The English actor also appeared in movies like “Braveheart,” “Gangs of New York,” and “The Omen.”

Michael Byrne, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter villain, dies at 82

The English actor also appeared in movies like "Braveheart," "Gangs of New York," and "The Omen."

By Wesley Stenzel

Wesley Stenzel

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Michael Byrne, the English actor who portrayed key villains in the *Indiana Jones* and *Harry Potter* movies, has died.

*The Guardian* reported that the veteran actor died June 20, at 82. A cause of death was not immediately available. ** has reached out to a representative for Byrne for more information.

Byrne is perhaps best known for playing Ernst Vogel, the Nazi officer who assists the villainous Walter Donovan (Julian Glover) in his quest for the Holy Grail, in Steven Spielberg's 1989 sequel *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade*.

Byrne later played a small but crucial role in 2010's *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1*: Gellert Grindelwald, the dark wizard with a strong connection to Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) who helps lead Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) to the powerful Elder Wand. Grindelwald was later portrayed by Colin Farrell, Johnny Depp, and Mads Mikkelsen in the *Fantastic Beasts* prequel series.

Byrne also appeared in films like *Braveheart*, *The Omen*, Martin Scorsese's *Gangs of New York*, and the James Bond film *Tomorrow Never Dies*.

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