Several actors who appeared in the Harry Potter franchise have passed away. The following actors are among those who have died:
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Robbie Coltrane: He played Rubeus Hagrid in all eight Harry Potter films and died in October 2022 at the age of 72 due to multiple organ failure complicated by sepsis.
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Michael Gambon: He played Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films after Richard Harris passed away. Gambon died in September 2023 at the age of 82 due to pneumonia.
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Alan Rickman: He played Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films and died in January 2016 at the age of 69 due to pancreatic cancer.
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Richard Harris: He played Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films and passed away in October 2002 at the age of 72 due to Hodgkins disease.
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Robert Knox: He played Marcus Belby in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and was tragically stabbed to death at the age of 18 in May 2008 while trying to protect his younger brother in a fight.
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Elizabeth Spriggs: She played the Fat Lady in Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone and passed away in July 2008 at the age of 78 due to a stroke.
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Leslie Phillips: He voiced the Sorting Hat in Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone and passed away in April 2020 at the age of 95.
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John Hurt: He played Garrick Ollivander in Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and passed away in January 2017 at the age of 77 due to pancreatic cancer.
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Timothy Bateson: He provided the voice for Kreacher the house elf in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and passed away in September 2009 at the age of 83 due to a stroke.
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Eric Sykes: He played Frank Bryce in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and passed away in July 2012 at the age of 89.
It is important to note that this is not an exhaustive list, and there may be other actors who have passed away that are not included here.
