Ellen Pompeo almost appeared in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" alongside Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet.

Whitehouse actually played Sir Cadogan in the third film of the original series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, though unfortunately, his scenes were removed from the final cut.

Rik Mayall's scenes as poltergeist Peeves were famously cut from the movies, but hopefully the TV series will include Peeves, and Mortimer would surely be brilliant as the mischievous character.

Rik Mayall's scenes as poltergeist Peeves were famously cut from the movies, but hopefully the TV series will include Peeves, and Mortimer would surely be brilliant as the mischievous character. We ...

HBO's highly anticipated Harry Potter TV series is set to include one of the most memorable characters from the books—Peeves the Poltergeist. While fans of the franchise know Peeves for his chaotic ...

The role of Peeves was cast and filmed—then cut from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. British comedian Rik Mayall was cast as Hogwarts’s prank-happy poltergeist in Harry Potter and the ...

Mayall was revered as a British comedy legend before his untimely death in 2014. Outside of Peeves, he's best known for his ...

Rik suffered a near-fatal quad-biking accident more than a decade before he died Credit: BBC / Getty Rik Mayall appeared in Blackadder four times - but is best remembered for playing 'Woof ...

Rik Mayall was cast as Peeves in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, but his scenes were cut. This was confirmed by an uploaded video that revealed the comedic actor speaking on his part (via ...

The Harry Potter film series is filled to the brim with cameos from some of the UK's best acting and comedic talent. However, even though one legendary character from the world of British comedy ...