ACTOR
Ed Harris
- Known for
- Appaloosa (2008), Absolute Power (1997), Cleaner (2007), Radio (2003)
31 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
Ed Harris is an actor best known for Appaloosa, Absolute Power and Cleaner.
All facts (31)
- #001
Ed Harris became a father for the first time at age 42 when his wife, Amy Madigan, gave birth to their daughter Lily Dolores Harris on May 3, 1993.
- #002
He appeared in three films based on Stephen King stories: Creepshow (1982), Needful Things (1993) and The Stand (1994).
- #003
He says his most embarrassing moment was modeling a tuxedo at the Oklahoma State Fair in 1971.
- #004
He is a big fan of Father Ted (1995).
- #005
He was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (2001).
- #006
He plays Nicolas Cage's adversary in The Rock (1996) and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007). In both films, he saves himself from death.
- #007
Because of injuries he suffered while filming The Abyss (1989), he nearly could not accept the role of Frankie Flannery in State of Grace (1990).
- #008
Three of his films appear on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time: A Beautiful Mind (2001) at No. 93, The Right Stuff (1983) at No. 19 and Apollo 13 (1995) at No. 12.
- #009
His father was a singer in the Fred Waring choir.
- #010
To learn to paint in Jackson Pollock's style and portray his art for Pollock (2000), he had a studio built on his property and spent a period painting and working on Pollock-style pieces.
- #011
He is a close friend of Fred Ward, with whom he shared three credits: The Right Stuff (1983), Swing Shift (1984) and Masked and Anonymous (2003).
- #012
On March 15, 2015, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- #013
In 2003, he received an honorary degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- #014
An experienced stage actor, he made his European debut in Ireland in 2006 with Neil LaBute's play "Wrecks."
- #015
He has worked with nine directors who won the Best Director Oscar: Jonathan Demme, Robert Benton, James Cameron, Sydney Pollack, Ron Howard, Oliver Stone, Clint Eastwood, Alfonso Cuaron and Warren Beatty.
- #016
He was considered for the role of Remo in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985). The role later went to his friend Fred Ward.
- #017
In 1973, he moved to Los Angeles, California, and enrolled at the California Institute of the Arts, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
- #018
He was nominated for the 2018 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as the Man in Black in Westworld (2016), but lost to Matthew Rhys of The Americans (2013).
- #019
He studied at Columbia University in New York and the University of Oklahoma.
- #020
Ed Harris was nominated for the 1986 Tony Award for Best Actor (Play) for his work in "Precious Sons" on Broadway.
- #021
Ed Harris has an older brother named Robert Harris and a younger brother named Spencer Harris.
- #022
Ed Harris graduated from Tenafly High School in Tenafly, New Jersey, in 1969.
- #023
Ed Harris, his wife Amy Madigan, Glenne Headly and Bill Pullman announced that they would appear together in the New York City premiere of Beth Henley's play "The Jacksonian" for a limited run at The New Group's Off-Broadway Acorn Theatre from October to December. Robert Falls was set to direct.
- #024
Ed Harris was set to star alongside Woody Harrelson in Danny Boyle's firefighter drama "Worcester Cold Storage," but the project never came to fruition.
- #025
Ed Harris is the second of the three sons of Robert Lee and Margaret Harris.
- #026
Ed Harris's father was a member of The Ray Charles Singers.
- #027
Ed Harris was nominated for the New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performing Arts category in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and was inducted into the 2019-2020 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Arts and Entertainment category.
- #028
Ed Harris is the son-in-law of John Madigan.
- #029
Ed Harris is one of three actors to have had a primary or secondary role in a Nicolas Cage film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and a primary or secondary role in a Tom Hanks film that also featured Gary Sinise; the other two actors are David Morse and Mykelti Williamson. Harris appeared in the Cage/Bruckheimer collaborations The Rock (1996) and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) and in the Hanks/Sinise collaboration Apollo 13 (1995).
- #030
Ed Harris was offered the role of Connor MacLeod in the film Highlander (1986).
- #031
Ed Harris is not related to Richard Harris or his son Jared Harris.
Continue through the archive
Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
Sources for the entries on this page
- IMDb IMDb kaydı
Information from external sources is independently selected, consolidated and edited by Arka Evren. Sources are listed for verification and further reading. Encyclopedia text is used under its licence (CC BY-SA). How we work