Michael Gambon, the Irish actor who played Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films, has died at 82.
    • @[email protected]
      6•2 years ago

      And he was so much better there than in Harry Potter too. Either he didn’t like that role or he got bad direction.

    • EchEnglish
      5•2 years ago

      Smith seriously had the best specials, and A Christmas Carol is so great. Gambon did a fantastic job in the episode.

  • Flying Squid
    11•2 years ago

    I’m not a Harry Potter fan, but he was amazing in the BBC TV series “The Singing Detective,” later turned into a very disappointing Robert Downey, Jr. film.

    EDIT: Another great performance he gave was in the miniseries “Longitude,” about clockmaker John Harrison’s amazing contribution to the world.

  • @[email protected]English
    31•2 years ago

    This is the second actor that’s died after playing dumbledore. The only conclusion is the part is cursed.

    • Flying Squid
      3•2 years ago

      It’s weird, I thought there were a ton of great performances in that movie, and yet I really didn’t like it at all. I’ve even watched it twice because I thought maybe I missed something the first time, but nope.

      He’s terrific in it though.

      • @[email protected]
        3•2 years ago

        It goes against the usual, overly romanticised trope for Country House dramas, to be much more gritty and seedy. I like it. Lots of cameos too, a real ensemble piece.

    • gregorumEnglish
      5•2 years ago

      I adore that film. It was the template for Downton Abbey, created by the writer of Gosford Park.

  • Nima
    3•2 years ago

    Rest In Peace, Prophet Varen. I will always hear your voice when I see the word “Vestige”.

    You’ll be missed.

    😔

  • @[email protected]English
    27•2 years ago

    I also fondly remember his performance in Toys (1992) with Robin Williams. Such a great actor, RIP General Zevo

    • Flying Squid
      61•2 years ago

      Honestly? Not really. He did not age well. But it was part of his charm. Why should only attractive people have lead roles?

      • @[email protected]
        13•2 years ago

        i mean is anyone that old attractive per se? he looks like a grizzled european, not necessarily bad

      • @[email protected]English
        8•2 years ago

        Didn’t age well? Bruv you should see the people in my family in their 80’s. Motherfuckers look ROUGH

        Michael looks old but not bad

      • Dark ArcEnglish
        6•2 years ago

        I mean they didn’t have to use one of him in his last few years.

          • Dark ArcEnglish
            1•2 years ago

            I mean clearly that’s not his death bed picture?

            I’ve seen plenty of obituaries that use youthful pictures or senior pictures from more flattering years.

            • @[email protected]
              1•2 years ago

              Those may be the pictures “from more flattering years”… death bed pictures tend to be creepy AF.

              (source: we recently used a more flattering picture of my mom in the obituary, you wouldn’t want to see the open casket one)

  • TWeaKEnglish
    5•2 years ago

    Pretty sure Dumbledore was not Michael Gambon’s defining work. I remember one time he did a thing where it was just him with a fixed camera and facial expressions, he actually made it work. RIP.

    • ZeroCoolOPEnglish
      3•2 years ago

      Pretty sure Dumbledore was not Michael Gambon’s defining work.

      I agree, but unfortunately these articles usually choose the most recent and/or widely known work to mention in the headline even if it may not adequately represent the best of the person’s career.