When Richard Harris died in 2002, there were big shoes to fill as Albus Dumbledore, the role Harris played in the first two Harry Potter films. Now, the actor who kept the Hogwarts.
When Richard Harris died in 2002, there were big shoes to fill as Albus Dumbledore, the role Harris played in the first two Harry Potter films. Now, the actor who kept the Hogwarts headmaster alive for six more movies in the franchise has also passed on. The family of Irish-born Michael Gambon announced Thursday that the 82-year-old died in the hospital after a bout with pneumonia, reports the BBC. The actor not only won four BAFTAs over the course of his 60-year career in film, theater, TV, and radio, but he also took home three Olivier Awards for his theater work in the UK and was also nominated for two Emmys and a Tony: the former for his roles in 2002’s Path to War and 2009’s Emma, and the latter for his performance in the play Skylight.
