Dean Harris, a renowned British actor, was born on December 30, 1946, in Erith, Kent, England, United Kingdom. He embarked on his acting career in 1966, initially performing with leading repertory companies in the UK and touring the United Kingdom, Canada, and Zimbabwe.
Throughout his extensive career, Harris has appeared in over 50 television comedies and dramas, sharing the screen with notable actors such as Peter Cushing, Jack Warner, Dennis Waterman, Judi Dench, Jasper Carrot, Robert Powell, John Thaw, James Bolam, Tom Conti, Adam Faith, David Jason, Warren Clarke, Anthony Andrews, Eric Sykes, Michael Kitchen, Larry Lamb, and Bill Paterson.
One of his notable roles was in the BBC children's television comedy series, "Bad Boyes," where he played the character of naive Mr. Boyes. He also appeared in the environmental series, "Earth Warp," as the character of Mr. Belcher.
Harris has also had significant roles in adult-oriented series, including "Blood Money," where his character, Sgt. Quirk, was taken and given his own espionage series, "Cold Warrior." He has also appeared in the BBC series "The Fourth Arm" as the best safe cracker in business and in the series "Howards' Way" as the animal rights militant, Curtis Jaeger.
In addition to his television work, Harris has made appearances in various other shows, including "Z-Cars," "Softly, Softly," "Bergerac," "Blake's 7," "Casualty," "Coronation Street," "EastEnders," "Shoestring," "London's Burning," "Drop the Dead Donkey," "Grange Hill," "Heartbeat," "Silent Witness," "A Touch of Frost," and "The Bill," in which he played five different characters.
In his personal life, Harris was in a relationship with actress Katy Manning from 1976 to 1981, with whom he had twins Jonathan and Georgina in 1978. He later married Deborah Franklin from 1996 to 2002, with whom he had one son, Beau, and then married Karen Harris from 2006 to 2012.
