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Harrison Richard Young (March 13, 1930 – July 3, 2005) was an American character actor. He is known for playing the elderly Ryan in Saving Private Ryan.
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Harrison Young | |
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Born | Harrison Richard Young March 13, 1930 Port Huron, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | July 3, 2005 75) | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1976, 1991–2005 |
Born in 1930 in Port Huron, Harrison briefly served in the United States Army during the Korean War before being discharged at the rank of second lieutenant. Beginning his acting career at the Port Huron Little Theater, he moved to New York in 1973 and went on to play the lead role in the play Short Eyes (1974) in Broadway.[1][2]
Young gained recognition for his role as the elderly Private James Ryan in Steven Spielberg's war epic Saving Private Ryan (1998).[3] Having starred in over 100 films and television episodes, Young's other credits include Passions, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses.
Harrison and his wife Denise had three daughters.[4] He died on July 3, 2005 in Los Angeles at the age of 75 and was buried at Woodland Cemetery in Port Huron.[1][2]