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[filch] / fɪltʃ /


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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

“Mr. Filch has been looking for someone to clear out these old files,” said Snape softly.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

If the worst came to the worst, they were going to drop a bag of Dungbombs, but they hoped they wouldn’t have to resort to that — Filch would skin them alive.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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