Editing Richard Harris (section)

=== 1967–1971: Rise to prominence ===
As a change of pace, he was the romantic lead in a [[Doris Day]] spy spoof comedy, ''[[Caprice (1967 film)|Caprice]]'' (1967), directed by [[Frank Tashlin]]. Harris next performed the role of [[King Arthur]] in the film adaptation of the musical play ''[[Camelot (film)|Camelot]]'' (1967). Critic [[Roger Ebert]] described the casting of Harris and [[Vanessa Redgrave]] as "about the best King Arthur and Queen Guenevere I can imagine".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/camelot-1967|title= Camelot movie review|website= rogerebert.com|access-date= 25 May 2020}}</ref> Harris revived the role on [[Broadway (theater)|Broadway]] at the [[Winter Garden Theatre]] from 15 November 1981 to 2 January 1982, and broadcast on [[HBO]] a year later. Starring [[Meg Bussert]] as Guenevere, [[Richard Muenz]] as Lancelot and [[Thor Fields]] as Tom of Warwick. Harris, who had starred in the film, and Muenz also took the show on tour nationwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/richard-harris-king-arthur-of-camelot-on-stage-and-screen-dead-at-72-com-109167|title= Richard Harris, King Arthur of Camelot on Stage and Screen, Dead at 72|website= [[Playbill]].com|date= 25 October 2002|access-date= 25 May 2020}}</ref>

In ''[[The Molly Maguires (film)|The Molly Maguires]]'' (1970), he played [[James McParland]], the detective who infiltrates the title organisation, headed by [[Sean Connery]]. It was a box office flop. However ''[[A Man Called Horse (film)|A Man Called Horse]]'' (1970), with Harris in the title role, an 1825 English aristocrat who is captured by Native Americans, was a major success. He played the title role in the film ''[[Cromwell (film)|Cromwell]]'' in 1970 opposite [[Alec Guinness]] as King [[Charles I of England]]. That year British exhibitors voted him the 9th-most popular star at the UK box office.<ref>{{cite news|title=Paul Newman Britain's favourite star|work=The Times|location=London, England|date=31 December 1970|page=9|via=The Times Digital Archive}}</ref>

In 1971 Harris starred in a [[BBC]] TV film adaptation ''[[The Snow Goose (film)|The Snow Goose]]'', from a screenplay by [[Paul Gallico]]. It won a [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] for Best Movie made for TV and was nominated for both a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] and an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]].<ref>{{cite book|title=[[The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present]]|year=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-45542-8|page=1422}}</ref> and was shown in the U.S. as part of the ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]''. He made his directorial debut with ''[[Bloomfield (film)|Bloomfield]]'' (1971) and starred in ''[[Man in the Wilderness]]'' (1971), a [[revisionist Western]] based on the [[Hugh Glass]] story.