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The Emmy winner was officially cast this week as the beloved Hogwarts headmaster in HBO‘s upcoming Harry Potter TV series, but some fans of the fantasy book series have raised an objection because Lithgow isn’t British.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 18 Apr. 2025
Thus far American actor John Lithgow has been cast as Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
John Lithgow will play headmaster Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer is Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu will play Severus Snape, and Nick Frost will play the beloved Hagrid.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
So far only John Lithgow has been confirmed to star in the upcoming series, as beloved Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 18 Apr. 2025
Thus far American actor John Lithgow has been cast as Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
John Lithgow will play headmaster Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer is Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu will play Severus Snape, and Nick Frost will play the beloved Hagrid.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
So far only John Lithgow has been confirmed to star in the upcoming series, as beloved Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Headmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headmaster. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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headmaster
noun
head·mas·ter
-ˌmas-tər 
-ˈmas-
: a male head of a private school
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