Bill Nighy as Rufus Scrimgeour in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, last book in the Harry Potter series, will take two movies to tell and will premier in 2010 and 2011. Movie casts have been superlative and the last two films are no exception. I'm pleased to introduce several actors and actresses slated to appear in the last two Harry Potter films, whose talents I have watched with great enthusiasm.
Bill Nighy: (Rufus Scrimgeour) Charming, eccentric Bill Nighy seems to have no pretensions about himself as an actor. Bill Nighy turns his hand to drama and silliness, comedy and seriousness with a practiced ease. American audiences will remember Bill Nighy as the be-barnacled Captain Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean, Gen. Olbricht in Valkyrie and the suave Alan Blunt in Stormbreaker. Bill Nighy played the oily Colonel Osborne in Anthony Trollope's He Knew He Was Right. Bill Nighy played Slartibartfast in the fun sci-fi Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Bill Nighy does voice overs for G-Force, Astro Boy and Flushed Away also.
Ciaran Hinds: (Alberforth Dumbledore) This Irish actor has a string of movies to his credit but many of his roles are supporting actors. Phantom of the Opera (2004), Calendar Girls, Road to Perdition, Race to Witch Mountain, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Persuasion and the wonderful early 1980s Excaliber
David O'Hara; (Albert Runcorn) Remember the boisterous Irishman Stephen from Braveheart? The guy who actually takes on the bumptious Mel Gibson as William Wallace? That was David O'Hara! David O'Hara has done Tristan and Isolde, and Bill Sikes opposite Richard Dreyfuss's Fagin in Oliver Twist. I much prefer his role as Stephen.
Bill Nighy: (Rufus Scrimgeour) Charming, eccentric Bill Nighy seems to have no pretensions about himself as an actor. Bill Nighy turns his hand to drama and silliness, comedy and seriousness with a practiced ease. American audiences will remember Bill Nighy as the be-barnacled Captain Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean, Gen. Olbricht in Valkyrie and the suave Alan Blunt in Stormbreaker. Bill Nighy played the oily Colonel Osborne in Anthony Trollope's He Knew He Was Right. Bill Nighy played Slartibartfast in the fun sci-fi Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Bill Nighy does voice overs for G-Force, Astro Boy and Flushed Away also.
Ciaran Hinds: (Alberforth Dumbledore) This Irish actor has a string of movies to his credit but many of his roles are supporting actors. Phantom of the Opera (2004), Calendar Girls, Road to Perdition, Race to Witch Mountain, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Persuasion and the wonderful early 1980s Excaliber
David O'Hara; (Albert Runcorn) Remember the boisterous Irishman Stephen from Braveheart? The guy who actually takes on the bumptious Mel Gibson as William Wallace? That was David O'Hara! David O'Hara has done Tristan and Isolde, and Bill Sikes opposite Richard Dreyfuss's Fagin in Oliver Twist. I much prefer his role as Stephen.
Comments
Another well-thought out article with your selections!
GagaM
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09/22/2009
Wow, you know the actors(resses) inside and out, don't you, Mar?! I don't even like the HP series, but your detailed accounts on those who play the parts is fascinating, to say the least. You make me interested in watching the movies. Good job, Mar.
I should catch up on my Harry Potter. It has been a while since I watched the movies. I think there may even be one or two that I haven't seen. Great Article!
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