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 Goblet of Fire (2005)
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
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
as Albus Dumbledore
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
as Baltus Van Tassel
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
as Arthur
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
as Franklin Bean (voice)
Paddington (2014)
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
The Book of Eli (2010)
as George
The King's Speech (2010)
as King George V
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
as Agent Five
Paddington 2 (2017)
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
as Albert Spica
The Good Shepherd (2006)
as Dr. Fredericks
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Layer Cake (2004)
as Eddie Temple
Toys (1992)
as General Zevo
The Insider (1999)
as Thomas Sandefur
Gosford Park (2001)
as William McCordle
Open Range (2003)
as Denton Baxter
The Omen (2006)
as Bugenhagen
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
as Oseary Drakoulias
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
as Paley
Brideshead Revisited (2008)
as Lord Marchmain
Ali G Indahouse (2002)
as Prime Minister
Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
as Lord Gibson
Judy (2019)
as Bernard Delfont
King of Thieves (2018)
as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
Victoria & Abdul (2017)
as Lord Salisbury
Page Eight (2011)
as Benedict Baron
Amazing Grace (2006)
as Lord Charles Fox
Quartet (2012)
as Cedric Livingston
Deep Blue (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
as Sir George
Mary Reilly (1996)
as Mary’s Father
Two Deaths (1996)
as Daniel Pavenic
Path to War (2003)
as Lyndon Johnson
The Entertainer (1993)
as Archie Rice
Bullet to Beijing (1995)
as Alexei
Charlotte Gray (2001)
as Levade
The Wings of the Dove (1997)
as Lionel Croy
The Good Night (2007)
as Alan Weigert
High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
as Kerrigan
Being Julia (2004)
as Jimmie Langton
A Dry White Season (1989)
as Magistrate
Mobsters (1991)
as Don Salvatore Faranzano
Viceroy's House (2017)
as General Hastings Ismay
The Rachel Papers (1989)
as Doctor Knowd
When Harry Left Hogwarts (2011)
as Self
Stories of Lost Souls (2004)
as Larry
Dad's Army (2016)
as Private Godfrey
The Wind in the Willows (1995)
as Badger
Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)
as Kazran Sardick (archive footage)
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019)
as Man in Diner
Romeo and Juliet (1967)
as Gregory
The Browning Version (1994)
as Dr. Frobisher
Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
as Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Longitude (2000)
as John Harrison
Sylvia (2003)
as Professor Thomas
The Breadwinner (1982)
as Charles Battle
A Man of No Importance (1994)
as Ivor J. Carney
Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996)
as Alex
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
as Father Jack Mundy
London: The Modern Babylon (2012)
as Self (voice)
Muse of Fire (2013)
as Self
Much Ado About Nothing (1967)
as Other Watchman
Turtle Diary (1985)
as George Fairbairn
Joe's Palace (2007)
as Elliot Graham
Unity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000)
as Self
Churchill's Secret (2016)
as Winston Churchill
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971)
as Theseus
The Last Witness (2018)
as Frank Hamilton
Missing Link (1988)
as Narrator (voice)
Cows (1972)
as Max
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (2003)
as Self - Hamm (archive footage)
Paris by Night (1989)
as Gerald Paige
The Making of Gosford Park (2002)
as Self
Nothing But the Night (1973)
as Insp. Grant
The Baker (2007)
as Leo
The Innocent Sleep (1996)
as Det. Insp. Matheson
The Beast Must Die (1974)
as Jan Jarmokowski
Nothing Personal (1996)
as Leonard
Clean Slate (1994)
as Cornell
Mad to Be Normal (2017)
as Sidney Kotok
The Willows in Winter (1996)
as Badger
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010)
as Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
The Other Woman (1976)
as Robin
Little Wolf's Book of Badness (2003)
as Uncle Bigbad (voice)
The Actors (2003)
as Barreller
Cordelia (2019)
as Mr. Moses
Bold Face: Condensed (1974)
as John
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013)
as Hirst
Othello (1965)
Actor
The Catholics (1973)
as Brother Kevin
The Gambler (1997)
as Fyodor Dostoyevsky
In the Labyrinth (1976)
as Duncan Harrison
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror (1990)
as William I
Common (2014)
as Judge
On Angel Wings (2014)
as Grandfather
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal (2005)
as Self
The Secret Agent (1975)
as Tom Ossipon
French Without Tears (1976)
as Lt Cmdr Rogers
Ghosts (1987)
as Pastor Manders
Monster Maker (1989)
as Ultragorgon
The Seagull (1978)
as Trigorin
Celebration (2007)
as Lambert
The Last September (2000)
as Sir Richard Naylor
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter (2004)
as Self
Dead on Time (1999)
as Maurice Silverman
John Duffy's Brother (2006)
as Narrator
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001)
as Self
The Alps - Climb of Your Life (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
Tiptoe Through the Tulips (1976)
as Piers
Lucan (2013)
as John Burke
Endgame (2000)
as Hamm
Absurd Person Singular (1985)
as Geoffrey
Mountain Language (1988)
as Sergeant
The Heat of the Day (1989)
as Harrison
Citizen Lane (2018)
as Lord Ardilaun
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane (2003)
as Self
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day (1978)
as Kenny
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie (1985)
Actor
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway (1998)
as Narrator (voice)