British actor Michael Byrne, who starred in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” has died. He was 82.
Byrne passed away on June 20, according to The Guardian.
His cause of death was not given.
Byrne, who was born in London, England on November 7, 1943, had a prolific acting career that lasted nearly 60 years.
His first roles were on the stage in 1963, having joined Laurence Olivier’s inaugural National Theatre Company at the Old Vic in London.
He appeared in “Death and the Maiden at the Royal Court, “The Double Dealer” and “Much Ado About Nothing,” all at the National Theatre, as well as “The Cherry Orchard,” “The Seagull,” “Romeo and Juliet” and more.
Later in his career, Byrne starred in “Mary Stuart” at the Duke of York’s Theatre and in “Uncle Vanya” at the Theatre Royal in Bath.
Byrne made his film debut in 1963’s “The Scarlet Blade,” and followed that up with roles in “Butley,” “The Eagle Has Landed,” “”Henry VIII and His Six Wives,” “The Medusa Touch” and “The Good Father.”
In 1989, he played Nazi Colonel Ernst Vogel in the third “Indiana Jones” movie starring Harrison Ford.
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