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- Sam Beazley was born on March 29, 1916 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Johnny English (2003), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004). He died on June 12, 2017 in London, England, UK.
- On 3/29/2016, he became the second "Harry Potter" cast member (after Margery Mason, the "'Hogwarts Express' Trolley Lady" in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) to reach the age of 100. As of January, 2020, they remain the only cast members from The franchise to reach the century mark.
- After working as an teenage actor in theater with John Gielgud, he became for most of his adult life an antique dealer, returning in his 60s to work as an actor. His maternal grandfather was Wales MP Osmond Williams.
- The twenty third Harry Potter film series cast member to die.
- When the second world war came he flew to the colours. "What can you do?" asked the recruiting sergeant. "Nothing," he replied, "I'm an actor." Yet his military career ended with distinction in occupied Italy.
- After serving in World War II, Beazley co-owned an antique shop for several decades. He returned to acting full time when he retired at 73, and subsequently appeared in a variety of stage and film productions; as well he became a painter in his nineties.
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