Richard Harris aka Dumbledore has died

[jerseydevil]

Richard Harris, who currently plays Professor Dumbledore for the Harry Potter movies, has died. Actor Richard Harris Dies at 72 (http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Entertainment/ap20021025_1718.html)

He was a great actor. He was very good iin Camelot - I liked the version he did on Broadway better than the movie he did with Vanessa Redgrave.

I wonder now what they're going to do about the future HP movies.

[Starr Polish]

I think they are going to use his double, who looks very much like him and is a good actor. I don't know his name though.

I'm not really a big fan of the HP movies or books, so I don't know why I know this.

[durin's bane]

:eek: Oh man, that is so terrible! Richard Harris was so good at playing Dumbledore, and he made a fine deceased Roman emperor (his small role in Gladiator) I'm going to miss him! :( *sniff sniff*

[Sister Golden Hair]

You know this is the first post I have ever made in this forum. I was shocked. No one can ever sing McArthur Park like he did.:(

[Jadera]

I read the report when I saw it online at work. It was sad! My mom suggested that they'll replace him and dedicate the next movie to him. The dedication was a good idea. He was a great actor.

[Coney]

Ye gods!!

Harry Potter is gonna be this great mans Swansong?:( (apologies all you HP fans) this man was a great actor and probs the most publically satirical Irish man since P. O'Toole (he had a great interest in Private Eye Magazine, which Peter founded).

Geez this is the worst final performance since Rowel Junior starred in Mortal Kombat before he popped his clogs:(

Ach well, be some good re-runs on the telly soon of his piccy's (A Man Called Horse immediately springs to mind).

'Bless ya Richard, and we'll raise a glass to ya on the New Year;)

[jerseydevil]

Originally posted by Coney
Ye gods!!

Harry Potter is gonna be this great mans Swansong?:(

He made his granddaughter happy though by playing Dumbledore and he did make an excellent Dumbledore. Personally - I think he would have made a much better Gandalf than Ian McKellen.

[cassiopeia]

That is so sad. I heard on the radio: "The actor who plays the wizard....." and I thought they meant Ian McKellan had died. I nearly had a heart attack.

[azalea]

That's too bad. I thought I had heard he was sick, but I don't quite remember. I have Camelot. I'll have to watch it as a tribute.:)

[zavron]

poor fellow !!:( i wasn't as shocked as everybody else for i know for a fact about all the illneses he had had ( i mean he was given the last right twice ages befor he actually died) i have heard that he had contracted cancer three times and this time it was his forth. The sad thing about it is that when he found out he had the cancer again he declared that he would never give up fighting it! POOR guy this time it must have defeated him ( tear comes to eye):(

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[Khamûl]

Originally posted by jerseydevil
Personally - I think he would have made a much better Gandalf than Ian McKellen. You know, I was watching Harry Potter and I was thinking "He would make a killer Gandalf..." The world has lost a great actor.:(

[GandalfTheWhite]

i dunno about him being a better gandalf than McKellen even though im sure he would have been excellent, anyways he was a great actor R.I.P.

[cee2lee2]

He and his talent will be missed :(

[Sween]

comisirations to his friends and family

[GandalfTheWhite]

ne one have any ideas or heard any rumours on who the next dumbledore will be? i think it will be impossible to find a replacement anywhere near as good to harris

[GandalfTheWhite]

ne one have any ideas or heard any rumours on who the next dumbledore will be? i think it will be impossible to find a replacement anywhere near as good as harris

[Goldberry1]

Someone had told me that the role might be offered to Christoper Lee, who plays Saruman. I don't know if that's true though, only one of many rumors I'm sure will follow about who will be the replacement.

[Sween]

im just sad they didnt have a in memory of message at the start of the movie last night :(

[GandalfTheWhite]

it would have been nice for them to have a message, but isnt it possible that all the films had already been finished before he died?

[Draken]

Yep, sad news. I'll always remember him from "This Sporting Life", definitely the best rugby league film ever made.

Ok, just about the only rugby league film ever made, but it was still good.

[IronParrot]

Amazing actor. My favourite Harris role was of course English Bob from Unforgiven, just a classic and unforgettable Western character to whom he brought so much life... he was one of the highlights of Gladiator as Marcus Aurelius... and I thought having him play Dumbledore was an instance of perfect casting.

[galadriel88]

:( He will be greatly missed by myself and many others. My sympathies are with his family and friends, and especially with the HP cast. May he be blessed...

My local newspaper ran an article on this Friday. Some of the author's suggestions for replacements were Ian holm, Ian McKellen, Cristopher Lee, and Sean Connery, among others. I'll try to find the article and post the whole thing...

[Shadowfax]

:(

[Coney]

I was "pleased" to see that he had a private family+friends funeral........dignity and respect for a man who never saught the glamour and fame usually associated with a man of his talents.

[Amandil]

I agree, Richard Harris would have made a better Gandalf than Ian MeKellen. Maybe Ian McKellen should be the next Dumbledore, then, as Galadriel88's local newspaper suggested. A nice parity, that would be.

[BeardofPants]

Carrying on from the rumour thread (http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6615&highlight=Harry+Potter) in the Middle Earth forum that is now closed, it now turns out that Michael Gambon playing Dumbledore is being denied by Warner Brothers. What the?! :confused: So it's not Ian, and it's not Michael, then who is it??

Well, anyway, here's the Warner Bros denial of Gambon snagging the part:

http://comingsoon.net/cgi-bin/archive/fullnews.cgi?newsid1041527960,87740,

Guess it's back to rumour mongering. So who are the remaining contenders?

[Coney]

Seems that Gambon got the job afterall-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_2788000/2788225.stm

[gimli7410]

i heard christopher columbus said to him"were gonna recast u because ur cancer" and richard harris said"if u f****** recast me i will f****** kill you" feisty old fellow. i think he died about a week after he said that.
personally i dont think he would of made a better gandalf because he could barely move...no offense it happens

[Estel13]

Pretty cool that he said that. Rest In Peace, man.:( :( :( :(

[Fili]

Somebody might have already said this, but the gut who plays Gandalf in LotR might take Harris' place. Harris was a great actor, though. :(