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Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

Acting October 19, 1940 (82 years old) September 27, 2023 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.

Movies 135

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 7.8

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

as Albus Dumbledore

2005
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 8.0

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

as Albus Dumbledore

2004
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 8.1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

as Albus Dumbledore

2011
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 7.7

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

as Albus Dumbledore

2009
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 7.7

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as Albus Dumbledore

2010
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 7.7

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

as Albus Dumbledore

2007
Kingsman: The Golden Circle 6.9

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

as Arthur

2017
Sleepy Hollow 7.2

Sleepy Hollow

as Baltus Van Tassel

1999
Fantastic Mr. Fox 7.8

Fantastic Mr. Fox

as Franklin Bean (voice)

2009
The King's Speech 7.7

The King's Speech

as King George V

2010
Paddington 2 7.5

Paddington 2

as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)

2017
The Book of Eli 6.8

The Book of Eli

as George

2010
Paddington 7.1

Paddington

as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)

2014
Johnny English Strikes Again 6.3

Johnny English Strikes Again

as Agent Five

2018
The Insider 7.5

The Insider

as Thomas Sandefur

1999
Layer Cake 6.9

Layer Cake

as Eddie Temple

2004
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 7.1

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

as Oseary Drakoulias

2004
Ali G Indahouse 6.1

Ali G Indahouse

as Prime Minister

2002
Open Range 7.2

Open Range

as Denton Baxter

2003
Gosford Park 6.8

Gosford Park

as William McCordle

2001
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 7.3

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

as Albert Spica

1989
The Good Shepherd 6.4

The Good Shepherd

as Dr. Fredericks

2006
The Omen 5.6

The Omen

as Bugenhagen

2006
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 5.9

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

as Paley

2004
Hail, Caesar! 5.9

Hail, Caesar!

as Narrator (voice)

2016
Brideshead Revisited 6.2

Brideshead Revisited

as Lord Marchmain

2008
Judy 6.7

Judy

as Bernard Delfont

2019
King of Thieves 5.6

King of Thieves

as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln

2018
Toys 5.3

Toys

as General Zevo

1992
Page Eight 6.6

Page Eight

as Benedict Baron

2011
Amazing Grace 6.9

Amazing Grace

as Lord Charles Fox

2007
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale 6.8

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

as Sir George

1994
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan 6.9

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

as Man in Diner

2019
Victoria & Abdul 6.9

Victoria & Abdul

as Lord Salisbury

2017
Mary Reilly 5.8

Mary Reilly

as Mary’s Father

1996
Deep Blue 6.9

Deep Blue

as Narrator (voice)

2003
Mobsters 6.3

Mobsters

as Don Salvatore Faranzano

1991
The Wings of the Dove 6.5

The Wings of the Dove

as Lionel Croy

1997
Unity 7.5

Unity

as Narrator (voice)

2015
Sylvia 5.7

Sylvia

as Professor Thomas

2003
Dad's Army 5.0

Dad's Army

as Private Godfrey

2016
The Beast Must Die 5.4

The Beast Must Die

as Jan Jarmokowski

1974
A Dry White Season 6.7

A Dry White Season

as Magistrate

1989
The Browning Version 6.4

The Browning Version

as Dr. Frobisher

1994
Bullet to Beijing 5.2

Bullet to Beijing

as Alexei

1995
Viceroy's House 6.7

Viceroy's House

as General Hastings Ismay

2017
The Good Night 5.4

The Good Night

as Alan Weigert

2007
Christmas Carol: The Movie 5.2

Christmas Carol: The Movie

as Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)

2001
High Heels and Low Lifes 6.1

High Heels and Low Lifes

as Kerrigan

2001
Charlotte Gray 6.1

Charlotte Gray

as Levade

2001
Plunkett & Macleane 6.2

Plunkett & Macleane

as Lord Gibson

1999
The Last Witness 5.8

The Last Witness

as Frank Hamilton

2018
Quartet 6.5

Quartet

as Cedric Livingston

2012
The Alps - Climb of Your Life 6.7

The Alps - Climb of Your Life

as Narrator (voice)

2007
Path to War 6.7

Path to War

as Lyndon Johnson

2003
Stories of Lost Souls 5.7

Stories of Lost Souls

as Larry

2004
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol 8.0

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol

as Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick

2010
Longitude 7.4

Longitude

as John Harrison

2000
Midnight in Saint Petersburg 5.2

Midnight in Saint Petersburg

as Alex

1996
Mad to Be Normal 5.7

Mad to Be Normal

as Sidney Kotok

2017
Doctor Who at the Proms 7.4

Doctor Who at the Proms

as Kazran Sardick (archive footage)

2024
Nothing But the Night 6.2

Nothing But the Night

as Insp. Grant

1973
Being Julia 6.4

Being Julia

as Jimmie Langton

2004
The Wind in the Willows 7.1

The Wind in the Willows

as Badger (voice)

1995
When Harry Left Hogwarts 7.2

When Harry Left Hogwarts

as Self

2011
Cordelia 5.0

Cordelia

as Mr. Moses

2019
Churchill's Secret 6.3

Churchill's Secret

as Winston Churchill

2016
Muse of Fire 6.5

Muse of Fire

as Self

2013
Ratburger 4.3

Ratburger

as Narrator (voice)

2017
Cows 8.0

Cows

as Max

1972
London: The Modern Babylon 6.4

London: The Modern Babylon

as Self (voice)

2012
The Making of Gosford Park 5.3

The Making of Gosford Park

as Self

2002
The Actors 5.6

The Actors

as Barreller

2003
Othello 6.4

Othello

1965
Othello 6.4

Othello

as Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots

1965
The Rachel Papers 5.2

The Rachel Papers

as Doctor Knowd

1989
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage 6.2

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

as Hirst

2013
Missing Link 6.2

Missing Link

as Narrator (voice)

1988
Much Ado About Nothing 6.3

Much Ado About Nothing

as Other Watchman

1967
Two Deaths 5.6

Two Deaths

as Daniel Pavenic

1996
Clean Slate 5.7

Clean Slate

as Cornell

1994
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film 10.0

Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film

as Self - Hamm (archive footage)

2003
The Entertainer 7.0

The Entertainer

as Archie Rice

1993
A Man of No Importance 6.2

A Man of No Importance

as Ivor J. Carney

1994
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice

as The Storyteller

1991
Joe's Palace 5.9

Joe's Palace

as Elliot Graham

2007
The Baker 6.4

The Baker

as Leo

2007
Dancing at Lughnasa 6.0

Dancing at Lughnasa

as Father Jack Mundy

1998
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus

as The Storyteller

1991
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter 7.7

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

as Self - Professor Dumbledore

2004
The Gambler 4.8

The Gambler

as Fyodor Dostoyevsky

1997
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon

as The Storyteller

1991
The Innocent Sleep 5.0

The Innocent Sleep

as Det. Insp. Matheson

1996
Common 6.5

Common

as Judge

2014
The Heat of the Day 8.0

The Heat of the Day

as Harrison

1989
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane 6.5

Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane

as Self

2003
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend 7.1

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

as Self

2000
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

as Gregory

1967
The Seagull

The Seagull

as Trigorin

1978
Lucan 6.0

Lucan

as John Burke

2013
The Willows in Winter 6.7

The Willows in Winter

as Badger

1996
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur

as The Storyteller

1991
The Last September 5.4

The Last September

as Sir Richard Naylor

2000
The Catholics 6.1

The Catholics

as Brother Kevin

1973
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love 8.0

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love

as Self

2001
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal 6.4

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

as Self

2005
The Breadwinner

The Breadwinner

as Charles Battle

1982
A Midsummer Night's Dream 10.0

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Theseus

1971
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day

One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day

as Kenny

1978
Nothing Personal 5.0

Nothing Personal

as Leonard

1996
Endgame 7.3

Endgame

as Hamm

2000
Little Wolf's Book of Badness 8.0

Little Wolf's Book of Badness

as Uncle Bigbad (voice)

2003
Tiptoe Through the Tulips 8.0

Tiptoe Through the Tulips

as Piers

1976
The Other Woman 3.0

The Other Woman

as Robin

1976
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2015
In the Labyrinth 9.0

In the Labyrinth

as Duncan Harrison

1976
The Secret Agent 10.0

The Secret Agent

as Tom Ossipon

1975
Standing Room Only

Standing Room Only

2004
Turtle Diary 6.3

Turtle Diary

as George Fairbairn

1985
Monster Maker 6.7

Monster Maker

as Ultragorgon

1989
Monster Maker 6.7

Monster Maker

as Ultragorgon(voice)

1989
French Without Tears 7.0

French Without Tears

as Lt Cmdr Rogers

1976
Mountain Language 4.0

Mountain Language

as Sergeant

1988
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway 8.0

A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

as Narrator (voice)

1998
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror 10.0

Blood Royal: William the Conqueror

as William I

1990
Paris by Night 4.8

Paris by Night

as Gerald Paige

1989
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie

Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie

1985
Ghosts 7.0

Ghosts

as Pastor Manders

1987
Absurd Person Singular 8.3

Absurd Person Singular

as Geoffrey

1985
On Angel Wings 3.0

On Angel Wings

as Grandfather

2014
Celebration 6.3

Celebration

as Lambert

2007
Dead on Time 8.0

Dead on Time

as Maurice Silverman

1999
Citizen Lane 7.0

Citizen Lane

as Lord Ardilaun

2018
Bold Face: Condensed

Bold Face: Condensed

as John

1974
John Duffy's Brother

John Duffy's Brother

as Narrator

2006

TV Shows 70

Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Self

1971
Have I Got News for You 7.1

Have I Got News for You

as Self

1990
Top Gear 7.6

Top Gear

as Self

2002
GMTV 5.8

GMTV

as Self

1993
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Piers

1970
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Max

1970
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Robin

1970
Richard & Judy 3.4

Richard & Judy

as Self

2001
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Gregory

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Theseus

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Lt. Cmdr. Bill Rogers

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Boris Trigorin

1965
Omnibus 7.2

Omnibus

as Self

1967
Omnibus 7.2

Omnibus

1967
Minder 7.2

Minder

as Tommy Hambury

1979
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Ivor J. Carney

1985
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as Andrew

1979
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

as Charles Battle

1967
Bergerac 7.0

Bergerac

as Jarvis McLeod

1981
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Brother Kevin

1969
Room 101 6.6

Room 101

as Self

1994
Softly, Softly 7.5

Softly, Softly

1966
The BAFTA Awards 10.0

The BAFTA Awards

as Self - Winner

1949
Performance 6.3

Performance

as Archie Rice

1991
Softly Softly: Task Force 6.0

Softly Softly: Task Force

as Cranley

1969
Fortitude 6.8

Fortitude

as Henry Tyson

2015
Public Eye 8.3

Public Eye

1965
The Hollow Crown 7.4

The Hollow Crown

as Mortimer

2012
Centre Play 7.0

Centre Play

as Duncan Harrison

1973
Maigret 7.6

Maigret

as Chief Inspector Maigret

1992
Cranford 8.2

Cranford

as Thomas Holbrook

2007
The Jim Henson Hour 9.0

The Jim Henson Hour

as Ultragorgon (voice)

1989
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries 6.8

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

as Major Rolfe

1973
Second City Firsts

Second City Firsts

as John

1973
Angels in America 7.6

Angels in America

as Prior Walter Ancestor #1 (uncredited)

2003
Luck 6.7

Luck

as Michael

2012
The Dame Edna Experience 6.0

The Dame Edna Experience

as Self

1987
Wives and Daughters 7.3

Wives and Daughters

as Squire Hamley

1999
Little Women 7.2

Little Women

as Mr. Laurence

2017
The Sunday Drama 5.0

The Sunday Drama

as David Patton

1977
Arthur of the Britons 8.0

Arthur of the Britons

as Roland

1972
The Frame 10.0

The Frame

as Professor Albus Dumbledore

2013
The Singing Detective 7.5

The Singing Detective

as Philip Marlow

1986
The Michael Ball Show

The Michael Ball Show

as Self

2010
Emma 7.6

Emma

as Mr. Woodhouse

2009
The Storyteller: Greek Myths 8.2

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

as The Storyteller

1991
Six Days of Justice 10.0

Six Days of Justice

as Mr.Golding

1972
Fearless 6.7

Fearless

as Sir Alistair McKinnon

2017
Premiere 7.0

Premiere

as Kenny

1977
The Borderers 7.0

The Borderers

as Gavin Ker

1968
Restless 7.1

Restless

as Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer

2012
Longitude 7.0

Longitude

as John Harrison

2000
Quirke 5.9

Quirke

as Judge Garret Griffin

2014
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as Pastor Manders

1985
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire 6.2

Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire

as Narrator

2009
About Face 7.0

About Face

1989
About Face 7.0

About Face

as Trevor

1989
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells 6.2

The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells

as Elderly Philosopher

2016
The Casual Vacancy 6.2

The Casual Vacancy

as Howard Mollison

2015
The Lost Prince 7.2

The Lost Prince

as King Edward VII

2003
Lucan 7.1

Lucan

as John Burke

2013
Confession

Confession

as Mr. Tennent

1970
Zodiac 5.0

Zodiac

as Reuben Keiser

1974
Perfect Strangers 6.7

Perfect Strangers

as Raymond

2001
Samson and Delilah 5.5

Samson and Delilah

as Re Hamun

1996
Oscar 4.0

Oscar

as Oscar Wilde

1985
Faith 9.5

Faith

as Peter John Moreton

1994
The Other One 7.0

The Other One

as Brian Bryant

1977
Eyeless in Gaza 8.0

Eyeless in Gaza

as Mark Staithes

1971
Masquerade

Masquerade

as Stewart

1974

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