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Michael Gambon

Acting 82 (deceased) years old Cabra, Dublin, Ireland ★ 2.4
Born: October 19, 1940
Died: September 27, 2023

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.

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Known For

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Albus Dumbledore 2005
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Albus Dumbledore 2004
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Albus Dumbledore 2009
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Albus Dumbledore 2011
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Albus Dumbledore 2007

Jimmy's Seen (2)

The Insider
The Insider Thomas Sandefur 1999
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Kingsman: The Golden Circle Arthur 2017

Filmography

Acting Credits (184)

Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms Kazran Sardick (archive footage) 2024
Judy
Judy Bernard Delfont 2019
Cordelia
Cordelia Mr. Moses 2019
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan Man in Diner 2019
Johnny English Strikes Again
Johnny English Strikes Again Agent Five 2018
King of Thieves
King of Thieves Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln 2018
Citizen Lane
Citizen Lane Lord Ardilaun 2018
The Last Witness
The Last Witness Frank Hamilton 2018
Little Women
Little Women Mr. Laurence 2017
Paddington 2
Paddington 2 Uncle Pastuzo (voice) 2017
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Kingsman: The Golden Circle Arthur 2017
Victoria & Abdul
Victoria & Abdul Lord Salisbury 2017
Fearless
Fearless Sir Alistair McKinnon 2017
Mad to Be Normal
Mad to Be Normal Sidney Kotok 2017
Viceroy's House
Viceroy's House General Hastings Ismay 2017
Churchill's Secret
Churchill's Secret Winston Churchill 2016
Dad's Army
Dad's Army Private Godfrey 2016
Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar! Narrator (voice) 2016
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells Elderly Philosopher 2016
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC Self (archive footage) 2015
Unity
Unity Narrator (voice) 2015
The Casual Vacancy
The Casual Vacancy Howard Mollison 2015
Fortitude
Fortitude Henry Tyson 2015
On Angel Wings
On Angel Wings Grandfather 2014
Paddington
Paddington Uncle Pastuzo (voice) 2014
Common
Common Judge 2014
Quirke
Quirke Judge Garret Griffin 2014
Lucan
Lucan John Burke 2013
Lucan
Lucan John Burke 2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage Hirst 2013
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire Self 2013
The Frame
The Frame Professor Albus Dumbledore 2013
Restless
Restless Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer 2012
Quartet
Quartet Cedric Livingston 2012
London: The Modern Babylon
London: The Modern Babylon Self (voice) 2012
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown Mortimer 2012
Luck
Luck Michael 2012
When Harry Left Hogwarts
When Harry Left Hogwarts Self 2011
Page Eight
Page Eight Benedict Baron 2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Albus Dumbledore 2011
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick 2010
The King's Speech
The King's Speech King George V 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Albus Dumbledore 2010
The Michael Ball Show
The Michael Ball Show Self 2010
The Book of Eli
The Book of Eli George 2010
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox Franklin Bean (voice) 2009
Emma
Emma Mr. Woodhouse 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Albus Dumbledore 2009
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire Narrator 2009
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited Lord Marchmain 2008
Cranford
Cranford Thomas Holbrook 2007
Joe's Palace
Joe's Palace Elliot Graham 2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Albus Dumbledore 2007
The Alps - Climb of Your Life
The Alps - Climb of Your Life Narrator (voice) 2007
Celebration
Celebration Lambert 2007
The Baker
The Baker Leo 2007
The Good Night
The Good Night Alan Weigert 2007
The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd Dr. Fredericks 2006
John Duffy's Brother
John Duffy's Brother Narrator 2006
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace Lord Charles Fox 2006
The Omen
The Omen Bugenhagen 2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Albus Dumbledore 2005
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal Self 2005
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Oseary Drakoulias 2004
Stories of Lost Souls
Stories of Lost Souls Larry 2004
Layer Cake
Layer Cake Eddie Temple 2004
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Paley 2004
Being Julia
Being Julia Jimmie Langton 2004
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter Self 2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Albus Dumbledore 2004
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
Little Wolf's Book of Badness Uncle Bigbad (voice) 2003
Angels in America
Angels in America Prior Walter Ancestor #1 2003
Path to War
Path to War Lyndon Johnson 2003
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane Self 2003
Sylvia
Sylvia Professor Thomas 2003
Open Range
Open Range Denton Baxter 2003
Deep Blue
Deep Blue Narrator (voice) 2003
The Actors
The Actors Barreller 2003
The Lost Prince
The Lost Prince King Edward VII 2003
Top Gear
Top Gear Self 2002
The Making of Gosford Park
The Making of Gosford Park Self 2002
Ali G Indahouse
Ali G Indahouse Prime Minister 2002
Charlotte Gray
Charlotte Gray Levade 2001
Gosford Park
Gosford Park William McCordle 2001
Christmas Carol: The Movie
Christmas Carol: The Movie Ghost of Christmas Present (voice) 2001
Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy Self 2001
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love Self 2001
High Heels and Low Lifes
High Heels and Low Lifes Kerrigan 2001
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers Raymond 2001
Endgame
Endgame Hamm 2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend Self 2000
The Last September
The Last September Sir Richard Naylor 2000
Longitude
Longitude John Harrison 2000
Longitude
Longitude John Harrison 2000
Wives and Daughters
Wives and Daughters Squire Hamley 1999
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow Baltus Van Tassel 1999
The Insider
The Insider Thomas Sandefur 1999
Plunkett & MacLeane
Plunkett & MacLeane Lord Gibson 1999
Dead on Time
Dead on Time Maurice Silverman 1999
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa Father Jack Mundy 1998
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway Narrator (voice) 1998
The Gambler
The Gambler Fyodor Dostoyevsky 1997
The Wings of the Dove
The Wings of the Dove Lionel Croy 1997
The Willows in Winter
The Willows in Winter Badger 1996
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah Re Hamun 1996
Nothing Personal
Nothing Personal Leonard 1996
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
Midnight in Saint Petersburg Alex 1996
Two Deaths
Two Deaths Daniel Pavenic 1996
Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly Mary’s Father 1996
The Innocent Sleep
The Innocent Sleep Det. Insp. Matheson 1996
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows Badger 1995
Bullet to Beijing
Bullet to Beijing Alexei 1995
A Man of No Importance
A Man of No Importance Ivor J. Carney 1994
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale Sir George 1994
Faith
Faith Peter John Moreton 1994
Room 101
Room 101 Self 1994
The Browning Version
The Browning Version Dr. Frobisher 1994
Clean Slate
Clean Slate Cornell 1994
The Entertainer
The Entertainer Archie Rice 1993
GMTV
GMTV Self 1993
Toys
Toys General Zevo 1992
Maigret
Maigret Chief Inspector Maigret 1992
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
The Storyteller: Greek Myths The Storyteller 1991
Performance
Performance Archie Rice 1991
Mobsters
Mobsters Don Salvatore Faranzano 1991
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You Self 1990
About Face
About Face 1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Albert Spica 1989
A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season Magistrate 1989
The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day Harrison 1989
The Rachel Papers
The Rachel Papers Doctor Knowd 1989
Paris by Night
Paris by Night Gerald Paige 1989
The Jim Henson Hour
The Jim Henson Hour Ultragorgon (voice) 1989
Monster Maker
Monster Maker Ultragorgon 1989
Monster Maker
Monster Maker Ultragorgon(voice) 1989
Mountain Language
Mountain Language Sergeant 1988
Missing Link
Missing Link Narrator (voice) 1988
The Dame Edna Experience
The Dame Edna Experience Self 1987
Ghosts
Ghosts Pastor Manders 1987
The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective Philip Marlow 1986
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary George Fairbairn 1985
Theatre Night
Theatre Night Pastor Manders 1985
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie 1985
Oscar
Oscar Oscar Wilde 1985
Absurd Person Singular
Absurd Person Singular Geoffrey 1985
The Breadwinner
The Breadwinner Charles Battle 1982
Bergerac
Bergerac Jarvis McLeod 1981
Minder
Minder Tommy Hambury 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected Andrew 1979
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day Kenny 1978
The Seagull
The Seagull Trigorin 1978
The Other One
The Other One Brian Bryant 1977
French Without Tears
French Without Tears Lt Cmdr Rogers 1976
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Tiptoe Through the Tulips Piers 1976
In the Labyrinth
In the Labyrinth Duncan Harrison 1976
The Other Woman
The Other Woman Robin 1976
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent Tom Ossipon 1975
Bold Face: Condensed
Bold Face: Condensed John 1974
The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die Jan Jarmokowski 1974
Zodiac
Zodiac Reuben Keiser 1974
The Catholics
The Catholics Brother Kevin 1973
Centre Play
Centre Play Duncan Harrison 1973
Nothing But the Night
Nothing But the Night Insp. Grant 1973
Arthur of the Britons
Arthur of the Britons Roland 1972
Cows
Cows Max 1972
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream Theseus 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Self 1971
Play for Today
Play for Today Max 1970
Play for Today
Play for Today Robin 1970
Play for Today
Play for Today Piers 1970
Softly Softly: Task Force
Softly Softly: Task Force Cranley 1969
The Borderers
The Borderers Gavin Ker 1968
Omnibus
Omnibus Self 1967
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet Gregory 1967
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing Other Watchman 1967
Softly, Softly
Softly, Softly 1966
Othello
Othello 1965
Othello
Othello Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots 1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Gregory 1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Theseus 1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Lt. Cmdr. Bill Rogers 1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Boris Trigorin 1965
Public Eye
Public Eye 1965
The BAFTA Awards
The BAFTA Awards Self - Winner 1949

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