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on september 27, the children of maggie smith, who played professor mcgonagall in the harry potter films, said in a statement, "she passed away peacefully in the hospital in the early morning of friday, september 27. she was a very private person. people choose to spend the last part of their lives with friends and family.”

maggie leaves behind two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother

her family said "we thank you for all your kind messages and support and ask that you please respect our privacy at this time."

so far, 27 actors who have starred in the "harry potter" film series have died.

1. maggie smith (december 28, 1934-september 27, 2027)

maggie smith played professor mcgonagall in all eight harry potter films.

2. michael gambon (october 19, 1940 - september 28, 2023)

michael gambon plays albus dumbledore. after chamber of secrets, gambon replaced richard harris as dumbledore until the end of the main film series.

3. richard harris (october 1, 1930 - october 25, 2002)

after harris' death, michael gambon took over the iconic role for the remaining six films in the series.

4. robert knox (august 21, 1989 - may 24, 2008)

the british actor who starred in harry potter and the half-blood prince was stabbed to death outside a london pub aged just 18 as he tried to protect his brother from a fight.

5. elizabeth spriggs (september 18, 1929 - july 2, 2008)

spriggs played the living portrait that guards the gryffindor common room at hogwarts castle in harry potter and the philosopher's stone (2001).

6. timothy bateson (april 3, 1926 - september 15, 2009)

character: kreacher, the elderly house elf voiced by bateson in harry potter and the order of the phoenix, who died in 2009.

7. jimmy gardner-(august 24, 2014-may 3, 2010)

jimmy gardner as ernie plank. it was the bus driver who took harry potter back to the magical world. jimmy gardner served in the royal air force during world war ii and made his stage debut in the 1960s.

8. alfred burke (february 28, 1918 - february 16, 2011)

alfred burke is best known for his roles as frank mack in the tv series "public eyes" and as dumbledore's predecessor at hogwarts, armando dippet.

9. eric sykes – (may 4, 1923 – july 4, 2012)

frank bryce, a muggle who lives in little hangleton, is played by eric sykes. his character is the gardener of the riddler's family, and when the family is murdered, he is the prime suspect, but he is not the culprit. in the play, he hid at the door of voldemort's room and eavesdropped, and then was killed.

10. richard griffiths (july 31, 1947-march 28, 2013)

playing vernon dursley, the british actor has had prominent roles on stage and screen, including the history boys, withnail and i and chariots of fire. he doesn't disappoint as harry potter's uncle, uncle vernon, who is dismissive of the young wizard and magic.

11. peter cartwright (august 30, 1935 – november 18, 2013)

peter cartwright plays elphias dorje in "harry potter and the order of the phoenix" (2007). he is first mentioned in the third chapter of the fifth volume and first appears in the fifth chapter. three chapters. in this part, he, mad-eye, lupin, tonks, kingsley shacklebolt and others send harry to no. 12 grimmauld place.

12. roger lloyd parker (february 8, 1944-january 15, 2014)

the actor also starred as barty crouch sr., an influential ministry of magic official in the mid to late 20th century in harry potter and the goblet of fire (2005).

13. dave legeno (october 12, 1963-july 2014)

plays fenrir greyback, a werewolf and death eater who likes to attack unsuspecting children in the three harry potter films. in 2014, dave legerno was found dead by hikers in death valley, california.

14. derek dideman – (march 11, 1940 – november 22, 2014)

derek deadman, who played the wizard in harry potter and the philosopher's stone (2001), is the landlord, shopkeeper and bartender of the leaky cauldron and has been in various british films and tv series for 38 years show. he died of complications from diabetes in 2014.

15. david ryall (january 5, 1935 - december 25, 2014)

playing elphias doge after replacing peter cartwright as elphias doge, david ryall stars in harry potter and the deathly hallows: part one (2010) as a ministry of magic jurist and member of the order of the phoenix. four years later, ryle died on christmas day.

16. alan rickman (february 21, 1946 - january 14, 2016)

played severus snape. alan rickman is a fan-favorite for his portrayal of professor snape, an anti-hero whose sarcastic, ruthless demeanor would characterize the later harry potter series. was reflected in. when news broke in january 2016 that rickman had passed away after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, fans were shocked because the actor had chosen to keep his diagnosis private.

17. terrence baylor (january 24, 1930-august 2, 2016)

playing the bloody baron, the vampire baron is a ghost, also known as philip stringer, who haunts hogwarts and is a former wizard, played by new zealand actor terence belle, who died in 2016.

18. hazel douglas (november 2, 1923 - september 8, 2016)

playing the role of bathilda bagshot, bathilda bagshot was a witch, magic historian, and author of "a history of magic" and other books. she died at the age of 93.

19. john hurt (january 22, 1940-january 25, 2017)

plays garrick ollivander. the legendary john hurt was an actor for fifty years, having played many famous characters in films such as 1984, dogville, the naked civil servant, and the elephant man. role. he also played professional wandmaker garrick ollivander in three harry potter films.

20. sam beazley (march 29, 1916 – june 12, 2017)

beazley's painting of professor everard in harry potter and the order of the phoenix. the actor and antiques dealer died in 2017 at the age of 101.

21. robert hardy (october 29, 1925 - august 3, 2017)

playing cornelius fudge, robert hardy had a long career on stage and screen until his death in 2017 at the age of 91.

22.verne troyer-(january 1, 1969-april 21, 2018)

as griphook the goblin, verne troyer has played some famous roles on the big screen, such as mini-me in the austin powers movies, and also played griphook in harry potter and the philosopher's stone, and was later replaced by warwick davis. in 2018, troyer unfortunately passed away at the age of 49.

23. paul ritter-(december 20, 1966-april 5, 2021)

as eldred woop, paul ritter, who starred in the hit sitcom "friday night dinner" and played the wizard and author in "harry potter and the half-blood prince" (2009) eldred worple later died of a brain tumor in 2021.

24. helen mccrory-(august 17, 1968-april 16, 2021)

starring narcissa malfoy, helen mccrory is best known for her role as polly gray in peaky blinders and lucius malfoy's wife in the harry potter series , draco's mother narcissa malfoy. the actor sadly died of cancer last year at the age of 52.

25. robbie coltrane-(march 30, 1950-october 14, 2022)

potter fans were heartbroken when robbie coltrane, who played 8-foot-6 half-giant, half-human hagrid, passed away on october 14. the kind-hearted and friendly gamekeeper was a fan favorite and famously uttered the unforgettable line: "you're harry the wizard."

26. leslie phillips (april 20, 1924 to november 7, 2022)

leslie phillips, who voiced the iconic sorting hat, died at the age of 98. the british actor also starred in the "moving on" and "house" film series.

27. paul grant-1967-2023

grant played a goblin in harry potter and the philosopher's stone, but is best known for playing an ewok in star wars: return of the jedi. he also collaborated with david bowie in labyrinth and tom cruise in legend. police found him slumped outside king's cross station in a critical condition.