Personal Info
Birth date
1949-10-20 (75 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Grenada, West Indies
Also known as
George William Harris
George Harris
Biography
George William Harris is a 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.
Filmography
Play for Today
6.333
Overview:
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.The Professionals
7.4
Overview:
The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.The Sweeney
7.75
Overview:
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
6.273
Overview:
The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
8.086
Overview:
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.Prime Suspect
7.756
Overview:
Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7.674
Overview:
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students to defend themselves against the dark arts.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.741
Overview:
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.Dempsey and Makepeace
6.4
Overview:
Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. The leading roles were played by Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber, who later married each other on 18 November 1989. The series combined elements of previous series such as the mis-matching of British and American crime-fighters from different classes as seen in The Persuaders! and the action of The Professionals.Spooks
7.67
Overview:
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.Casualty
6.139
Overview:
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.Gulliver's Travels
7.14
Overview:
Dr. Gulliver has returned from his journey to his family after a long absence - and tells them the story of his travels.Raiders of the Lost Ark
7.925
Overview:
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.Highlander: The Series
7.389
Overview:
Duncan MacLeod cannot die -- he is a 400-year-old immortal, who has seen his share of humanity's history. Still, he risks his life in battle against other immortals and tries to save people from harm.Black Hawk Down
7.388
Overview:
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.The Bill
6.646
Overview:
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.Soul Music
6.7
Overview:
Soul Music is a seven-part animated television adaptation of the book of the same name by Terry Pratchett, produced by Cosgrove Hall, and first broadcast on 12 May 1997. It was the first film adaptation of an entire Discworld novel. The series soundtrack was also released on CD, but the disc is now out of production. The soundtrack is, however, now available through iTunes.Layer Cake
6.908
Overview:
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 skin...55 Degrees North
7.75
Overview:
Armed with a self-effacing manner and a lively sense of humour, Nicky quickly discovers that being a good cop doesn't always win you friends. Stuck away from the land of the living as a night detective, he learns that new friends are in short supply”the other detectives look upon him with suspicion and his boss DI Carter doesn't do much to make his new recruit welcome. Although his methods can, at times, be unorthodox, Nicky always tries to do the right thing, even if it does make him unpopular with his new colleagues.See No Evil, Hear No Evil
6.8
Overview:
A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot, but cannot see the perpetrator. Both are arrested, but escape to form an unlikely partnership. Being chased by both the law AND the original killers, can the pair work together to outwit them all?Flash Gordon
6.236
Overview:
A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.The Interpreter
6.311
Overview:
After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.Agora
7.005
Overview:
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.Starhunter ReduX
4.7
Overview:
It's a time when humans have spread across the solar system, colonizing planets and building new worlds. Rule of law has broken down on this new frontier, leaving justice in the hands of dangerous men and women who offer their services for hire. Bounty hunter Dante Montana and his crew hunt criminals in deep space while searching for Dante's lost son, who was taken by a clan of outlaws years ago. The crew also struggle with their tormented pasts as dark forces change the universe around them.The Long Firm
7.6
Overview:
The lives of characters who live, love and suffer through their association with the charismatic charms of gangster Harry Starks.Death of a Prophet
4.083
Overview:
After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed in. Despite death threats and intimidation, Malcolm marched on - continuing to spread the word of equality and brotherhood right up until the moment of his brutal and untimely assassination. Highlighted by newsreel footage and interviews, this is the story of the last twenty-four hours of Malcolm X. Featuring the music of jazz percussionist Max Roach.The Emperor's New Clothes
6.702
Overview:
Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well; first, the journey proves more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.Acting
2018Starhunter ReduX (1 Episode) as Darius Scott
2012Secrets and Words (1 Episode) as Eugene
2012Arne Dahl: Bad Blood as Ray Larner
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as Kingsley Shacklebolt
2011National Theatre Live: Frankenstein as M. Frankenstein
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as Kingsley Shacklebolt
2010Beneath the Blue as Daniel
2010The Heavy as Doctor
2009Agora as Heladius Dignitary
2007Eye of the Dolphin as Daniel
2007Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Kingsley Shacklebolt
2005The Interpreter as Kuman-Kuman
2004Layer Cake as Morty
2004The Long Firm (4 Episodes) as Dr Chukwurah
200455 Degrees North (14 Episodes) as Unknown
2004Elmina’s Kitchen as Clifton
2002Spooks (1 Episode) as Gabriel Sekoa
2001Black Hawk Down as Osman Ali Atto
2001The Emperor's New Clothes as Papa Nicholas
2000Starhunter (1 Episode) as Unknown
1999The Alchemists as Winston Smith
1998Appetite as Arthur
1998Madeline as Mr. Liberian Ambassador
1997Soul Music (7 Episodes) as Lias Bluestone (voice)
1996Gulliver's Travels (2 Episodes) as Brobdingnag Scientist
1995Soul Survivor as Winston
1995The Absence of War as Colin Fontaine
1994Camilla as Jerry
1994The Browning Version as Adakendi Senior
1994Bermuda Grace as Unknown
1993Not Even God Is Wise Enough as Father
1992Highlander: The Series (1 Episode) as Vemas
1992The Law Lord as John Nixon
1991Prime Suspect (1 Episode) as Vernon Allen
1991Hallelujah Anyhow as Sonny
1989See No Evil, Hear No Evil as Bartender
1989Slaves of New York as Super
1988Mountain Language as Guard
1988Deadline: Madrid as Chief Bandu Banta
1987The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (3 Episodes) as Dr. Raymond Akande
1986Casualty (15 Episodes) as Clive King
1985Dempsey and Makepeace (1 Episode) as Reuben
1984The Bill (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981Ragtime as Band Leader - Clef Club
1981Raiders of the Lost Ark as Katanga
1981Wolcott (4 Episodes) as Winston Churchill Wolcott
1981Death of a Prophet as Unknown
1980The Dogs of War as Col. Bobi
1980Flash Gordon as Prince of Ardentia
1980Number on End as Martin Sebela
1979Yanks as Black driver
1977The Professionals (1 Episode) as Arty
1976Peter Pan as Pirate #5
1976Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Sookey
1975The Sweeney (1 Episode) as Zak Franklyn
1972The Broad Coalition as Unknown
1970Play for Today (1 Episode) as Martin Sebela
1969The Gladiators as Nigerian officer