Education
Born in Bridgwater, Somerset, Harris studied drama at the Rose Bruford College, then went into representative, which culminated in two years with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company. He attended the Jacques Lecoq"s L"École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, Ladislav Fialka"s Pantomime Company in Prague, and was for a short time at the Moscow State Circus School.
Career
He appeared in several United Kingdom television series including Into the Labyrinth and Hey Look That"s Maine. He also built a successful career in pantomime, acting as a pantomime dame, as well being a director and writer at the Bristol Old Vic and the Theatre Royal, Bath. He lived in Portishead in North Somerset.
In 1966 he was in his first pantomime at the Salisbury Playhouse with Stephanie Cole.
From 1976 until his death, he performed his one-man comedy shows around the world. He spent nine years, up until 2000 writing, directing and starring in pantomimes for the Bristol Old Vic and since then had done the same for the Theatre Royal, Bath.
Harris died of cancer at the age of 71 on 30 April 2014. Hey Look That"s Maine - 1976-1984 Into the Labyrinth – 1982 Chasing Rainbows – A Nation and Its Music - 1986 The Chris Harris Road Show, British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Bristol.
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Membership
Harris was a regular visiting lecturer for the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and was a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He co-directed the opera Griselda for the Buxton Festival, and appeared in two productions for Dutch Television with members of the Welsh National Opera.