Bill Harris (journalist)

Bill Harris (1943 - September 5, 2019) was a Hollywood broadcast journalist known for being co-host with Rex Reed the syndicated program At the Movies.

Harris had two sisters. He attended Claremont High School.

Harris was one of the first reporters for Entertainment Tonight. He was head writer/reviewer on Rona Barrett's segments for the Today show and Good Morning America. He began his career as a writer on The Ralph Story Morning Show on KABC-TV in Los Angeles. He went on to review movies for the syndicated show PM Magazine. He did celebrity interviews for Showtime that ran alongside movies airing on that channel. He wrote for the Victor Awards and the Mrs. America and Mrs. World pageants. He started hosting At the Movies with Rex Reed after the departure of Siskel and Ebert. The two were described as having "no chemistry" and Harris only worked for the program from 1986 through 1988.

Harris was nominated for two Emmy Awards for items he was executive producer on. His nominations were for Outstanding Informational Series category for the A&E Biography series (1996) and Outstanding Classic Music-Dance Program category for POPS Goes The Fourth! (2003).

Harris collected checks written out by famous people as a hobby. His collections included checks from Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and Marvin Gaye.

He was with his partner Gregg Barnette for 43 years. The two of them regularly performed in "Lagunatics", a theatrical fundraiser and satirical look at Laguna Beach.

Harris died of cancer at the City of Hope hospital in Los Angeles on September 5, 2019.