damn he looks like young Dumbledore as played by Jude Law. Perfect throwback casting.

[@flanplan5903]

Exactly! And speaking voice wise, he does sound very similar to his son Jared.

[@Zarina1634]

Love Richard Harris. He always brings a smile to my face.

[@ogredad55]

Dear The Dick Cavett Show: Thanks for sharing this. Richard Harris's fight story is a Real Classic! It's so funny and NOT easily forgotten!

[@weeverob]

back in the day when there were just 3 networks there was public television and each evening i looked forward to the wonderful conversation of Dick and his guests.

[@weeverob]

@D yes, Monday thru Friday. the art of conversation has been lost.

[@franksfiddle9031]

"I can't help noticing a lot of your face is not injured ..." .. .brilliant

[@joanl5600]

Richard Harris was one of the finest actors and gorgeous man who ever graced the stage. I will never forget his unbelievable acting in This Sporting Life. I fell in love with him then and still get tearful watching him in anything. He died too young. What I would have given to see him in person. God rest your soul, Richard Harris! You were the best.

[@goalltheway-pm8xs]

Am I the only one to think, there is a distinctive Irish look...there is actually a Conor McGregor thing coming through on this ...

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

I loved him in A Man Called Horse.

[@ziggersz4899]

​@@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 I love him in everything. Check out a movie called Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid...Richard Harris looks phenomenal...he even tops himself....also,, he is 50 in it and looks waaaaay better than any guy much younger. Seriously...he's jaw dropping sexxxy in this film. Watch it.❤❤❤

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

Me too

[@chairde]

I love them all for being real.

[@turbotek-wj8vc]

Decency, good humor, wit. We're suffering through a penury of these.

[@generalyellor8188]

Right. Too bad there aren't more movie stars these days who violent alcoholics in denial.

[@finished6267]

So true. There are still civilized men among us. Rare, and mostly unappreciated.

[@charlieedgars1680]

He looks like Conor McGregor’s grandfather.

[@homesteadnewbie]

That's what I was thinking I was like let me look in the comments see if somebody's mentioned that yet

[@BA-ev4cq]

Foooook!!!!

[@raymurf7953]

Hahaha

[@raymurf7953]

@Sinjin Smyth maybe but he definitely looks like him here , NOTHING to do with the accent , doesn't sound abit like him ,Mac got that strong Dublin accent , rich clearly has a Limerick accent just saying!! ☘️

[@raymurf7953]

@@RobLewis3 haha FACTS , nice.

[@LPMAN02]

RIP and long live Dame Sybil Thorndike (October 24, 1882 - June 9, 1976), aged 93 And RIP and long live Richard Harris (October 1, 1930 - October 25, 2002), aged 72 You both will always be remembered as legends.

[@waves0100]

I had to laugh when Shia LaBeouf tried to compare himself to Richard Harris and Oliver Reed, the good old days of the hellraisers are gone but watching the real hellraisers back in the day are just brilliant

[@1369buddy]

LaBeouf is to Harris,, what Peewee Hermann is to Dave Chappelle LaBeouf us a joke

[@kennethwayne6857]

No comparison, none at all. LaBeouf is no hellraiser and even less of an actor. I can picture Richard and Oliver laughing their asses off in Heaven if they heard this.

[@ruly8153]

@@kennethwayne6857 Harris and Reed had character Something Leboef doesn’t have at all.

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

Dick Cavett is so quick and witty. He was class. God, I can't watch Fallon. He's always laughing and whooping it up and getting his guests to do the same. I'm a big fan of Richard Harris. Great actor. I didn't know he got into fights.

[@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS]

Ah Fallon isn't too bad, he's a decent enough person (which is saying a fair amount for a Hollywood type) and the product of a totally different age. He certainly isn't a match in terms of charisma and wits that's for certain, but you could do a lot worse than that (the unfortunate fatty fatty, two by four, can't fit through the kitchen door that we here in the UK somehow managed to dump on the Americans comes to mind).

[@fergaoneill5323]

The late Richard Harris world master class actor rest in peace legend

[@Applecorecafe]

Ah, the day's when television served a purpose for humanity. Mr. Cavett is a genius and role-model for humans.

[@allenfenwick6257]

Television has only ever been a vehicle for advertising.

[@brianwalsh1401]

@@allenfenwick6257 Advertising and entertainment go hand and hand. It's called show business for a reason.

[@Sameoldfitup]

“What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains.” ― Tennessee Williams

[@Eire_Go_Deo]

I’ve never seen this before. And I have seen ALL Richard Harris interviews. He’s a hero of mine! Thanks for the upload. I’m immensely fond of Dick Cavett

[@capitanfuturo594]

Richard Harris was a great, great actor. He was one of my favorite actors.

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

Mine too

[@erawa2740]

That's how he became the calm and wise Dumbledore.

[@ironymatt]

Ah well, yes, he was over 40 by then you see, well over indeed, can't be carrying on quite so much, after all...

[@jamiestewart48]

HARRYDIDYOUPUTYOURNAMEINTOTHEGOBLET? So calm.

[@tom.b4461]

@@jamiestewart48 That was Michael Gambon.

[@Theomite]

Hodgkins Disease doesn't hurt the transition either.

[@kevinroche3334]

@@tom.b4461 I'll assume you are a child. Michael Gambon took over the role after Richard Harris died...OK?

[@Sameoldfitup]

“I don't know what's worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you've always wanted to be, and feel alone.”

[@elpidioestrada55]

Worth writing this down, original or not. It is a gem of a statement and a valuable guide to live by.

[@ziggersz4899]

Isn't Richard Harris the coolest, smartest, sexiest, most talented, likable and intriguing guy ever? Yeah, you're right.❤

[@carolebarker2195]

Yes, he is!

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Quite simply the most interesting talk show America ever made. Such an amazing time I'm only disappointed I wasn't alive to see it in its prime

[@mwhitelaw8569]

It was an awesome time No PC culture No seat belts Hardly any traffic And barely anything open after midnight

[@jamesrobiscoe1174]

So happy to hear someone of a new generation recognizes the value of Cavett and his interviews. He did the homework to prepare and it keeps the conversations bubbling and generally with ease. For me and most of my friends it was required viewing for its candor, intelligence, and introduction to "inside the guest".

[@user-uh6lm5wv6n]

@@jamesrobiscoe1174 100% correct, check out his segment when he had Brando on, he states that he spoke with Brando on the phone for hours before the show. Now you have Kimmel an absolute joke and waste of space

[@Syfoll]

@@mwhitelaw8569 What's wrong with PC culture? Kids are trying to better the world and make it more inclusive... How is that bad??

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

@@user-uh6lm5wv6n Absolutely. Fallon too. I can't watch them.

[@derek-press]

my ,mother was in a bar in Dublin with some friends and a round of drinks arrived and the barman said it was compliments of the gentleman at the bar ...none other than Richard Harris, my mother's small claim to fame lol

[@nimriffirmin4937]

I'm not that old (62) but it is the first time I see Sir Richard Harris without his mane of white hair. How nice of him to have gently reminded to the old dame that he starred with her in his first two movies. Gosh... You have may have liked the bottle but I find you so likeable!

[@verdis23rdoperaunballoinma39]

Great show of gallantry and respect to her age and experience exactly!!! She was back then and still was (as evidenced as being on Cavett show-- the STAR and he was little guy starting out roles lucky to be in something with HER.

[@healix123]

A gentleman ... considerate and clever

[@josephlemko3027]

Richard Harris is one of my favorite actors. He was also a fine singer, a good poet & a fabulous storyteller. He was one of the guests during Johnny Carson's final week of The Tonight Show.

[@ziggersz4899]

Richard Harris did a great segment on Johnny's last week. But, I think everything he does is great! 💕🇮🇪☘🙃

[@josephlemko3027]

@@ziggersz4899 : Always great to hear from a Richard Harris fan.

[@adolphsanchez1429]

Fighting was much more common 50, 40, even 30 years ago. I haven't been in very many fights in my life (I could count them on one hand and still have fingers left over), but I've noticed how much rarer they have become in our current era. Maybe it's due to the fact that one bar fight can lead to ten years in jail today.

[@snuugumz]

@adolphsanchez1429 My late husband grew up in Richmond, Ca. in 50s and he always told me ‘There were two things you absolutely needed to know in our old neighbourhood: how to fight and how to dance.’ He was one of the last of a dying breed.

[@SavoPaddy]

Fantastic clip. Loved Harris, he was an icon in Ireland but less well known to younger generations now unfortunately. Dick Cavett always such a wonderful humble and intelligent interviewer.

[@NJTDover]

"That's my favorite line" and "A lot of your face is not injured" ... sarcasm at its finest. When the telly was worth watching.

[@maxducoudray]

The best Dumbledore, taken from us too soon.

[@jennifersman7990]

Max Maloney He said he took the role because his granddaughter said if he didn’t, she’d never speak to him again

[@Cazz8203]

Too soon? How old do you expect people to live?

[@maxducoudray]

Tilly Divine I know him for plenty more than that.

[@maxducoudray]

Tilly Divine K

[@Theomite]

I was never a fan of the series, but I have to agree about his Dumbledore. He had the gravitas of a man who'd seen too much.

[@RewindingVHS]

This was an absolute joy. Thanks for sharing.

[@DrHogfan]

I just can't get my mind around this guy singing "someone left the cake out in the rain"

[@greglapointe1311]

Ha Ha

[@CSUnger]

Didn't he win a million dollar bet over that song? Or am I mistaken?

[@gutz1981]

1971 "The fight was worth it because it was over a woman." 2019 "You can have her."

[@Andrew-el8xi]

Yer you got that right ! Mate now lives in a van !

[@A_M_P_]

Mate nownlives in a van? Wtf does that mean?

[@drew19799]

2020: plot twist it was a “they”

[@Syfoll]

@@drew19799 And why would that be wrong

[@ElVictorSantos]

@@Syfoll *You* are what would be wrong. Virtue signalling cancel culture SJWs are what killed the spirit of entertainment shows like this. When people spoke honestly and gave their opinion freely and could tell jokes for laughter instead of claps. 2020: plot twist it was a “they” This is clearly satire, nostalgically reflecting on the 50 year _progressive_ decline from the 1970's to 2020.

[@Red__Law]

Absolute legend - period.

[@sharkhunt9476]

Back in time when things were so much better for most of us.

[@mrsmacca126]

I adore Richard Harris.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@carolynboutiette9626]

They don't make them like that anymore!! Such a magnificent talent. What a voice! I miss you so. 😂

[@smackedinthejaw]

This is before he became both a powerful wizard AND a Roman Emperor.

[@jeremyheminger4133]

And a horse

[@deadpanbarry5442]

And the owner of a rocky field in Ireland.

[@eamonwright7488]

More importantly this was after The brawny Irishman played Oliver Cromwell. Lol

[@DementedCaver]

....and the duck of death. ;)

[@andaimhineach4131]

He was awesome as in Gladiator too.

[@justindchaney]

I just found out that this is Jared Harris’ father. Blew my mind.

[@movienerd202]

Welcome to the club. Come in and have a drink. 😊

[@ferociousgumby]

A millennial, much?? You didn't know who Richard Harris is?

[@mattnar3865]

@@ferociousgumby Lol seriously? most of us know who he is through Harry Potter but that's about it.

[@69JayBee]

Great actor like his father, but his genius is playing so many different parts like it was the first time you've watched him.

[@mico6691]

The funny thing is when I first seen Gerard Harris I thought I know this guy but then I realized he was Richards son. Both great actors by the way.

[@seanclark2531]

Came for Harris by can't say enough about Cavett.He was a young, hip and cerebral in a era known for its talk shows.

[@drbalbon7332]

Someone asked Harris once what the difference was between him in his youth and contemporary actors such as Tom Cruise, to which he replied: a bottle of vodka.

[@ronalds.658]

Years ago I saw Harris in Camelot in the Pantages theater in Hollywood. He was a wonderful actor.

[@TellyWatcher1997]

The British and the Irish are an erudite group of people. Poetry, song and great literature.

[@greycrowjoe]

Laura Barber and bar fights! Don’t forget the bar fights!

[@jerrysetlerr770]

Im proud to be of that ancestry , downside is my alcoholism and fights I have been in.

[@ludaheracles7201]

Damn right

[@MerkhVision]

inside outside upside downside England, Wales, and Scotland are all part of the island of Britain. think they were just being concise rather than reductive.

[@JeromekJerome1972]

Sadly the pub culture which brought us alot of this wit (and bad livers) is fading away and the great tearaways like Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole and Oliver Reed wouldnt last 5 minutes in today's social media world. Shame, as they always raise a chuckle

[@cmomofilm]

My mates grandad was a DOP on a film Richard Harris starred in, shot in the UK, and his stories about the few weeks of filming, well the evenings, are hilarious and mental. Harris was the real deal, hard living, hard fighting, hard drinking Celtic man.

[@ChrisMisc1]

Amazing. I remember him from 'Unforgiven' - English Bob. Never seen him young before.

[@ajivins1]

Try to find 'This Sporting Life'.

[@jasonhamon8005]

Richard looks in this interview like "Little Bill" Gene Hackman had beaten him as bad as in Unforgiven!

[@J-SH06]

Jason Hamon yeah great in that.

[@J-SH06]

ajivins1 he was a tank in that

[@DedicatedSpartan]

Watch Cromwell

[@GuyMannDudeTheOnly]

I loved Richard Harris....One of the most entertaining actors of our time....

[@arctex5745]

'Never mind what dames I'm called'...that was fast, she slays

[@GullyFoyleTerra]

I would argue his son, Jared, is almost a mirror image of his father.

[@lb2455]

Yes, and the same voice!

[@fayenance9538]

They are very similar, but its their voices that are so close.

[@DrMcMoist]

Damn fine actor too.

[@aaoppe]

No one incarnates «Irish charm» like Richard Harris. I could listen to that guy tell stories all day.

[@sniffableandirresistble]

One of the greats

[@danhagerdanhager]

Back in the day when chat shows were made by grown ups, for grown ups.

[@teresafoster5818]

I lived in Ireland for 10 years. I became friends with a Jesuit Priest Fr. Paddy Kelly who was Richard Harris's first cousin. Fr. Kelly was about 7-8 yrs older than Harris. Every time Richard visited Limerick he & Paddy got together. Fr. Kelly told me that Richard Harris never said Hello instead he gave him the same greeting (Verbatim) "Paddy are you still praying for me, you're my only hope of getting into Heaven" Classic Richard Harris. Fr. Paddy lived until 98 he prayed for Richard every day so I think it is safe to say Harris made it into Heaven

[@lamnag01]

Dick Cavett "" I can't help but notice that a lot of your face is not injured" That there is a real Irish trait. Something that i would be proud of me self.

[@bruceburns1672]

He's Irish and has the scars on his face to prove it .

[@duncansmith8992]

Bruce Burns If he was a hard man he would not have any scars.

[@bruceburns1672]

@@duncansmith8992 I didn't say he was a hard man , only Irish , and I have in my life seen how contentious and ready for a brawl they are over anything .

[@user-ys5yv2nz6w]

@@bruceburns1672 Do we really come across as contentious? I always thought we were a rather warm people. Genuine question.

[@kennethwayne6857]

@@user-ys5yv2nz6w Never mind the ignorant people who believe tired stereotypes and make generalizations for a nationality.

[@user-ys5yv2nz6w]

@@kennethwayne6857 Its not a false stereotype entirely. We definitely do fight a lot but I never thought we were contentious.

[@markshaggy7914]

What an interesting character... clearly a very intelligent man going out at 40 years of age, getting hammered & punching on! I’m 40 myself & cannot believe I’ve never heard of this bloke.

[@Chris66able]

Because you are thick.

[@patrickmorgan4006]

I hope that since you wrote that comment you've done some research. You could not have been disappointed.

[@exoplanet11]

@@patrickmorgan4006 Agreed. The best are the videos that show Harris & O'toole together.

[@leeturton9254]

He likes it you can tell... some are just born that way... like the fight like the confrontation and drink is like adding petrol to a fire.... but what a superb actor...some might even say a genius of an actor

[@carolebarker2195]

You can't say he never lived, can you?!! What a man.

[@harryrupertus2075]

Aaahhh the good old days. Miss em very much. Good video 👍 brings back a time worth remembering 🤣👍🤘

[@ErinScope]

If only we could get days like this back .

[@Shazbut-he3ne]

Sybil Thorndike is so cool. I have to use "I had real jam once" in conversation

[@miked6335]

I was lucky enough to meet William Smith at a film festival and mentioned it was too bad he was killed off so early in 'The Deadly Trackers'. He laughed and said the director kept him on location for 6 weeks in order to keep Rod Taylor and Richard Harris from killing each other.

[@bitcoinbelle]

"I never mind what dames I'm called." #savage

[@Vikashar]

Harris at that age could have played Bronn on GoT

[@seanthomas5303]

looks more like the hound

[@MrSalihaytekin82]

Vikashar are you guys American ?! I have a question, how is it possible that a man have a name like "dick" ?' I mean, ...seriously?! Do you spell "dick " different then... dick ? Well, I'll never understand that

[@peterd5496]

@@MrSalihaytekin82 You know it is short for Richard though yeh? Also, words in the English language become more or less acceptable as time passes.

[@MrSalihaytekin82]

Profile Mugshot dick is short for richard ?! Hm , why ,, ? So u mean people just accept that and it is how it is, 😅

[@withnail-and-i]

@@MrSalihaytekin82 Actually, my "dick" comes from the Richard abbreviation, other people call it my "John" and so on...

[@scoots8519]

The Dick Cavett show was one of the best shows that was ever on television.

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

Yes. Ah, nostalgia

[@nmelkhunter1]

“I can’t help but notice a lot of your face is not injured.” That is funny in ways that are beyond words.

[@MRAPEXPREDATOR1]

His accent is brilliant, it’s like English Irish mixed. What an actor!!

[@zq9m3xh8]

Harris just got finished with a hockey game right before going on Cavett's show.

[@Kev80ification]

A true hellraier Harris was, and a fine actor!

[@weeverob]

his son Jared has continued the acting name and in my estimation surpassed his father. he's currently in HBO's Chernobyl and last year was in AMC's The Terror.

[@Kev80ification]

@@weeverob I must check it out!!

[@patrickmorgan4006]

@@weeverob He may be an actor on a par with his father, but will never approach him as a personality. Good actors are a dime a dozen. Great personalities are rare. This is not to slight Harris the younger, but to praise the elder.

[@rob_3417]

@@weeverob nah

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

@@weeverob Chernobyl, most terrifying film I ever saw. Horror movies have nothing on it.

[@chuckselvage3157]

Walks in with cuts and bruises on him and no one flinched.Outstanding

[@christopherjohnson2171]

My wish is to travel back to the 70's and go out to a bar with Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Lee Marvin, and Charles Bronson.