How old was Richard Harris in the movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

Richard Harris was 70 in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone when he played the character 'Albus Dumbledore'.

That was over 22 years ago in 2001.

In 2002 he died aged 72, starring in 82 films in his career, 11 of those after Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first released. If he were alive today he would be 93.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, I think Richard Harris looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Chris Columbus has worked with Richard Harris a total of 2 times in his career.
  • Richard Harris' first movie was as 'Terence O'Brien' in Shake Hands with the Devil, released in 1959 when he was 27
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone scores 7.92 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Richard Harris' other movies