The legendary thespian was offered the role of the iconic Hogwarts headmaster - but decided he 'couldn't do it'.

Ian McKellen has revealed why he never played Dumbledore after being offered the role in Harry Potter following Richard ...

Jared Harris has spoken about how his father, the late actor Richard Harris, was once offered the roles of two wizard characters at the same time. At such a critical moment in US history, we need ...

Harris’ middle son and fellow actor, Jared, told The Times just why his dad had turned down playing Gandalf. “Dad was offered Gandalf and Dumbledore at the same time, but he didn’t want to spend all ...

Following his death in 2002, he was replaced as Dumbledore by Michael Gambon, who took on the role ... that Richard was also offered the role of Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings ...