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