Cedric diggory potterpedia, the harry potter wiki fandom. He was tall, thin and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt. Dumbledore refuses to take any action against draco, and instead tells harry that he already knows more about what is happening than harry does. Evidently, his describing of the character as dumblebore suggests that his image of the character was a generic wise old man. I think tom felton is also a great actor and was brilliant as malfoy, especially in. The harry potter film series features albus dumbledore, played by richard harris and michael gambon. Mcgonagalls and hagrids movie appearances are spoton for me, as well as dumbledore s in the first two movies. Albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore is a fictional character in j. Dumbledore will return for fantastic beasts sequel, david. The first actor to portray dumbledore on screen was the beloved richard harris. Dumbledore revealed that he knew of dracos mission and of the attempts on his life with the opal necklace and poisoned mead, but allowed him to remain in hogwarts for knowing voldemort would kill him if he was exposed and expelled. When dumbledore spoke, however, his voice was quite steady. He was trained under laurence olivier and started his long work on stage in the national theatre.
The actor said he prefers not to read books before appearing in their screen adaptations, as it stops him feeling disappointed about what gets. Dumbledore was portrayed by richard harris in the film adaptations of harry. Cedric diggory is portrayed by an unknown actor in the film adaptation of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. Dracos sidekick crabbe was replaced by the character of zabini blaize in the slytherin students gang. Harry potters most magical character is dumbledore books the. Over the thousands of pages of harry potter books and hours of their movie adaptations, funeral bells rang almost constantly. His comingofage exploits were the subject of seven enormously popular novels 19972007, which were adapted into eight films 200111. Descriptions of dumbledore, hagrid and harry potter.
Dumbledore has been parodied in several sketches and animated series. Why ian mckellen really rejected the role of dumbledore. Richard harris as dumbledore, was most like the dumbledore in the books, whereas gambon just came across as a grumpy old man. Richard harris says he turned down his starring role in harry potter and the philosophers stone three times.
Cedrics death is the first death harry witnesses in the book series. Its unlikely the harry potter cast realized just how big the j. Except for some of the characters that arent described in the books, such as neville. To harrys intense embarrassment, he suddenly realized that dumbledore s bright blue eyes looked rather watery, and stared hastily at his own knee.
A breakdown of albus dumbledores greatest moments in j. If thats not a colour befitting the nations best wizard, i dont know what is. Professor albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore, o. Actors are professional performers who portray a given character in a dramatic production on stage or in motion pictures. The dumblewar throughout all seven harry potter books dumbledore is the wise, smart and. Mckellen explains that he made his decision because harris thoroughly disliked him, and found mckellen as well as actors derek jacobi and. Why is albus dumbledore of the harry potter movies so different. Michael gambon is a very talented and likeable actor. Albus dumbledore in harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Dumbledore founded the order of the phoenix, a group of wizards dedicated to fighting voldemort. 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 he played an aristocrat captured by american indians in a man. Dumbledore also stars in neil cicierega s potter puppet pals.
For the most part, the actors in the movies, even though they are great actors, dont match my headcanons of the characters appearances. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban who do you. He was tall, thin and very old, judging by the silver of. Why ian mckellen really rejected the role of dumbledore vanity. Favourite actorss performance in the harry potter series. Harry potter the protagonist of the novel, who turns seventeen during the course of the book. The hogwarts headmaster was originally played by irish actor richard harris. Albus dumbledore withdrawing harrys name from the goblet of fire however, unknown to anybody, a day before moody was set to arrive at hogwarts, he was overpowered by death eaters barty crouch, jr and peter pettigrew. In the film adaptations of philosophers stone 2001 and chamber of secrets 2002, dumbledore was played by richard harris, who was expected to play dumbledore throughout the series. In the harry potter films, we loved seeing the different interpretations of how we imagined the characters on the page. Okay so lets look at how the character was portrayed in the books. Famously the actor playing dumbledore changed after the.
Rowling revealed the answer in 2007, but what does it mean for harry potter canon. Harry potter solomons guide to the magical world of harry potter. References within any book area will only relate to that particular book, and should appear in sequence the link underlined words goes to the first mention within. He looks like dumbledore, and i could imagine dumbledore in the books being irish. In the book, the cliff is described as a place where young tom riddle once used magic to terrorize his fellow orphans while on a field trip, hence the place has special meaning to him. He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak which swept the ground and highheeled, buckled boots. To me richard harris will always be albus dumbledore for he portrayed him as we perceived him in the books. It is dumbledore whom harry relies on in some of his darkest moments, from the beginning of the books, when dumbledore arrives at harrys aunt and uncles home in little whinging, surrey, to the end, when harry is struck by a killing curse and dumbledore appears to. What is the significance of the location kings cross when harry potter meets.
Sir michael john gambon cbe born 19 october 1940 is a britishirish actor who has worked in theatre, television, and film. It was a sad day for his family, friends and the wizarding world when mr. Dumbledore s character and accomplishments come under attack throughout the course of the book. Its harris versus gambon the dumblewar throughout all seven harry potter books dumbledore is the wise, smart and powerful wizard everyone looks up to and feels safe around. Richard harris was what i pictured dumbledore as when i read the books and he was such a great actor he could have pulled of the more intense parts easily. Speaking at a round table for the first movie, which arrives on november 18, he said, in the second movie dumbledore. Sir michael gambon was born in cabra, dublin, ireland, to mary hoare, a seamstress, and edward gambon, an engineer. What qualities make professor dumbledore a great teacher. Two actors took on the role of dumbledore, and both looked pretty close to the headmasters description in the book.
Sir michael gambon has never read harry potter telegraph. There is no picture of it in the book, implying that dumbledore learned of the place from the orphanage staff or its students. Strict rules harry potter actors had to follow youtube. He is also known as the great gambon as dubbed by actor ralph richardson. We get the sense that hes almost too cool to be headmaster of hogwarts hes a genius of einstein proportion. Harry potter, fictional character, a boy wizard created by british author j. Harry potter and the halfblood prince 2009 trivia imdb. Ian mckellen as dumbledore 10 actors who were almost.
The duel began when voldemort entered the ministry, to find out if the prophecy was destroyed and to try once again to kill harry potter, who had been chasing. Dumbledores models for the students how magic can be used for good in the world. Which characters have been recast in the harry potter films. While we readers first meet him as the wise, sorrowful figure who says harry must be left with the dursleys for his own good, harry first learns about dumbledore through his biography on a. After harry saves wormtails life in the third book he worries hell have. As the same character being played by two different actors in different films. Even though the term actor is basically used to refer to a male performer, it is becoming increasingly common to use it as a gender neutral term. Fawkes the phoenix let out a low, soft, musical cry. Richard harris turned down harry potter three times film. Though movie dumbledore as portrayed by both richard harris and michael gambon had halfmoon glasses and long hair with a long beard, he 1 did not have light eyes, 2 didnt have a crooked nose, and 3 had more of a white beard than silver. An impressive number of bigname actors were considered for the role of albus dumbledore in the harry potter film series based on the novels by j. A critical discussion of professor dumbledore as a moral leader and ideal in the harry potter series. Dumbledore offered draco protection, and promised to hide draco and his mother where voldemort would never find.
Duel in the ministry atrium harry potter wiki fandom. Lisa therese olsen a thesis presented to the department of literature, area studies and european languages the university of oslo in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the master of arts degree. Dumbledore will make his return in the fantastic beasts sequel credit. Richard john harris 1 october 1930 25 october 2002 was an irish actor and singer. The duel in the atrium of the ministry of magic was a critical duel fought between albus dumbledore and lord voldemort in the atrium of the ministry of magic at the end of the battle of the department of mysteries in june of 1996. The elderly actor apparently wanted to decline the role because he knew that his health was in decline, but he accepted when his 11yearold granddaughter said that she would never speak to him again if he turned down the chance to play the great wizard. Why does dumbledoor change appearance in the harry potter.
An indepth look at hermione as described in the harry potter books vs. Harry potter characters albus dumbledore project happychild. Severus description in the book says he had greasy black hair and a hooked nose. Harry is a courageous and determined young wizard who has decided not to return to hogwarts school, instead pursuing a quest that dumbledore left him to find and destroy. The ethics of albus dumbledore universitetet i oslo.
Dumbledore opened his mouth to speak and then closed it again. He only took the role of albus dumbledore, headmaster of. I shall miss his friendship more than i can say, but my loss is as nothing compared to the wizarding worlds. Harry potter book character descriptions versus how they looked in. Though two different actors have portrayed dumbledore first richard harris, then michael gambon after harriss death, mckellen was also offered the role of the hogwarts headmaster. Dumbledore is described as the most powerful good wizard in this book and, as result, hes basically the exact opposite of the evil voldemort. Its time to talk about how the recast dumbledore was literally the worst. All 76 deaths in harry potter, ranked by sadness mtv. Michael gambon came off as a mean and uncaring dumbledore which ruined the character for me in the later movies. The pupils receive a list of the main characters, with a few quotations from the book in which the character descriptions can be found. Do you imagine the characters by the book descriptions or. In the simpsons episode the hawhawed couple, lisa asks homer to read her angelica button book.
Richard harris, who played dumbledore in sorcerers stone and chamber of secrets. Its time to talk about how the recast dumbledore was. Albus dumbledore appears in some episodes of robot chicken. In this first book of the series, we see him as a friendly, but distant authority figure. An indepth look at hermione as described in the harry. Severus snape the man who killed dumbledore, and a professor at hogwarts, who later becomes headmaster.