Full name: Albus Percival Wulfric Bryan DumbledoreRole in the books: Headmaster of Hogwarts; Harry's mentor
Actor: Films 1 and 2: Richard Harris; Film 3 onwards: Michael Gambon
Age: About 150
Born: Sometime in 1840
Died: June 1997
Place of residence: Unknown; Hogwarts
Eyes: Twinkling blue
Hair: Once auburn, now silver, waist-length
Other features of appearance: Big silver beard and moustache, tall and thin, half-moon spectacles
At Hogwarts: 1851-1857
House: Gryffindor
First apperance in the story: A man appeared on the corner the cat had been watching, appeared so suddenly and silently you'd have thought he'd just popped out of the ground... Nothing like this man had ever been seen in Privet Drive. He was tall, thin and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt. He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak which swept the ground and high-heeled, buckled boots. His blue eyes were light, bright and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice. This man's name was Albus Dumbledore. (PS, ch.1, pg.12)
Exit from the story: A jet of green light shot from the end of Snape's wand and hit Dumbledore squarely in the chest. Harry's scream of horror never left him; silent and unmoving, he was forced to watch as Dumbledore was blasted into the air: for a split second he seemed to hang suspended beneath the shining skull, and then he fell slowly backwards, like a great rag doll, over the battlements and out of sight. (HBP, ch.27, pg.556)
Most Memerable Line: "It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." (CoS, ch.18, pg.245)