Other works
Released a solo album called McArthur Park.
His 1968 album "A Tramp Shining", written and produced by
Jimmy Webb, featured Webb's classic "Macarthur Park" that was a US/UK hit for Harris.
Harris portrayed King Arthur in the Hit musical "Camelot" on
broadway in 1982 and London in 1983.
Founder of Excalibur Productions. A Theatrical touring buisness.
Played the King in Pirandello's "Enrico Quarto" in London's West End. (1989).
Revised
William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar at the University of Scranton in 1988 (Playwright / Director / Actor). He titled his rewrite "Julius Caeser: A Work in Progress" and used primarily actors attending school at the University of Scanton (Harris played Caesar). He also used composer
Terry James to score the play.
2002: Narrated a behind-the-scenes promotional trailer for the upcoming film,
Madre Teresa (2003) (TV), a biopic of
Mother Teresa, starring
Olivia Hussey.
Theatre: "The Ginger Man" by
J.P. Dunleavy. At the Fortune Theatre, London and the Gaiety Theatre Dublin, 1959. Character: Sebastian Dangerfield
Theatre: "Diary of a Madman" by
Nikolai Gogol. At the Royal Theatre Court, London 1963 Character: Aksenti Ivanovitch.
Theatre: "Camelot" by
Alan Jay Lerner and
Frederick Loewe. United States Tour, 1981-82. Apollo Victoria Theatre, London, 1982. World wide tour including Japan and Australia, 1986. Character: King Arthur.
Theatre: "Henry IV" by
Luigi Pirandello. British Tour and Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1990. Character: Henry IV.
Theatre: "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be" by Frank Norman and
Lionel Bart. At the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London 1959. Characters: Sergeant Collins and George.
Theatre: "The Dutch Courtesan" by John Marston. At the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London 1959. Character: Malheureux.
Theatre: "The Pier" by James Forsyth. At the Bristol Old Vic, 1958 Character: Tommy Ledou.
Theatre: "And the wind blew" by
Edgar da Rocha Miranda. At the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London, 1957. Character Monsigor Gusmao.
Theatre: "Love and Lectures" (the
George Bernard Shaw-
Ellen Terry Letters). At the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London, 1958. Character: George Bernard Shaw.
Theatre: "Man, Beast & Virtue" by
Luigi Pirandello. At the Theatre Royal, Stratford east and The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London 1958 Character: Paulino.
Theatre: "You won't always be at the top" by Henry Chapman. At the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London, 1957. Character: Mick.
Theatre: "Macbeth" by
William Shakespeare. At the theatre Royal, Stratford East, London; Zurich and Moscow tour also 1957. Character: Ross.
Theatre: "The Quare Fellow" by
Brendan Behan. At the Comedy Theatre, London, 1956. Character: Micksar.
Theatre: "Winter Journey" (based on "The Country Girl") by
Clifford Odets. At the Irving Theatre London, 1956. Directed by Richard Harris.
Theatre: "Easter" by
August Strindberg. At the Playhouse in Limerick, 1947. Character: Sebastian.
Books: In 1973 he published his only book of Poetry called "I, in the membership of my days".
Music - Performer (audio recording) Single: MacArthur Park (1968) - reached #1 in the USA, #5 in the UK
1974 Read Kahil Gibran's poetry work "The Prophet" with orchestral and choir back up for a 33 1/3 speed vinyl record from Atlantic / WEA. It is/was a instant spiritual classic.
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