Noel Harrison

Noel Harrison earns my admiration for refusing to be defined by any single arena. He competed for Britain as an Olympic alpine skier in the 1950s, then reinvented himself as an actor and singer, scoring a top-10 hit with The Windmills of Your Mind in 1968. Being the son of Rex Harrison could have trapped him in a famous shadow, yet he carved a distinct, eclectic path of his own. I am drawn to people who chase excellence across unrelated fields rather than settling into one. His voice on that song endures, and so, for me, does the spirit behind it.

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Name (English)

Noel Harrison

Name (Japanese)

ノエル・ハリソン

Reading

のえる・はりそん

Born

January 29, 1934 – October 20, 2013

Origin

Kensington, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / singer / alpine skier / film actor / recording artist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

University

Radley College

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel%20Harrison
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q532915

Tags

• actor
• singer
• alpine skier

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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