filch
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Other confirmed actors in the series include Nick Frost as the affable groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid, Luke Thallon as professor Quirinus Quirrell and Paul Whitehouse as caretaker Argus Filch.
From BBC • May 27, 2025
HBO have now formally confirmed their casting, and announced that Whitehouse, well known for the Fast Show and Harry & Paul, will play Argus Filch.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025
But Rowling also names the Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch, evidently hoping that a few adult readers will remember that Argus, in Greek mythology, was a watchman with eyes all over his body.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was Mrs. Norris, the skeletal gray cat who was used by the caretaker, Argus Filch, as a sort of deputy in his endless battle against students.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
“Well, get back to your common room where you belong!” snapped Filch, and he stood glaring until Harry had passed out of sight.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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