Biographie
Dean Harris was born on 30 December 1946 in Erith, Kent, England. He began his acting career in 1966, spending his early years performing with leading repertory companies across the UK and touring in Canada and Zimbabwe.
He has appeared in over 50 television comedies and dramas, acting alongside notable figures such as Peter Cushing in Sherlock Holmes, Jack Warner in Dixon of Dock Green, Dennis Waterman in The Sweeney, Judi Dench in As Time Goes By, Jasper Carrot and Robert Powell in The Detectives, John Thaw in Mirch, James Bolam in Second Thoughts, Tom Conti in Old Boy Network, Adam Faith in Love Hurts, David Jason in Diamond Geezer, Warren Clarke in The Case of the Frightened Lady, Anthony Andrews in Ivanhoe, Eric Sykes in If You Go Down in the Woods Today, Michael Kitchen in Home Run, Larry Lamb in Fool's Gold, and Bill Paterson in The Interrogation of John.
Dean also featured in the BBC children's comedy series as the naive Mr. Boyes in Bad Boyes and as the polluting Mr. Belcher in Earth Warp. In adult-oriented series, he played Sgt. Quirk in Blood Money, a role that led to an espionage spin-off called Cold Warrior, starring both Michael Denison and Dean.
He was also cast as the top safecracker in the BBC series The Fourth Arm and portrayed animal rights activist Curtis Jaeger in Howards' Way.
His other television credits include appearances in Z-Cars, Softly, Softly, Bergerac, Blake's 7, Casualty, Coronation Street, EastEnders, Shoestring, London's Burning, Drop the Dead Donkey, Grange Hill, Heartbeat, Howards' Way, Silent Witness, A Touch of Frost, and five different roles in The Bill.
Dean was in a relationship with actress Katy Manning from 1976 to 1981, with whom he had twins, Jonathan and Georgina, in 1978. He was later with Deborah Franklin from 1996 to 2002, having a son named Beau. He was married to Karen Harris from 2006 to 2012.
