HARRY POTTER ACTOR David Legeno, who played werewolf Fenrir Greyback in the movies, has been found dead in Death Valley, California.
Legeno is believed to have died of “heat-related issues”.
The 50-year-old’s body was found near Zabriskie Point, a famed movie-related panorama spot.
Legeno played Greyback in three Harry Potter movies, and also appeared in episodes of Eastenders, The Bill and Emmerdale.
Two hikers found Legeno’s body on Sunday in a remote area in the center of Death Valley, where summer temperatures regularly top 49 degrees Celsius.
“The remains have been identified as David Legeno, a 50-year-old British man,” said the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office in a statement.
It appears that Legeno died of heat-related issues, but the Inyo County Coroner will determine the final cause of death. There are no signs of foul play.
Legeno worked on demolition sites after leaving school, before studying performing arts. He became a professional wrestler before getting a role in Guy Ritchie’s 2000 London gangster movie Snatch.
When film work was slow he earned his living as a professional cage fighter, according to his profile on the IMDb movie industry website, adding that he put his fight career on hold after being in Harry Potter.
