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Richard Harrow
Richard Harrow is a fictional character on the television series Boardwalk Empire, played by the actor Jack Huston.
Richard was a sharpshooter in the United States Army during World War I. He was badly disfigured during the war, losing his eye, upper jaw and most of the cheekbone on the left side of his face. He has also suffered some throat damage, which causes him to speak in a low, guttural croak. Because of his appearance, Harrow wears a tin mask in public that is molded to mirror the intact right side of his face.
After the war he returned to Plover, Wisconsin where his twin sister, Emma (Katherine Waterston), cared for him while his wounds healed. Once he was able to care for himself, he left to live in Chicago.
Richard meets fellow veteran Jimmy Darmody (Michael Pitt) in an army hospital in Chicago, and they become fast friends. To prove his loyalty, Richard kills a local gangster who had disfigured a young prostitute with whom Jimmy was close. Jimmy invites Richard to stay with him and his family, and brings him on as muscle in his bootlegging outfit.
Richard accompanies Jimmy back to New Jersey, where he becomes a hitman working for Jimmy under Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi). After an attempt on Nucky by the D'Alessio brothers, Richard temporarily moves into the Thompson home where he acts as a bodyguard to Nucky, his companion Margaret Schroeder (Kelly Macdonald) and her two small children. At first Margaret and her children are frightened by Richard's appearance, but they eventually warm up to him. After a truce is made between Nucky and Arnold Rothstein to resolve their conflict, Richard, Jimmy, and Al Capone (Stephen Graham) are dispatched to assassinate the remaining D'Alessio brothers.
Richard is now established as the right-hand man on Jimmy's bootlegging crew. Jimmy and Richard have now gone into business with Charlie "Lucky" Luciano (Vincent Piazza), Meyer Lansky (Anatol Yusef), and Capone. Richard befriends Jimmy's wife Angela (Aleksa Palladino). Angela, a painter, asks Richard if she can do his portrait; he reluctantly agrees. During their session, Richard confides in Angela that he and his sister have not spoken since he left home. Richard then voluntarily removes his mask, and she paints his portrait.
Richard ventures out into a secluded forest during a Memorial Day ceremony, intending to commit suicide. As he puts a shotgun in his mouth, a stray dog runs off with his tin mask. Richard chases the dog, and finds two hunters sitting around a campfire, who convince him to keep on living.
Richard serves as Jimmy's lieutenant throughout a turf war with Nucky, and remains loyal even as they suffer serious financial losses. Richard is devastated when Angela is murdered by Manny Horvitz (William Forsythe) as revenge for an attempt by Jimmy to assassinate him over a $5,000 debt Jimmy refused to pay him, and begins to wonder if their business is worth the price they pay.
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Richard Harrow
Richard Harrow is a fictional character on the television series Boardwalk Empire, played by the actor Jack Huston.
Richard was a sharpshooter in the United States Army during World War I. He was badly disfigured during the war, losing his eye, upper jaw and most of the cheekbone on the left side of his face. He has also suffered some throat damage, which causes him to speak in a low, guttural croak. Because of his appearance, Harrow wears a tin mask in public that is molded to mirror the intact right side of his face.
After the war he returned to Plover, Wisconsin where his twin sister, Emma (Katherine Waterston), cared for him while his wounds healed. Once he was able to care for himself, he left to live in Chicago.
Richard meets fellow veteran Jimmy Darmody (Michael Pitt) in an army hospital in Chicago, and they become fast friends. To prove his loyalty, Richard kills a local gangster who had disfigured a young prostitute with whom Jimmy was close. Jimmy invites Richard to stay with him and his family, and brings him on as muscle in his bootlegging outfit.
Richard accompanies Jimmy back to New Jersey, where he becomes a hitman working for Jimmy under Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi). After an attempt on Nucky by the D'Alessio brothers, Richard temporarily moves into the Thompson home where he acts as a bodyguard to Nucky, his companion Margaret Schroeder (Kelly Macdonald) and her two small children. At first Margaret and her children are frightened by Richard's appearance, but they eventually warm up to him. After a truce is made between Nucky and Arnold Rothstein to resolve their conflict, Richard, Jimmy, and Al Capone (Stephen Graham) are dispatched to assassinate the remaining D'Alessio brothers.
Richard is now established as the right-hand man on Jimmy's bootlegging crew. Jimmy and Richard have now gone into business with Charlie "Lucky" Luciano (Vincent Piazza), Meyer Lansky (Anatol Yusef), and Capone. Richard befriends Jimmy's wife Angela (Aleksa Palladino). Angela, a painter, asks Richard if she can do his portrait; he reluctantly agrees. During their session, Richard confides in Angela that he and his sister have not spoken since he left home. Richard then voluntarily removes his mask, and she paints his portrait.
Richard ventures out into a secluded forest during a Memorial Day ceremony, intending to commit suicide. As he puts a shotgun in his mouth, a stray dog runs off with his tin mask. Richard chases the dog, and finds two hunters sitting around a campfire, who convince him to keep on living.
Richard serves as Jimmy's lieutenant throughout a turf war with Nucky, and remains loyal even as they suffer serious financial losses. Richard is devastated when Angela is murdered by Manny Horvitz (William Forsythe) as revenge for an attempt by Jimmy to assassinate him over a $5,000 debt Jimmy refused to pay him, and begins to wonder if their business is worth the price they pay.