Richard Harris as Dumbledore

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Haggridd" <jkusalavagemd at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., catherine at c... wrote:
> > I have just got round to watching Gladiator.  I stand by my 
original 
> > views of Richard Harris as Dumbledore.  Now he is older, he looks 
> > frail enough, but still commanding.  However, his voice still 
makes 
> > me want to clear my throat all the time - it just grates on me.  
Has 
> > anyone else found this?  I wish that Stephen Fry could dub it, 
> > because I love his Dumbledore.
> > 
> > Catherine
> I too am not greatly enamored of Harris as Dumbledore.  My 
candidate 
> was the actor who played the title role in "The Madness of King 
> George."  He also played Sir Humphrey in the BBC sitcoms "Yes, 
> Minister" and "Yes, Prime Minister"; unfortunatley I am blocking on 
> remembering his name.
> 
> Haggridd

Sir Nigel Hawthorne (I think he has a knighthood, anyway).  I am not 
certain how much I would have liked him as Dumbledore; I am afraid I 
might think a bit too much about Humprey Appleby, K.C.M.G., when 
seeing him on the screen.  

I know that one of the rumours running about the casting of 
Dumbledore, was Patrick Stewart.  I think he would have been able to 
make a good Dumbledore, but he has the same problem as Sir Nigel, 
except it is worse:  I simply cannot see him in a role where he does 
not say "I am Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the starship Enterprise".

I think my premier choice for playing Professor Dumbledore would be 
Sir Ian McKellen, based on what I've seen so far of his Gandalf.