29 September 2023 - Actor Michael Gambon dies aged 82
Sir Michael Gambon, Harry Potter Actor, Dies Aged 82
Daniel Welsh (The Huffington Post, 28/09/2023)
Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon has died at the age of 82.
A statement on behalf of the four-time Bafta winner’s family was released by his publicist on Thursday, which confirmed he had died “following a bout of pneumonia”, surrounded by his family.
'Naughty but very funny' - stars remember Dumbledore actor Gambon
(BBC News, 28/09/2023)
Many - if not most - of us have a sense of Michael Gambon the actor, thanks to his sparkling film and TV appearances through the decades. This afternoon, we got some additional glimpses into Gambon the man.
Michael Gambon achieved an incredible amount before he put his stamp on Harry Potter
Velvet Winter (ABC News, 29/09/2023)
Those born during the Harry Potter craze of the early 2000s would better recognise Gambon as Professor Albus Dumbledore, with flowing wizard robes and long, white beard.
Michael Gambon graced cinema and made every cameo a star turn
Peter Bradshaw (The Guardian, 28/09/2023)
Of all the classic generation of British and Irish actors who found they had a new lease of world-fame due to recurring roles in the Harry Potter movie franchise, perhaps the most iconic was Michael Gambon, who took over the role of the mysterious, snowy-haired Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore when Richard Harris died in 2002. It put him in charge of the school and at the head of the Hogwarts high table in Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Goblet of Fire (2005), Order of the Phoenix (2007), Half-Blood Prince (2009) and Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2 (2010-11).