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Gladiator (2000) - Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius - IMDb
Marcus Aurelius: Tell me again, Maximus. Why are we here? Maximus: For the glory of the empire, sire. Marcus Aurelius: Ah, yes. Ah, yes, I remember. Do you see that map, Maximus? That is the world, which I've created. For twenty-five years, I have conquered, spilt blood, expanded the empire.

Irish actor, singer, film director and writer (1930–2002)

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Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. Having studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he rose to … Wikipedia
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Born Richard St John Francis Harris
(1930-10-01)1 October 1930
Limerick, Ireland
Died 25 October 2002(2002-10-25) (aged 72)
Bloomsbury, London, England
Resting place Ashes scattered in the Bahamas
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Born Richard St John Francis Harris
(1930-10-01)1 October 1930
Limerick, Ireland
Died 25 October 2002(2002-10-25) (aged 72)
Bloomsbury, London, England
Resting place Ashes scattered in the Bahamas
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1 week ago - Harris appeared in two films which won the Academy Award for Best Picture: firstly as the gunfighter "English Bob" in the revisionist Western Unforgiven (1992); secondly as the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius in Ridley Scott's Gladiator (2000). He also played a lead role alongside James Earl ...
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Are there any movies based on the life of Marcus Aurelius
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From Cain to Cromwell to Marcus Aurelius and then eventually Dumbledore Richard Harris was superb! (Scene from Cromwell (1970)).

They need to do this here. But they must be voted out as we have no king.

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This scene in Gladiator is one of the best acted by an actor, ever.
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Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) in Gladiator Character Analysis | Shmoop
In many ways, he's a foil for Commodus, and an example of what a good emperor is. Sure, he's done his fair share of war-mongering (and it's as part of his campaign that Maximus & Co. are fighting in Germania to begin with), but Marcus Aurelius's clearly sick and tired of it all.
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4 weeks ago - He led a Twelve Year Campaign in ... had instead appointed Maximus to be his successor. He was portrayed by the late Richard Harris in the 2000 film Gladiator....
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July 16, 2022 - Marcus Aurelius is known in the film for being the father of his murderer, the detestable Emperor Commodus, portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix. Aurelius is played by Richard Harris, known for his role as Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films.
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12 hours ago - Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius: The elderly emperor of Rome who appoints Maximus to be his successor, with the ultimate aim of returning Rome to a republican form of government.
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Paul Mescal's Resemblance to This Acting Legend Helped Him Land 'Gladiator II'
November 7, 2024 - And from that I asked him, 'Do you want to do the film?'" Harris played Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius in the film, who was the father of Connie Nielsen's Lucilla; that makes him the grandfather to Mescal's Lucius, the adult version of Lucilla's ...
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Gladiator: How Marcus Aurelius Died In Real Life, According To Historians
October 23, 2024 - In Gladiator, the final days of Marcus Aurelius' life are shown. Richard Harris portrays Marcus Aurelius in the movie, and the film outlines his wishes to pass on Rome's legacy to someone who will allow his work in life to be honored.
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Richard Harris | Actor, Producer, Director
April 11, 2008 - Marcus Aurelius · 2000 · Grizzly Falls · 5.9 · Old Harry · 1999 · To Walk with Lions · 6.7 · George Adamson · 1999 · The Barber of Siberia · 7.6 · McCracken (as Richard Kharris) 1998 · This Is the Sea · 6.0 · Old Man Jacobs · 1997 · The Hunchback of Notre Dame ·
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What's your favorite Richard Harris performance : r/movies
February 11, 2023 - Often remembered as one of Ireland’s greatest actors Richard Harris gave many fantastic performances throughout his career which won him much acclaim
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Adds costar Richard Harris, who plays his father, Marcus Aurelius: “Joaquin doesn’t believe he’s good and you have to tell him how f—ing marvelous he is. He says, ‘I’m hopeless, they all think I’m as…
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The Most Brutal Scene in 'Gladiator' Isn't the One You're Thinking Of
August 11, 2024 - Gladiator succeeded not just because of its novelty compared to other historical epics, but because Scott refused to sanitize this ugly period in history by offering clearly defined heroes and villains. While the story of Maximus (Russell Crowe) and his quest of revenge was a compelling one, Scott was willing to ensure that the dynamic between the former Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) and his son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) was just as complex.
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Was Marcus Aurelius Murdered?
January 10, 2024 - In the first act of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000), Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor famous for being a Stoic philosopher, is portrayed by the actor Richard Harris. In the movie, Marcus is shown being smothered to death by his son, Commodus, ...
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Marcus Aurelius & the Dying Wisdom of the Gladiator ~ The Imaginative Conservative
August 13, 2022 - In this poetic portrayal of the truths of history, Marcus Aurelius (played by Richard Harris) chooses the fictional Maximus as his true spiritual heir, because his errant son Commodus is not a man of virtue as his father is.