Fox Harris
Biography
Fox Harris was an American actor whose film career often intersected with the work of directors Alex Cox and Fred Olen Ray. He was born on May 3, 1936, in Pennsylvania. Harris made three films with Cox, and his most famous part was the mad scientist J. Frank Parnell in Repo Man (1984). They first met while Cox was doing unpaid caretaking work at Hollywood's Actors Studio. Cox called Harris a generous and exciting performer and said he became the center of any scene he was in. Other credits included Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, The Underachievers, Straight to Hell, and Sid and Nancy, as well as Dr. Caligari (1989). He died in 1988.
52years old at death
- Born Pennsylvania
- Died Century City
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 8 years1982 to 1990
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Big break
Cox met Harris while Cox worked without pay as a caretaker at the Actors Studio in Hollywood. Cox said Harris was the only actor who was friendly, treated them as human and did not steal their food.
Fox Harris movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Fred Olen Ray directed four of these films. Dawn Wildsmith appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Jesse Dabson's page
Jennifer Balgobin's page
All films by Fred Olen Ray
Also two films together2 more actors
- Drew GodderisDeep Space (1988) and Evil Spawn (1987)
- Richard WileyAlienator (1990) and Deep Space (1988)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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