Harrison Richard Young (March 13, 1930 – July 3, 2005) was an American character actor.

Born in 1930 in Port Huron, Michigan, Harrison briefly served in the United States Army during the Korean War before being discharged at the rank of second lieutenant.

[1][2] Young gained recognition for his role as the elderly Private James Ryan in Steven Spielberg's war epic Saving Private Ryan (1998).

[3] Having starred in over 100 films and television episodes, Young's other credits include Passions, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses.

[5] He died on July 3, 2005, in Los Angeles at the age of 75 and was buried at Woodland Cemetery in Port Huron.