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Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82

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    Eabryt
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    Wasn't totally sure if this should be posted here or ~news A sad day. The constant passing of time somehow always shocks me.

    Wasn't totally sure if this should be posted here or ~news

    His widow and son said their "beloved husband and father" died peacefully with his family by his side after suffering from pneumonia.

    A sad day. The constant passing of time somehow always shocks me.

    10 votes
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    Pioneer
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    He'll always be Eddie Temple from Layer Cake for me. "Opera tonight, The Damnation of Faust. Man sells his soul to the devil. It all ends it tears, these arrangements usually do... One more thing...

    He'll always be Eddie Temple from Layer Cake for me.

    "Opera tonight, The Damnation of Faust. Man sells his soul to the devil. It all ends it tears, these arrangements usually do...

    One more thing young man? Always remember 'the art of good business? Is being a good middle man' bye bye"

    Fucking briliant series of lines delivered to someone having a complete stress related crisis given everything he's just heard. Cold, Heartless, Disinterested, yet keen to develop someone sensibly as an heir-apparent.

    82 is a top age to go. His gritty acting will go missed.

    8 votes
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      JoshuaJ
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      Thanks for your comment. I have a soft spot for Layer Cake and I instantly read those lines in his voice.

      Thanks for your comment. I have a soft spot for Layer Cake and I instantly read those lines in his voice.

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      1. Pioneer
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        Same. It's in my top 10 movies. "Bingo bongo"

        Same. It's in my top 10 movies.

        "Bingo bongo"

  3. Pavouk106
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    While I have seen Harry Potter, I know Michael Gambon as the one that Top Gear track's last corner got named after.

    While I have seen Harry Potter, I know Michael Gambon as the one that Top Gear track's last corner got named after.

    8 votes
  4. EnigmaNL
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    RIP Dumbledore 2.0.

    RIP Dumbledore 2.0.

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  5. balooga
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    My family just rewatched Paddington the other day. RIP Uncle Pastuzo.

    My family just rewatched Paddington the other day. RIP Uncle Pastuzo.

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  6. pedantzilla
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    He was in so many movies, many of them great (some not so much, but he was always a treat to see). For me I'll always remember him from The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, and Gosford Park.

    He was in so many movies, many of them great (some not so much, but he was always a treat to see). For me I'll always remember him from The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, and Gosford Park.

    1 vote