2023-09-28 20:56:11
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published yesterday at 1:49 p.m., Updated yesterday at 8:56 p.m.
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The Irish actor died at the age of 82, his family announced in a press release.
British actor and television personality Michael Gambonwho played the character of Dumbledore in the cinema Harry Potter died at the age of 82, his family announced Thursday, September 28.
In his fifty-year career, he won five Baftas and played the headmaster of the wizarding school in Harry Potter. “Beloved husband and father, Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus at his bedside, following pneumonia», According to the press release from his family.
If he achieved international fame late in the cinema through numerous supporting roles in the films of Tim Burton, Michael Mann or Robert Altman and, of course, by playing the mentor of the young wizard, Michael Gambon especially shone in the theater in Ireland and England where he has performed for around sixty years. His first appearance on stage was in a production ofOthello in Dublin in 1962.
Michael Gambon in his role as Dumbledore. Copyright Warner Bros. France
The actor then performed numerous times on the stage of the National Theater, in a repertoire ranging from the great classics to 20th century works. He was knighted for his contribution to entertainment in 1998.
In 2015, he had to give up the stage due to memory problems, while continuing his career in cinema and television. He will notably play the main role from the Serie A place to take adaptation of a dark and social novel by JK Rowling, far from the style of the Harry Potter adventures.
On the big screen, in addition to his role as Dumbledore, he has starred in numerous American and British productions, such as Sleepy Hollow with Johnny Depp in 1999, Layer Cake with Daniel Craig in 2004, or even State reasons alongside Matt Damon in 2006.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar paid tribute to him, welcoming “a wonderful actor». «Whether he was playing in Beckett, Dennis Potter or Harry Potter, he gave his all to each performance», he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
For British audiences, Gambon also played Commissioner Maigret in the English adaptation of the adventures of the French policeman on ITV. He also gave his name to a bend on the circuit of the automobile show Top Gear, which he had negotiated in spectacular fashion, narrowly missing an accident. The former presenter of the show, Jeremy Clarkson, greeted a man on the social networkextremely fun” and one “amazing guest».
Michael Gambon was also Commissioner Maigret in the English adaptation of the adventures of the French policeman on the ITV channel. / Bridgeman Images
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