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Smith, who played Professor McGonagall in the fantasy franchise, died at age 89 on Friday, Sept. 27, while Gambon died on the same date in 2023 at age 82 TCD/Prod.DB/Alamy Stock Photo Maggie Smith ...
Professor Minerva McGonagall is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. McGonagall is a professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry , where she is also the head of Gryffindor House and the deputy headmistress under Albus Dumbledore .
William McGonagall's parents, Charles and Margaret, were Irish. His Irish surname is a variation on Mag Congail, a popular name in County Donegal. [3] [4] Throughout his adult life he claimed to have been born in Edinburgh, giving his year of birth variously as 1825 [1] or 1830, [5] but his entry in the 1841 Census gives his place of birth, like his parents', as "Ireland". [6]
Several stars of the "Harry Potter" films have died, including Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, and most recently, Maggie Smith, who played McGonagall.
From 2001 to 2011, Smith played Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film series. Smith and Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid, had been requested for the film by author J. K. Rowling. [70] Smith reunited with Radcliffe, who played the titular role of Harry Potter. Smith appeared in seven of the eight films. [71] [72]
Dame Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall in the "Harry Potter" film franchise. Her big break came in 1956 with "New Faces" on Broadway. Her 1958 performance in the British crime movie "Nowhere to ...
Maggie Smith, the stern Professor McGonagall in the "Harry Potter" movie franchise and the tart-tongued Dowager Countess on "Downton Abbey," has died, her publicist told The Associated Press.
John Cairney (16 February 1930 – 6 September 2023) was a Scottish stage, film and television actor who found fame through his one-man shows on Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Service, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and William McGonagall.