Dumbledore was first played by Richard Harris in the first two movies of the "Harry Potter" film franchise, with Michael Gambon stepping in to play the Hogwarts headmaster in the remaining projects ...

John Lithgow let slip that he's agreed to play Professor Dumbledore in the upcoming HBO Harry Potter TV series.

John Lithgow reveals when the Harry Potter series will begin filming, and opens up on the challenges of playing Dumbledore.

John Lithgow is stepping into the role of Dumbledore for HBO's 'Harry Potter,' but he did have his reservations.

The Emmy-winning actor, hot off a SAG Award for "Conclave," said playing the Hogwarts headmaster would "define me for the ...

The actor, 79, told ScreenRant that the role as Dumbledore in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series from HBO "came as a total ...

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images UPDATE 2/25/25 at 3:37 p.m. ET - The Harry Potter TV show officially has its first cast member.

Legendary actor John Lithgow has signed on to become the third actor to play Albus Dumbledore. Lithgow will play the ...

John Lithgow is opening up about about joining ... of the character in the Fantastic Beasts prequel films. The Harry Potter TV series, which will be filmed at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden where ...

John Lithgow discussed playing Dumbledore in the upcoming HBO TV series 'Harry Potter' with Collider's Steve Weintraub and Geoffrey Rush.