British-Irish actor Michael Gambon who was known as Albus Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" movie franchise died aged 82 on Thursday. PA Media reported citing a family statement that he died peacefully in hospital.
In the early 1960s, Gambon began his acting on the stage and later moved into TV and film. His notable film roles include a psychotic mob leader in Peter Greenaway's "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover" in 1989 and the elderly King George V in Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech" in 2010.
However, his best-known role was as Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" franchise. He took over from the third instalment in the eight-movie series after he replaced the late Richard Harris in 2004.
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Michael John Gambon was born on October 19, 1940, in Dublin. He left school at the age of 15 to begin an engineering apprenticeship and by 21 he was fully qualified. However, he was also part of an amateur theatre group and always knew he would act, he told The Herald newspaper in 2004.
In 2015, Gambon retired from the stage after suffering long-term memory problems, however continued to act on screen until 2019.
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