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He played Albus Dumbledore, Hogwarts' headmaster in the third instalment of J. K. Rowling's franchise, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), taking over the role after the death of Richard Harris in 2002; Harris had also played Maigret on television four years before Gambon took that role. [35]
Before Michael Gambon took over the role, Albus Dumbledore was played by Richard Harris. ... The actor died at the age of 50 in 2014 after going missing on a hike in Death Valley, California. ...
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 ...
LONDON (Reuters) -British-Irish actor Michael Gambon, best known to global audiences for playing the wise professor Albus Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" movie franchise and whose career was ...
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.
The actor, known for playing Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter, died peacefully in hospital following a bout of pneumonia, his family said. ... The Irish actor, who played Dumbledore, was knighted ...
The actor died on Wednesday following “a bout of pneumonia," his publicist, Clair Dobbs, said Thursday. ... The role of the much loved Professor Dumbledore was initially played by another Irish ...
The lead role of "Bull" McCabe was to be played by former Abbey Theatre actor Ray McAnally. When McAnally died suddenly on 15 June 1989, Harris was offered the McCabe role. The Field was released in 1990 and earned Harris his second Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He lost to Jeremy Irons for Reversal of Fortune.