Biography
Richard Harris (born 26 March 1934) is a London-born British screenwriter and playwright, most active from the early 1960s to the mid-1990s. He wrote primarily for the crime and detective genres, having contributed episodes of series such as The Avengers, The Saint, The Sweeney, Armchair Mystery Theatre, and Target. He has helped to create several programmes of the genre, including Adam Adamant Lives!, Man in a Suitcase, and Shoestring.Despite a career that has been largely spent writing for the crime and detective genre, in 1994 he won the prize for best situation comedy from the Writers' Guild of Great Britain for Outside Edge, a programme he had originated as a stage play. Although the majority of his work has been for television, a substantial amount of his output has been for the stage.
Filmography
all 34
Writer 30
Movies 17
TV Shows 17
self 2
Director 1
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful (2023)
Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack (2010)
Christine (2004)
Tricia (2003)
The Last Detective (2003)
A Touch of Frost (1992)
Stepping Out (1991)
About Face (1989)
Orion's Belt (1985)
Dog Ends (1984)
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
Outside Edge (1982)
How to Make a Bed (1981)
Shoestring (1979)
The Sweeney (1975)
I Start Counting (1970)
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
Play for Today (1970)
Shadows of Fear (1970)
Fraud Squad (1969)
Man in a Suitcase (1967)
Adam Adamant Lives! (1966)
Public Eye (1965)
The Main Chance (1964)
Sergeant Cork (1963)
On the Run (1963)
The Saint (1962)
Locker Sixty-Nine (1962)
Strongroom (1962)
Comedy Playhouse (1961)
Man Detained (1961)
Attempt to Kill (1961)
The Avengers (1961)
Police Surgeon (1960)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1934-01-01 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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