Michael Gambon, Who Played Harry Potter’s Dumbledore, Dead at 82

Irish actor Michael Gambon, best known for playing Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight Harry Potter films, has died. He was 82.

“We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon,” the actor’s family confirmed in a statement obtained by our sister site Variety. “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 Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban following the 2002 passing of Richard Harris, who had played the beloved wizard in the first two Harry Potter films. Gambon stayed with the franchise until its conclusion with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Other notable film credits included Gosford Park, The King’s Speech, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Kingsman: The Golden Circle.

On the small screen, Gambon held many roles over his multi-decade career, including Mr. Woodhouse in BBC’s miniseries adaptation of Emma and Lyndon Johnson in the 2002 TV movie Path to War, both of which earned him Primetime Emmy nominations. He also collected four BAFTA Awards, for the TV movie Longitude (in 2001) and miniseries The Singing Detective (in 1987), Wives and Daughters (in 2000) and Perfect Strangers (in 2002). He also made appearances in HBO’s Luck, Doctor Who‘s 2010 Christmas special, BBC’s Little Women miniseries and HBO’s adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s novel The Casual Vacancy, among many more credits.

Gambon was also a prolific and celebrated stage actor, amassing more than a dozen Olivier Award nominations over the years (and wins for A Chorus of Disapproval, A View From the Bridge and Man of the Moment). In 1997, he earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play, for his work in David Hare’s Skylight.

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