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