Toby Regbo (young, film 7, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald)
House
Gryffindor
In-universe information
Full name
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
Occupation
Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (1960s–1997)
Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot (1978–1997)
Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards (1983–1995)
Transfiguration Professor of Hogwarts (1930–1956)
Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor of Hogwarts (c. 1910s–1930)
Family
Percival Dumbledore (father)
Kendra Dumbledore (mother)
Aberforth Dumbledore (brother)
Ariana Dumbledore (sister)
Aurelius Dumbledore (nephew)
Significant other
Gellert Grindelwald
Nationality
British
Born
1881
Died
30 June 1997
Prof. Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore[1] is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. As part of his backstory, it is revealed that he is the founder and leader of the Order of the Phoenix, an organisation dedicated to fighting Lord Voldemort, the main antagonist of the series.
Dumbledore was portrayed by Richard Harris in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Following Harris' death in October 2002, Michael Gambon portrayed Dumbledore in the six remaining Harry Potter films from 2004 to 2011. Jude Law portrayed Dumbledore as a middle-aged man in the prequel films Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022).[2]
Rowling stated she chose the name Dumbledore, which is a dialectal word for "bumblebee",[3] because of Dumbledore's love of music: she imagined him walking around "humming to himself a lot".[4]
^Hirsch, Anne-Christin (2008). Names and Their Underlying Mythology in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter-Novels. Munich, Germany: GRIN Verlag. p. 7. ISBN 978-3-640-16412-7.
^Kroll, Justin (12 April 2017). "Jude Law to Play Young Dumbledore in 'Fantastic Beasts' Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Los Angeles, California: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
^""Dumbledore" in Merriam–Webster". Machaut.uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
^Sexton, Colleen A. (1 October 2007). J. K. Rowling. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-8225-7949-6.
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