Here's Why John Lithgow Almost Walked Away From HBO's "Harry Potter" Series

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World, Mar 22, 2026 (ATB Digital).- American actor John Lithgow was about to abandon one of the most ambitious television projects of the next few years. According to an interview with The New York Times, the interpreter who will give life to Albus Dumbledore in the new Harry Potter series seriously considered giving up the role following the controversy generated by author J. K. Rowling's positions on trans people. Lithgow, 80, was chosen to pl…