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.

Known For

Birth Location Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
Born 1940-10-19
Died 2023-09-27

Movies

Judy as Bernard Delfont
2019
Cordelia as Mr. Moses
2019
2018
King of Thieves as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
2018
Citizen Lane as Lord Ardilaun
2018
The Last Witness as Frank Hamilton
2018
Paddington 2 as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
2017
Victoria & Abdul as Lord Salisbury
2017
Mad to Be Normal as Sydney Kotok
2017
Viceroy's House as General Hastings Ismay
2017
Churchill's Secret as Winston Churchill
2016
Hail, Caesar! as Narrator (voice)
2016
Dad's Army as Private Godfrey
2016
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2015
Unity as Narrator (voice)
2015
On Angel Wings as Grandfather
2014
Paddington as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
2014
Common as Judge
2014
Lucan as John Burke
2013
Muse of Fire as Self
2013
Quartet as Cedric Livingston
2012
London: The Modern Babylon as Self (voice)
2012
Page Eight as Benedict Baron
2011
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol as Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
2010
The King's Speech as King George V
2010
The Book of Eli as George
2010
Fantastic Mr. Fox as Franklin Bean (voice)
2009
2009
Brideshead Revisited as Lord Marchmain
2008
Joe's Palace as Elliot Graham
2007
The Alps - Climb of Your Life as Narrator (voice)
2007
Celebration as Lambert
2007
The Baker as Leo
2007
The Good Night as Alan Weigert
2007
The Good Shepherd as Dr. Fredericks
2006
Amazing Grace as Lord Charles Fox
2006
The Omen as Bugenhagen
2006
2005
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou as Oseary Drakoulias
2004
2004
Layer Cake as Eddie Temple
2004
Being Julia as Jimmie Langton
2004
2004
Little Wolf's Book of Badness as Uncle Bigbad (voice)
2003
Path to War as Lyndon Johnson
2003
Sylvia as Professor Thomas
2003
Open Range as Denton Baxter
2003
Deep Blue as Narrator (voice)
2003
The Actors as Barreller
2003
Ali G Indahouse as Prime Minister
2002
Charlotte Gray as Levade
2001
Christmas Carol: The Movie as Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
2001
Gosford Park as William McCordle
2001
2001
Endgame as Hamm
2000
The Last September as Sir Richard Naylor
2000
Longitude as John Harrison
2000
Sleepy Hollow as Baltus Van Tassel
1999
The Insider as Thomas Sandefur
1999
Plunkett & MacLeane as Lord Gibson
1999
Dead on Time as Maurice Silverman
1999
Dancing at Lughnasa as Father Jack Mundy
1998
The Gambler as Fyodor Dostoyevsky
1997
The Wings of the Dove as Lionel Croy
1997
1996
Samson and Delilah as King Hamun
1996
Nothing Personal as Leonard
1996
Two Deaths as Daniel Pavenic
1996
Mary Reilly as Mary’s Father
1996
The Innocent Sleep as Det. Insp. Matheson
1996
1995
Bullet to Beijing as Alexei
1995
A Man of No Importance as Ivor J. Carney
1994
1994
The Browning Version as Dr. Frobisher
1994
Clean Slate as Cornell
1994
The Entertainer as Archie Rice
1993
Toys as Lt. General Leland Zevo
1992
Mobsters as Don Salvatore Faranzano
1991
A Dry White Season as Magistrate
1989
The Heat of the Day as Harrison
1989
The Rachel Papers as Doctor Knowd
1989
Paris by Night as Gerald Paige
1989
Monster Maker as Ultragorgon
1989
Mountain Language as Sergeant
1988
Missing Link as Narrator (voice)
1988
Ghosts as Pastor Manders
1987
Turtle Diary as George Fairbairn
1985
1985
The Seagull as Trigorin
1978
French Without Tears as Lt Cmdr Rogers
1976
The Other Woman as Robin
1976
1974
The Beast Must Die as Jan Jarmokowski
1974
The Catholics as Brother Kevin
1973
Nothing But the Night as Insp. Grant
1973
Cows as Max
1972
1971
Romeo and Juliet as Gregory
1967
Othello as Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots
1965
1965
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