2023-09-28 15:58:23
The Irish actor living in the United Kingdom Michael Gambonknown, among other things, for playing Albus Dumbledore in the film saga Harry Potterhas died at the age of 82 after contracting pneumoniahis family reported this Thursday.
“We are devastated to announce the loss of Michael Gambon“, indicates a statement issued by his publicist, Clair Dobbson behalf of his wife, Anne Miller, and their son Fergus.
“Beloved husband and father, Michael died peacefully in the hospital accompanied by his wife Anne and his son Fergus, after a pneumonia outbreak. “Michael was 82 years old,” the note says.
The family asks that respect your privacy and appreciate the messages of “love and support.”
Winner of four Baftas awardsGambon is known for his extensive career spanning more than five decades in television, film, radio and theater.
In recent years he became popular among young audiences by playing the school principal. Hogwarts Albus Dumbledorein six of the eight Harry Potter moviesthe character created by the British writer JK Rowling.
He embodied the great magician, identifiable by his long beardbetween 2004 and 2011, after replacing the deceased Richard Harris.
“To a well-organized mind, death is nothing more than the next great adventure.”
Rest in peace Michael Gambon, our eternal Albus Dumbledore /* pic.twitter.com/V7PNLgXPe8
— Harry Potter™▕⃝⃤ ⚯ ͛ (@Harry_Potter_TM) September 28, 2023
a legwho lived on the outskirts of London, is known in the United Kingdom for playing the French detective Jules Maigret in the series “Maigret” on the ITV channel and for starring in the BBC public channel series “The Singing Detective” (He singing detective).
Born on October 29, 1940 in DublinGambon made his debut on stage in a production of “Othello” at the Gates Theater in the Irish capital, and, once in England, he was part, with Laurence Olivierfrom the founding team of the National Theater in London.
Some of his film roles were period films, such as “The King’s Speech” (The King’s Speech) 2010, “Gosford Park” from 2001 and “Victoria & Abdul” (Queen Victoria and Abdul) in 2017.
In 1998, Michael Gambon was appointed “caballeroby the queen Isabel II for his contribution to the world of entertainment, which gave him the “Sir” treatment.
This is how they remember him on social networks
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“Have no mercy on the dead, Harry. Have pity on the living and, above all, on those who live without love.”
Albus Dumbledore.
pic.twitter.com/6lqBgzo6Um— Alerta News 24 (@AlertNews24) September 28, 2023
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