While Crabbe was never properly recast, his role as one of Malfoy's henchman was taken over by Blaise Zabini. He was pictured holding a petrol bomb, though he was cleared of intending to destroy or damage property. Waylett was jailed for two years in 2012 after being found guilty of violent disorder when he swigged from a bottle of champagne stolen during the London riots. In 2009, he lost his role in Harry Potter after he was caught growing cannabis plants in his home, and was sentenced to 120 hours community service. Waylett appeared in all of the first six movies until he was kicked out for some inappropriate behaviour. He actually had to play Ron Weasley in the Chamber of Secrets in the scene where he drinks Polyjuice Potion to sneak into the Slytherin Common Room with Harry. The young actor played Draco Malfoy's crony Vincent Crabbe, who was always seen alongside his double act partner Gregory Goyle. Jamie Waylett's only acting roles have been in the Harry Potter movies. Harris had expected to get out of hospital in time to feature in the Prisoner of Azkaban but sadly he died in October 2002 at the age of 72. "I'm rebellious by nature and felt it could be rather difficult to handle."Īfter filming the Chamber of Secrets, Harris fell ill and underwent chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. "The thought of doing seven films was intimidating," he said at the time. Harris admitted his wayward nature almost lost him the role of Harry Potter's wise mentor as he and the rest of the cast were asked to sign up for a seven-movie deal. However, he finally accepted because his then 11-year-old granddaughter threatened to never speak to him again if he did not take it. The Oscar-nominated actor, who played King Arthur in Camelot and Emperor Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator, turned down the role of the Hogwarts headmaster three times because he knew his health was in decline. Everyone remembers Richard Harris' spellbinding portrayal of Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films.
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