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Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling.For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts.
Richard Harris, who played the role of Professor Albus Dumbledore, died on 25 October 2002, causing the role to be re-cast to Michael Gambon for Prisoner of Azkaban. Heyman and Cuarón chose Gambon to portray Dumbledore, which he did for all succeeding films.
Harris was a lifelong friend of actor Peter O'Toole, and his family reportedly hoped that O'Toole would replace Harris as Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). There were, however, concerns about insuring O'Toole for the six remaining films in the series. [43] Harris was ultimately succeeded as Dumbledore by Michael ...
The Irish actor, who starred as Professor Dumbledore, died on September 27, 2023, at the age of 82. Other Harry Potter stars who have died include Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid) and Leslie ...
The actor died in 2017 at the age of 91, his family confirmed in a statement to the BBC, although they did not provide a cause of death. Robert Knox Warner Bros.
Actor Sir Michael Gambon, who brought the eccentric, benevolent wizard Dumbledore to life in numerous Harry Potter films, has died peacefully in hospital aged 82, his family has said.
In May 2005, bookmakers in the UK suspended bets on which main character would die in the book amid fears of insider knowledge. A number of high-value bets were made on the death of Albus Dumbledore, many coming from the town of Bungay where it was believed the books were being printed at
Sir Michael Gambon, who played Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight Harry Potter films died Thursday.He was 82. His family's statement, which was issued by his publicist to the ...