November 28, 1950
Four-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Ed Harris is frequently cast in the movies as a thoughtful tough guy, whose expressive eyes draw you in and keep you riveted. Harris was born in Tenafly, New Jersey 57 years ago. This veteran actor’s best-known early movies include The Right Stuff (1983, as astronaut John Glenn), Places in the Heart (1984, starring Sally Field) and The Abyss (1989, directed by James Cameron). He has received three nominations as a supporting actor, for Apollo 13 (1995, as flight director Gene Kranz), The Truman Show (1998, starring Jim Carrey) and The Hours (2002, with Meryl Streep). Harris also earned an Oscar nomination for best actor for his performance as painter Jackson Pollock in the 2000 film Pollock, which also marked Harris's debut as a director. His other films include Glengarry Glen Ross (1992, with Jack Lemmon), Enemy at the Gates (2001, with Jude Law) and A History of Violence (2005, starring Viggo Mortensen).
Harris is married to actress Amy Madigan, with whom he has worked many times, including in the film Pollock. Which film were they filming when they got married by a Justice of the Peace in Texas in 1984?