Actor Michael Gambon, best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in most of the "Harry Potter" films, has died at age 82 of "pneumonia," a statement on behalf of his family said Thursday. PA Media news agency said. . “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sir Michael Gambon,” said a statement released through his press secretary Clair Dobbs, according to PA.
“A husband and father, Michael passed away peacefully in a sanatorium with his wife Anne and son Fergus at his bedside, following pneumonia. Michael is 82 years old.
“We ask that you appreciate our privacy during this painful time and thank you for your messages of support and love.»
Gambon is known for his extensive portfolio of work in television, film and radio, with all other notable roles being as a detective with psoriasis in the hit series 1980's "The Making a Song Detective. »
One of the key players in his field of technology, Gambon was born in Cabra, Dublin, but moved to London as a child. Big brother Growing up in an Irish immigrant community in Camden and his first job as a toolmaker's apprentice, he developed a passion for antique weapons, watches and classic vehicles that lasted a lifetime. .
“I have always been someone who is obsessed with collecting mailmen,” he told a parent interviewer in 2004.“Richard Briers collects stamps. I collect engines and guns, which are much more expensive and harder to get.
Even while studying toolmaking, Gambon studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, making his professional debut at the Gate Theater in Dublin with a production of "Othello" (1962).
He attracted the attention of actress Laurence Olivier, who hired him to join the new national theater company. Four years later, Gambon joined the masters at the Birmingham Repertory, eventually starring in his favorite Shakespearean performances.
It was not until the 1980s that Gambon became one of the main cast members of Philip Marlow's family in the 1986 British-American public drama "The Making Song Detective".»
In 1990, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire. eight years later he was made a Knight Bachelor for his services to the theatre. However, he became Hogwarts' headmaster, Dumbledore, in the "Harry Potter" film series for which Gambon is perhaps best remembered, a role he assumed after the death of Richard Harris in 2002. Total Plus, Gambon became Dumbledore for six years and eight “Harry Potter” movies.