Gandalf the Grey cannot ... Potter franchise featured either actors Richard Harris or Michael Gambon as the beloved Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, when the prequels were ...

He used to read them to me and then seeing him play Dumbledore ... the same as when I was five years old and we’d be playing Lord of the Rings, and I’d be like, “you’re Gandalf and I ...

John Lithgow has done everything from Broadway shows to The Crown, where he won an Emmy for his role as Winston Churchill.

John Lithgow confirmed as Professor Dumbledore for HBO's Harry Potter reboot ... Studios Leavesden, the same location as the original movies. The first season of the show is set to be released ...

"You know, Dumbledore, he's kind of this nuclear weapon ... it’s a wonderful way to grow old as an actor," added Lithgow, before quipping, "I mean, the alternative is to just be hauled out ...

One of the biggest mysteries around them is what some may call the favoritism shown to Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen) compared to the four other wizards. None of them got to go to the Undying Lands as ...

John Lithgow doesn’t seem to be losing any sleep over landing the iconic role of Professor Albus Dumbledore in the upcoming ... with his Potter reading, the actor said he was just “halfway ...

A third posted: “I love John Lithgow. Absolutely bananas they're not hiring a British actor to play Dumbledore.” ...

In a recent podcast appearance, the Conclave actor, 79, opened up about the ... Lithgow doesn’t foresee it as being “hard”. “Dumbledore is kind of the nuclear weapon,” he said.

The Emmy-winning actor appeared on the latest episode of Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett's SmartLess podcast to chat about joining HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series as Albus Dumbledore, ...