Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in 'Harry Potter,' dies at 82
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Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in 'Harry Potter,' dies at 82. Actor Michael Gambon, who
was best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series of movies, has died. He was
82.
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"We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael
Gambon," read a statement from his publicist. "Beloved husband and
father, Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus
at his bedside, following a bout of Pneumonia."
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Gambon took over the role
of Albus Dumbledore following the death of actor Richard Harris. He bought a
different tenor to the role – one intentionally disparate from the character's
portrayal in the original books. In 2009 he told The LA Times that since he was
dealing with the screenwriter's words, he saw "no point in reading the
books."
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Gambon was born in 1940,
in Ireland. He started his acting career on stage and was hired by Laurence Olivier to join in the National Theatre's first production, Hamlet. He won multiple awards for his stage
acting, including 3 Olivier Awards.
He became a big-name
actor in Britain after starring in the 1986 BBC series The Singing Detective. That role earned him his
first of four BAFTA Awards. Gambon was knighted in 1998.
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Besides reprising his
role as Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series, he was a versatile actor
showing up in film and television roles such as Paddington, Hail, Caesar! and the BBC's adaptation of J.K.
Rowling's novel The Casual Vacancy.
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He was an admirer of
Rowling's work, but that wasn't his top priority as an actor. "I didn't do
Harry Potter because she wrote it," Gambon said in an interview. "I did it because I wanted the money."
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