Editing Richard Harris (section)

=== 1980–1988: Continued success ===
For a while in the 1980s, Harris went into semi-retirement on [[Paradise Island]], in the [[Bahamas]], where he kicked his drinking habit and embraced a healthier lifestyle. It had a beneficial effect. Harris's career was revived by his success on stage in ''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]'', and powerful performance in the [[West End theatre|West End]] run of [[Luigi Pirandello|Pirandello's]] ''[[Henry IV (Pirandello)|Henry IV]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Richard Harris obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/oct/28/guardianobituaries.arts|agency=Associated Press |work=[[The Guardian]]|date=28 October 2002 |access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref>

He was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (UK TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' in 1990, when he was surprised by [[Michael Aspel]] during the curtain call of the [[Luigi Pirandello|Pirandello's]] play ''Henry IV'' at the [[Wyndham's Theatre]] in London.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} Over several years in the late 1980s, Harris worked with Irish author [[Michael Feeney Callan]] on his biography, which was published by [[Sidgwick & Jackson]] in 1990. His film work during this period included: ''[[Triumphs of a Man Called Horse]]'' (1983), ''[[Martin's Day]]'' (1985), ''Strike Commando 2'' (1988), ''[[King of the Wind (film)|King of the Wind]]'' (1990) and ''[[Mack the Knife (1989 film)|Mack the Knife]]'' (1990) (a film version of ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'' in which he played J.J. Peachum ) plus the [[Maigret (1988 film)|TV film version]] of [[Maigret]], opposite [[Barbara Shelley]]. This indicated declining popularity which Harris told his biographer, [[Michael Feeney Callan]], he was "utterly reconciled to".