Tragedy befalls young Half-Blood Prince actor
Tragedy befalls young Half-Blood Prince actor We are saddened to report that BBC News announced earlier this morning that the actor who plays the role of Marcus Belby in Half-Blood Prince was tragically killed late last night in London. Robert Knox was stabbed to death while intervening on behalf of his younger brother just outside Metro Bar on Station Road in Sidcup.

Belby is known to Potter fans as the Ravenclaw student who aspires to be a part of the Slug Club. According to The Telegraph, Warner Bros. has released the following statement:

"We are all shocked and saddened by this news and at this time our sympathies are with his family."

Similarly, all of our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Posted by Micah on May 24th | 356 Comments
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Posted by felixfelicis888 May 24th 2008

Thats just horrible. Blessings to the family. :(


Posted by rooon May 24th 2008

That's just really sad and awful! God bless him and his family! I feel terrible!


Posted by phoenix_knight May 24th 2008

Yeah Scooby, you're right. it's scary, but true. As much as i love my country, ( i mean c'mon, the Harry Potter theme park will get to be built here!). I still see the facts well... America is DEFINETLY no heaven.


Posted by BlacksFell May 24th 2008

We wanted news 'bout HBP, but this is a bit much.....:(


Posted by kokoro_ravenclaw May 24th 2008

This is absolutely terrible news. Obviously the connection to Mugglenet and all us here is Harry Potter but it's got nothing to do with that right now - an innocent life has been lost to the world, in a vicious, unnecesary and terrible killing. May God Bless him and of course his poor, mourning family. R.I.P.


Posted by Rose37 May 24th 2008

It just goes to show you that the "Be careful what you wish for" because the wish just mit come true and not in always in a good way too!!!


Posted by jimieo May 24th 2008

definitely not the kind of news I was hoping for... :\ I hope he didn't suffer.


Posted by Rose37 May 24th 2008

I can asure you jimieo that he is not suffering anymore because now he is with god and is being loved and cared for, as while as his family and friends!!!


Posted by muggleotter May 24th 2008

rest in peace Robert. you were defiantly a Gryffindor even though you played a Ravenclaw. my thoughts and hopes are with your family


Posted by flibbertigibbit May 24th 2008

this is so horrible and sad. my prayers go out to his friends and family. rest in peace, Robert Knox.


Posted by Rose37 May 24th 2008

Just like hermione, you Robert were seen as someone who you weren't!!! Hermione Granger as a true Ravenclaw, but placed in as a Gryfindor!!! Robert Knox as a true Gryfindor, but placed in as a Ravenclaw!!! How sad, how sad indeed!!!


Posted by yues_woman May 24th 2008

I can't imagine how his family must feel. This is really sad news.


Posted by RoseMclane May 24th 2008

Wow, I just found out. Thats horrible. I'm close to tears, ..oh God. My Thoughts and Prayers are with his family and friends.


Posted by soof May 24th 2008

That made me really, really sad. =/


Posted by YodaDumbledore May 24th 2008

May his soul rest in peace.


Posted by parvati_is_a_goddess May 24th 2008

My thoughts go out to his family. This is so sad, and so terrible. RIP


Posted by Fenton_Xehanort_Is_The_Missing_HP_Character May 24th 2008

My heart just jumped the second I started reading this. Poor Robert. We need more people like him and less people like that murderer. We pray for your teacher too, Fia. I read about that incident; collapsed right after the exams. I'm really sorry. Truly I am.


Posted by TheDogStar12 May 24th 2008

Ohhh dear. :( Usually stories like this don't bother me so much... But this is making me sick to my stomach. =[ Poor Robert!


Posted by jojoinpink54 May 24th 2008

This is so scary and sad!!! I agree, the rate killings are going up is scary... I was just informed that a body was found a few blocks from my house, and this is supposed to be a safe neighborhood! May Robert Knox rest in peace, and we will all remember him when we see HBP...


Posted by Fawkesdog May 24th 2008

my prayers go out to his family. talk about a curse. i am truly humbles that he fought for his brother though. rest in peace . & mabye the murderer who did this SHOULD TRY FOR SOME REMORSE.


Posted by crumple_horned_snorcak May 24th 2008

OMGOSH!!!!! THATS HORRIBLE!! what a terrible way to die! my prayers go out to his family and loved ones. :'(


Posted by Rose37 May 24th 2008

I know this somewhat off and on subject, but when jojoinpink54 stated that there was a body found near her house, I remembered what I watched on Friday during opra. This family, a few years ago had their daughter in a car accident on the road, right after a family member's wedding cemorny. The grandpa in the limo and the seven year old daughter/neise/granddaugh ter was killed, while the others survived. The grandfather die normally, but the daughter die with her head detached for her body and her mother held her daughters head in her hands while seeing that the childs wedding clothes was still on her body. How werid is that???


Posted by DUI_King May 24th 2008

ok just to clarify, some one said there was a link between Richard Harris dying and Robert Knox... thats one of the dumbest things i've heard. Richard Harris was 76 and had non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects your lymph nodes, whilst this kid was young, healthy, and murdered. don't start conspiracy theories over this people, this movie isn't cursed..


Posted by Pride May 24th 2008

Oh my gosh that is so sad. He was just trying to help his brother.


Posted by muffliato2009 May 24th 2008

PWND


Posted by iheartdobby May 24th 2008

what's wrong with this world? RIP Robert.


Posted by Smartillo34 May 24th 2008

This is really unfortunate. All of our prayers are with the Knox family and may he Rest In Peace. He died as a hero, a valiant man.


Posted by Rose37 May 24th 2008

Sorry for my stupidy. I was the one who was conparing Richard Harris dying and Robert Knox and that was o, so wrong. Sorry everyone, sorry to DUI_King and thanks for the clarifcation on the thory and most of all sorry to Richard Harris and Robert Knox


Posted by pixiegirl484 May 24th 2008

RIP Robert, this is truly a tragedy. My sympathies to his family.


Posted by lilyevans412 May 25th 2008

That's horrible! All my thoughts are with his family.


Posted by granger1019 May 25th 2008

How awful...so shocking...the worst way to go. He will surely be missed. May he and his loved ones be at peace.


Posted by HPFAN4LIFE_01 May 25th 2008

R.I.P. Rob Knox! You will be missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to your family. It ain't fair: you died too young, Like the story that had just begun, But death tore the pages all away. ~Who'd you be Today: Kenny Chesney


Posted by leon_cita May 25th 2008

Rest in peace, Rob Knox. To think he was around our age... a true Gryffindor no doubt, could anyone imagine what it'd be like to die for a brother? I pray for you and all the people that loved you, as well as for Fia's teacher and all the people that are so cruelly separated from this world. And I pray for you HP fans, you angels have touched me.


Posted by MAMiller May 25th 2008

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. It is such a tragedy. For someone so young to lose thier life so early. Just when it had such promise for the future. We are all sadden at news of this tragic and sudden lose. I agree with everyone else well all wanted news concerning HBP but we never wanted anything like this. Again my prayers go out to his family.


Posted by cherubicterror May 25th 2008

thats terrible, especially as he was killed because he was intervening on part of his younger brother. RIP. and let us know if u find out more about this


Posted by HP_and_me May 25th 2008

I'm truly sorry to hear this. There's just no point in such things happening, no point at all! My thoughts are with those who knew him.


Posted by Branek May 25th 2008

RIP man!


Posted by Jonas May 25th 2008

Wow, that's really horrible. :( "Robert Knox was stabbed to death while intervening on behalf of his younger brother" A clever Ravenclaw on screen, but a brave Gryffindor at heart. RIP...


Posted by Jonas May 25th 2008

"a true Gryffindor no doubt, could anyone imagine what it'd be like to die for a brother?" If worse came to worst, and I had to die, that's how I'd wanna go personally.


Posted by EowynRowena May 25th 2008

This is horrible. My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family. I realise I'm saying the same thing as y'all have before me, but what else can I say, it's so sad!


Posted by Grubbly_Plank May 25th 2008

If the whole world could be as we HP fans are at this moment, the world would truly be a better place. Where else could you find complete strangers (metaphorically speaking) sending out love and light to other complete strangers. As a family the HP fraternity are truly caring & loving folk, may we always stay this way & always remember what draws us together, good against evil, Harry against Voldemort. It would be nice if someone could inform his family that they are not alone in their grief and that maybe they can take some strength from the love and support that has been shown, not only here, but on all the other HP sites. Maybe a dedication at the beginning of the film would be a nice gesture from WB & the cast of HBP.


Posted by Londs May 25th 2008

I wanna be a witch. It just seems so mucher better than in a world where a boy gets stabbed just because he's defending his brother. So, just giving me the freakin accepting letter to Hogwarts! The sad thing is that this happens so often. How can somebody have some much anger in them to want to take a life? My thoughts go out to Roberts family and ever other family that the same has happend to. rest in peace.


Posted by mipf May 25th 2008

That's terrible news.. RIP Robert Knox, my thoughts are with his family, and especially his brother who must be feeling terrible survivor


Posted by Spungen May 25th 2008

This is horrible. My sympathies go out to his family and friends. Robert Knox's brother should be proud to have such a loyal and loving brother.


Posted by gryffindor_gal_714 May 25th 2008

This is so sad. I opened the yahoo page and the first thing I saw was "Tragedy strikes actor in next Harry Potter film" At first I was relieved that it wasn't one of the main characters, bu then got emotional upon reading how he died trying to save his brother. My thoughts are with his family, and may God bless him.


Posted by defy_my_gravity May 25th 2008

I'm terribly sorry. My sincere condolences to the family.


Posted by Nizzy3 May 25th 2008

I'm from Portugal, but I'll say "NO MORE" too! My thoughts and prayers go, again, to Robert's family and friends and I'll pray too for Fia's teacher! Someone should make a petition so that WB dedicated the movie to Robert, it would be a honorable gesture! NO MORE!


Posted by evanna11 May 25th 2008

RIP Robert Knox. I'm so totally shocked. This is so not what I expected to see on Mugglenet now. It's so sad, I'm nearly crying. Siriusly. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. I'm just so shocked. And he was still so young..This is so horrible.Rest in peace Robert, and know we all think of you


Posted by oomboo2 May 25th 2008

I agree, that's terrible. I too will pray for his family.


Posted by evanna11 May 25th 2008

Ow, I just started reading throught the comments. RIP to Fia's teacher too. It's so sad that so many young people have to die. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends too. Quote from Nizzy3: "I'm from Portugal, but I'll say "NO MORE" too! My thoughts and prayers go, again, to Robert's family and friends and I'll pray too for Fia's teacher! Someone should make a petition so that WB dedicated the movie to Robert, it would be a honorable gesture! NO MORE!" That would be so great, to do that! But I don't really know if it would help the friends and family.




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