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
