Maggie Smith, Professor Minerva McGonagall, and the other 26 dead from the Harry Potter saga

Maggie Smith, Professor Minerva McGonagall, and the other 26 dead from the Harry Potter saga

With Maggie Smith, there are now 27 Harry Potter actors who have died since the beginning of the saga.

The British actress died this Friday the 27th at the age of 89, according to the British network BBC. According to the statement, Professor Minerva McGonagall, star of the Harry Potter saga, died peacefully at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, surrounded by family and close friends. His publicist also confirmed the death to the AP agency.

If Harry Potter had to be made again with the same actors, the losses would be significant. In recent years, high-ranking artists died minutes in the saga, like Alan Rickman o Robbie Coltraneand “third line” roles, but well remembered, such as that of John Hurt.

Let’s review one by one who each of them were..

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Not all deaths were reported in the media.

The dead of Harry Potter

Michael Gambon

Dates: October 19, 1940. September 27, 2023

Character: Albus Dumbledore.

Gambon played Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight films based on JK Rowling’s novels.

Robbie Coltrane

Dates: March 30, 1950 – October 14, 2022

Coltrane’s death was one of the most painful in the Potter world.

Helen McCrory

Dates: August 17, 1968 – April 16, 2021

Character: Narcissa Malfoy

Helen McCrory plays Narcissa Malfoy in the last three films.

Paul Ritter

Date: December 20, 1966 – April 5, 2021

Ritter played a small character in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Verne Troyer

Date: January 1, 1969 – April 21, 2018

Troyer appears fully characterized.

Robert Hardy

Dates: 29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017

Character: Cornelius Fudge

Robert Hardy is the former Minister of Magic.

Sam Beazley

Dates: March 29, 1916 – June 12, 2017

Character: Profesor Everard

Beazley is one of the characters that appear in the Hogwarts paintings.

John Hurt

Date: January 22, 1940-January 25, 2017

Character: Garrick Ollivander

The mythical Hurt as Ollivander, the one with the wands, an unforgettable supporting role in Harry Potter.

Hazel Douglas

Dates: November 2, 1923 – September 8, 2016

Character: Bathilda Bagshot

Hazel Douglas and her gloomy appearance in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.

Terence Bayler

Dates: January 24, 1930 – August 2, 2016

Character: The bloody baron

Terenca Bayler and a very particular character.

Alan Rickman

Date: February 21, 1946-January 14, 2016

The death that shocked Harry Potter fans the most so far.

David Ryall

Dates: January 5, 1935-December 25, 2014

Doge was a wizard member of the Order of the Phoenix.

Derek Deadman

Date: March 11, 1940 – November 22, 2014

Character: Tom from The Leaky Cauldron

Derek Deadman and his small appearance in the franchise.

Dave Legeno

Date: October 12, 1963 – July 2014

Character: Fenrir Greyback

Legeno, a sporadic villain in the saga.

Roger Lloyd Pack

Dates: February 8, 1944-January 15, 2014

Character: Barty Crouch Senior

He has a notable appearance in The Goblet of Fire.

Peter Cartwright

Dates: August 30, 1935-November 18, 2013

Catwright, another who appears little.

Richard Griffiths

Dates: July 31, 1947-March 28, 2013

Character: Vernon Dursley

The actor played Harry Potter’s evil Muggle uncle.

Eric Sykes

Dates: May 4, 1923 – July 4, 2012

Eric Sykes appears briefly in Goblet of Fire.

Alfred Burke

Dates: February 28, 1918-February 16, 2011

Character: Armando Dippet

Alfred Burke had a fleeting participation in the saga.

Jimmy Gardner

Dates: August 24, 2014 – May 3, 2010

Gardner is the driver of the most remembered vehicle from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Timothy Bateson

Dates: April 3, 1926 – September 15, 2009

Bateson as Kreacher in Harry Potter.

Elizabeth Spriggs

Dates: September 18, 1929 – July 2, 2008

Character: The Fat Lady

Elizabeth Spriggs as “The Fat Lady.”

Robert Knox

Dates: August 21, 1989 – May 24, 2008

Robert Knox was murdered.

Richard Harris

Dates: October 1, 1930 – October 25, 2002

Character: Albus Dumbledore

Harris was the first Albus Dumbledores. Photo: AFP

Leslie Phillips

Date: April 20, 1924 – November 7, 2022

Character: Sorting Hat (voice)

He provided the voice of the Sorting Hat, a key character in Harry Potter.

Paul Grant

Character: uncredited. He made a Elf in The Philosopher’s Stone.

Paul Grant as Harry Potter

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