Sir Michael Gambon has died aged 82. The actor played Dumbledore in Harry Potter, replacing Richard Harris, and also starred in Gosford Park.
He is also known for playing French detective Jules Maigret in ITV series Maigret, and for starring in the BBC series, The Singing Detective.
Sir Michael earned four Baftas for his performances in The Singing Detective, Wives and Daughters, Longitude, and Perfect Strangers. He also received two Emmy nods for Emma and Path to War. Opening up about his iconic role in the Harry Potter series, Sir Michael said he only realised while promoting fifth movie Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince just how popular the wizarding world was.: ‘I’ve done five of these films. I turn up do my job, go home. The night before last, I got out the limo in Leicester Square, I got out to 4,000 children screaming and then suddenly I became aware of how big this thing is.
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