Richard Harris who played Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter
films Chamber of Secrets and Philosophers stone, has sadly died aged 72 on the
25th November 2002.
He had been in hospital for 2 months before the actor died of Hodgkin’s
disease, a type of lymphatic cancer.
The casting crew of Harry Potter had expected Richard to be well enough to work
on the third Harry Potter film, Prisoner of Azkaban, though unfortunately he is
unable to work on this film now he has sadly died.
The great actor had been in many films. They follow here:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Gladiator (2000)
Grizzly Falls (1999)
Trojan Eddie (1997)
Smilla's Sense Of Snow (1997)
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
Silent Tongue (1994)
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
Unforgiven (1992)
Patriot Games (1992)
The Field (1990)
The Red Desert (1990)
Mack the Knife (1990)
The famous actor admitted
"I only accepted to take the place of Albus Dumbledore because my little granddaughter
said she would never speak to me again if i didnt go for it!"
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