Rolf Harris net worth is
$19 Million
Rolf Harris Wiki Biography
Rolf Harris, (born 30 March 1930) is an Australian entertainer. He is a musician, singer-songwriter, composer, painter, and former television personality. He has lived in the UK for more than five decades, and resided in Bray, Berkshire.Harris, who was born and grew up in Perth, Western Australia, was a champion swimmer before studying art. In 1952, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he started to draw animations for television programmes. Harris soon afterwards began a musical career, initially singing and playing the piano accordion. In 1957, he wrote "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport", which later became a Top 10 hit in Australia, the UK, and the United States. While performing in Canada, he introduced a longstanding, popular routine around his song "Jake the Peg". Harris has often used unusual instruments in his performances: he plays the didgeridoo; is credited with the invention of the wobble board (a rhythmic percussion instrument); and is associated with the Stylophone, a small electronic keyboard instrument.During the 1960s and 1970s, Harris became a popular television personality in Britain, later presenting shows including Rolf's Cartoon Club, Animal Hospital, and various programmes about serious art. In 2005, he painted an official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II that was the subject of a special episode of Rolf on Art.On 29 August 2013, Harris was charged with six counts of indecent assault relating to a girl aged between 15 and 16 from 1980 to 1981, and three counts of indecent assault relating to a girl aged 14 in 1986. He denied any wrongdoing, and his trial began on 6 May 2014. On 30 June 2014, Harris was found guilty on twelve charges of indecent assault between 1969 and 1986, on four victims aged between 8 and 19 at the time, and was sentenced to a total of five years and nine months in prison. In July 2014, he was imprisoned in HM Prison Bullingdon. Following his conviction, Harris was stripped of many of the honours which he had been awarded during his career.
| Net Worth | $19 Million |
| Date Of Birth | March 30, 1930 |
| Place Of Birth | Bassendean, Western Australia, Australia |
| Height | 5' 10½" (1.79 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack, Writer |
| Spouse | Alwen Hughes |
| Children | Bindi Nicholls |
| IMDB | |
| # | Trademark |
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| 1 | Goatee beard and glasses |
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| 1 | People say "Are you going to retire?" To me that sort of equates with lying down and dying. When you're doing something you love to do, why would you stop? |
| 2 | I don't quite know what the reason for critics' existence is really. They seem to sit there and try and think of something snide to say about something which is fairly popular, so if it's popular they think it can't be any good. |
| 3 | I don't mind how they [people] see me as long as they see me. |
| 4 | [on his longevity] Try and spread a lot of love and affection around the world. The most important thing is not to 'con' the public. Be real. |
| 5 | It's essential that you make eye contact with your audience. You've got to know what's happening out there. If you make eye contact with just one person, everybody in the place, by some indefinable magic, is sure that you're talking to them personally. |
| 6 | I can't bear the thought of having everything in an exhibition being the same, I hate it when I go into a gallery and the paintings are all identical, with the same subject but from slightly different angles. |
| 7 | I like to slosh on paint to kill the white of the canvas with a bit of turpentine. Then I start with a blur which looks something like the subject and I gradually refine it. |
| 8 | I draw the line at filth and crude language. It seems to be an excuse for not being funny. |
| 9 | I hope that maybe I am on this planet to try and spread a bit of love and affection and to try and help people to warm toward their fellow man instead of all this destruction and misery |
| 10 | The most wonderful magic is watching someone doing a drawing in front of your eyes and that's why drawing and painting on TV is wonderful - it's always a total mystery, and the training I have had in fine art, I have been able to use that. |
| 11 | Can you tell what it is yet? |
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| 1 | In June 2014 he was found guilty of (and in July 2014 he was sentenced to 5 years and 9 months) 12 historic indecent assaults against four girls aged between 8 and 19 at the time of the assaults. The sentence was referred to the Attorney General Dominic Grieve after complaints that it was too lenient. On 30 July 2014, the new Attorney General, Jeremy Wright, announced that he would not be referring the sentence to the court of appeal for review "as he did not think they would find it to be unduly lenient and increase it. The sentencing judge was bound by the maximum sentence in force at the time of the offending." On 1 August 2014, the Judicial Office said that Harris had applied to appeal against his conviction and that his lawyers had lodged papers at the Court of Appeal. In October 2014, Harris was refused permission to appeal. Since his conviction there have been further reports to police regarding alleged sexual offences on young girls and women by him. |
| 2 | Was for many years the face of British Paints, appearing in television and radio commercials that ended with a drum roll on a can of paint and the catchphrase: "Trust British Paints? Sure can!". |
| 3 | Inducted into the Aria Hall of fame. [July 2008] |
| 4 | He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to entertainment, to charity, and to community. |
| 5 | Harris was one of the guests who performed a cover of "Stairway to Heaven" on the Australian TV series "The Money or the Gun." Performed to the tune of "Tie Me Kangaroo Down," Harris' version became a surprise hit, going to #7 on the charts. Harris' version appears on a compilation DVD of 25 versions of the song performed on the show. |
| 6 | He painted a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II as part of her 80th birthday celebrations. It was documented on BBC 1's The Queen, by Rolf. |
| 7 | He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours List and the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1977 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the performing arts. |
| 8 | He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to entertainment in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours List. |
| 9 | Invented the 'wobble-board' - a musical instrument basically consisting of a large, flexible piece of wood which makes a characteristic oscillating sound when 'wobbled'. This was parodied by The Kinks on their 1969 song 'Australia', which features a wobble-board solo. |
| 10 | He and Alwen have a daughter, Bindi Harris (born 10 March 1964). She is named after the town of Bindi Bindi in Western Australia where the Harrises found Bindi stone, a type of fossilised asbestos. |
| 11 | Named after writer Rolf Boldrewood. |
| 12 | Has now lived in Britain since 1952: he has had numerous television shows since 1953 when he got an audition drawing cartoons on TV show "Jigsaw", based on his expertise as both a popular singer and a cartoonist. Queensland, Australia, in 1982 - where he sang Australia. |
| 13 | He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1989 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to the community as an entertainer. |
| 14 | Rolf Harris was a star performer at the Opening Ceremony of the XIIth British Commonwealth Games, which were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, in 1982 - where Rolf Harris sang 'Waltzing Matilda' and also a restructured form of his best-selling hit: 'Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport'. |
| 15 | It was in his capacity as singer/artist, that he was 'targeted' in "The Goodies" episode: 'Scatty Safari' - where there was a 'plague of Rolf Harrises' - all of them singing and painting! |
| 16 | Has now lived in Britain for many years, where he has had his own television series since 1954, based on his expertise as both a popular singer and an artist. |
| 17 | Studied at the University of Western Australia. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Run for Your Wife | 2012 | | Busker |
| The Fruit Cases | 2011 | TV Movie | Captain Straw |
| Olive the Ostrich | 2011 | TV Series | Narrator |
| The Little Convict | 1979 | | The Storyteller / Grandpa |
| Man from Interpol | 1960 | TV Series | Grady |
| Crash Drive | 1959 | | Bart |
| Web of Suspicion | 1959 | | Ben |
| Hancock's Half Hour | 1959 | TV Series | Sailor / Australian Barman |
| The Vise | 1958-1959 | TV Series | Airport Clerk / Harry |
| Jim Whittington and His Sealion | 1956 | TV Movie | The Demon King |
| You Lucky People | 1955 | | Pvt. Proudfoot |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Last Cab to Darwin | 2015 | writer: "Court of King Caractacus" | |
| Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon | 2013 | Documentary writer: "Sun-A-Rise" | |
| Angela and Friends | | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009 | |
| Bran Nue Dae | 2009 | performer: "Six White Boomers" / writer: "Six White Boomers" | |
| Australia | 2008 | performer: "Waltzing Matilda", "You Ride Your Way, I'll Ride Mine" | |
| Richard & Judy | | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2006 writer - 1 episode, 2006 | |
| Sokkotanssi | 1999 | writer: "Katso kenguru loikkaa Tie Me Kangaroo Down" | |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers | 1998 | Video documentary writer: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" | |
| Night Fever | | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1997 writer - 1 episode, 1997 | |
| Idiot Box | 1996 | arranger: "The Overlander" | |
| Denton | 1994 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Tracking Down Maggie: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Thatcher | 1994 | Documentary performer: "Two Little Boys" | |
| The Money or the Gun: Stairways to Heaven | 1992 | Video performer: "Stairway to Heaven" | |
| Kids Can Say No | 1985 | Documentary short performer: "My Body" - uncredited | |
| The Little Convict | 1979 | lyrics: "Man of the Iron Gang" / writer: "Jake the Peg", "Sunarise" | |
| The Muppet Show | 1978 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Frost on Sunday | 1970 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Skippy | 1968 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| To Tell the Truth | | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1963 writer - 1 episode, 1963 | |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Australia | 2008 | musician: wobble board | |
| Wake in Fright | 1971 | music adviser - uncredited | |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Rolf Harris Show | 1971 | TV Series writer | |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Rolf on Welsh Art | 2011 | TV Series documentary producer | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Light Lunch | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Shooting Stars | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Auntie's TV Favourites | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Brass Eye | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| An Audience with Bruce Forsyth | 1997 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Night Fever | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| National Television Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Mrs. Merton Show | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Noel's House Party | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Beatles: All Together Now | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| This Is Your Life | 1971-1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The Frost Programme | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Waltzing Matilda: The Song That Shaped a Nation | 1995 | Video documentary | Himself - Entertainer |
| Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Word | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Phil Cool | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Surprise Surprise! | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| KYTV | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Money or the Gun: Stairways to Heaven | 1992 | Video | Himself |
| I'm Not a Dentist But I Recognise This... | 1990 | Short | Himself |
| Rolf Meets Bugs Bunny & Friends in Hollywood | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Rolf's Cartoon Club | 1989-1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Motormouth | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Slimer Won't Do That! The Making of 'The Real Ghostbusters' | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Rolf's Indian Walkabout | 1990 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| On the Waterfront | 1988-1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Night of Comic Relief 2 | 1989 | TV Special | Himself |
| One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| Treasure Hunt | 1988 | TV Series | Himself - Contestant |
| Rolf's Walkabout Twenty Years Down the Track | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Wogan | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
| Blankety Blank | 1979-1986 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Keith Harris Show | 1986 | TV Series | Himself |
| Beyond the Scare | 1986 | Video documentary short | Himself - Presenter |
| Highway | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| No 73 | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| Kids Can Say No | 1985 | Documentary short | Himself - Presenter |
| On Safari | 1984 | TV Series | Himself |
| Olympic Gala | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Guest |
| Aussie Assault | 1984 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Saturday Superstore | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rolf Harris Water Safety | 1982 | Video documentary short | Himself - Presenter |
| An Audience with Dudley Moore | 1981 | TV Movie | Himself - Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Rolf at Christmas | 1981 | TV Short | Himself |
| Rolf's Here! - OK? | 1981 | TV Series | Himself - Presenter |
| Summertime Special | 1981 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Performer |
| Music Round | 1978-1981 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| The Alan Thicke Show | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| Punchlines! | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| Horas doradas | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rolf Harris's Cartoon Time | 1979 | TV Series | Himself - Presenter |
| Seaside Special | 1975-1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Rolf Harris Show | 1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| Star Games | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| Star Turn | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Alan Hamel Show | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Rolf Harris Show | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| The David Nixon Show | 1974-1977 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Rolf on Saturday OK? | 1977 | TV Series | Himself - Presenter |
| The Basil Brush Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Shirley Bassey Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Squares | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Norman Gunston Show | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Stars on Sunday | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Golden Shot | 1970-1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| Scotch Corner | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| Quick on the Draw | 1974 | TV Series | Himself - Host (1975-1977) |
| The Val Doonican Show | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Whose Baby? | 1973 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Goal of the League | 1973 | Documentary short | Himself - Commentator |
| The 8th Wonder of the World | 1973 | Short | Himself |
| Den gyldne pil | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| Die nächsten Spiele kommen bestimmt | 1972 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| The Rolf Harris Show | 1968-1972 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Saturday Variety | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| Wildlife Spectacular | 1971 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The David Frost Show | 1969-1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rolf Harris Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself - Host-Singer |
| David Nixon's Magic Box | 1971 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| ZDF Werkstatt | 1970 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Frost on Sunday | 1970 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Top of the Pops | 1969 | TV Series | Himself - Performer 'Two Little Boys' |
| A Christmas Night with the Stars | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| Crackerjack! | 1965-1969 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Harry Secombe Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| Vera Lynn | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| Survival | 1966-1969 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Narrator / Himself - Introduction |
| Jokers Wild | 1969 | TV Series | Himself - Team Captain (1971) |
| The Liberace Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lulu's Back in Town | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dee Time | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Val Doonican Show | 1965-1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| Carnival Time | 1967 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Judge |
| Juke Box Jury | 1963-1967 | TV Series | Himself - Panellist |
| The Eurovision Song Contest | 1967 | TV Special | Himself - United Kingdom Commentator (voice) |
| David Nixon's Comedy Bandbox | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| Thank Your Lucky Stars | 1962-1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Australian Londoners | 1965 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comedy Bandbox | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| Billy Cotton Band Show | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ring-a-Ding-Ding | 1964 | TV Mini-Series | Himself - Guest Star |
| A Swingin' Time | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Hi There! It's Rolf Harris | 1964 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| To Tell the Truth | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Contestant |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Network | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Performer |
| The Andy Stewart Show | 1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| Musical Box | 1959 | TV Series | Himself - Presenter |
| Spotlight | 1959 | TV Series | Himself - Performer |
| Studio E | 1957 | TV Series | Himself |
| Whirligig | 1955-1956 | TV Series | Himself - Artist (Willoughby Drawing Board) |
| Small Time | 1955 | TV Series | Himself - Presenter |
| Playbox | 1955 | TV Series | Himself |
| It's a Great Life | 1954 | TV Series | Himself |
| Show Case | 1954 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Christmas Number One Story | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Rolf's Animal Clinic | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Rolf on Welsh Art | 2011-2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| This Morning | 2004-2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rolf Paints... The Diamond Jubilee | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| The Diamond Jubilee Concert | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The One Show | 2009-2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The Unforgettable Rod Hull | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Piers Morgan's Life Stories | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Alan Titchmarsh Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby | 2011 | Video | Himself |
| Arena | 2010-2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Jamie's Dream School | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| 20 to 1 | 2006-2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Magicians | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Loose Women | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| My Family | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 5 O'Clock Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Glastonbury 2010 | 2010 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Breakfast | 2004-2010 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Artist / Himself - Musician |
| The 7PM Project | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Paul O'Grady Show | 2005-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Raiders of the Lost Archive | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Channel 4 News | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Have I Got News for You | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Presenter |
| Mark Lawson Talks to... | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Mornings with Kerri-Anne | 2008 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Rolf on Art | 2001-2007 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Presenter |
| Rolf on Beatrix Potter | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Chelsea Flower Show | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Perfect Night In | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Legends | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Star Portraits with Rolf Harris | 2004-2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Richard & Judy | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Queen by Rolf | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Return of the Goodies | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Today with Des and Mel | 2003-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Enough Rope with Andrew Denton | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2004 | 2004 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Showbusiness Personality of the Year |
| 'Animal Hospital': The Big Story | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Rolf's Merry Christmas | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Animal Hospital | 1994-2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Amazing World of Animals | 1998-2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Top Ten | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 2000 Today | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Dad | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Don't Stop Me Now | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
| An Audience with Cliff Richard | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Sounds of 69 | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Animal People | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| Goodnight Sweetheart | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| Pantoland | 1997 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 2012 | Academy Fellowship | BAFTA Awards | | BAFTA Television |
| 2008 | ARIA Music Award | ARIA Music Awards | Hall of Fame | |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 2002 | RTS Television Award | Royal Television Society, UK | Best Presenter | Rolf on Art (2001) |
Known for movies