Michael Byrne, Veteran Actor Behind Grindelwald and Vogel, Dies at 82
British actor Michael Byrne, known for playing Nazi Col. Ernst Vogel in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, has died at age 82, with the Guardian confirming the death and no cause publicly disclosed. A stage-and-screen veteran whose career spanned about six decades, Byrne also appeared in films like Braveheart, Tomorrow Never Dies and Gangs of New York, and on TV including Coronation Street; his final acting credit was in 2023's The Phoebus Files.
