Hmmm...he might. I saw an article the other day with a list of potential Dumbledores. There were about ten options. Did you think Richard Harris looked a little weaker in this one? His voice seemed softer. Or maybe I'm just comparing him to Gandalf.
I thought Malfoy also looked a little like Christopher Plummer. But I hadn't made the Patriot connection.
Oh, he was definitely weaker. I believe shooting was going on during the time he had been diagnosed with, and was beginning chemo for his lymphoma. It was less than a year from the diagnosis to his death!