Global Courant
Michael Gambon, the Irish actor who played the wizard Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film saga, died this Thursday from pneumonia at the age of 82.
“We are devastated to announce the loss of Michael Gambon,” said a statement from his publicist Clair Dobbs on behalf of his wife Anne Miller and son Fergus.
“Beloved husband and father, Michael died peacefully in hospital, accompanied by his wife Anne and son Fergus, following pneumonia. Michael was 82 years old,” he said.
Gambon, who was born in a Dublin suburb, was a well-known theater actor in London, where he appeared in works by William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett, Alan Ayckbourn and Harold Pinter, among others.
He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London and joined the Unity Theater Company in King’s Cross. He rose to fame in 1974 when he appeared in Alan Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquest.
At the same time, he also launched a career in television and film, playing President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson in “Road to War.” This earned him a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie.
His recent filmography includes films such as Gosford Park (2001), The Actors (2003), Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), The Good Shepherd (dir. Robert De Niro, 2006) and The Good Night (2007). find ) stand out. , The King’s Speech (2010), Quartet (2012), King of Thieves (2018) or Judy (2019).
However, he reached his peak after playing the role of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter saga. There he had to replace Richard Harris, who played the wizard in the first two films (The Sorcerer’s Stone and The Chamber of Secrets).
