Michael Gambon dead | Harry Potter and acting icon dies, aged 82
Acting legend Sir Michael Gambon has died peacefully in hospital, in a statement released by his family.
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Acting legend Sir Michael Gambon has died peacefully in hospital, in a statement released by his family.
The ‘Great Gambon’ gave the world a succession of memorable characters: ‘Children stop me for Dumbledore, posh people for Beckett,’ he said
Sir Michael Gambon, who has died aged 82, enjoyed a 60-year film career that millions of young fans would argue peaked when he played Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series.
Actor Sir Michael Gambon - best known by Harry Potter fans for his role as Albus Dumbledore but who also starred in Layer Cake and Maigret - died after contracting pneumonia, his family have said in a statement
Sir Michael Gambon, who had an acting career that took him from Laurence Olivier’s nascent National Theatre to screen roles in the Harry Potter films, has died at the age of 82.