Rolf Harris Dead: Sex Offender and Former TV Star Was 93
variety.comK.J. Yossman Convicted sex offender and former television host Rolf Harris has died, PA reports. He was 93. PA said his death, on May 10, had been confirmed by a registrar at Maidenhead Town Hall.
The cause of death was listed as neck cancer and old age. Harris, an artist and musician, was a well-known face on British television until 2012 when he was arrested and questioned about a series of sexual assaults he was said to have carried out between 1968 and 1986.
In 2014 he was convicted and sentenced to almost six years in prison. He served only three years, after being released in 2017.
Born in Perth, Western Australia in 1930, he moved to London as an art student in the early 1950s. He quickly found a job in television, showing children how to draw cartoons before moving onto other kids shows including “Jigsaw” and “Whirligig.” His profile in the U.K.
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