

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001): Albus Dumbledore.The Count of Monte Cristo (2002): Abbé Faria.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002): Albus Dumbledore.He was also an accomplished musician and singer: he released several albums, and his single "MacArthur Park" reached #2 on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart. In his career, he was nominated for two Best Actor Academy Awards: for This Sporting Life in 1964, and The Field in 1991. The movie was also dedicated to him as he had died the previous year. In 2003, his voice could be heard as the character Opaz in the animated film Kaena: The Prophecy. He at first declined the offer to play Dumbledore however, upon hearing the news that her grandfather had a very good shot at playing the role, his granddaughter told him that if he did not go back and take the part, she would never speak to him again.

He played Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films, that is, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Late in his career, he acted in the Oscar-winning films Unforgiven and Gladiator (in the latter as Marcus Aurelius).
