Ian McKellen has revealed why he never played Dumbledore after being offered the role in Harry Potter following Richard ...

The legendary thespian was offered the role of the iconic Hogwarts headmaster - but decided he 'couldn't do it'.

The Harry Potter franchise united the best actors from across the pond to bring the Wizarding World to life, but these are ...

Sir Ian McKellen has explained how he is regularly ... films while Sir Michael starred as Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films from 2004 following the death of Richard Harris.

Harris’ middle son and fellow actor, Jared, told The Times just why his dad had turned down playing Gandalf. “Dad was offered Gandalf and Dumbledore at the same time, but he didn’t want to spend all ...

However, he opted for the role of Dumbledore and the Gandalf part went instead to Ian McKellen ... said would I be interested ...