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Young, Harrison Richard
Passed away July 3, 2005. He was born March 13, 1930 in Port Huron, Michigan. He started his acting career at the Port Huron Little Theater moving to New York in 1973 where he had a lead in "Short Eyes" on Broadway and a lead on the soap opera "Texas". In 1982 he moved to Los Angeles and landed the role of a lifetime in "Saving Private Ryan" playing the elder Ryan.

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Published by Los Angeles Times on Aug. 9, 2005.

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Judy Cochran

November 11, 2023

Amazing gentleman in Saving Private Ryan. Matt aDamon knows what he is going to look like when he gets older. I was wondering how Steven managed to find an actor who resembles an older Matt Damon. I thought that it was a camera trick. CGI. GREAT VETERAN“s Day movie. Thank you so much Mr. Young.

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