He was also in "Gosford Park" and did a great job.

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Great movie - precursor to Downton Abbey.

RIP gentle giant

He did do a great job in what I thought was a thankless role.He was a strong contributor to a truly amazing ensemble cast.

He was great as the French Chief Inspector Maigret.
Unfortunately, they only produced 12 episodes.

Also, great as the writer Dostoyevsky in the Gambler.

Regardless - both fine actors ... both are missed.

Sir Richard Harris was 72 when he died, after playing Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films.

Now, Michael Gambon, at the age of 82, who played Dumbledore in the remaining films.

I mostly remember him from some of the BBC costume dramas--Cranford, Wives and Daughters, Emma, Oscar (Wilde), The Heat of the Day and Restless. IIRC, he was one of the original members of the Royal National Theatre with Laurence Olivier. I have a hazy memory of him being in The Cook, the Thief, the Wife and Her Lover with the magnificent Helen Mirren. But maybe I have that wrong. It's been a looooooong time since I saw that, way back during its original cinema run in...early 90s?

Anyway, Sir Michael excelled at every role I saw thrown at him.

He, of course, played Snape.

I'll always remember his performance as Albert Spica in The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover.