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Dumbledore is portrayed by Richard Harris in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Following Harris' death in October 2002, Michael Gambon was cast in the role. He plays Dumbledore in six Harry Potter films, which were released from 2004 to 2011.
Gambon reprised the role of Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), which was released in November 2005 in the United Kingdom and the United States. [36] He returned to the role again in the fifth film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and the sixth film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009).
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 ...
“Harry Potter” actor Daniel Radcliffe honored his late co-star Michael Gambon in an emotional statement in which he called Gambon “one of the most brilliant, effortless actors I’ve ever ...
Maggie Smith’s heartbreaking death coincidentally comes exactly one year after the passing of her Harry Potter co-star Michael Gambon. The Irish actor, who starred as Professor Dumbledore, died ...
Gambon took over the role of Dumbledore, ... He succeeded Richard Harris, who played Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films, before his death in 2002 at age 72.
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 ...
Dumbledore's predecessor as headmaster when Tom Riddle and Rubeus Hagrid were pupils. Albus Dumbledore: Transfiguration; Defence Against the Dark Arts; Deputy Headmaster; Headmaster; The Headmaster of Hogwarts since a few decades before the creation of The Order of the Phoenix. He was awarded many titles, most of which were removed by Minister ...