David Ryall, 'Harry Potter' Actor And Legendary British Film & TV Star, Dies At 79

Ryall replaced Peter Cartwright as Elphias Doge in 2010's “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.” His character was a close friend of Albus Dumbledore in addition to being a Ministry of Magic jurist and an Order of the Phoenix member. Most

British character actor David Ryall, known most recently for his roles in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Mr. Turner, died on Thursday at 79, according to reports. Actor Mark Gatiss broke the news on Twitter on Saturday, remembering

Ryall will be familiar to viewers as Elphias Doge in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 as well as for a variety of theatre and TV roles including as the dementia-sufferer "granddad", Frank, in Outnumbered. In a career that spanned five

"What a cool triangle lamp," says the unsuspecting muggle

David Ryall, the actor who played Elphias Doge in the “Harry Potter” movies, died at age 79 on Christmas day. Variety.com reported that the veteran British actor had a career spanning more than 50 years. Ryall began playing the Elphias Doge wizard