"Harry Potter" Actor Dies in Death Valley

Dave Legeno who was Fenrir Greyback the werewolf in Harry Potter died in Death Valley while hiking.

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Actor and mixed martial artist Dave Legeno, who played werewolf villain Fenrir Greyback in three Harry Potter films, has died at age 50 while hiking in Death Valley Calif., the New York Daily News reports. 

Officials believe that Legeno's death is heat related. 

The British actor also played Broch in Snow White and the Huntsman, and appeared in the films Snatch, Batman Begins and The Raven, among other credits. 

Legeno was also known as a boxer and cage fighter. 

Legeno's body was discovered by hikers and airlifted from an area near Zabriskie Point where temperatures can reach a brutal 120 degrees.

[Via New York Daily News]

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