Actor, director, producer, vocalist, writer, poet Twice nominated for Best Actor Academy Award Short-lived recording career included Jimmy Webb's "MacArthur Park" in 1960s
Born October 1, 1930, in Limerick, Ireland; one of nine children of farmer Ivan Harris and his wife, Mildred
A bout with tuberculosis as a young man ended his ambition of becoming a professional rugby player; turned to acting instead.
He is survived by his three sons from his first marriage to Elizabeth Rees-Williams Damien, Jared and Jamie
Known as a hellraiser, once said: "I have made 72 movies in my life and been miscast twice -- as a husband."
Was being treated with chemotherapy in a London hospital for Hodgkin's disease when he died.