CinemaMinerva and Dumbledore: Harry Potter actors pass away on the same day, a year apart Maggie Smith died this Friday, while Michael Gambon died on the same date in 2023 today at 3:38 pm

Actors who marked the franchise Harry Potter, Maggie Smith and Michael Gambonpassed away on exactly the same day, September 27th, with a year difference between their deaths. This Friday (27), Maggie Smith, who played Professor Minerva McGonagall, died aged 89, while Michael Gambonwho gave life to Professor Dumbledore, passed away in 2023, aged 82.

The two actors shared the screen in four films in the saga: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Gambon joined the cast following the death of Richard Harris, who played Dumbledore in the first two films.

Maggie Smith’s career shined long before Harry Potter. She won the 1969 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Jean Brodie in Spring of a Spinster, an adaptation directed by Ronald Neame. Exactly 10 years later, in 1979, Smith won another Oscar, this time for Best Supporting Actress, for California Suite.

Michael Gambon, in turn, in addition to his iconic role as Dumbledore, had a long and prestigious career in theater, TV and cinema. The actor stood out in films such as The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and her Lover and The King’s Speech. On television, he won several awards for series such asThe Singing Detective.