Michael Gambon, who played wizard and headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series, has died. Award-winning British-Irish stage and film actor, whom Queen Elizabeth II. she fit the knight, he died in the hospital. He was 82 years old. Referring to the family, The Guardian reported on Thursday.
“Michael, a beloved husband and father, died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus by his side. He had pneumonia,” she specified family and asked for privacy.
A native of Dublin, he once went to London for work. He devoted himself to amateur theater and succeeded in auditioning for the Old Vic National Theater there, where he worked with the famous Laurence Olivier.
Shakespearean actor Gambon was nominated for both an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of US President Lyndon Johnson in the TV movie Road to War. He also starred in the films Gosford Park and Sleepy Hole. In 1998, he was elevated to noble status.
In the role of headmaster of the Hogwarts school of wizardry, Gambon replaced Richard Harris. He was Professor Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter books, but died of cancer in October 2002. From the stars of the original wizarding series, which was created between 2001 and 2011, Alan Rickman, who played Severus Snape, and Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid, are no longer alive.
Gambon starred in a total of six films about the sorcerer’s apprentice. “We are saddened by the news of Michael Gambon’s death. He brought great joy to Harry Potter fans around the world with his humor, kindness and dignity,” his co-star Ralph Fiennes, who played Voldemort in the series, wrote on Instagram. “He lit up every day of the shoot with his warmth and joviality. He captivated me as a child and became a role model for me in how to enjoy fun and a little eccentricity in life,” actor Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley, said on the same social network.
