
Michael Gambon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 19, 1940
- Died
- September 27, 2023 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
Biography
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

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

The King's Speech

Sleepy Hollow

The Book of Eli

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Paddington
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Filmography

Doctor Who at the Proms
Movie · as Kazran Sardick (archive footage)

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Movie · as Man in Diner

Judy
Movie · as Bernard Delfont

Cordelia
Movie · as Mr. Moses

The Last Witness
Movie · as Frank Hamilton

King of Thieves
Movie · as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln

Citizen Lane
Movie · as Lord Ardilaun

Johnny English Strikes Again
Movie · as Agent Five

Mad to Be Normal
Movie · as Sidney Kotok

Victoria & Abdul
Movie · as Lord Salisbury

Viceroy's House
Movie · as General Hastings Ismay

Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Movie · as Arthur

Paddington 2
Movie · as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)

Ratburger
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Little Women
TV · as Mr. Laurence · 3 eps

Fearless
TV · as Sir Alistair McKinnon · 6 eps

Dad's Army
Movie · as Private Godfrey

Churchill's Secret
Movie · as Winston Churchill

Hail, Caesar!
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
TV · as Elderly Philosopher · 1 ep

Unity
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Fortitude
TV · as Henry Tyson · 11 eps

The Casual Vacancy
TV · as Howard Mollison · 3 eps

On Angel Wings
Movie · as Grandfather

Common
Movie · as Judge

Paddington
Movie · as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)

Quirke
TV · as Judge Garret Griffin · 3 eps

Muse of Fire
Movie · as Self

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Movie · as Hirst

Lucan
Movie · as John Burke

The Frame
TV · as Professor Albus Dumbledore · 1 ep

Lucan
TV · as John Burke · 1 ep

Quartet
Movie · as Cedric Livingston

London: The Modern Babylon
Movie · as Self (voice)

Luck
TV · as Michael · 9 eps

Restless
TV · as Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer · 2 eps

The Hollow Crown
TV · as Mortimer · 1 ep

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Movie · as Albus Dumbledore

Page Eight
Movie · as Benedict Baron

When Harry Left Hogwarts
Movie · as Self

The Book of Eli
Movie · as George

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Movie · as Albus Dumbledore

The King's Speech
Movie · as King George V

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
The Michael Ball Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Movie · as Albus Dumbledore

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Movie · as Franklin Bean (voice)

Emma
TV · as Mr. Woodhouse · 4 eps

Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

Brideshead Revisited
Movie · as Lord Marchmain

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Movie · as Albus Dumbledore

The Good Night
Movie · as Alan Weigert

The Baker
Movie · as Leo

Amazing Grace
Movie · as Lord Charles Fox

Joe's Palace
Movie · as Elliot Graham

The Alps - Climb of Your Life
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Celebration
Movie · as Lambert

Cranford
TV · as Thomas Holbrook · 2 eps

The Good Shepherd
Movie · as Dr. Fredericks

The Omen
Movie · as Bugenhagen

John Duffy's Brother
Movie · as Narrator

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Movie · as Albus Dumbledore

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Movie · as Self

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Movie · as Oseary Drakoulias

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Movie · as Albus Dumbledore

Layer Cake
Movie · as Eddie Temple

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Movie · as Paley

Being Julia
Movie · as Jimmie Langton

Stories of Lost Souls
Movie · as Larry

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Movie · as Self - Professor Dumbledore

Standing Room Only
Movie

Open Range
Movie · as Denton Baxter

Deep Blue
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Path to War
Movie · as Lyndon Johnson

The Actors
Movie · as Barreller

Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
Movie · as Self

Sylvia
Movie · as Professor Thomas

Little Wolf's Book of Badness
Movie · as Uncle Bigbad (voice)

Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
Movie · as Self - Hamm (archive footage)

The Lost Prince
TV · as King Edward VII · 2 eps

Angels in America
TV · as Prior Walter Ancestor #1 (uncredited) · 2 eps

Ali G Indahouse
Movie · as Prime Minister

The Making of Gosford Park
Movie · as Self

Top Gear
TV · as Self · 2 eps

High Heels and Low Lifes
Movie · as Kerrigan

Gosford Park
Movie · as William McCordle

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
Movie · as Self

Christmas Carol: The Movie
Movie · as Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)

Charlotte Gray
Movie · as Levade

Richard & Judy
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Perfect Strangers
TV · as Raymond · 3 eps

Endgame
Movie · as Hamm

The Last September
Movie · as Sir Richard Naylor

Longitude
Movie · as John Harrison

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Movie · as Self

Longitude
TV · as John Harrison · 2 eps

Sleepy Hollow
Movie · as Baltus Van Tassel

The Insider
Movie · as Thomas Sandefur

Dead on Time
Movie · as Maurice Silverman

Plunkett & Macleane
Movie · as Lord Gibson

Wives and Daughters
TV · as Squire Hamley · 4 eps

Dancing at Lughnasa
Movie · as Father Jack Mundy
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

The Wings of the Dove
Movie · as Lionel Croy

The Gambler
Movie · as Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Midnight in Saint Petersburg
Movie · as Alex

Mary Reilly
Movie · as Mary’s Father

The Willows in Winter
Movie · as Badger

Two Deaths
Movie · as Daniel Pavenic

The Innocent Sleep
Movie · as Det. Insp. Matheson

Nothing Personal
Movie · as Leonard

Samson and Delilah
TV · as Re Hamun · 2 eps

Bullet to Beijing
Movie · as Alexei

The Wind in the Willows
Movie · as Badger (voice)

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Movie · as Sir George

Clean Slate
Movie · as Cornell

The Browning Version
Movie · as Dr. Frobisher

A Man of No Importance
Movie · as Ivor J. Carney

Room 101
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Faith
TV · as Peter John Moreton · 2 eps

The Entertainer
Movie · as Archie Rice

GMTV
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Toys
Movie · as General Zevo

Maigret
TV · as Chief Inspector Maigret · 12 eps

Mobsters
Movie · as Don Salvatore Faranzano

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur
Movie · as The Storyteller

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon
Movie · as The Storyteller

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice
Movie · as The Storyteller

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus
Movie · as The Storyteller

Performance
TV · as Archie Rice · 1 ep

The Storyteller: Greek Myths
TV · as The Storyteller · 4 eps

Blood Royal: William the Conqueror
Movie · as William I

Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Movie · as Albert Spica

A Dry White Season
Movie · as Magistrate

The Rachel Papers
Movie · as Doctor Knowd

Monster Maker
Movie · as Ultragorgon, Ultragorgon(voice)

Paris by Night
Movie · as Gerald Paige

The Heat of the Day
Movie · as Harrison
About Face
TV · as Trevor

The Jim Henson Hour
TV · as Ultragorgon (voice) · 1 ep

Missing Link
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Mountain Language
Movie · as Sergeant

Ghosts
Movie · as Pastor Manders

The Dame Edna Experience
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Singing Detective
TV · as Philip Marlow · 6 eps

Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
Movie

Absurd Person Singular
Movie · as Geoffrey

Turtle Diary
Movie · as George Fairbairn

Oscar
TV · as Oscar Wilde · 3 eps

Theatre Night
TV · as Pastor Manders · 1 ep

Screen Two
TV · as Ivor J. Carney · 1 ep
The Breadwinner
Movie · as Charles Battle

Bergerac
TV · as Jarvis McLeod · 1 ep

Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Andrew · 1 ep

Minder
TV · as Tommy Hambury · 1 ep
The Seagull
Movie · as Trigorin

One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
Movie · as Kenny

The Other One
TV · as Brian Bryant · 13 eps
The Sunday Drama
TV · as David Patton · 1 ep
Premiere
TV · as Kenny · 1 ep

In the Labyrinth
Movie · as Duncan Harrison

The Other Woman
Movie · as Robin

French Without Tears
Movie · as Lt Cmdr Rogers

Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Movie · as Piers
The Secret Agent
Movie · as Tom Ossipon

Bold Face: Condensed
Movie · as John

The Beast Must Die
Movie · as Jan Jarmokowski

Zodiac
TV · as Reuben Keiser · 1 ep
Masquerade
TV · as Stewart · 1 ep

Nothing But the Night
Movie · as Insp. Grant

The Catholics
Movie · as Brother Kevin

Centre Play
TV · as Duncan Harrison · 1 ep

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
TV · as Major Rolfe · 1 ep
Second City Firsts
TV · as John · 1 ep

Cows
Movie · as Max

Arthur of the Britons
TV · as Roland · 1 ep

Six Days of Justice
TV · as Mr.Golding · 1 ep

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · as Theseus

Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Eyeless in Gaza
TV · as Mark Staithes · 5 eps

Play for Today
TV · as Max, Robin, Piers · 1 ep
Confession
TV · as Mr. Tennent · 1 ep

Softly Softly: Task Force
TV · as Cranley · 1 ep

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Brother Kevin · 1 ep

The Borderers
TV · as Gavin Ker · 26 eps

Romeo and Juliet
Movie · as Gregory

Much Ado About Nothing
Movie · as Other Watchman

Omnibus
TV · as Self · 1 ep

ITV Playhouse
TV · as Charles Battle · 1 ep

Softly, Softly
TV · 1 ep

Othello
Movie · as Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots

Public Eye
TV · 1 ep

BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Gregory, Theseus, Lt. Cmdr. Bill Rogers, Boris Trigorin · 1 ep

The BAFTA Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 2 eps






