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If your talking about Dumbledore, then no. Sir Michael Gambon played Dumbledore in the prisoner of Askaban onwards, and Richard Harris, played him in the philosopher's (sorcerer's) stone and the chamber of secrets. Most people say Richard Harris was best at playing Dumbledore, as he was more like the Dumbledore In the book, whereas Michael Gambon was more like the character he played in Lord of the Rings, Gandalf,

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Ian McKellen was never in Harry Potter.

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