One of the most disturbing showbiz stories in recent memory is laid bare in a brand new Prime Video documentary, but how did disgraced TV presenter Rolf Harris pass away?16:47, 29 Jun 2026Rolf Harris: Primetime Predator has just been released on Prime Video.‌Disgraced Australian star Rolf Harris has had his disturbing story told in a two-part documentary featuring never-before-seen interviews with survivors.‌Speaking publicly about their experience of his abuse for the very first time, the new Prime Video series gives a voice to his victims over a decade after he received numerous charges of indecent assault against children and teenage girls.‌Beginning with his upbringing in Perth and rise to fame in Australia, the series peers behind the curtain to expose decades of abuse and manipulation taking place behind the scenes.A synopsis for this eye-opening new release continues: “More than a fallen celebrity story, it examines how charisma, institutional loyalty and cultural reverence allowed a predator to flourish and honours the resilience of those who refused to let his crimes be forgotten.”With one of the most shocking celebrity scandals of the 21st Century gaining further perspective, viewers will want to know more about Rolf Harris’ later years including his prison sentence and how he died.‌Is Rolf Harris still alive?No, Harris is not alive as he passed away on May 10, 2023, aged 93.He was convicted of 12 counts of indecent assault on four female victims aged between eight and 19 and was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison on July 4, 2014.‌Harris served almost three years of his sentence at HM Prison Stafford and was released on licence in 2017.One of his convictions, involving an eight-year-old fan in Portsmouth, was overturned as unsafe. His other 11 convictions were upheld despite Harris’s attempts to appeal.‌Following his release, Harris lived out the rest of his years in isolation in Bray, Berkshire, with his wife Alwen Hughes, who had Alzheimer's disease.The reclusive disgraced entertainer was known to rarely leave the house or even open the curtains, though was once ordered off the grounds of a primary school in 2019 by a headteacher who spotted him waving at children.From October 2022, Harris was understood to be suffering from neck cancer, being fed from a tube and unable to speak.‌He died at his Bray home on May 10, 2023, though his death was not confirmed until almost two weeks later, on May 23.The official cause of death listed on his birth certificate was neck cancer as well as “frailty of old age”.Article continues belowHarris was cremated at a small, private service before his death had been made public. His wife died aged 92 on August 10, 2024.Rolf Harris: Primetime Predator is available to stream on Prime Video.