Don Harron
Canadian actor and comedian (1924–2015)
Donald Hugh Harron, was a Canadian comedian, actor, director, journalist, author, playwright, and composer. Harron is best remembered by American audiences as a member of the cast of the long-running country music series Hee Haw, on which he played his signature character of Charlie Farquharson.
“Don Harron” enters the record as canadian actor and comedian (1924–2015). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Harron, Canadian and actor can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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