---
name: "Fox Harris"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/fox-harris"
fi1m_id: "fox-harris"
imdb_id: "nm0289051"
tmdb_id: 97701
wikidata_id: "Q20684099"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 May 1936"
died: "27 December 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:38:41.582155+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Fox Harris

## Identity

Fox Harris

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/fox-harris
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** fox-harris
- **IMDb ID:** nm0289051
- **TMDB ID:** 97701
- **Wikidata ID:** Q20684099
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Harris, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20684099, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0289051/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97701

Actor. Born 3 May 1936 in Pennsylvania. Died 27 December 1988.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 May 1936, Pennsylvania
- **Died:** 27 December 1988
- **Also known as:** Jerry Fox
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Harris, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20684099, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0289051/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97701

## Biography

Fox Harris (also credited as Jerry Fox) was an American actor. He appeared in several independent films of the 1980s, most notably as the eccentric scientist J. Frank Parnell in *Repo Man* (1984). He worked frequently with directors Alex Cox and Fred Olen Ray.

Harris was born on 3 May 1936 in Pennsylvania and died on 27 December 1988 in Century City, California. His other credits include *Forbidden World* (1982), *My Favorite Year* (1982), *Sid and Nancy* (1986), *Straight to Hell* (1987), *Walker* (1987) and *Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers* (1988). He was also active in the Los Angeles Theater Group.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Repo Man* (1984), Fi1m 83, as J. Frank Parnell — [page](https://film.one/film/repo-man.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Alienator* (1990), as Burt
- *Dark Romances Vol. 2* (1990), as Dr. Howard
- *The Alien Within* (1990), as Harry (archive footage)
- *Nerds of a Feather* (1989), as Russian Scientist
- *Dr. Caligari* (1989), as Dr. Avol
- *Terror Eyes* (1989), as Ticket Man
- *Warlords* (1989), as Colonel Cox
- *Mutant on the Bounty* (1989), as Captain Ferris
- *Terminal Force* (1989), as Hendrix
- *Perfect Alibi* (1988), as Ticket Man
- *Flapjack Floozie* (1988), as Priest
- *The Underachievers* (1988), as Margrave
- *Deep Space* (1988), as Professor Whately
- *Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers* (1988), as Hermie
- *Walker* (1987), as District Attorney
- *Evil Spawn* (1987), as Harry Fox
- *Straight to Hell* (1987), as Kim Blousson
- *Armed Response* (1986), as Club Owner
- *Sid and Nancy* (1986), as Old Stain
- *Repo Man* (1984), as J. Frank Parnell — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/repo-man.md)
- *Lookin' to Get Out* (1982), as Harvey - The Elevator Operator
- *My Favorite Year* (1982), as Curt / Featured Player
- *Human Highway* (1982), as Sheik
- *Hammett* (1982), as Frank the News Vendor
- *Forbidden World* (1982), as Dr. Cal Timbergen

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