Born in Tenafly, New Jersey, Ed Harris graduated from University of Oklahoma's theater department before moving to Los Angeles where he began his acting career on stage and in minor roles in film and television series. He landed his first leading role in the 1981 cult-favorite Knightriders, and two years later was playing astronaut John Glenn in The Right Stuff.
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The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power (2019)
Starring as Narrator
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Part Six: The End of a Dynasty? (Apr 7, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Part Five: Sibling Rivalry (Mar 31, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Part Four: First Family (Mar 17, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Part Three: A Family Triumph (Mar 10, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Part Two: The Price of Loyalty (Mar 3, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Part One: Fathers & Sons (Mar 3, 2019)
Westworld (2016)
Starring as The Man in Black
(28 episodes)
- Episode 4x08: Que Será, Será (Aug 14, 2022)
- Episode 4x07: Metanoia (Aug 7, 2022)
- Episode 4x05: Zhuangzi (Jul 24, 2022)
- Episode 4x04: Generation Loss (Jul 17, 2022)
- Episode 4x03: Années Folles (Jul 10, 2022)
- Episode 4x02: Well Enough Alone (Jul 3, 2022)
- Episode 4x01: The Auguries (Jun 26, 2022)
- Episode 3x08: Crisis Theory (May 3, 2020)
- Episode 3x07: Passed Pawn (Apr 26, 2020)
- Episode 3x06: Decoherence (Apr 19, 2020)
- Episode 3x04: The Mother of Exiles (Apr 5, 2020)
- Episode 2x10: The Passenger (Jun 24, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: Vanishing Point (Jun 17, 2018)
- Episode 2x08: Kiksuya (Jun 10, 2018)
- Episode 2x07: Les Écorchés (Jun 3, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: Phase Space (May 27, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: The Riddle of the Sphinx (May 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: Reunion (Apr 29, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: Journey Into Night (Apr 22, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: The Bicameral Mind (Dec 4, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: The Well-Tempered Clavier (Nov 27, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: Trace Decay (Nov 20, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: The Adversary (Nov 6, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: Contrapasso (Oct 30, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Dissonance Theory (Oct 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: The Stray (Oct 16, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Chestnut (Oct 9, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: The Original (Oct 2, 2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Ed Harris
- Episode 2019-12-10: Ed Harris, Florence Pugh, Jon Batiste (Dec 10, 2019)
The Andrew Marr Show (2007)
Guest starring as Ed Harris
- Episode 2016-11-27: 27/11/2016 (Nov 27, 2016)
America's Game: The Superbowl Champions (2006)
Guest starring as Narrator
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x32: 1995 Dallas Cowboys (Mar 16, 2007)
- Episode 1x30: 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (Mar 9, 2007)
- Episode 1x29: 1988 San Francisco 49ers (Mar 8, 2007)
- Episode 1x27: 1973 Miami Dolphins (Mar 1, 2007)
- Episode 1x26: 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (Feb 23, 2007)
- Episode 1x24: 1980 Oakland Raiders (Feb 16, 2007)
- Episode 1x22: 1970 Baltimore Colts (Feb 9, 2007)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Ed Harris
- Episode 20x23: The Monkey, Reacher: Season 3, 1923: Season 2 (Mar 1, 2025)
Stephen King's The Stand (1994)
Guest starring as General Starkey
- Episode 1x01: The Plague (May 8, 1994)
Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist (1987)
Guest starring as Ed Harris
- Episode 2020-01-12: Ed Harris (Jan 12, 2020)
American Playhouse (1982)
Guest starring as Jimmy Wing
- Episode 5x11: A Flash of Green (Apr 21, 1986)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
Guest starring as Eli Arnold
- Episode 7x03: The Best Defense (Oct 16, 1986) [Co-Star]
Lou Grant (1977)
Guest starring as Warren
- Episode 2x18: Hit (Feb 19, 1979)
Guest starring as Rick Reiner
- Episode 3x24: Hazard (Mar 24, 1980)
Guest starring as Ralph Cooper
- Episode 4x14: Survival (Feb 23, 1981)
The Rockford Files (1974)
Guest starring as Rudy Kempner
- Episode 5x05: Kill the Messenger (Oct 27, 1978)
The Late Late Show (1962)
Guest starring as Ed Harris
- Episode 62x20: Micheál Martin, Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Danny Dyer, Sarah Corbett Lynch, Muireann Bradley (Feb 28, 2025)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Ed Harris
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2003-03-23: The 75th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 23, 2003)
- Episode 2001-03-25: The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (Mar 25, 2001)
- Episode 1999-03-21: The 71st Annual Academy Awards (Mar 21, 1999)
- Episode 1996-03-25: The 68th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 25, 1996)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Guest starring as Ed Harris
- Episode 2012-09-23: The 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2012 (Sep 23, 2012)