Before Harry Potter, the veteran actor made his mark in stage dramas, satirical comedies and crime films.
Michael Gambon's career was incredibly varied as he left his mark on stage, TV and film.abc.net.au/news/michael-gambon-dumbledore-asked-calmly-harry-potter-ali-g/102916154Harry Potter fans around the world are putting their wands up in memory of veteran actor Michael Gambon, who died on Thursday age 82.
In 1963, Gambon was recruited as the first ensemble of National Theatre actors alongside soon-to-be British acting greats, including future Harry Potter co-star Maggie Smith. It's so wide-spanning that you could recognise Gambon as a stoic dramatic actor or a silly comedian, depending on which decade you were born in.His pre-turn of the century highlights a breakout into TV with the lead role in 1986's The Singing Detective, in which he played a writer suffering from a debilitating skin condition whose imagination provided the only escape from his pain.
Of course, if you missed him in everything else, Harry Potter fans recognise Gambon as Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
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