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  • BIRTH 19/10/1940
  • DEATH 27/09/2023
  • Country Ireland
  • SHOWS 23
  • MOVIES 69

Michael Gambon

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.

Michael Gambon

Shows (23)

Little Women (2017)
Little Women (2017)
Mr. Laurence
Top Gear
Top Gear
Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
Angels in America
Angels in America
Prior Walter Ancestor #1
Fortitude
Fortitude
Henry Tyson
Fearless (2017)
Fearless (2017)
Sir Alistair McKinnon
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown
Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March
Wives and Daughters
Wives and Daughters
Squire Hamley
Emma (2009)
Emma (2009)
Mr. Woodhouse
Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
Narrator
Luck
Luck
Michael
Cranford
Cranford
Thomas Holbrook
Maigret (1992)
Maigret (1992)
Chief Inspector Maigret
Restless
Restless
Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer
Quirke
Quirke
Judge Garret Griffin
The Casual Vacancy
The Casual Vacancy
Howard Mollison
The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective
Philip Marlow
The Lost Prince
The Lost Prince
King Edward VII
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
Andrew
Minder
Minder
Tommy Hambury
Bergerac
Bergerac
Jarvis McLeod
Room 101
Room 101
Self
Perfect Strangers (2001)
Perfect Strangers (2001)
Raymond
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
Elderly Philosopher

Movies (69)

Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Arthur
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Albus Dumbledore
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow
Baltus Van Tassel
The King's Speech
The King's Speech
King George V
Paddington
Paddington
Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Paddington 2
Paddington 2
Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
The Book of Eli
The Book of Eli
George
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Franklin Bean (voice)
Layer Cake
Layer Cake
Eddie Temple
Johnny English Strikes Again
Johnny English Strikes Again
Agent Five
The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd
Dr. Fredericks
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Oseary Drakoulias
The Insider
The Insider
Thomas Sandefur
King of Thieves
King of Thieves
Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Paley
The Omen
The Omen
Bugenhagen
Victoria & Abdul
Victoria & Abdul
Lord Salisbury
Open Range
Open Range
Denton Baxter
Ali G Indahouse
Ali G Indahouse
Prime Minister
Judy
Judy
Bernard Delfont
Gosford Park
Gosford Park
William McCordle
Toys
Toys
Lt. General Leland Zevo
Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly
Mary’s Father
Viceroy's House
Viceroy's House
General Hastings Ismay
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
Lord Charles Fox
Page Eight
Page Eight
Benedict Baron
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Man in Diner
Quartet
Quartet
Cedric Livingston
The Gambler
The Gambler
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Good Night
The Good Night
Alan Weigert
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited
Lord Marchmain
Sylvia
Sylvia
Professor Thomas
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Sir George
Clean Slate
Clean Slate
Cornell
Cordelia
Cordelia
Mr. Moses
Charlotte Gray
Charlotte Gray
Levade
The Last September
The Last September
Sir Richard Naylor
The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die
Jan Jarmokowski
The Baker
The Baker
Leo
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
Alex
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern…
Self
A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season
Magistrate
Othello
Othello
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
Badger
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Albert Spica
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa
Father Jack Mundy
Deep Blue
Deep Blue
Narrator (voice)
The Catholics
The Catholics
Brother Kevin
Mobsters
Mobsters
Don Salvatore Faranzano
The Browning Version
The Browning Version
Dr. Frobisher
High Heels and Low Lifes
High Heels and Low Lifes
Kerrigan
Christmas Carol: The Movie
Christmas Carol: The Movie
Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Nothing But the Night
Nothing But the Night
Insp. Grant
Plunkett & MacLeane
Plunkett & MacLeane
Lord Gibson
Mad to Be Normal
Mad to Be Normal
Sydney Kotok
Churchill's Secret
Churchill's Secret
Winston Churchill
The Wings of the Dove
The Wings of the Dove
Lionel Croy
Stories of Lost Souls
Stories of Lost Souls
Larry
Common
Common
Judge
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
Self
Dad's Army
Dad's Army
Private Godfrey
Being Julia
Being Julia
Jimmie Langton
The Innocent Sleep
The Innocent Sleep
Det. Insp. Matheson