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Michael Gambon
Actor
Born October 19, 1940Died September 27, 2023 (82 years)
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.
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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| 2019 | Judy · as Bernard Delfont |
| 2019 | Cordelia · as Mr. Moses |
| 2018 | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan · as Man In Diner |
| 2018 | King of Thieves · as Billy 'the Fish' Lincoln |
| 2018 | Johnny English Strikes Again · as Agent Five |
| 2018 | Citizen Lane · as Lord Ardilaun |
| 2018 | The Last Witness · as Frank Hamilton |
| 2017 | Little Women (2017) (TV Series) · as Mr. Laurence |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 · as Uncle Pastuzo (voice) |
| 2017 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle · as Arthur |
| 2017 | Victoria & Abdul · as Lord Salisbury |
| 2017 | Fearless (2017) (TV Series) · as Sir Alistair Mckinnon |
| 2017 | Mad to Be Normal · as Sidney Kotok |
| 2017 | Viceroy's House · as General Hastings Ismay |
| 2016 | The Hollow Crown: Making of The Hollow Crown · as Mortimer |
| 2016 | Churchill's Secret · as Winston Churchill |
| 2016 | Hail, Caesar! · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Dad's Army · as Private Godfrey |
| 2016 | The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells (TV Series) · as Elderly Philosopher |
| 2015 | Unity · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | The Casual Vacancy (TV Series) · as Howard Mollison |
| 2015 | Fortitude (TV Series) · as Henry Tyson |
| 2014 | On Angel Wings · as Grandfather |
| 2014 | Paddington · as Uncle Pastuzo (voice) |
| 2014 | Bad Robots (TV Series) · as Various |
| 2014 | Common · as Judge |
| 2014 | Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts · as Albus Dumbledore |
| 2013 | Quirke (TV Series) · as Judge Garret Griffin |
| 2013 | Lucan (2013) (TV Series) · as John Burke |
| 2013 | Fifty Years on Stage · as Hirst |
| 2013 | The Frame (TV Series) · as Professor Albus Dumbledore |
| 2013 | Quartet: Deleted Scenes · as Cedric Livingston |
| 2012 | Restless · as Lord Romer |
| 2012 | Quartet · as Cedric Livingston |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown (TV Series) · as Mortimer |
| 2011 | Luck (TV Series) · as Michael |
| 2011 | Page Eight · as Benedict Baron |
| 2011 | Worricker (TV Series) · as Benedict Baron |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 · as Albus Dumbledore |
| 2011 | Comic Relief: Uptown Downstairs Abbey · as Narrator |
| 2010 | Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol · as Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick |
| 2010 | The King's Speech · as King George V |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 · as Albus Dumbledore |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey · as Albus Dumbledore |
| 2010 | The Book of Eli · as George |
| 2009 | Fantastic Mr. Fox · as Franklin Bean (voice) |
| 2009 | Emma (2009) (TV Series) · as Mr. Woodhouse |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince · as Albus Dumbledore |
| 2009 | Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2008 | Brideshead Revisited · as Lord Marchmain |
| 2007 | Cranford (TV Series) · as Thomas Holbrook |
| 2007 | The Good Night · as Alan Weigert |
| 2007 | Joe's Palace · as Elliot Graham |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix · as Albus Dumbledore |
| 2007 | The Alps · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2007 | Celebration · as Lambert |
| 2007 | The Baker · as Leo |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd · as Dr. Fredericks |
| 2006 | Amazing Grace · as Lord Charles Fox |
| 2006 | The Omen · as Bugenhagen |
| 2006 | The Maze: The Third Task · as Albus Dumbledore |
| 2006 | Harry vs. the Horntail: The First Task · as Albus Dumbledore |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · as Albus Dumbledore |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Elliot Sardick |
| 2005 | Brave New World · as Paley |
| 2005 | Stories of Lost Souls · as Larry |
| 2004 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou · as Oseary Drakoulias |
| 2004 | Creating the Vision · as Prof. Albus Dumbledore |
| 2004 | Being Julia · as Jimmie Langton |
| 2004 | Layer Cake · as Eddie Temple |
| 2004 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow · as Paley |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban · as Albus Dumbledore |
| 2004 | Storyboarding 'Open Range' · as Denton Baxter |
| 2003 | Little Wolf's Book of Badness · as Uncle Bigbad (voice) |
| 2003 | Angels in America (TV Series) · as Prior Walter Ancestor #1 |
| 2003 | Deep Blue · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2003 | Sylvia · as Professor Thomas |
| 2003 | Open Range · as Denton Baxter |
| 2003 | The Actors · as Barreller |
| 2003 | Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film · as Hamm |
| 2003 | The Lost Prince (TV Series) · as King Edward Vii |
| 2002 | Restless (TV Series) · as Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer |
| 2002 | Path to War · as Lyndon Johnson |
| 2002 | Ali G Indahouse · as Prime Minister |
| 2001 | Charlotte Gray · as Levade |
| 2001 | Gosford Park · as William Mccordle |
| 2001 | Christmas Carol: The Movie · as Ghost Of Christmas Present (voice) |
| 2001 | High Heels and Low Lifes · as Kerrigan |
| 2001 | Perfect Strangers (2001) (TV Series) · as Raymond |
| 2001 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure · as Sir Ernest Shackleton |
| 2000 | Endgame · as Hamm |
| 2000 | Longitude · as John Harrison |
| 2000 | Longitude (TV Series) · as John Harrison |
| 1999 | The Last September · as Sir Richard Naylor |
| 1999 | Wives and Daughters (TV Series) · as Squire Hamley |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow · as Baltus Van Tassel |
| 1999 | The Insider · as Thomas Sandefur |
| 1999 | A Monkey's Tale · as Master Martin |
| 1999 | Plunkett & Macleane · as Lord Gibson |
| 1999 | Dead on Time · as Maurice Silverman |
| 1998 | Dancing at Lughnasa · as Father Jack Mundy |
| 1997 | The Wings of the Dove · as Lionel Croy |
| 1997 | The Gambler · as Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
| 1996 | The Willows in Winter · as Badger |
| 1996 | Samson and Delilah · as King Hamun |
| 1996 | Samson & Delilah (TV Series) · as Re Hamun |
| 1996 | Midnight in Saint Petersburg · as Alex |
| 1996 | Mary Reilly · as Mary’s Father |
| 1995 | Nothing Personal · as Leonard |
| 1995 | The Wind in the Willows · as Badger |
| 1995 | Bullet to Beijing · as Alexei |
| 1995 | The Innocent Sleep · as Det. Insp. Matheson |
| 1995 | Two Deaths · as Daniel Pavenic |
| 1994 | A Man of No Importance · as Ivor J. Carney |
| 1994 | Squanto: A Warrior's Tale · as Sir George |
| 1994 | Faith (1994) (TV Series) · as Peter John Moreton |
| 1994 | The Browning Version · as Dr. Frobisher |
| 1994 | Clean Slate · as Cornell |
| 1992 | Toys · as Lt. General Leland Zevo |
| 1992 | Maigret (1992) (TV Series) · as Chief Inspector Maigret |
| 1991 | Performance (TV Series) · as Archie Rice |
| 1991 | Mobsters · as Don Salvatore Faranzano |
| 1991 | The Storyteller: Greek Myths (TV Series) · as The Storyteller |
| 1989 | The Heat of the Day · as Harrison |
| 1989 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover · as Albert Spica |
| 1989 | A Dry White Season · as Magistrate |
| 1989 | The Rachel Papers · as Doctor Knowd |
| 1989 | Monster Maker · as Ultragorgon |
| 1988 | Paris by Night · as Gerald Paige |
| 1988 | Mountain Language · as Sergeant |
| 1988 | Missing Link · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1987 | The Jim Henson Hour (TV Series) · as Ultragorgon (voice) |
| 1987 | Jim Henson's The Storyteller (TV Series) · as The Storyteller |
| 1986 | The Singing Detective (TV Series) · as Philip Marlow |
| 1985 | Turtle Diary · as George Fairbairn |
| 1985 | Theatre Night (TV Series) · as Pastor Manders |
| 1985 | Absurd Person Singular · as Geoffrey |
| 1981 | Bergerac (TV Series) · as Jarvis Mcleod |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Tommy Hambury |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) · as Andrew |
| 1977 | The Other One (TV Series) · as Brian Bryant |
| 1974 | The Beast Must Die · as Jan Jarmokowski |
| 1974 | Zodiac (TV Series) · as Reuben Keiser |
| 1973 | The Catholics · as Brother Kevin |
| 1973 | Second City Firsts (TV Series) · as John |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (TV Series) · as Major Rolfe |
| 1973 | A Picture of Katherine Mansfield (TV Series) · as Harry |
| 1973 | Nothing But the Night · as Insp. Grant |
| 1972 | Arthur of the Britons (TV Series) · as Roland |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Piers |
| 1969 | Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as Cranley |
| 1969 | Special Branch (TV Series) · as Herr Muller |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Brother Kevin |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Charles Battle |
| 1967 | Much Ado About Nothing · as Other Watchman |
| 1966 | Softly Softly (TV Series) |
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| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Gregory |
| 1965 | Public Eye (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Love Story (1963) (TV Series) · as Paul |
| 1962 | The Late Late Show (IE) (TV Series) · as Guest |