Harrison Richard Young (March 13, 1930 – July 3, 2005) was an American character actor. He is best known for playing the elderly James Ryan in Saving Private Ryan.
Biography Born in 1930 in Port Huron, Michigan, 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.
Young gained recognition for his role as the elderly Private James Ryan in Steven Spielberg's war epic Saving Private Ryan (1998). 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. He died on July 3, 2005, in Los Angeles at the age of 75 and was buried at Woodland Cemetery in Port Huron.
Filmography
1991: Down Home (TV Series) as Lenny 1991: Reasonable Doubts (TV Series) as Drunk 1992: Waxwork II: Lost in Time as James Westbourne 1992: Guncrazy as Mr. Hickok, Howard's Dad 1992: A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (TV Movie) as Neighbor 1993: The Micronots! (TV Series) as Montgomery 1994: Marilyn, My Love 1995: ER (TV Series) as Parmelli 1996: Erotic Confessions (TV Series) as Roger Goodman, Department Store Owner 1996: Humanoids from the Deep (TV Movie) as Sergeant 1996: Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (Video) as Drifter 1996: Ned and Stacey (TV Series) as Mr. Palmer 1996: Boston Common (TV Series) as Homeless Man 1997: The Night That Never Happened as Dad 1997: Click (TV Series) as Senator Gyrgich 1997: Butterscotch (TV Series) as Smiley 1997: True Vengeance (Video) as Sam Brown 1997: Law & Order (TV Series) as Gus 1997: Melrose Place (TV Series) as Drunk 1997: The Game as Obsequious Executive 1997: Total Security (TV Series) as Waiter #1 1997: Expose as Councilman Kaye 1997: Madam Savant as County Judge 1998: Second Skin 1998: Running Woman as Old Man 1998: The Opposite of Sex as Medical Examiner 1998: How to Make the Cruelest Month as Helpful Drunk 1998: Primary Colors as Sam 1998: Champions as Senator Able 1998: Saving Private Ryan as Old James Ryan 1998: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series) as Old Man 1998: Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series) as Grandpa Ed Taylor 1999: Blast from the Past as Bum 1999: Sliders (1 episode) as Henry Nichols 1999: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV Series) as Vagrant 1999: Yonggary as Dr. Wendel Hughes 1999: Work with Me (TV Series) as Sullivan 1999: Durango Kids as Uncle Gus 1999: Witness Protection (TV Movie) as Mr. O'Connor, Cindy's Father 1999: Ugly Naked People Bob, Tour Guide 2000: Providence (TV Series) as Monroe Ellison 2000: The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle as General Foods 2000: Crocodile (Video) as Sheriff Bowman 2000: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) as Judge Cohen 2000: Starforce as Wizened Council Member 2000: The Norm Show (TV Series) as Simon 2000: The Beach Boys: An American Family (TV Mini-Series) as Buddy Wilson 2000: Blue Shark Hash as Captain Jack 2001: Passions (TV Series) as Palmer Harper 2001: The Korean War (TV Series) as President Eisenhower 2001: Red as Kidnapper 2001: The West Wing (TV Series) as Senator Grissom 2002: Sopranos S4E3 Old Doctor on commercial on TV 2002: 7th Heaven (TV Series) as Frank 2002: Bubba Ho-tep as Elvis' Roommate 2002: Demon Under Glass (Video) as James Conroy 2002: Trance as Henry Santorini 2002: Ken Park as Tate's Grandfather 2002: Hi Frank! (Chinese movie) as Frank 2003: The Lyon's Den (TV Series) as Mr. Fenderson 2003: House of 1000 Corpses as Don Willis 2003: The Last Cowboy (TV Movie) as Preacher 2003: First Watch as CIA Director 2004: Green Arrow Fan Film as Kyle Magnor 2005: One More Round as Mr. Rexosovich 2005: Inheritance as Grandfather 2005: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang as Harmony's Dad 2006: The Pleasure Drivers as John 2006: Cracking Up (TV Series) as Bob Briscoe 2008: The Flyboys as Grandpa Thomas (final film role)
References
External links
Harrison Young Memorial Page