Heston + Harris

Heston didn't mention anything about it in his autobiography. I doubt there's any truth to this, as Heston is known to be one of the nicest actors ever to have worked in Hollywood.

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Senta Berger was telling a few stories about Heston and Harris's relationship on the DVD documentary, including something about their trying to get bigger boots so one could be taller than the other (correct me if I'm mis-remembering the quote).

Interesting quotes posted elsewhere in this thread. I think Heston, in his later autobiography, was more complimentary towards Harris than the quote mentioned further up the thread, though I don't recall his exact words. Harris was a notoriously "difficult" actor to work with so it wouldn't surprise me, though most of the other Dundee actors couldn't say enough good things about Heston. See R.G. Armstrong and L.Q. Jones' comments on the docu in particular - some members of the supporting cast were going to walk off the film if Peckinpah was fired, but that probably wasn't going to affect the studio's decision - Slim Pickens and Dub Taylor could be replaced if need be. Then Heston got wind of this and offered to relinquish his salary, and it was a whole new ball game.

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Welles called Heston "Hollywood's only boy scout". Heston showed up on time with lines memorized and was upset that Harris would turn up late, and sometimes not turn up at all.

In his book "An Actor's Life" - he states Harris was ill and new to horses and Westerns which accounted for some of the strain. Heston also states he was a little impatient and less understanding than he should have been.