Ed Harris

American actor

Also known as: Edward Allen Harris

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In full:: Edward Allen Harris

Born:: November 28, 1950, Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. (age 74)

Notable Works:: “Appaloosa”; “Pollock”

Married To:: Amy Madigan (1983–present)

Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In):: "Westworld" (2016–2020); "Resistance" (2020); "The Last Full Measure" (2019); "Geostorm" (2017); "Kodachrome" (2017); "Mother!" (2017); "A Crooked Somebody" (2017); "Rules Don't Apply" (2016); "In Dubious Battle" (2016); "Buried Child" (2016); "The Adderall Diaries" (2015); "Run All Night" (2015); "Cymbeline" (2014); "Planes: Fire & Rescue" (2014); "Frontera" (2014); "The Face of Love" (2013); "Gravity" (2013); "Snowpiercer" (2013); "Pain & Gain" (2013); "Phantom" (2013); "Sweetwater" (2013); "Man on a Ledge" (2012); "That's What I Am" (2011); "Salvation Boulevard" (2011); "Virginia" (2010); "The Way Back" (2010); "Once Fallen" (2010); "Appaloosa" (2008); "Touching Home" (2008); "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" (2007); "Cleaner" (2007); "Gone Baby Gone" (2007); "Copying Beethoven" (2006); "Two Tickets to Paradise" (2006); "Winter Passing" (2005); "Empire Falls" (2005); "A History of Violence" (2005); "Radio" (2003); "The Human Stain" (2003); "Masked and Anonymous" (2003); "The Hours" (2002); "Just a Dream" (2002); "A Beautiful Mind" (2001); "Buffalo Soldiers" (2001); "Enemy at the Gates" (2001); "Pollock" (2000); "The Prime Gig" (2000); "Waking the Dead" (2000); "The Third Miracle" (1999); "Stepmom" (1998); "The Truman Show" (1998); "Absolute Power" (1997); "The Rock" (1996); "Eye for an Eye" (1996); "Nixon" (1995); "Frasier" (1995); "Apollo 13" (1995); "Just Cause" (1995); "Milk Money" (1994); "China Moon" (1994); "Needful Things" (1993); "The Firm" (1993); "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1992); "Paris Trout" (1991); "State of Grace" (1990); "The Abyss" (1989); "Field of Dreams" (1989); "Jacknife" (1989); "To Kill a Priest" (1988); "Walker" (1987); "Sweet Dreams" (1985); "Code Name: Emerald" (1985); "Alamo Bay" (1985); "American Playhouse" (1984); "Places in the Heart" (1984); "Swing Shift" (1984); "Under Fire" (1983); "The Right Stuff" (1983); "Cassie & Co." (1982); "Creepshow" (1982); "Hart to Hart" (1981); "Dream On!" (1981); "CHiPs" (1981); "Knightriders" (1981); "Lou Grant" (1979–1981); "Paris" (1980); "Borderline" (1980); "The Seekers" (1979); "Barnaby Jones" (1979); "David Cassidy - Man Undercover" (1978); "The Rockford Files" (1978); "Coma" (1978); "Delvecchio" (1977); "Gibbsville" (1976)

Ed Harris (born November 28, 1950, Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.) is an American actor acclaimed for the intensity of his performances, most notably his portrayal of American painter Jackson Pollock in Pollock (2000), a film he also directed. Harris attended Columbia University, where he played football for two years until he became interested in acting. He then studied at the University of Oklahoma and appeared in a number of theater performances before moving to California, where he graduated from the California Institute of the Arts (B.F.A., 1975). He performed in productions of A Streetcar Named Desire and The Grapes of ...(100 of 750 words)

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