Professor Albus Dumbledore was played by two actors during the Harry Potter movie series – something highly uncommon for a big film franchise. If you’re wondering ‘why did they change Dumbledore’, the ...

Michael Gambon, who has died aged 82, played Dumbledore in six of the eight "Harry Potter" movies. Here's how he was cast in ...

Smith, who played Professor McGonagall in the fantasy franchise, died at age 89 on Friday, Sept. 27, while Gambon died on the ...

Maggie Smith, who portrayed Professor Minerva McGonagall in the series, died Friday at the age of 89. Here's a remembrance of ...

"No thank you," Jared Harris responded when asked by The Independent if he would want to portray Dumbledore in the TV reboot ...

Jared Harris, son of Richard Harris, has no interest in playing Dumbledore in the upcoming 'Harry Potter' TV series on HBO.

Jared Harris has sparked discussion among fans with his recent comments on the upcoming Harry Potter reboot, particularly ...

On September 10, HBO launched an open casting call for the lead roles of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger in ...

Speaking to The Independent, the Sherlock (2011) and Mad Men (2009-12) star was asked if he'd be interested in playing Albus Dumbledore – a role previously helmed by his father, the late great ...

However, one actor who does not want the opportunity to play the new Dumbledore is, ironically enough, his son, actor Jared Harris !

He was already Sirius Black in the Warner Bros. Harry Potter movies, but now Gary Oldman has put his name in the goblet to ...

The Bafta winner is the son of Richard Harris, who played Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter movies, until his death in 2002. With the Harry Potter stories about to ...