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'Harry Potter' actor dies of heatstroke

LOS ANGELES — Authorities say “Harry Potter” actor Dave Legeno has died from heatstroke in California’s Death Valley. He was 50.

Legeno played the werewolf Fenrir Greyback in three “Harry Potter” films.

The brawny British actor also appeared in “Snow White and the Huntsman” and “Batman Begins.”

The Inyo County Sheriff’s Department says hikers found Legeno’s body last Sunday morning in a remote area of the desert park.

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