After Richard Harris, who played Dumbledore, passed away following ‘The Chamber of Secrets,’ Michael Gambon took on the role.
Sir Michael Gambon, who played Albus Dumbledore in most of the Harry Potter movies, has passed away at the age of 82. His family confirmed to the Associated Press that he died from pneumonia. His family, including his wife Anne and son Fergus, were with him in the hospital when he peacefully passed away.
Gambon, who was given the title of “Sir” for his contributions to acting in 1998, took over the role of Hogwarts’ headmaster from Richard Harris. Harris passed away in August 2002 from Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Gambon became the headmaster starting with the third movie, even though he hadn’t read the popular and now somewhat controversial book series.
He began his acting career in Irish theater, first appearing in a play called Othello in Dublin. His big breakthrough came in 1963 when he starred in Hamlet, the first play produced by the National Theatre Company. This production was directed by Laurence Olivier.
In his impressive career, he won the Laurence Olivier Award three times and received two Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards. Later on, he became well-known in British TV and movies, earning four British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards. However, it was his role in Harry Potter that made him famous worldwide.
He leaves behind his wife Anne, his son Fergus, and two other sons, Tom and Will, whom he had with Philippa Hart.
SOURCE: PARADE