Biography: Richard Benjamin Harrison Jr. (March 4, 1941 – June 25, 2018) also known by the nickname The Old Man and The Appraiser, was an American businessman and reality television personality, best known as the co-owner of the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, as featured on the History channel series Pawn Stars. Harrison was the co-owner of the pawn shop with his son Rick Harrison. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Benjamin Harrison, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.