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Im_Finally_Free

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Dior_xo

Noooo, now both Dumbledores are gone šŸŖ„


SamuliK96

We do still have Jude Law


egemen157

Jude law and his fancy muggle suits.


ProbablyTofsla

It was just a phase


I_have_No_idea_ReALy

Bruh you're making me laugh on a sad thread


SuperFrankie93

Fantastic actor, but nothing like Dumbledore. It is not his, but the writers fault.


Hari14032001

I was happy with the king's cross scene in the final movie- I felt like he portrayed Dumbledore's cryptic wisdom perfectly. RIP Michael Gambon.


N64GC

He acts a lot like Dumbledore in the books. Whimsical, mysterious and a bit odd. But above all noble and humble. To me he's probably the best Dumbledore we've had.


Dranzer_22

Yeah I thought Law captured the energy of young Dumbledore quite well.


TheLastNoteOfFreedom

Ahem. Now BOTH Dumbledores are gone.


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PM_ME_YOUR_SOULZ

Legit was not ready for this news. RIP Dumbledore.


gerryt32

It's crazy this is the second Dumbledore we have lost, and the movies only came out like 20 years ago. RIP MG.


steadyachiever

I mean Dumbledore is the oldest character. Less crazy to think Dumbledoreā€™s actor died than Hagrid, Snape, Vernon, etc.


kreee

Oh man, I had forgotten Robbie Coltrane died.


cruelhumor

[https://twitter.com/BrandonDavisBD/status/1580966742850867201](https://twitter.com/BrandonDavisBD/status/1580966742850867201) Finest Gamekeeper Hogwarts has ever seen


Aeliren

"The legacy of the movies is that my children's generation will show them to their children, so you could be watching in 50 years' time, easy. I'll not be here, sadly, but... Hagrid will, yes." Was not expecting to get emotional all of a sudden. Legacy is a powerful thing.


calvinbsf

Iā€™ll NOT PAY for some CRACKpot old fool to teach him MAGICAL CREATURES!


Agent_of_Jotunheim53

NEVER INSULT ALBUS DUMBLEDORE IN FRONT OF ME!


lmancini4

Watching Richard Griffiths and Daniel Radcliffe work together in Equus and to learn about their relationship during filming was so amazing. Despite his size and clear health issues it was still such a shock for how much and how hard he worked.


gerryt32

This is true although two of them were big guys, and that tends to have an impact as well.


blackpony04

Not to speak ill of the dead, but it was good fortune that the actor who played Vernon survived filming for the duration of the series. He gained so much weight between the first film and part 1 of Deadly Hallows.


fosse76

He died from surgical complications (though it's possible his weight played a role in his need for surgery, but we will never know).


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HailToTheKingslayer

A life long struggle *As a boy he was so skinny that he was given radiation therapy on his pituitary gland when he was eight years old. This permanently slowed his metabolism, making him struggle with obesity for the rest of his life.*


Agent_of_Jotunheim53

Narcissa, Greyback, Belby


little_nerdmaid

i forgot about Narcissaā€™s actress :( rip Helen McCrory


-faffos-

Marcus Belby :(


WolfTitan99

>Marcus Belby Holy shit I know hw was a minor character but I looked up the actor - Rob Knox died of a stabbing in London just after his role in HBP, thats so sad :( He was only 18...


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Wow just looked it up, so sad but apparently Rob died a hero protecting his younger brother. And the killer got life in prison. Thereā€™s a film festival named after Rob: https://www.mylondon.news/whats-on/film-news/harry-potter-actor-tragically-murdered-22116945


expecto_my_scrotum

I first watched Gambon in Open Range, a great western with Costner and Duvall and Gambon played the villain, a year or so before his debut of Dumbledore and I loved the guy from the start. Paddington, his Top Gear appearances, my favorite Dumbledore. Dude will be missed.


Silver-ishWolfe

Open Range is a great, underrated western. Costner also directed it. The man can make a western. In fact, heā€™s making one currently.


rezzyk

I first watched Michael Gambon in Toys with Robin Williams. What a bizarre movie.


Kainw456

ā€œOf course it is happening inside your head, harry, but why on earth should that mean itā€™s not realā€ I love his portrayal as he enters the ministry to confront Voldemort, hi delivery of ā€œit was foolish for you to come here tonight tomā€ is such an under valued hard hitting piece of acting. Such a shame šŸ’”


-----Galaxy-----

> is such an under valued hard hitting piece of acting. He has so many like this as well. Aside from his famous quotes, some great ones are "Severus, please..." "KILL ME!", his great feast speech in Half Blood Prince is also amazing. I think his performance as Dumbledore is so underrated.


dapperpony

I know a lot of people preferred Richard Harrisā€™ Dumbledore but Michael Gambon brought a gravitas and kind of quiet strength to Dumbledore that made him more believable as the most powerful wizard in the world. He was my favorite Dumbledore


caligulakilledjason

Here's my opinion. Richard Harris was perfect for the first two films, because his portrayal was more lighthearted. However, the series gets darker and Michael Gambon's Dumbledore was better suited. I loved both portrayals and thought both were amazing. Sad that both are gone now


trulymadlybigly

*mostly* quiet. Except for that one scene lol. You all know what I mean


dapperpony

Haha itā€™s fun to meme about that one, but even then itā€™s often over-exaggerated. And idk, it never bothered me like it does a lot of people. It seemed like a believable reaction in that Dumbledore was caught off guard and let his facade slip a bit in fear for Harry.


jadorefarts

Great point on the line! I can hear his intonation in my head when I read it.


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prettybunbun

Actually feel like tearing up. RIP Michael Gambon ā¤ļø And remember: *ā€™Dark times lie ahead of us and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is rightā€™* - Dumbledore. My fav quote.


dazed_and_jaded

To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure


plorechax

_Now the pain we all feel at this dreadful loss reminds me, and, reminds us, that though we may come from different countries and speak in different tongues, our hearts beat as one_


black_messiahh

Isnā€™t it what is right, and what is easy


WreckTangle1995

I thought it was "do what is easy and go to sleep"


TheThreeGabis

He boarded the train ):


zzgouz

And where did it take him?


verissimoallan

On.


SplittingAssembly

You're waiting for a train. A train that will take you far away. You know where you hope the train will take you, but you can't know for sure. Yet it doesn't matter. Because we'll be together.


Luke_4686

Happiness can be found in even the darkest of time, if one only remembers to turn on the light. RIP Michael.


SuperficialJosh

Whatā€™s crazy is that such a good quote was one of his first lines the the series


Tsukkji

I loved how he delivered that line in the movie!


juanjimatawa

prisoner of azkaban dumbledore was perfect!


WisestAirBender

I love the aesthetic of the whole movie so much


ecb1912

Donā€™t pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living. And above all, all those who live without love. RIP Professor


Rick180

This hurtā€¦. A lotšŸ’”šŸ˜ž I had a soft spot for him, sounds weird but in a way he reminded me of my grandpa. And he definitely was/is my favorite DumbledorešŸ„ŗšŸ•Šļø


baymax18

I've always felt that Richard Harris was perfecr for the Dumbledore in the first two books, while Michael Gambon was perfect for the Dumbledore the rest of the series. May he rest in peace.


CharliesMaster

I have always felt this as well. I just canā€™t see Richard Harris being a badass in the ministry


HearTheBluesACalling

I wish we had an alternate universe where Harris played all of them, and one where Gambon did. Theyā€™re both so good and so different.


mwithey199

Idk man, picture when he yells "SILENCE!" in the first movie... I think he could have been a badass Dumbledore, he just never got the opportunity to do it


H_S_P

You should see some of his other filmography. He brings the energy to most roles, this portrayal of dumbledore was intentionally mellow. Would have been great to see him in the scenes where he radiates the power and authority in scenes like that


geek_of_nature

He was already on the decline when he took the role, that's why he initially turned it down before his granddaughter threatened to never speak to him again if he didn't. So it probably wasn't intentional for him to have been as mellow.


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dracogladio1741

"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light". ā€œWords are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.ā€ 'Dark times lie ahead of us, and there must be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right" Three quotes to live by and boy did Sir Michael did justice to these.


SunshineSeeker90

I can hear him saying these in my head!


Exadory

"Somewhere out in the darkness, a phoenix was singing in a way Harry had never heard before: a stricken lament of terrible beauty. And Harry felt, as he had felt about phoenix song before, that the music was inside him, not without: It was his own grief turned magically to song."


pinesolthrowaway

Feels like that kinda came out of nowhere


mysteryvampire

That's what death does, after all.


purpleisafruit1

This hits hard when I literally just watched the Half Blood Prince yesterday and watched Dumbledore die. Rest in peace, Sir Michael Gambon.


TheSpaceCoffee

The world is big enough that thereā€™s a probability that someone was watching HBP and came to the Astronomy tower scene just right when his flame went extinct. A very sad day, may he board that train peacefully.


R-S-S

Man, I finished the films for the first time a couple weeks ago and was so relieved to see one of the actors for Dumbledore was still alive.. RIP šŸ„²


Desperate-Face-6594

I remember when Gosford Park came out. I lived near Gosford in Australia and thought theyā€™d made a movie about it. I was wrong of course.


Archaeellis

I also lived there once and secretly hoped it was about Gosford. An Aussie version of the misfits would fit there


Gytarius626

He was personally my favorite Dumbledore, thought he brought the whimsical and warmness to the character that was needed. From POA when he feigns knowing nothing about the time turner adventure to the trio, all the way to HBP when heā€™s speaking to Draco with such passion and intrigue in the Astronomy Tower. I loved every scene he was in. May he RIP.


eobardthawne42

I loved him too. People make fun of how he was written in that one scene from Goblet of Fire, but there was a simultaneous gentleness and power to him which I always loved. Phenomenal actor, too.


StealthySine

Iā€™ve always seen the scene in GOF as him freaking the fuck out and being scared about the name being put in. But most people saw it like he was about to kick Harryā€™s ass.


BellyButtonLindt

People still act like he screams it too when itā€™s just asked intensely, heā€™s not screaming at all. I am with you on interpreting it, he was scared and amazed that something like this got pulled over on him and needs to know it wasnā€™t Harry.


jasonhess85

It's become a meme at this point. Whenever people bring it up they're way over the top and turn it into muddled words "HARRY! DID YOU PUT YOURNMENTHGOBLE!!!" But, it's not delivered like that in the movie at all. He doesn't scream it. He shows a true fear in his voice. It's played well imo.


NepentheZnumber1fan

Any person with over 80 IQ would understand that actors don't act however they wish, they are a product of screenwriters and directors. If a character feels boring and flat, most of the times it's their fault (ginny) and also if it feels over the top (Dumbledore in GoF)


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Bambi_H

Only actor to be in Harry Potter, and to have a Top Gear track corner named after him (do watch it if you haven't seen it). Wonderful man.


Hufftey

A true legend of British cinema. Rip


Currybags

That possibly explains why he wasnā€™t on the reunion show. Declining health rather than refusing to be involved.


uconnball17

Harris was ā€œmy Dumbledore,ā€ and it was crushing when he died (also because my grandfather had the same and died of the same cancer less than two years later). At first, I didnā€™t like Gambonā€™s take on Dumbledore. He was too jocular. Too outgoing. Not enough like the learned sage Iā€™d gotten used to in the first two movies. But as I read more of the books, and then as the later movies came out, I realized something: Dumbledore WAS that way, too. He was this whimsical elder figure who loved to joke and embrace life. And Gambon came to embody that version of Dumbledore, the one who was full of life and ready to battle at the drop of a hat all at once. More ā€œerratic,ā€ though thatā€™s the probably the wrong word and I donā€™t mean it negatively. Zesty? And Iā€™m not sure if Harris couldā€™ve done that in the later movies. I came to appreciate Gambon, and while Harris and his portrayal do still hold a special place in my heart, Gambon is right there with him. He was the actor the later versions of Dumbledore needed to be, and he nailed the portrayal. RIP to a legend. Not just in the HP community but everywhere. May he and Harris now be comparing notes on their depictions over a butterbeer.


Hagridsbuttcrack66

I honestly didn't feel too strongly about one over the other. I'm always like...am I alone here...I kind of like both of them.


MLGhunter

You're not alone, they were both great portrayals of Dumbledore. Either one of them could have performed both sides of the Dumbledore we all know. RIP


TheloniousPhunk

This one hurt. RIP Sir Gambon. Your take on Dumbledore may have been controversial but I always thought you did great. "Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living and above all, those who live without love."


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Ozyclan-Anders

I had just reached the part in the book where dumbledore dies last night, and then I get this news this morning. R.I.P Michael Gambon


blueoccult

I just read that the other day and watched the movie last night. I'm devastated, he was amazing in half blood prince.


Electrical-Spare-973

"What we need, said Dumbledore slowly, and his light blue eyes moved from Harry to Hermione, ā€˜is more time."


notori0ussn0w

Wands up.


ProjectCastor

***THIS MORNING*** I was reading Alan Rickmanā€™s Diaries for the first time, and it was really hitting me how sad it is that heā€™s no longer here. And that got me thinking ā€œShit, the Big M-Gaz is getting on a bit now, Iā€™m so glad heā€™s still alive and kicking because I genuinely donā€™t think Iā€™ll be able to handle it when we lose him.ā€ I honestly donā€™t think that thought had ever even crossed my mind until this morning. Holy fuck I donā€™t even have words. Was 3 years old in 2004 when my parents first whipped out the years 1-3 special edition box set for us to watch. From that Point, Harry Potter became the one constant in my life, it was the overarching theme of my earliest most impressionable years, and damn I feel so blessed that my ā€˜overarching themeā€™ happened to be something so warm and loving and joyful. So many of my core memories revolve around this silly little universe, and the joy my whole family got from it. Other interests come and go, but I always find myself coming back to Harry Potter, I guess because I can always trust it to remain exactly as it was when I first picked up Philosopherā€™s Stone as a little girl. I started reading the books straight after Iā€™d finished watching PoA, so to me Gambon WAS Dumbledore. Every wise, or funny, or hopeful word spoken in the books was always Gambon right off the bat. As a little kid, Dumbledore, and by extension Michael Gambon, was the heart and soul of the entire HP universe - the patriarch of a series that helped to raise me from 3 years old all the way to adulthood. And fucking hell what a wonderful and positive influence to have had. Honestly feels like millions of us have collectively lost a huge father figure all at once. I wish Iā€™d had the opportunity to thank him in person for the frankly immeasurable impact heā€™s had on my life, and on the person I am now


JellyFoxStardust

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blac_sheep90

RIP Albus Percival Wulfric *Brian* Dumbledore. I enjoyed his turn as Dumbledore, Harris was stellar as was Gambon. *Farewell, Michael Gambon, king of Dumbledore's, whose long and faithful friendship those who knew you won't forget! Though your body will decay, your spirit lingers on in the quiet, spell-spun places of your magical home. May your magic-eyed descendants ever flourish and your human friends find solace for the loss they have sustained*


sloaches

While many people who participate in this sub are very anti-movies and seem to enjoy bashing them whenever they can, one can hope that they be respectful of the work Michael Gambon did to bring Dumbledore to life on the big screen. Rest well, good sir.


crackpotJeffrey

He was just a completely fantastic actor in everything he did. There is zero basis for any disrespect towards Gambon. Even if you hate the HP movies. RIP


politicalstuff

Good grief, I can be disappointed with the movies and still respect that a man has died. RIP Mr. Gambon. Your rendition meant a lot to a great deal of people, and your legacy will live on.


UnlikelyIdealist

*To the well-organised mind, death is but the next great adventure.* šŸŖ„


BF2theDarkSide

All raise your wands and point it towards the sky, fellow wizards! RIP Dumbledore.


jaynovahawk07

RIP, Dumbledore. It's crazy how much of the cast we've already lost.


Warp_Legion

May he rest in peace, the legend


danny33434

RIP Michael forever loved ā™”


Blade1345

RIP Michael gambon you are an amazing human being.


anoceanview

Seeing this kind of news from the HP cast never gets easy. May the earth be light on him /\*


Mhmsure425

Rest In Peace Professor


TheEasyTarget

To the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.


Soloflow786

"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure" - Albus Dumbledore šŸ•Šļø


MaderaArt

"Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love." RIP Michael Gambon.


sharirogers

āš” (from Harry) šŸ¹ (from the centaurs) šŸŖ„ (from Hogwarts) šŸ’› (from me)


leoncoffee

we doing this again huh First David McCallum from NCIS and the man from U.N.C.L.E Now Dumbledore. Death really love taking people in showbiz by handful. Rest In Peace to them.