Editing Richard Harris (section)

=== 1989–2002: Stardom and final roles ===
In June 1989, director [[Jim Sheridan]] cast Harris in the lead role in ''[[The Field (1990 film)|The Field]]'', written by the esteemed Irish playwright [[John B. Keane]]. The lead role of "Bull" McCabe was to be played by former [[Abbey Theatre]] actor [[Ray McAnally]]. When McAnally died suddenly on 15 June 1989, Harris was offered the McCabe role. ''The Field'' was released in 1990 and earned Harris his second [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award nomination for Best Actor]]. He lost to [[Jeremy Irons]] for ''[[Reversal of Fortune]]''. In 1992, Harris had a supporting role in the film ''[[Patriot Games (film)|Patriot Games]]''. He had good roles in ''[[Unforgiven]]'' (1992), ''[[Wrestling Ernest Hemingway]]'' (1993) and ''[[Silent Tongue]]'' (1994). He played the title role in ''[[Abraham (1993 film)|Abraham]]'' (1994) and had the lead in ''[[Cry, the Beloved Country (1995 film)|Cry, the Beloved Country]]'' (1995).

A lifelong supporter of Jesuit education principles,<ref name="Richard Harris: Sex, Death and the Movies">{{cite book| last = Callan| first = Michael Feeney| title = Richard Harris: Sex, Death and the Movies| year = 2004| publisher = Robson Books| location = London| isbn = 978-1-86105-766-2| page = 212}}</ref> Harris established a friendship with [[University of Scranton]] President Rev. J. A. Panuska<ref name=lewiston>{{cite news|title=Harris Welcomed at U.S. University |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DBMgAAAAIBAJ&pg=3997,2116635&dq=richard+harris+university+of+scranton&hl=en |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Lewistown Journal |date=18 November 1987 |access-date=3 December 2011}}</ref><ref name=ocala /> and raised funds for a scholarship for Irish students established in honour of his brother and manager, Dermot, who had died the previous year of a heart attack.<ref name=lewiston /><ref name=ocala>{{cite news|title=Richard Harris Establishes Scholarship Fund in Scranton |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r65PAAAAIBAJ&pg=4159,4546554&dq=richard+harris+university+of+scranton&hl=en |work=[[Ocala Star-Banner]] |date=9 May 1987 |access-date=3 December 2011}}</ref> He chaired acting workshops and cast the university's production of ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' in November 1987.

Harris appeared in two films which won the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]: firstly as the gunfighter "English Bob" in the revisionist Western ''[[Unforgiven]]'' (1992); secondly as the [[Roman Emperor]] [[Marcus Aurelius]] in [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]'' (2000). He also played a lead role alongside [[James Earl Jones]] in the [[Darrell Roodt]] film adaptation of ''[[Cry, the Beloved Country (1995 film)|Cry, the Beloved Country]]'' (1995). In 1999, Harris starred in the film ''[[To Walk with Lions]]''. After ''Gladiator'', Harris played the supporting role of [[Albus Dumbledore]] in the first two of the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' films, ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (2001) and ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' (2002),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/photos-harry-potter-movie-cast-then-and-now|title=THEN AND NOW: The cast of the 'Harry Potter' films 20 years later|first=Andrew|last=LaSane|website=Insider}}</ref> the latter of which was his final film role.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e-eNIY9DSaAC&dq=%22richard+harris%22+chamber+secrets+final&pg=PT486|title=ReelViews: The Ultimate Guide to the Best 1,000 Modern Movies on DVD and Video|first=James|last=Berardinelli|date=1 February 2003|publisher=Justin, Charles & Co.|isbn=978-1-932112-06-1|via=Google Books}}</ref> Harris portrayed [[Abbé Faria]] in [[Kevin Reynolds (director)|Kevin Reynolds]]' film adaptation of ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 film)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' (2002). The film ''[[Kaena: The Prophecy]]'' (2003) was dedicated to him posthumously as he had voiced the character Opaz before his death.

Harris hesitated to take the role of Dumbledore in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (2001) owing to the multi-film commitment and his declining health, but he ultimately accepted because, according to his account of the story, his 11-year-old granddaughter threatened never to speak to him again if he did not take it.<ref>''[[The Late Show With David Letterman]]'' interview, 2001</ref> In an interview with the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' in 2001, Harris expressed his concern that his association with the ''Harry Potter'' films would outshine the rest of his career. He explained, "Because, you see, I don't just want to be remembered for being in those bloody films, and I'm afraid that's what's going to happen to me."<ref>{{cite web|author=Kristin |url=http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2003/7/9/on-richard-harris |title=On Richard Harris The Leaky Cauldron |date=9 July 2003 |publisher=The-leaky-cauldron.org |access-date=8 November 2011}}</ref>

Harris also made part of the Bible TV movie project filmed as a cinema production for the TV, a project produced by [[Lux Vide]] Italy with the collaboration of [[RAI]] and Channel 5 of France,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.luxvide.it/en/productions.php?categoria2=4|title=Bible Project for TV|access-date=7 April 2016|archive-date=17 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317033417/http://luxvide.it/en/productions.php?categoria2=4|url-status=dead}}</ref> and premiered in the United States in the channel TNT in the 1990s. He portrayed the main and [[Abraham|title character]] in the production ''[[Abraham (1993 film)|Abraham]]'' (1993) as well as Saint [[John of Patmos]] in the 2000 TV film production ''[[The Apocalypse (2000 film)|Apocalypse]]''.