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'''Dave Legeno''' is a [[Britain|British]] actor who will portray [[Fenrir Greyback]] in the film version of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (film)|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''.
  
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[[File:Davelegeno.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Dave Legano.]]
  
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Born in [[1963]], Legano is a cage fighter, but has been a bouncer, debt collector, and wrestler. His nicknames include 'Death Wish' and 'The Enforcer'. His most memorable moment was beating L.A. street fighting legend Kimo Leopoldo at Wembley Arena.
 
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'''Dave Legeno''' ([[12 October]], [[1963]] - ca. [[6 July]], [[2014]]) was a [[Great Britain|British]] actor, boxer, and mixed martial artist. He portrayed [[Fenrir Greyback]] in {{HBP|FA}} and {{DH|F1}} and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Part 2]]''.
   
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Born in [[1963]], Legeno was a cage fighter, but had been a bouncer, debt collector, and wrestler. His nicknames included 'Death Wish' and 'The Enforcer'. His most memorable moment was beating L.A. street fighting legend Kimo Leopoldo at Wembley Arena.
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Legano has had roles in movies like ''Elizabeth: The Golden Age'', ''Snatch'', ''Batman Begins'', ''Outlaw'', ''Stormbreaker'', and ''The Cottage''.<ref>''[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0499270/ Internet Movie Database]''</ref>
  
   
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On 6 July 2014, hikers found Legeno's body in {{w|Death Valley}}, [[California]]. He apparently succumbed to heat stroke and may have been dead for three to four days when he was found.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28274488 ''"Harry Potter actor Dave Legeno dead in Death Valley"''] from BBC News</ref>
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==External Links==
  
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*{{IMDb name|0499270|Dave Legeno}}
  
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==Career==
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Legeno has had roles in films such as ''Elizabeth: The Golden Age'', ''Snatch'', ''Batman Begins'', ''Outlaw'', ''Stormbreaker'', and ''The Cottage''.<ref>{{IMDb|nm0499270}}</ref>
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===Filmography===
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|rowspan="1"|2000
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|''Snatch''
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|John
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|rowspan="1"|2005
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|''Batman Begins''
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|League of Shadows Warrior
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|rowspan="1"|2006
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|''Stormbreaker''
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|Bear
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|rowspan="3"|2007
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|''Outlaw''
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|Ian Furlong
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|''Rise of the Footsoldier''
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|Big John
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|''Elizabeth: The Golden Age''
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|Executioner
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|rowspan="1"|2008
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|''The Cottage''
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|The Farmer
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|rowspan="4"|2009
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|''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
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|[[Fenrir Greyback]]
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|''Command Performance''
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|Oleg Kazov
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|''44 Inch Chest''
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|Brighton Billy
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|''Centurion''
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|Vortix
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|rowspan="1"|2010
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|''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (film)|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''
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|Fenrir Greyback
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|rowspan="1"|2011
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|''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (film)|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
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|Fenrir Greyback
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Revision as of 21:23, 19 October 2019

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Dave Legeno (12 October, 1963 - ca. 6 July, 2014) was a British actor, boxer, and mixed martial artist. He portrayed Fenrir Greyback in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Part 2.

Born in 1963, Legeno was a cage fighter, but had been a bouncer, debt collector, and wrestler. His nicknames included 'Death Wish' and 'The Enforcer'. His most memorable moment was beating L.A. street fighting legend Kimo Leopoldo at Wembley Arena.

On 6 July 2014, hikers found Legeno's body in Death Valley, California. He apparently succumbed to heat stroke and may have been dead for three to four days when he was found.[3]

Career

Legeno has had roles in films such as Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Snatch, Batman Begins, Outlaw, Stormbreaker, and The Cottage.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role
2000 Snatch John
2005 Batman Begins League of Shadows Warrior
2006 Stormbreaker Bear
2007 Outlaw Ian Furlong
Rise of the Footsoldier Big John
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Executioner
2008 The Cottage The Farmer
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Fenrir Greyback
Command Performance Oleg Kazov
44 Inch Chest Brighton Billy
Centurion Vortix
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Fenrir Greyback
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Fenrir Greyback

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0499270/bio
  2. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRPdOBagnwA
  3. ↑ "Harry Potter actor Dave Legeno dead in Death Valley" from BBC News
  4. ↑ IMDb favicon Dave Legeno at the Internet Movie Database
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