Michael Gambon played Professor Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts 1 and 2 (20 respectively).Dawn French played the Fat Lady in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).Johnny Depp played Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018).He Also voiced Griphook the goblin in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and portrayed the character physically in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts 1 and 2 (20 respectively). Warwick Davis played Professor Flitwick in all the Harry Potter film adaptions except for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010).Robbie Coltrane played Rubeus Hagrid in all the Harry Potter film adaptions (2001-2011).John Cleese played Nearly Headless Nick in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).Jim Broadbent played Professor Horace Slughorn in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).Kenneth Branagh played Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).
Helena Bonham Carter played Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts 1 and 2 (20 respectively).Timothy Bateson voiced Kreacher in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).Several actors in the Harry Potter films, including many of the series regulars, have also appeared in Muppet/Henson productions. Frank Oz was considered to direct one of the Harry Potter movies.The Knebworth House was used on location filming for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).Piggy mentions "Hogwarts," adding that she hated that one. On a 2018 appearance on The Last Leg, Adam Hills asks what Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy's "celebrity couple" nickname would be.Cookie Monster plays Harry Potter in a Quidditch match for a Cookie's Crumby Pictures segment in Sesame Street Season 45.Statler and Waldorf called John Oliver "Hey, Harry Potter" during their appearance at The Secret Policeman's Ball in 2012.In a 2011 episode of Sesame Street, the book series is parodied as "Furry Potter.".In issue #2 of Muppet King Arthur, Morgan Le Fay ( Miss Piggy) mentions Hogwarts.In The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, the Cowardly Lion calls the Wicked Witch of the West "She Who Must Not Be Named," a reference to the Harry Potter villain, Lord Voldemort.In the 2004 direct-to-video release A Magical Halloween Adventure, guests at Gilda the Great's magic party include Anything Muppet caricatures of Harry Potter (clad in scarf, glasses, and waving his wand) and Albus Dumbledore.In 2001, for the debut film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Jim Henson's Creature Shop supplied digital and animatronic effects for animal characters and a troll. The books have gone on to be presented many other awards, including the Quill Book Award. Rowling was awarded the first Jim Henson Celebration Honor for her "imagination and originality in creating the fantastical world of Harry Potter and for the amazing impact these books have had around the world." The series has spawned an equally successful film franchise, games, and Lego figures, amongst other spin-offs.Īuthor J.K. and the Sorcerer's Stone in the US) debuted in 1997, and the books have sold more than 300 million copies internationally. The first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (retitled. The series focuses on Harry Potter, a student wizard at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and his friends and enemies. Harry Potter is the title character and series name for a group of British fantasy novels by J. Harry Potter attends Gilda the Great's party in A Magical Halloween Adventure.