Interesting Information: Rolf received his formal education from Perth Contemporary School. He’s also a singer, a songwriter and musician. His skill as a visible artist was known when he was in his past due teens. Accomplishment: Rolf Harris provides been nominated in a large amount prestigious awards and in addition has won a few of them. Early Lifestyle (Childhood): Rolf Harris was type a humble history. He was created in Australia to Agnes Margaret, Cromwell Harris and Bassendean. Both of his parents had been from Wales.Who’s Rolf Harris: Rolf Harris can be an actor. He was enrolled at University of Western Australia and he graduated from there with Bachelor of Arts. Personal Lifestyle: Rolf Harris can be a married guy. He got wedded to Alwen Hughes in 1958. There is also one child jointly called Bindi Harris. They remain together. He’s also a previous composer and a comedian. He was once honored as Person in the Purchase of the British Empire. He wrote several popular theme tracks and tracks, released 30 studio albums, developed his very own instruments, and enjoyed a thorough career on tv. Rolf Harris net worthy of and income: Rolf Harris can be a Australian-British musician, entertainer, singer-songwriter, visible artist, and television character who includes a net worthy of of $19 million dollars. Rolf Harris was created in Perth, Western Australia, and was a champion swimmer as a kid. He continued to graduate from the University of Western Australia and gained a Diploma of Education from what’s now known as Edith Cowan University. He in addition has set up himself as a painter and tv character. Rolf has been wedded to his wife Alwen Hughes since 1958, jointly they have one young child called Bindi. After relocating to London in the first 50s, he attended the town and Guilds of London Artwork School, and began focusing on tv as a live cartoon artist. He continued to make a popular work merging singing and painting. Rumor: He was once arrested for sexual offences. He was convicted of 12 counts of indecent assault on children age range 7 to 19 in June of 2014 and sentenced to six years in jail. He was a finalist for the 1947 Archibald Prize and won the next year, along with receiving various other art-related accolades.
Known for movies
Rolf on Art (2001-2007) as Himself / Himself - Presenter
Star Portraits with Rolf Harris (2004-2007) as Himself - Presenter
Slimer Won't Do That! The Making of 'The Real Ghostbusters' (1990) as Himself - Host
Kids Can Say No (1985) as Himself - Presenter
Quick Facts
Full Name
Rolf Harris
Net Worth
$19 Million
Date Of Birth
March 30, 1930
Height
1.83 m
Profession
TV Personality, Singer-songwriter, Presenter, Comedian, Didgeridooist, Actor, Music artist, Composer, Painter, Visual Artist, Six White Boomers, Two Little Boys, Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
Education
University of Western Australia, City and Guilds of London Art School, City and Guilds of London Institute, Perth Modern School, Six White Boomers, Two Little Boys, Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
Nationality
Australian
Spouse
Alwen Hughes
Children
Bindi Harris
Parents
Agnes Margaret Robbins Harris, Cromwell Harris, Six White Boomers, Two Little Boys, Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
Siblings
Bruce Harris
Awards
BAFTA Fellowship
Movies
The Little Convict, Kids Can Say No!, Crash Drive, Web of Suspicion
TV Shows
Star Portraits with Rolf Harris, Animal Hospital, Rolf on Art, Rolf On Saturday Ok?, Rolf's Amazing World Of Animals, City Hospital, Musical Box, Playbox
Interesting Facts
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Fact
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In June 2014 he was found guilty of (and in July 2014 he was sentenced to 5 years and 9 months) 12 historic indecent assaults against four girls aged between 8 and 19 at the time of the assaults. The sentence was referred to the Attorney General Dominic Grieve after complaints that it was too lenient. On 30 July 2014, the new Attorney General, Jeremy Wright, announced that he would not be referring the sentence to the court of appeal for review "as he did not think they would find it to be unduly lenient and increase it. The sentencing judge was bound by the maximum sentence in force at the time of the offending." On 1 August 2014, the Judicial Office said that Harris had applied to appeal against his conviction and that his lawyers had lodged papers at the Court of Appeal. In October 2014, Harris was refused permission to appeal. Since his conviction there have been further reports to police regarding alleged sexual offences on young girls and women by him.
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Was for many years the face of British Paints, appearing in television and radio commercials that ended with a drum roll on a can of paint and the catchphrase: "Trust British Paints? Sure can!".
3
Inducted into the Aria Hall of fame. [July 2008]
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He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to entertainment, to charity, and to community.
5
Harris was one of the guests who performed a cover of "Stairway to Heaven" on the Australian TV series "The Money or the Gun." Performed to the tune of "Tie Me Kangaroo Down," Harris' version became a surprise hit, going to #7 on the charts. Harris' version appears on a compilation DVD of 25 versions of the song performed on the show.
6
He painted a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II as part of her 80th birthday celebrations. It was documented on BBC 1's The Queen, by Rolf.
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He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours List and the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1977 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the performing arts.
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He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to entertainment in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
9
Invented the 'wobble-board' - a musical instrument basically consisting of a large, flexible piece of wood which makes a characteristic oscillating sound when 'wobbled'. This was parodied by The Kinks on their 1969 song 'Australia', which features a wobble-board solo.
10
He and Alwen have a daughter, Bindi Harris (born 10 March 1964). She is named after the town of Bindi Bindi in Western Australia where the Harrises found Bindi stone, a type of fossilised asbestos.
Has now lived in Britain since 1952: he has had numerous television shows since 1953 when he got an audition drawing cartoons on TV show "Jigsaw", based on his expertise as both a popular singer and a cartoonist. Queensland, Australia, in 1982 - where he sang Australia.
13
He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1989 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to the community as an entertainer.
14
Rolf Harris was a star performer at the Opening Ceremony of the XIIth British Commonwealth Games, which were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, in 1982 - where Rolf Harris sang 'Waltzing Matilda' and also a restructured form of his best-selling hit: 'Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport'.
15
It was in his capacity as singer/artist, that he was 'targeted' in "The Goodies" episode: 'Scatty Safari' - where there was a 'plague of Rolf Harrises' - all of them singing and painting!
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Has now lived in Britain for many years, where he has had his own television series since 1954, based on his expertise as both a popular singer and an artist.
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Studied at the University of Western Australia.
Trademarks
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Trademark
1
Goatee beard and glasses
Quotes
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Quote
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People say "Are you going to retire?" To me that sort of equates with lying down and dying. When you're doing something you love to do, why would you stop?
2
I don't quite know what the reason for critics' existence is really. They seem to sit there and try and think of something snide to say about something which is fairly popular, so if it's popular they think it can't be any good.
3
I don't mind how they [people] see me as long as they see me.
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[on his longevity] Try and spread a lot of love and affection around the world. The most important thing is not to 'con' the public. Be real.
5
It's essential that you make eye contact with your audience. You've got to know what's happening out there. If you make eye contact with just one person, everybody in the place, by some indefinable magic, is sure that you're talking to them personally.
6
I can't bear the thought of having everything in an exhibition being the same, I hate it when I go into a gallery and the paintings are all identical, with the same subject but from slightly different angles.
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I like to slosh on paint to kill the white of the canvas with a bit of turpentine. Then I start with a blur which looks something like the subject and I gradually refine it.
8
I draw the line at filth and crude language. It seems to be an excuse for not being funny.
9
I hope that maybe I am on this planet to try and spread a bit of love and affection and to try and help people to warm toward their fellow man instead of all this destruction and misery
10
The most wonderful magic is watching someone doing a drawing in front of your eyes and that's why drawing and painting on TV is wonderful - it's always a total mystery, and the training I have had in fine art, I have been able to use that.
11
Can you tell what it is yet?
Pictures
Won Awards
Won awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
Award shared with
2012
Academy Fellowship
BAFTA Awards
BAFTA Television
2008
ARIA Music Award
ARIA Music Awards
Hall of Fame
Nominated Awards
Nominated awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
Award shared with
2002
RTS Television Award
Royal Television Society, UK
Best Presenter
Rolf on Art (2001)
Filmography
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Run for Your Wife
2012
Busker
The Fruit Cases
2011
TV Movie
Captain Straw
Olive the Ostrich
2011
TV Series
Narrator
The Little Convict
1979
The Storyteller / Grandpa
Man from Interpol
1960
TV Series
Grady
Crash Drive
1959
Bart
Web of Suspicion
1959
Ben
Hancock's Half Hour
1959
TV Series
Sailor / Australian Barman
The Vise
1958-1959
TV Series
Airport Clerk / Harry
Jim Whittington and His Sealion
1956
TV Movie
The Demon King
You Lucky People
1955
Pvt. Proudfoot
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Last Cab to Darwin
2015
writer: "Court of King Caractacus"
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
2013
Documentary writer: "Sun-A-Rise"
Angela and Friends
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009
Bran Nue Dae
2009
performer: "Six White Boomers" / writer: "Six White Boomers"
Australia
2008
performer: "Waltzing Matilda", "You Ride Your Way, I'll Ride Mine"
Richard & Judy
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2006 writer - 1 episode, 2006
Sokkotanssi
1999
writer: "Katso kenguru loikkaa Tie Me Kangaroo Down"
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers
1998
Video documentary writer: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport"
Night Fever
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1997 writer - 1 episode, 1997
Idiot Box
1996
arranger: "The Overlander"
Denton
1994
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Tracking Down Maggie: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Thatcher
1994
Documentary performer: "Two Little Boys"
The Money or the Gun: Stairways to Heaven
1992
Video performer: "Stairway to Heaven"
Kids Can Say No
1985
Documentary short performer: "My Body" - uncredited
The Little Convict
1979
lyrics: "Man of the Iron Gang" / writer: "Jake the Peg", "Sunarise"
The Muppet Show
1978
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Frost on Sunday
1970
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Skippy
1968
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Australia
2008
musician: wobble board
Wake in Fright
1971
music adviser - uncredited
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rolf Harris Show
1971
TV Series writer
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rolf on Welsh Art
2011
TV Series documentary producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Swingin' Time
1963-1964
TV Series
Himself - Host
To Tell the Truth
1963
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1963
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Network
1963
TV Series
Himself - Performer
The Andy Stewart Show
1963
TV Series
Himself
Musical Box
1959
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
Spotlight
1959
TV Series
Himself - Performer
Studio E
1957
TV Series
Himself
Whirligig
1955-1956
TV Series
Himself - Artist (Willoughby Drawing Board)
Small Time
1955
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
Playbox
1955
TV Series
Himself
It's a Great Life
1954
TV Series
Himself
Show Case
1954
TV Series
Himself
The Christmas Number One Story
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Rolf's Animal Clinic
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
Rolf on Welsh Art
2011-2012
TV Series documentary
Himself
This Morning
2004-2012
TV Series
Himself
Rolf Paints... The Diamond Jubilee
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Host
The Diamond Jubilee Concert
2012
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
The Unforgettable Rod Hull
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Piers Morgan's Life Stories
2011
TV Series
Himself
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2011
TV Series
Himself
The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby
2011
Video
Himself
Arena
2010-2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
Jamie's Dream School
2011
TV Series
Himself
20 to 1
2006-2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Magicians
2011
TV Series
Himself
Loose Women
2009-2011
TV Series
Himself
My Family
2010
TV Series
Himself
The 5 O'Clock Show
2010
TV Series
Himself
Glastonbury 2010
2010
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Breakfast
2004-2010
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Artist / Himself - Musician
The 7PM Project
2009
TV Series
Himself
The Paul O'Grady Show
2005-2009
TV Series
Himself
Raiders of the Lost Archive
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself
Channel 4 News
2009
TV Series
Himself
Have I Got News for You
2009
TV Series
Himself - Guest Presenter
The One Show
2009
TV Series
Himself
Mark Lawson Talks to...
2008
TV Series
Himself
Mornings with Kerri-Anne
2008
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Rolf on Art
2001-2007
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Presenter
Rolf on Beatrix Potter
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Chelsea Flower Show
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Perfect Night In
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Legends
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Star Portraits with Rolf Harris
2004-2007
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
Richard & Judy
2006
TV Series
Himself
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2006
TV Series
Himself
The Queen by Rolf
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Return of the Goodies
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Today with Des and Mel
2003-2005
TV Series
Himself
Enough Rope with Andrew Denton
2005
TV Series
Himself
The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2004
2004
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Showbusiness Personality of the Year
'Animal Hospital': The Big Story
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Presenter
Rolf's Merry Christmas
2001
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
Animal Hospital
1994-2001
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
Amazing World of Animals
1998-2001
TV Series
Himself
Top Ten
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
2000 Today
1999
TV Movie
Himself
Dad
1999
TV Series
Himself
Don't Stop Me Now
1999
TV Movie
Himself
An Audience with Cliff Richard
1999
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Sounds of 69
1999
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Animal People
1999
TV Series documentary
Narrator
Goodnight Sweetheart
1998
TV Series
Himself
Pantoland
1997
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Light Lunch
1997
TV Series
Himself
Shooting Stars
1997
TV Series
Himself
Auntie's TV Favourites
1997
TV Series
Himself
Brass Eye
1997
TV Series
Himself
An Audience with Bruce Forsyth
1997
TV Movie
Himself
Night Fever
1997
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
National Television Awards
1996
TV Special
Himself
The Mrs. Merton Show
1995
TV Series
Himself
Noel's House Party
1995
TV Series
Himself
The Beatles: All Together Now
1995
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Frost Programme
1995
TV Series
Himself
Waltzing Matilda: The Song That Shaped a Nation
1995
Video documentary
Himself - Entertainer
Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game
1994
TV Series
Himself
The Word
1993
TV Series
Himself
Phil Cool
1992
TV Series
Himself
Surprise Surprise!
1992
TV Series
Himself
KYTV
1992
TV Series
Himself
The Money or the Gun: Stairways to Heaven
1992
Video
Himself
I'm Not a Dentist But I Recognise This...
1990
Short
Himself
Rolf Meets Bugs Bunny & Friends in Hollywood
1990
TV Movie
Himself
Rolf's Cartoon Club
1989-1990
TV Series
Himself
Motormouth
1990
TV Series
Himself
Slimer Won't Do That! The Making of 'The Real Ghostbusters'