British actor David Legeno, best known for playing a werewolf in the Harry Potter film series, was found dead Sunday in a remote wash in Death Valley, officials said. 
 
 Legeno, 50, appeared to have died of heat-related issues, according to the Inyo County Sheriff's Department. 
 
 Although a cause of death has yet to be determined, sheriff's officials said it appears his death was not the result of foul play. 
 
 Sheriff's officials did not say why Legeno was in the area. 
 
 Two people hiking about 7 a.m. near a remote wash below Manly Beacon, just west of Zabriskie Point, found his body and notified authorities. 
 
 A California Highway Patrol helicopter flew out from Apple Valley to the area to transport his body, the sheriff's department said. 
 
 Legeno played Fenrir Greyback in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts I and II." He also starred in the Showtime series "Borgia" and in the film "Snow White and the Huntsman." 
 
 Legeno was also a professional mixed-martial arts fighter. 
 
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 Dave Legeno, who played werewolf Fenrir Greyback in three Harry Potter movies, has died at age 50. 
 
 The British actor's body was found in Death Valley in California on Sunday, July 6, police said in a statement. He had been hiking in the area, the hottest and driest place on Earth. Temperatures there have surpassed 100 degrees Fahrenheit in recent days. 
 
 Police said another hiker, who was hiking with a friend and did not know Legeno, had reported the discovery of human remains. Authorities located the body and had it airlifted by helicopter. The man was later identified as the actor. 
 
 "It appears that Legeno died of heat related issues, but the Inyo County Coroner will determine the final cause of death," police said. "There are no signs of foul play." ||||| 'Harry Potter' Actor Dies Hiking in Death Valley 
 
 Dave Legeno Dead -- 'Harry Potter' Actor Dies While Hiking in Death Valley 
 
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 -- Inyo County officials tell us ... an autopsy was performed and the cause of death is heat stroke.One of the villains from themovies -- British actor-- died while hiking in Death Valley ... TMZ has learned.Legeno's body was found by a pair of hikers on Sunday in an area so remote ... a CHP helicopter had to be called in to remove it.50-year-old Legeno played the werewolf Fenrir Greyback in the 'Potter' movies. He was also in "Snatch."The Inyo County Sheriff's Department (in CA) tells TMZ it appears Legeno died of heat related issues ... and may have been dead for 3-4 days before his body was discovered. Summer temps in Death Valley are known to go over 120 degrees.We're told the coroner still has Legeno's body while his family makes plans.He has a daughter in her 20s. 
 
 Dave was also a pretty successful MMA fighter in the UK ... with a professional record of 4-3.
– He was a 6-3, 250-pound former mixed-martial arts fighter who went on to play a villainous werewolf in the Harry Potter movies, but even David Legeno was no match for Death Valley. The 50-year-old actor was found dead in the place known to be the hottest on Earth last weekend, reports the Los Angeles Times. Authorities don't suspect foul play. TMZ reports that Legeno had been hiking and that the autopsy attributes the cause of death to heat stroke. He is best known for playing Fenrir Greyback in the Potter films, though he also appeared in the movies Snow White and the Huntsman and Snatch, notes E! Online.