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Michael Gambon dead at 82: How the actor made Dumbledore his own
For a generation, Michael Gambon defined one character in particular: Professor Albus Dumbledore.
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Forget Gandalf and Dumbledore: Patrick Stewart on why he makes the best big-screen wizard
Patrick Stewart is finally playing a wizard.
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'Harry Potter': Ian McKellen Reveals the Personal Reason He Turned Down Dumbledore Role
Ian McKellen is a beloved pop-culture figure known for playing Gandalf and Magneto, but he almost had a three-peat with the role of Harry Potter headmaster, Dumbledore. On BBC2’s HardTalk, he explained he was offered the part for the third film, after the original Dumbledore, Richard Harris, died in 2002.