Editing Richard Harris (section)

=== 1973–1981: Established actor ===
[[File:Orca (1977) trailer - Richard Harris 3.png|thumb|left|Harris in ''[[Orca (1977 film)|Orca]]'']]
Harris starred in a Western for [[Samuel Fuller]], ''Riata'', which stopped production several weeks into filming. The project was re-assembled with a new director and cast, except for Harris, who returned: ''[[The Deadly Trackers]]'' (1973). In 1973, Harris published a book of poetry, ''I, In the Membership of My Days'', which was later reissued in part in an audio [[LP record|LP]] format, augmented by self-penned songs such as "I Don't Know".

Harris starred in two thrillers: ''[[99 and 44/100% Dead]]'' (1974), for [[John Frankenheimer]], and ''[[Juggernaut (1974 film)|Juggernaut]]'' (1974), for Richard Lester. In ''[[Echoes of a Summer]]'' (1976) he played the father of a young girl with a terminal illness. He had a cameo as [[Richard the Lionheart]] in ''[[Robin and Marian]]'' (1976), for Lester, then was in ''[[The Return of a Man Called Horse]]'' (1976). Harris led the all-star cast in the train disaster film ''[[The Cassandra Crossing]]'' (1976). He played Gulliver in the part-animated ''[[Gulliver's Travels (1977 film)|Gulliver's Travels]]'' (1977) and was reunited with Michael Anderson in ''[[Orca (1977 film)|Orca]]'' (1977), battling a killer whale.
[[File:Richard Harris and Jenny Agutter (1971).jpg|thumb|Harris and [[Jenny Agutter]] in ''The Snow Goose'' (1971)]]
He appeared in another action film, ''[[Golden Rendezvous]]'' (1977), based on a novel by Alistair Maclean, shot in South Africa. Harris was sued by the film's producer for his drinking; Harris counter-sued for defamation and the matter was settled out of court.<ref>{{cite news|title=Actor Harris linked to scandal in South Africa|work=Chicago Tribune|date=22 November 1978|page=a6}}</ref> ''Golden Rendezvous'' was a flop but ''[[The Wild Geese]]'' (1978), where Harris played one of several mercenaries, was a big success outside America.<ref name="harris">{{cite news|title=Richard Harris: Ain't Misbehavin'|author=Mann, Roderick|work=Los Angeles Times|date=14 March 1978|page=e8}}</ref> ''[[Ravagers (film)|Ravagers]]'' (1979) was more action, set in a [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic]] world. ''[[Game for Vultures]]'' (1979) was set in Rhodesia and shot in South Africa.

In Hollywood he appeared in ''[[The Last Word (1979 film)|The Last Word]]'' (1979), then supported [[Bo Derek]] in ''[[Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)|Tarzan, the Ape Man]]'' (1981). He made a film in Canada, ''[[Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid]]'' (1981), a drama about impotence. He followed it with another Canadian film, ''[[Highpoint (film)|Highpoint]]'', a movie so bad it was not released for several years.