Michael Gambon
Known for Acting · 190 credits
- Born
- 1940-10-19
- Died
- 2023-09-27
- Place of birth
- Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
- Also known as
- Sir Michael John Gambon CBE
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.
Known For
TV Shows (63)
Top Gear
2002
as Self
Play for Today
1970
as Piers / Max / Robin
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Minder
1979
as Tommy Hambury
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Gregory / Theseus / Lt. Cmdr. Bill Rogers / Boris Trigorin
Screen Two
1985
as Ivor J. Carney
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Andrew
Omnibus
1967
as Self
Richard & Judy
2001
as Self
Bergerac
1981
as Jarvis McLeod
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Charles Battle
GMTV
1993
as Self
The BAFTA Awards
1949
as Self - Winner
Room 101
1994
as Self
Public Eye
1965
Performance
1991
as Archie Rice
Centre Play
1973
as Duncan Harrison
The Hollow Crown
2012
as Mortimer
Fortitude
2015
as Henry Tyson
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Brother Kevin
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Cranley
Softly, Softly
1966
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Major Rolfe
Angels in America
2003
as Prior Walter Ancestor #1 (uncredited)
Luck
2012
as Michael
The Frame
2013
as Professor Albus Dumbledore
Cranford
2007
as Thomas Holbrook
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
as Ultragorgon (voice)
Second City Firsts
1973
as John
Premiere
1977
as Kenny
The Sunday Drama
1977
as David Patton
Maigret
1992
as Chief Inspector Maigret
Emma
2009
as Mr. Woodhouse
Little Women
2017
as Mr. Laurence
Restless
2012
as Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer
Theatre Night
1985
as Pastor Manders
Wives and Daughters
1999
as Squire Hamley
Quirke
2014
as Judge Garret Griffin
The Michael Ball Show
2010
as Self
Longitude
2000
as John Harrison
Fearless
2017
as Sir Alistair McKinnon
The Singing Detective
1986
as Philip Marlow
Arthur of the Britons
1972
as Roland
The Borderers
1968
as Gavin Ker
The Dame Edna Experience
1987
as Self
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
1991
as The Storyteller
Lucan
2013
as John Burke
The Lost Prince
2003
as King Edward VII
Zodiac
1974
as Reuben Keiser
The Casual Vacancy
2015
as Howard Mollison
Six Days of Justice
1972
as Mr.Golding
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
2016
as Elderly Philosopher
Perfect Strangers
2001
as Raymond
Confession
1970
as Mr. Tennent
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
2009
as Narrator
About Face
1989
Samson and Delilah
1996
as Re Hamun
Masquerade
1974
as Stewart
Faith
1994
as Peter John Moreton
Movies (127)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
as Albus Dumbledore
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
2017
as Arthur
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
as Franklin Bean (voice)
Sleepy Hollow
1999
as Baltus Van Tassel
The King's Speech
2010
as King George V
Paddington
2014
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Paddington 2
2017
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
The Book of Eli
2010
as George
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
as Agent Five
Hail, Caesar!
2016
as Narrator (voice)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
as Albert Spica
The Good Shepherd
2006
as Dr. Fredericks
The Insider
1999
as Thomas Sandefur
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
as Oseary Drakoulias
Layer Cake
2004
as Eddie Temple
Gosford Park
2001
as William McCordle
Open Range
2003
as Denton Baxter
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004
as Paley
Victoria & Abdul
2017
as Lord Salisbury
King of Thieves
2018
as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
Toys
1992
as General Zevo
Ali G Indahouse
2002
as Prime Minister
Brideshead Revisited
2008
as Lord Marchmain
The Omen
2006
as Bugenhagen
Judy
2019
as Bernard Delfont
Plunkett & Macleane
1999
as Lord Gibson
The Wings of the Dove
1997
as Lionel Croy
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994
as Sir George
Two Deaths
1996
as Daniel Pavenic
Page Eight
2011
as Benedict Baron
Quartet
2012
as Cedric Livingston
Mary Reilly
1996
as Mary’s Father
The Entertainer
1993
as Archie Rice
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as Kazran Sardick (archive footage)
When Harry Left Hogwarts
2011
as Self
The Breadwinner
1982
as Charles Battle
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2019
as Man in Diner
Deep Blue
2003
as Narrator (voice)
Charlotte Gray
2001
as Levade
Bullet to Beijing
1995
as Alexei
Viceroy's House
2017
as General Hastings Ismay
Amazing Grace
2006
as Lord Charles Fox
Dad's Army
2016
as Private Godfrey
A Dry White Season
1989
as Magistrate
Path to War
2003
as Lyndon Johnson
Mobsters
1991
as Don Salvatore Faranzano
Missing Link
1988
as Narrator (voice)
Stories of Lost Souls
2004
as Larry
High Heels and Low Lifes
2001
as Kerrigan
Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
A Man of No Importance
1994
as Ivor J. Carney
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003
as Self - Hamm (archive footage)
Sylvia
2003
as Professor Thomas
The Wind in the Willows
1995
as Badger
The Browning Version
1994
as Dr. Frobisher
The Rachel Papers
1989
as Doctor Knowd
Longitude
2000
as John Harrison
Romeo and Juliet
1967
as Gregory
Cows
1972
as Max
Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Paris by Night
1989
as Gerald Paige
The Good Night
2007
as Alan Weigert
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
1996
as Alex
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971
as Theseus
Being Julia
2004
as Jimmie Langton
Much Ado About Nothing
1967
as Other Watchman
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
2010
as Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
Churchill's Secret
2016
as Winston Churchill
Turtle Diary
1985
as George Fairbairn
Christmas Carol: The Movie
2001
as Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
The Other Woman
1976
as Robin
The Last Witness
2018
as Frank Hamilton
Dancing at Lughnasa
1998
as Father Jack Mundy
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror
1990
as William I
London: The Modern Babylon
2012
as Self (voice)
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
as Self
Nothing But the Night
1973
as Insp. Grant
The Secret Agent
1975
as Tom Ossipon
The Last September
2000
as Sir Richard Naylor
The Innocent Sleep
1996
as Det. Insp. Matheson
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
as Self
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
as Hirst
The Willows in Winter
1996
as Badger
Bold Face: Condensed
1974
as John
The Alps - Climb of Your Life
2007
as Narrator (voice)
Joe's Palace
2007
as Elliot Graham
Nothing Personal
1996
as Leonard
The Baker
2007
as Leo
French Without Tears
1976
as Lt Cmdr Rogers
Mad to Be Normal
2017
as Sidney Kotok
The Gambler
1997
as Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Beast Must Die
1974
as Jan Jarmokowski
In the Labyrinth
1976
as Duncan Harrison
Common
2014
as Judge
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
1976
as Piers
John Duffy's Brother
2006
as Narrator
Monster Maker
1989
as Ultragorgon / Ultragorgon(voice)
Clean Slate
1994
as Cornell
Cordelia
2019
as Mr. Moses
Othello
1965
as Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004
as Self
The Actors
2003
as Barreller
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
2005
as Self
The Heat of the Day
1989
as Harrison
Ghosts
1987
as Pastor Manders
The Catholics
1973
as Brother Kevin
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
2003
as Self
Absurd Person Singular
1985
as Geoffrey
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Dead on Time
1999
as Maurice Silverman
On Angel Wings
2014
as Grandfather
Lucan
2013
as John Burke
Citizen Lane
2018
as Lord Ardilaun
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2001
as Self
Celebration
2007
as Lambert
About 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 thr… With 190 credits spanning from 1949 to 2024, Michael Gambon has appeared in 127 films and 63 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Gambon Movies
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) — as Albus Dumbledore
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — as Albus Dumbledore
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — as Albus Dumbledore
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) — as Albus Dumbledore
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) — as Albus Dumbledore
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