Michael Gambon – Michael Gambon was one of the most prolific actors of his generation long before he got the role that would endear him to another generation. Gambon, who passed away this year at age 82, began acting at age 24, performing the works of Shakespeare on stage, before moving on to a film career that included Toys, Mary Reilly, The Insider, Layer Cake, and The King’s Speech. However, it was in 2004 when he took over the role of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series that his work became appreciated on a whole new level. Gambon’s Dumbledore was cheeky, confident and larger than life. All things that describe him too.
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Jamie Christopher – When a person passes, they’d probably not want to be remembered just for their body of work. But in the case of mega-prolific assistant director Christopher, it’s so incredibly impressive, how could he not? Christopher worked not just on most of the Harry Potter films, but a massive amount of Marvel films (Avengers 2, Guardians 1, Black Widow, Thor 2) as well as touchstone genre titles like Alien 3, The Fifth Element, Justice League, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Richard Franklin – A star of the stage before breaking into TV with the legendary British soap series Crossroads, Franklin will be remembered by Doctor Who fans as the face of Captain Mike Yates, one of the UNIT officers assigned to John Pertwee’s Third Doctor during his exile on earth. One of the key recurring characters on the series in the early ‘70s during its Earth-bound status quo, Franklin would reprise his role as Yates multiple times across Who’s history, including in the 20th anniversary special “The Five Doctors” and in several audio dramas from Big Finish.
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