Harry Potter Star Dead at 79

David Ryall, who starred in "Harry Potter" films as Elphias Doge, has died.

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David Ryall, who played Elphias Doge in the Harry Potter films died on Thursday at age 79, his daughter confirmed on Twitter.

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Please take a moment to remember his huge five-decade-spanning career outside of the more well-known TV & film. Not just Harry Potter.

— Charlie Ryall (@charlie_ryall) December 27, 2014

Ryall, a veteran British actor who worked in movies and TV for more than 50 years, replaced Peter Cartwright in the role of Doge, an Order of the Phoenix member who's tight with Albus Dumbledore, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.

Ryall's other film roles included work in The Elephant Man, Around the World in 80 Days and City of Ember

[Via Variety]

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