Michael Gambon

Birthday:

10/19/1940

Place of birth:

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.



Credits

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