Biography
Robert Harris (28 March 1900 – 18 May 1995) was a British actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1925, and appeared in stage productions at the Old Vic and Stratford-upon-Avon, as well as on Broadway, including the role of Marchbanks in George Bernard Shaw's Candida in 1937.
He appeared in more than sixty films between 1930 and 1982. His screen credits include the Embassy Secretary in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Speaker Gully in Young Winston (1972), Sir Rodney in The Avengers (1961), Ambassador Palmer in Ransom (1974) and Dr. Ears in Fairy Tales (1978). He was a castaway on BBC Radio's Desert Island Discs in 1955.
