Albus dumbledore died during the battle of the astronomy tower. Harry potter is a britishamerican film series based on the eponymous novels by author j. When he throws himself 83 years into the past to stop a new enemy from bringing back an old one, both those truths holddespite the best efforts of strange homeless squibs, far too many kids, a longdead mentor and an. Each harry potter book was lucky enough to become a film. Hell, baby harry s first nickname is the boy who lived. Professor albus dumbledore is a minifigure based off the character of the same name from the harry potter series. The battle of hogwarts was the most brutal event in the harry potter movie franchise, and its important to remember everyone who died during the fight. From what we learned from snapes memory, dumbledore had a year to live, and because he was such a kind, loving person he didnt want to cause d. Is it true that the actor dumbledore from harry potter died. Did he have any way of watching what harry was doing in that time. However, what sets the hogwarts headmaster apart from the many other sharpwitted characters in the harry potter universe is his penchant for delivering snarky comments in the most polite fashion imaginable. Rowling has revealed her favourite fan theory about everyones favourite headteacher, professor dumbledore. In the seventh harry potter book, why didnt dumbledore or snape appear to harry as spirits.
In the book, when harry and dumbledore were in the tower and dumbledore knew draco was coming to attempt to kill him, dumbledore wordlessly immobilizes harry while hes under the invisibility cloak, probably with the petrificus totalus spell. Potter and the halfblood prince, both the book and the movie. Albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore is a fictional character in j. K rowling confirms dark harry potter fan theory about. Harry potter the death of albus dumbledore hd harry potter. His father who had been sentenced to prison for attacking three muggles died in azkaban when aberforth was young, and his mother and sister were. The infamous battle was the climax of a story told over the course of seven books which was adapted through eight movies. Harry potter movies ruined fred weasleys death one of the most emotional moments in the harry potter series is dumbledore s death. Rowling used several chapters in harry potter and the. After much searching, dumbledore eventually tracked another of voldemorts horcruxes to a cave that as a young orphan, he had once visited. He is killed by severus snape with the killing curse, avada kedavra. Please do not continue on here if you have not read harry potter and the deathly hallows. In the last part of the film series, lord voldemort kills harry potter. In harry potter and the halfblood prince, professor dumbledore was killed by snape.
David ryall dead, harry potter star was 79 variety. Albus percival wulfric dumbledore died in the 6th book. The beloved hogwarts headmaster and the one wizard voldemort was afraid of met his fate in the sixth book, but his death in the movie was very different to the one in the source material, and it actually hurt the original scene. Harry potter and the halfblood prince is a fantasy novel written by british author j. This is a list of harry potter cast members who voiced or portrayed characters appearing in the film series. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets chapter 12 text available on pottermore their loyalty is only to their owners.
Richard st john harris was born on october 1, 1930 in limerick, ireland, to a farming family, one of nine children born to mildred josephine. Dec 27, 2014 veteran british character actor david ryall, whos best known to mainstream american audiences as harry potters elphias doge, died on christmas day. Dumbledore was just one of a small handful of characters to appear in every harry potter movie. Molly and arthur weasley died seventeen years after harry potter in each others arms, in the plague begun by muggles. Dumbledore was portrayed by richard harris in the film adaptations of harry potter and the philosophers stone and harry potter and the chamber of secrets. He attended hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry between 1895 and 1902. He was the headmaster of hogwarts when harry potter was at school. W filmie bedacym spinoffem serii harry potter fantastyczne zwierzeta. A spinoff prequel series will consist of five films started with fantastic. When did each horcrux get destroyed in the harry potter. Nov 04, 2002 the irish screen veteran became known to a new generation of moviegoers with his role as professor albus dumbledore in harry potter and the sorcerers stone, the first film based on j. As he had promised, dumbledore allowed harry potter to accompany him to the cave and help destroy the horcrux. The films star daniel radcliffe as harry potter, rupert grint as ron weasley and emma watson as hermione granger. Adolescent wizardintraining harry potter returns to hogwarts for another year of schooling and learns more about the dark past of the boy who grew up.
Aug 20, 2017 for millions across the globe, the harry potter book and film series was the closest thing theyd ever come to experiencing actual magic. Sir ian mckellen refused to play dumbledore in harry. Oct 25, 2002 harris, already a renowned actor, became known to a new generation of film fans through his role as professor albus dumbledore in harry potter and the philosophers stone the first movie based on jk rowlings tales of the boy wizard. Daniel radcliffe, who portrayed the series title character, harry potter, was the icon of the film series since the release of the first film in 2001. Destroyed by albus dumbledore in harry potter and the halfblood prince. Harry potter dumbledore is not dead beyond hogwarts. Richard harris he played dumbledore for the first two harry potter films, and is generally regarded as the best of the four actors who took the role on. Robert pattinsons cedric diggory and other characters that. When harry has previously seen the study with a different headmaster he saw it with dippet and fawkes was not there then.
Why ian mckellen really rejected the role of dumbledore. Snapes betrayal and the death of dumbledore caught me completely by surprise. Daniel radcliffe, emma watson, rupert grint, brendan gleeson. Harry potter film wizardry states that ariana died in 1900, and that she was thirteen at the time. Harry daniel radcliffe and dumbledore sir michael gambon are targeted by the wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at hogwarts. Richard john harris 1 october 1930 25 october 2002 was an irish actor and singer. The harry potter movies made some changes to the biggest scenes from. Seventeen years since the first film was released, people really cant get enough of the wizarding world of harry potter. Yes, legendary wizard albus dumbledore has got style but hes also got sass to spare, as well. Hint in harry potter about dumbledores death popsugar. Set during harry potter s sixth year at hogwarts, the novel explores the past of harry s nemesis, lord voldemort, and harry s preparations for the final battle against voldemort alongside his headmaster and mentor albus dumbledore. The real reason dumbledores death was changed in the movie.
After harris death, michael gambon portrayed dumbledore for all of the remaining harry potter films. Dumbledore died at the end of the sixth film, harry potter and the half blood prince if you are asking about the actor that plays dumbledore, the first guy died after harry potter and the chamber of. Muggles guide to harry pottermajor eventsdumbledores death. When did each horcrux get destroyed in the harry potter movies. In the part half blood prince dumbledore and harry where in astronomy tower dumbledore said to harry wear the invisibilty cloak. He had just finished work on the second harry potter movie, chamber of secrets, when he became ill this summer. Why ian mckellen turned down dumbledore in harry potter. His father died in azkaban when dumbledore was young, while his mother and. They changed the characters appearance hair and robes in order to make him look different. The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of release. These pages were created to help harry potter fans cope with the shocking. Dec 17, 2015 the harry potter reread is going to see a star war tonight, which seem sort of unbelievable.
Albus dumbledore died three weeks after harry potter. Rubeus hagrid died eleven months after harry potter at the hands of giant haters. And then there will be more potter to look forward to in the year to come. Fans and theorists to this day spend time cooking up new theories. The prophecy 2003 was dedicated to him posthumously as he had voiced the character opaz before his death. Enraged, percival attacked the muggle boys killing them in the film version. Albus dumbledoreharry potter works archive of our own. The harry potter movie series did a good job in adapting j. As harry potter daniel radcliffe begins his sixth year at hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as the property of the halfblood prince and begins to learn more about lord voldemorts ralph fiennes dark past. Rowlings book series, but there were obviously some changes that had to be made either for narrative or creative reasons, and not all of these were well received. Harry battles voldemort harry potter and the goblet of fire 45 movie clip 2005 hd duration. Sir ian mckellen has said he could never have taken over the role of professor dumbledore in the harry potter films after the death of richard harris because he. He died in the sixth movie of the harry potter series. The only wizard believed to have experience and power that matches that of voldemort, and harrys friend, protector, and father.
In total, there have been 4 actors who have portrayed albus dumbledore through various films. These small details in harry potter were only understood by the true fans. The list below is sorted by film and the characters surname, as some characters have been portrayed by multiple actors. All 76 deaths in harry potter, ranked by sadness mtv. The 25 heartbreaking deaths of the harry potter series. After gladiator, harris played the supporting role of albus dumbledore in the first two of the harry potter films, and as abbe faria in kevin reynolds film adaptation of the count of monte cristo 2002. Part 2, aberforth does not explain how she died or her backstory as explained in the book. Harris portrayed the headmaster of hogwarts in the first. Alfonso cuaron, director of the third movie, considered michael gambon to play dumbledore. There was a huge amount of speculation about harry potter and the order of the phoenix, and it was wide of the mark, a spokesman is quoted as saying. This seemingly runs contrary to her age and birth year in the books, perhaps indicating another difference between her characters story in the books and the films. Actor richard harris, who starred in films such as this sporting life, and recently reprised the role of dumbledore in harry potter and the chamber of secrets, died at a london hospital following. Did dumbledore wait for him all that time, in limbo, until harry showed up. The journey of the young wizard, from a stowaway orphan.
Suddenly a magic spell expellrimas it was speled by draco malfoy, harry potter fell down. Dumbledore and voldemort duel harry potter and the order of the phoenix duration. Harry potter the death of albus dumbledore hd youtube. The death of the headmaster albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore. Apr 10, 2009 in the last 6th book deathly hallows harry and professor dumbledore go on a mission to destroy the horcruxes parts of voldemorts soul.
Over the thousands of pages of harry potter books and hours of their movie adaptations, funeral bells rang almost constantly. Dumbledore will not be explicitly gay in new harry potter movie. A seemingly minor change was the setting of snapes death in harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2, but its one that didnt appeal to fans at all. Albus dumbledore died in the sixth film, harry potter and the. Alastor moody died seven months after harry potter. Whoever was chosen for the role had to be available and dedicated to the role for the longterm. According to snapes memory which is a biased source at best it was because dumbledore asked him to. His first variation, being the yellow flesh variation, was. Although ariana is identified in harry potter and the deathly hallows.
Apr 29, 2014 the death of the headmaster albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore. For millions across the globe, the harry potter book and film series was the closest thing theyd ever come to experiencing actual magic. At his trial, harry realises that it is down to him to save his own skin. Although the funeral does not appear in the film, concept art has been made and released to the public. The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of. Feb 01, 2018 yates and rowling are taking zero steps towards actually being inclusive, but they still want all the cookies for being progressive on dumbledore s straightwashing in the new harry potter movie. Harry potter and the philosophers stone film professor. Rowling and the sixth and penultimate novel in the harry potter series. Late in his career, he acted in the oscarwinning films unforgiven and gladiator in the latter as marcus aurelius. Sir michael gambon was born in cabra, dublin, ireland, to mary hoare, a seamstress, and edward gambon, an engineer. Rowling biography for youngsters, updated edition, music from the movie. Oct, 2017 hint in harry potter about dumbledore s death this subtle hint foreshadowed dumbledore s death in the third harry potter film october, 2017 by ryan roschke.
A few actors were considered before harris acquired the role ahead of harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Sir ian mckellen refused to play dumbledore in harry potter. As part of his backstory, it is revealed that he is the founder and leader of the order of the phoenix, an organisation dedicated to fighting lord voldemort, the chief antagonist of the series. Hebe beardsall portrays ariana dumbledore in the film adaptations of harry potter and the deathly hallows. Funeral of albus dumbledore harry potter wiki fandom. Why was everybody telling harry potter that dumbledore was a bad guy in the last few books and movies. Sir richard st john harris 1 october, 1930 25 october, 2002 was an irish actor and singer, who portrayed albus dumbledore, headmaster of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, in the first two film adaptations of the harry potter books. He appeared on stage and in many films, appearing as frank machin in this sporting life, for which he was nominated for the academy award for best actor, and king arthur in the 1967 film camelot, as well as the 1981 revival of the stage musical. Michael gambon played dumbledore until the sixth movie where his character was killed.
May 16, 2017 these small details in harry potter were only understood by the true fans. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school hogwarts. After joining the national theatre, under the artistic directorship of sir laurence olivier, gambon went on to appear in a number of leading roles in plays written by alan ayckbourn. Apr 19, 2017 fans will know the famous boy wizard lost his mentor dumbledore in the sixth book and film, harry potter and the halfblood prince, but it looks like his death was predicted three stories earlier. Apr 04, 2017 mckellen was evidently approached to take over as albus dumbledore in harry potter when original star richard harris died in 2002. Albus was already weak from the potion he drank as they destroyed one of the horcruxes that had been left by regulus. Fawkes is dumbledore s possession, not a hogwarts possession. Big spoiler alert albus dumbledore found the resurrection stone in marvolos. Eleftherios tserkezis, read every book, watched every film. Potter is then seen in the spiritual world and gets to talk to dumbledore s soul. Harry potter and the halfblood prince 45 movie clip. He is later brought back to life by the resurrection stone. Hes killed by professor severus snape with the avada kedavra spell. Here are the last words spoken by harry potter characters.