‘Harry Potter’ Star Michael Gambon’s Will Leaves Nothing To Longtime Girlfriend From $1.7 Million Estate, Teenage Kids Get Acting Trophies

Actor Sir Michael Gambon, known for his portrayal of Dumbledore in the beloved Harry Potter film series, has bequeathed his entire fortune to his wife of 61 years, Anne Gambon.

The 82-year-old stage and screen icon, who died in September last year after a battle with pneumonia, left no inheritance to his long-term girlfriend, Philipa Hart.

Hart, a set designer, first crossed paths with Gambon when he filmed Longitude in 2000. The couple shares two teenage children, Tom, 17, and William, 15. For two decades, Gambon divided his time between his wife and Hart, but his will makes no provision for her.

The three-page document, drafted in 2016, named Gambon’s wife and their 60-year-old son, Fergus, as executors. In the event of his wife’s passing before him, the entirety of his £1,465,882 ($1.7 million) fortune was designated to be inherited by Fergus.

The will stipulated that his children with Hart would each receive £10,000 and a trophy. Both children were entrusted with a Silver Heart Variety Club of Great Britain stage actor award, with the elder child receiving the one awarded in 1987 and the younger child receiving the trophy in 2000. Hart does not appear to have been mentioned anywhere in the will.

The will does not include assets acquired by family members prior to Gambon’s demise.

After Gambon died, a statement was released by his family that confirmed the news and requested privacy in their time of grief. The statement expressed gratitude for the outpour of support and love received.

Gambon was honored with three Olivier Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Baftas throughout his career. While he achieved fame through various roles, such as the BBC series The Singing Detective and the crime thriller Layer Cake, he will forever be remembered by younger audiences as Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films. Gambon assumed the role in 2004’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban after the passing of Richard Harris two years prior.