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