Margaret Thomas / The Washington PostThe Southern California coordinator for Richard Nixon's 1968 presidential campaign spent seven months in federal prison for his role in the Watergate scandal. He became a Presbyterian minister after his release. He was 79.
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Bob Carey / Los Angeles TimesThe biochemist in 1976 synthesized a psychedelic drug that was later called Ecstasy. He was 88.
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Christina House / For The TimesThe Oscar-nominated writer-director excelled at mining the urban middle class for laughs as well as tears in such movies as "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" and "Down and Out in Beverly Hills." He was 84.
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Toni L Sandys/Tampa Bay Times/MCTTampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer shakes hands with fans in a January 2003 file image. Glazer, who also owned the English Premier League's Manchester United, died on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at 85.
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Orlando Sentinel FileEarl Morrall, who helped quarterback the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins died on April 25, 2014 in Naples, Fla. He was 79. Morrall took over for starting injured quarterback Bob Griese and started 11 games during their 17-0 perfect season run, but Griese started in the team's Super Bowl VII 14-7 win over the Redskins. Morrall played in the NFL for 21 seasons (1956-76).
Tim Sloan, AFP/Getty ImagesMarion Barry died Nov. 23 at age 78 in Washington, D.C. The cause of death was not initially disclosed.
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LOS ANGELES — Veteran British character actor David Ryall, who’s best known to mainstream American audiences as “Harry Potter’s” Elphias Doge, died on Christmas Day. He was 79.
“Sherlock” writer and actor Mark Gatiss tweeted the sad news on Saturday.
His daughter, actress Charlie Ryall, also confirmed on Twitter.
The actor’s career spans more than five decades and covers film, TV and theater. His movie credits include 2008’s “City of Ember,” 2004’s “Around the World in 80 Days” and 1980’s “The Elephant Man.”
Ryall replaced Peter Cartwright as Elphias Doge in 2010’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.” His character was a close friend of Albus Dumbledore in addition to being a Ministry of Magic jurist and an Order of the Phoenix member.
Most recently, he was perhaps best known on the small screen as Frank — the grandfather who suffers from dementia — in the BBC comedy “Outnumbered.”
His television roles also include that of Britain’s oldest man in BBC’s “The Village” and Mr. Hall in writer Dennis Potter’s “The Singing Detective.” He appeared in Andrew Davies’ adaptation of “House of Cards” (not the Netflix original series), the British sitcom “Goodnight Sweetheart” and ITV’s “Midsomer Murders.”
Ryall began his career on the stage before becoming a familiar face on British TV.
The actor joined Laurence Olivier’s company with the National Theatre at a young age, during which time he was involved with several influential plays, including Tom Stoppard’s “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.” His work at the National Theatre also included “Guys and Dolls,” “The Beggar’s Opera” and “Animal Farm.”
Ryall is survived by his son, music manager Jonathan Ryall, and two daughters, singer Imogen Ryall and actress Charlie Ryall.