When was dumbledore recast

And so, he accepted the part. In , his voice could be heard as the character Opaz in the animated film Kaena: The Prophecy. The movie was also dedicated to him as he had died the previous year. He was also an accomplished musician and singer: he released several albums, and his single "MacArthur Park" reached 2 on the American Billboard Hot chart. Richard Harris married secondly the American actress Ann Turkel, who was 16 years his junior, but that marriage also ended in divorce.

He was a member of the Knights of Malta, despite his divorces, and was also knighted by Denmark in Harris died of Hodgkin's Disease in at the age of 72, about two weeks before the U. Naturally, Harris quickly changed his tune and signed up to portray the Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It turns out that Harris truly enjoyed portraying Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies. So much so that when he became ill he told David Heyman who produced all eight films not to recast him.

Naturally, Heyman and the rest of the Harry Potter cast and crew were devastated when Harris died. The producer shared that a lot of grieving had to be done before he even considered recasting the role. His portrayal became one of the actor's best-known roles, but his version of the character was drastically different than his predecessor. This threw many viewers off at first, but his prominence and longevity in the franchise won fans over.

The actor decided early on that he wouldn't try to copy Harris' performance and, instead, made Dumbledore his own. The circumstances were unfortunate, but Gambon stepped up in a time of need and gave the beloved book character a special on-screen counterpart.

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