Yevhen Shakh: key obituary facts
Is Yevhen Shakh dead? Yes. Yevhen Shakh died on November 14, 2026, at age 80.
Cause of death: Yevhen Shakh's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Yevhen Shakh known for?
Yevhen Shakh was an Ukrainian actor and voice actor, Ukrainian voice of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films.
Yevhen Shakh, a Ukrainian actor and voice actor known as the Ukrainian voice of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films, died on November 14, 2026, aged 80.
Born on February 9, 1946, in Kulikiv, in Lviv Oblast, he trained at the Drama Studio attached to the Ivan Franko Theatre and completed his studies in 1965. His career encompassed theatre, film and television acting, as well as voice acting and dubbing.
The Dumbledore role was part of his work in dubbing the Harry Potter films for Ukrainian audiences. His acting credits included Legends of Love Witchcraft (2009), To Paris! (2008) and Zlydni (2005). These credits sit alongside his theatre and television work in a career that crossed live performance, screen acting and recorded voice performance. Ukraine recognized Shakh with the title Honored Artist of Ukraine in 1997 and named him People’s Artist of Ukraine in 2006. The honors came nine years apart, during a career that brought together several forms of acting and voice performance. His training at the Ivan Franko Theatre’s drama studio preceded this work across stage, screen and dubbing, with his Ukrainian-language performance as Dumbledore among the roles associated with his voice career.