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George Harris

Actor

George Harris

Born October 20, 1949 in Grenada, West Indies38 films

George William Harris (born 20 October 1949) is a retired British actor of film, stage, television, radio and musical theatre. His notable roles include Kingsley Shacklebolt in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Captain Simon Katanga in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Clive King in popular medical drama Casualty, where he was one of the original cast members. He also played real-life Somali warlord Osman Ali Atto in the 2001 film Black Hawk Down. He retired from acting in 2013.

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Layer Cake posterFirst watchLayer Cake20046.9as MortyA major role.When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own…View film

Essential films

Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein poster7.7National Theatre Live: Frankenstein2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 poster8.1Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 22011Raiders of the Lost Ark poster7.9Raiders of the Lost Ark1981Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 poster7.7Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix poster7.7Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007Black Hawk Down poster7.4Black Hawk Down2001The Interpreter poster6.3The Interpreter2005Agora poster7.0Agora2009

Filmography

38 films as actor
  1. 2012Arne Dahl: Bad BloodRay Larner
  2. 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Kingsley Shacklebolt
  3. 2011National Theatre Live: FrankensteinM. Frankenstein
  4. 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Kingsley Shacklebolt
  5. 2010Beneath the BlueDaniel
  6. 2010The HeavyDoctor
  7. 2009AgoraHeladius Dignitary
  8. 2007Eye of the DolphinDaniel
  9. 2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixKingsley Shacklebolt
  10. 2005The InterpreterKuman-Kuman
  11. 2004Layer CakeMorty
  12. 2004Elmina’s KitchenClifton
  13. 2001Black Hawk DownAtto
  14. 2001The Emperor's New ClothesPapa Nicholas
  15. 2000The Chief and the CarpenterZanzin
  16. 1998AppetiteArthur
  17. 1998MadelineMr. Liberian Ambassador
  18. 1995Soul SurvivorWinston
  19. 1995The Absence of WarColin Fontaine
  20. 1994CamillaJerry
  21. 1994The Browning VersionAdakendi Senior
  22. 1994Bermuda Grace
  23. 1993Not Even God Is Wise EnoughFather
  24. 1992The Law LordJohn Nixon
  25. 1991Hallelujah AnyhowSonny
  26. 1988Mountain LanguageGuard
  27. 1988Deadline: MadridChief Bandu Banta
  28. 1981RagtimeBand Leader - Clef Club
  29. 1981Raiders of the Lost ArkKatanga
  30. 1981Death of a Prophet
  31. 1980The Dogs of WarCol. Bobi
  32. 1980Flash GordonPrince of Ardentia
  33. 1980Number on EndMartin Sebela
  34. 1979YanksBlack driver
  35. 1976Peter PanPirate #5
  36. 1976Cat on a Hot Tin RoofSookey
  37. 1972The Broad Coalition
  38. 1969The GladiatorsNigerian Officer