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George William Harris (born 20 October 1949) is a British actor. His notable roles include Kingsley Shacklebolt in the Harry Potter film series, Captain Simon Katanga in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Clive King in the BBC medical drama Casualty, where he was one of the original cast members.
George Harris is a Grenadian-born actor and producer who has appeared in films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark, Layer Cake, and Harry Potter. He has also worked in theatre, TV, and voice-over, and has a long list of credits and awards on IMDb.
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- Grenada, British West Indies [now Grenada]
George Harris is a Grenadian-born actor and producer who has worked with Lord Olivier, Harold Pinter and Steven Spielberg. He is known for his roles in Raiders of the Lost Ark, Layer Cake and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
- October 20, 1949
George Harris is a versatile actor who has appeared in Harry Potter, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Black Hawk Down and many other films and shows. Learn more about his biography, filmography and awards on The Movie Database.
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George William Harris (born 20 October, 1949 in Grenada) is a British actor of films, stage (including musicals), TV and radio, known for playing Kingsley Shacklebolt in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007, David Yates). He has been acknowledged by the BBC Black Legends to be one of the inspirations to many present day performers. Harri...
George Harris was born in 1949 in the island of Grenada, West Indies, which was then a part of the United Kingdom. He was partially raised in Barbados, his father's native land and also a British colony at that point.
In 1964, fifteen-year old George went to the British isles, and since then he travelled through Europe, the United States and Asia to act. His début in cinema was in 1969 with Gladiatorerna (1969, Peter Watkins), a Swedish movie. One year later, he débuted in stage both in Full Circle, in London's West End, and in the Israeli production of Hair, in Hebrew language.
From 1972 to 1979, Harris performed in several productions, mostly in TV and stage. Those were commonly for BBC, CBS and independent interests. His theatre productions included the original London cast of Jesus Christ Superstar, in which he played Caiaphas. He performed then in the National Theatre and The Royal Court Theatre (both in London), the Royal Exchange (Manchester) and the Theatre Royal (Bath). He also reached the American public with films such as Yanks (1979, John Schlesinger).
More recognised then, Harris acted in widespread movies in the early 1980s, particularly the alien prince Thun in Flash Gordon (1980, Mike Hodges, also featuring Robbie Coltrane); colonel Bobi in The Dogs of War (1981, John Irvin, also featuring Jim Broadbent); a little role as band leader in Ragtime (1981, Milos Forman, also featuring Richard Griffiths); and the smuggler captain Simon Katanga in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Steven Spielberg, music by John Williams). During this time, Harris also played the first coloured detective of Great Britain's TV, Winston Churchill Wolcott, top-billing in the 1981 mini-series Wolcott, and he also worked along Miranda Richardson in 1985 theatre adaptation of David Mamet's Edmond in Newcastle.
Harris continued with independent TV series and working for Universal TV. He was a recurrent character in the first season of BBC's TV drama Casualty (1986), to which he would return in a different role for a single episode 18 years later (This series also featured a pre-chamber of secrets Gemma Padley in a different episode).
Harris then continued his career in the Royal National Theatre/Lyttleton: He performed as De Flores in The Changeling, by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley in 1988, and then acted in Mountain Language, written and directed by Harold Pinter, and a collaboration he would reprise for BBC ten years later. In 1989, he was seen as a bartender in American movie See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989, Arthur Hiller) and also in London theatre for August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
George Kennedy. Actor: Cool Hand Luke. George Harris Kennedy, Jr. was born on February 18, 1925 in New York City, to Helen (Kieselbach), a ballet dancer, and George Harris Kennedy, an orchestra leader and musician.
George William Harris is a British actor. His notable roles include Kingsley Shacklebolt in the Harry Potter film series, Captain Simon Katanga in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Clive King in the BBC medical drama Casualty, where he was one of the original cast members.
