Michael Gambon
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Sir Michael John Gambon (October 19, 1940 – September 27, 2023) was an Irish-English actor. Gambon started his acting career with Laurence Olivier as one of the original members of the Royal National Theatre. Over his six-decade-long career, he received three Olivier Awards and four BAFTA TV Awards. In 1998, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. Gambon appeared in many productions of works by William Shakespeare such as Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth and Coriolanus. Gambon was nominated for thirteen Olivier Awards, winning three times for A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), A View from the Bridge (1987), and Man of the Moment (1990). In 1997, Gambon made his Broadway debut in David Hare's Skylight, earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination. Gambon made his film debut in Othello (1965). His other notable films include The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), The Wings of the Dove (1997), The Insider (1999), Gosford Park (2001), Amazing Grace (2006), The King's Speech (2010), Quartet (2012), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). Gambon also appeared in the Wes Anderson films The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009). Gambon gained wider recognition through his role of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series from 2004 to 2011, replacing Richard Harris following his death in 2002. For his work on television, he received four BAFTA Awards for The Singing Detective (1986), Wives and Daughters (1999), Longitude (2000), and Perfect Strangers (2001). He also received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Path to War (2002) and Emma (2009). Gambon's other notable projects include Cranford (2007) and The Casual Vacancy (2015). In 2017, he received the Irish Film & Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2020, he was listed at No. 27 on The Irish Times's list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
Known for
Credits
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
as Albus Dumbledore
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
as Baltus Van Tassel
The King's Speech (2010)
as King George V
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
as Arthur
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
as Franklin Bean (voice)
The Book of Eli (2010)
as George
Paddington 2 (2017)
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
The Good Shepherd (2006)
as Dr. Fredericks
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Paddington (2014)
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
as Agent Five
The Insider (1999)
as Thomas Sandefur
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
as Oseary Drakoulias
A Dry White Season (1989)
as Magistrate
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
as Paley
King of Thieves (2018)
as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
The Omen (2006)
as Bugenhagen
Ali G Indahouse (2002)
as Prime Minister
Gosford Park (2001)
as William McCordle
Open Range (2003)
as Denton Baxter
Victoria & Abdul (2017)
as Lord Salisbury
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
as Albert Spica
Layer Cake (2004)
as Eddie Temple
Brideshead Revisited (2008)
as Lord Marchmain
Judy (2019)
as Bernard Delfont
Toys (1992)
as General Zevo
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019)
as Man in Diner
Deep Blue (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Page Eight (2011)
as Benedict Baron
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
as Sir George
Mary Reilly (1996)
as Mary’s Father
Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
as Lord Gibson
Viceroy's House (2017)
as General Hastings Ismay
Path to War (2003)
as Lyndon Johnson
Clean Slate (1994)
as Cornell
The Wings of the Dove (1997)
as Lionel Croy
Dad's Army (2016)
as Private Godfrey
Quartet (2012)
as Cedric Livingston
Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
as Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Being Julia (2004)
as Jimmie Langton
High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
as Kerrigan
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice (1991)
as The Storyteller
Muse of Fire (2013)
as Self
The Rachel Papers (1989)
as Doctor Knowd
Amazing Grace (2007)
as Lord Charles Fox
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
as Father Jack Mundy
Mobsters (1991)
as Don Salvatore Faranzano
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (2003)
as Self - Hamm (archive footage)
When Harry Left Hogwarts (2011)
as Self
The Making of Gosford Park (2002)
as Self
The Last Witness (2018)
as Frank Hamilton
Charlotte Gray (2001)
as Levade
Stories of Lost Souls (2004)
as Larry
The Good Night (2007)
as Alan Weigert
The Entertainer (1993)
as Archie Rice
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon (1991)
as The Storyteller
Ratburger (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000)
as Self
Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)
as Kazran Sardick (archive footage)
Two Deaths (1996)
as Daniel Pavenic
The Beast Must Die (1974)
as Jan Jarmokowski
Unity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013)
as Hirst
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010)
as Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
Bullet to Beijing (1995)
as Alexei
Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996)
as Alex
Sylvia (2003)
as Professor Thomas
The Wind in the Willows (1995)
as Badger (voice)
The Baker (2007)
as Leo
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus (1991)
as The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur (1991)
as The Storyteller
Nothing But the Night (1973)
as Insp. Grant
Mad to Be Normal (2017)
as Sidney Kotok
Longitude (2000)
as John Harrison
London: The Modern Babylon (2012)
as Self (voice)
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
The Willows in Winter (1996)
as Badger
The Browning Version (1994)
as Dr. Frobisher
The Alps - Climb of Your Life (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter (2004)
as Self
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971)
as Theseus
Paris by Night (1989)
as Gerald Paige
Romeo and Juliet (1967)
as Gregory
Much Ado About Nothing (1967)
as Other Watchman
A Man of No Importance (1994)
as Ivor J. Carney
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane (2003)
as Self
Churchill's Secret (2016)
as Winston Churchill
French Without Tears (1976)
as Lt Cmdr Rogers
Cows (1972)
as Max
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal (2005)
as Self
On Angel Wings (2014)
as Grandfather
Turtle Diary (1985)
as George Fairbairn
The Actors (2003)
as Barreller
The Breadwinner (1982)
as Charles Battle
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror (1990)
as William I
The Gambler (1997)
as Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Standing Room Only (2004)
Actor
Cordelia (2019)
as Mr. Moses
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day (1978)
as Kenny
Othello (1965)
Actor
The Heat of the Day (1989)
as Harrison
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie (1985)
Actor
Tiptoe Through the Tulips (1976)
as Piers
The Catholics (1973)
as Brother Kevin
Little Wolf's Book of Badness (2003)
as Uncle Bigbad (voice)
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001)
as Self
Monster Maker (1989)
as Ultragorgon
Joe's Palace (2007)
as Elliot Graham
The Last September (2000)
as Sir Richard Naylor
John Duffy's Brother (2006)
as Narrator
The Innocent Sleep (1996)
as Det. Insp. Matheson
Common (2014)
as Judge
The Other Woman (1976)
as Robin
Nothing Personal (1996)
as Leonard
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway (1998)
as Narrator (voice)
Missing Link (1988)
as Narrator (voice)
Celebration (2007)
as Lambert
Ghosts (1987)
as Pastor Manders
Lucan (2013)
as John Burke
Dead on Time (1999)
as Maurice Silverman
Bold Face: Condensed (1974)
as John
Mountain Language (1988)
as Sergeant
In the Labyrinth (1976)
as Duncan Harrison
Absurd Person Singular (1985)
as Geoffrey
Citizen Lane (2018)
as Lord Ardilaun
The Secret Agent (1975)
as Tom Ossipon
Endgame (2000)
as Hamm
The Seagull (1978)
as Trigorin