Harry Harris

Harry Harris

director, editor, producer

Harry Harris was born on Sep 08, 1922 in USA. Harry Harris's big-screen debut came with The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons directed by Harry Harris in 1980. Harry Harris is known for A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion directed by Harry Harris, Richard Thomas stars as John Walton Jr. and Ralph Waite as John Walton. Harry Harris has got 1 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Harry Harris achieved is Primetime Emmy Awards. The upcoming new movie Harry Harris plays is A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion which will be released on Nov 21, 1993.

Harry was born in Kansas City and moved to Los Angeles in 1937 and worked in the mail room at Columbia Studios. Soon after, he attended UCLA while working as an an apprentice sound cutter and, then, an assistant sound effects editor. His supervisor at Columbia was Ronald Reagan, who hired him as a sound effects editor for training and combat films. Harry's career was interrupted by World War II, because he enlisted in the Army Air Forces, serving in the first Motion Picture Unit. Harry won an Emmy in 1982 for directing in a drama series for an episode of Fame (1982). He was also Emmy nominated for an episode of La famille des collines (1972) and for a daytime Emmy for directing after the school special Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?. Harry directed hundreds of TV episodes for shows such as Rawhide (1959), Gunsmoke (1955), Bonanza (1959), Le Virginien (1962), Kung Fu (1972), Perdus dans l'espace (1965), Hawaii police d'état (1968), Falcon Crest (1981) and Huit, ça suffit (1977).Harry is survived by his wife, Patty; daughters, Joanne, a hairstylist and Suzanne; and a stepson, Michael Daruty, an NBC Universal exec.

  • Birthday

    Sep 08, 1922
  • Place of Birth

    Kansas City, Missouri, USA