The noted (and sexy) actor/director Ed Harris (check him out all naked and hairy here) will receive the 2009 Mayor's Career Achievement Award for Acting at the 32nd Starz Denver Film Festival (SDFF), Nov. 12-22, 2009. Harris will be presented with one of the festival's most prestigious awards following a clips program featuring highlights from his distinguished, on-screen career on Friday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. at the King Center for Performing Arts. Following the screening and award presentation, Robert Knott, an actor, writer and producer, will host an onstage conversation with Harris to facilitate a question and answer session with the audience. Knott co-wrote and produced "Appaloosa," co-written with and starring Harris, and appeared with Harris in "Pollock."
"We are honored to present the 2009 Mayor's Career Achievement Award to the talented and prolific actor Ed Harris," said Ron Henderson, SDFF Founder and Senior Program Advisor, "His long and impressive career is marked by all the right stuff: dedication, versatility, integrity, keen instinct, and courage."
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Golden Globe, SAG winner and four-time Academy Award nominee, Harris has starred in more than 50 films since his career began 30 years ago. Harris is well known for his performances in such films as "Appaloosa," "Sweet Dreams," "Places in the Heart," "Jackknife," "The Firm," "Flash of Green," "Beethoven," "The Rock," "The Right Stuff," "Enemy at the Gates," "The Abyss," "Glengarry Glen Ross," "Apollo 13," "Pollock," "A Beautiful Mind," "The Hours" and "The Truman Show." Harris recently completed filming "The Way Back," with co-star Colin Farrell, for writer-director Peter Weir and is currently filming "What's Wrong With Virginia" with Jennifer Connelly for writer-director Dustin Lance Black.
One of his most recent films, "Touching Home," will screen during the 2009 SDFF on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15. "Touching Home," based on a true story, is about a homeless father (played by Harris) struggling to make amends with his twin sons (played by the directors) as they pursue careers professional baseball. The film's directors and writers, Logan Miller and Noah Miller, will attend Big Night and walk the red carpet the same night at Harris.
