When I was a little kid, I thought Gandalf and Dumbledore were the same person ... with Ian McKellen’s Lord of the Rings istar and Michael Gambon’s take on Hogwarts’ Headmaster.

Richard Harris was 71 when he took the role of Albus Dumbledore, while Michael Gambon was 64. J.R.R. Tolkien popularized this notion in Gandalf, the prototype of the fantasy wizard. Dungeons ...

Actors from the Harry Potter films have been paying tribute to cast member Sir Michael Gambon, who played wizarding headmaster Professor Albus Dumbledore. Sir Michael has died at the age of 82 and ...