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Jimmy Gardner (1924-2010) was an English actor who appeared in Frenzy, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. He also received the Distinguished Flying Medal for his service in WWII.
- Actor
- August 24, 1924
- Jimmy Gardner
- May 3, 2010
Edward Charles James Gardner, DFM (24 August 1924 – 3 May 2010) was an English actor. During World War II, Gardner served in the Royal Air Force as an air gunner with No. 10 Squadron. He completed 30 sorties as a Halifax rear gunner and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal.
Jimmy Gardner was a British actor who appeared in Frenzy, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. He was also a former air gunner, a playwright's driver, and a games enthusiast.
- August 24, 1924
- May 3, 2010
- Sheila Allen ((22 October 1932 – 13 October 2011) - Ministry Witch
- Timothy Bateson (3 April 1926 – 15 September 2009) - Kreacher
- Terence Bayler (24 January 1930 – 2 August 2016) - The Bloody Baron
- Sam Beazley (29 March 1916 – 12 June 2017) - Everard
- Alfred Burke (28 February 1918 – 16 February 2011) - Professor Armando Dippet
- Peter Cartwright (30 August 1935 – 18 November 2013) - Elphias Doge
- Hazel Douglas (2 November 1923 – 8 September 2016) - Bathilda Bagshot
- Jimmy Gardner (24 August 1924 – 3 May 2010) - Ernie Prang, Knight Bus Driver
- Salo Gardner (1936 - 2 December, 2018) - Knockturn Alley Wizard
- Richard Griffiths (31 July 1947 – 28 March 2013) - Vernon Dursley
A veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Sheila Allen played an unidentified Ministry of Magic witch in Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.
Also known for his vocal work as the worm in Labyrinth and a career that spanned 7 decades, Timothy Bateson was the original voice of Kreacher in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. When he died at the age of 83, 2 years later - Kreacher was his final role - Simon McBurney took over as the cantankerous house elf for Harry Potter and the Deat...
Though his backstory was removed for the movies and his murder of Helena Ravenclaw (and suicide, which earned him the bloody monicker), Terence Bayler's Bloody Baron appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone before disappearing for the rest of the series. Bayler was largely a supporting actor in TV roles and was the only House Ghost with...
Sam Beazley played Professor Everard, a former celebrated head of Hogwarts whose portrait hangs in the Headmaster's Office. It is he who Professor Dumbledore asks to find Arthur Weasley when he is attacked by Voldemort's snake, Nagini in the Ministry of Magic in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, where another Everard portrait hangs. Relate...
Another former Hogwarts headmaster, Alfred Burke played Professor Armando Dippet briefly in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, appearing in the flashback that shows the fallout of Moaning Myrtle's death. He's glimpsed at the top of the stairs, with a white beard, looking down on the stretcher carrying Myrtle's body out of the school.
The original Elphias Doge, Peter Cartwright played the Order of the Phoenix member in of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and helped escort Harry Potter to 12 Grimmauld Place with the Advanced Guard. He did not reprise his role for Doge's return in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. He died at age 83 of cancer.
Hazel Douglas left a particularly memorable mark on Harry Potter fans, as she appeared as Bathilda Bagshot in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1and was responsible for the scariest Harry Potter movie moment. Related: What Harry Potter's Cast Has Done Since The Movies Ended
A man of few words but incredible driving skills, veteran actor Jimmy Gardner played Ernie Prang, the Knight Bus Driver. He was also known for appearing on Doctor Who.
Gardner is one of few actors who could claim to have been in both a Harry Potter movie and a Fantastic Beasts movie, having appeared as an extra in the latter. The distinctive-looking actor briefly appeared in Knockturn Alley in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, unwittingly scaring Harry himself.
Called out in the Harry Potter reunion special by Daniel Radcliffe as the biggest influence on him on-set, Richard Griffiths played Vernon Dursley throughout the series with incredible prowess. Griffiths appeared in numerous movies, including Withnail & I, King Ralph, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. He died after heart surgery in 2...
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Jimmy Gardner was a versatile and charismatic actor who appeared in films, TV and theatre, from Hamlet to Harry Potter. He was also a decorated RAF gunner who survived 30 sorties in a Halifax bomber during the Second World War.
Jimmy Gardner. Actor. 23 August 1924 to 2 May 2010. A character actor on stage and screen, Gardner played Mr Beaver in an ITV production of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (1967), also appearing in popular series such as Z Cars (1963-73) and Doctor Who (1964-78).
Jimmy Gardner (b. 24 August, 1924, in Newmarket, Suffolk, England, d. 3 May, 2010 [1]) was an English actor who played Ernie Prang, the driver of the Knight Bus, in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Jimmy Gardner began acting professionally in the early 1960s and...
