Michael Gambon
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.
Acting (124 movies)
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
1985
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
The Good Shepherd
2006
Open Range
2003
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
High Heels and Low Lifes
2001
Absurd Person Singular
1985
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
Sleepy Hollow
1999
Layer Cake
2004
Deep Blue
2003
Gosford Park
2001
Dancing at Lughnasa
1998
The Book of Eli
2010
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004
Path to War
2003
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
Toys
1992
Bold Face: Condensed
1974
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
1996
A Dry White Season
1989
The Insider
1999
Brideshead Revisited
2008
Mary Reilly
1996
The Actors
2003
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
The Good Night
2007
The Beast Must Die
1974
Nothing But the Night
1973
The Rachel Papers
1989
The Baker
2007
Amazing Grace
2006
The Catholics
1973
Bullet to Beijing
1995
Joe's Palace
2007
The Wings of the Dove
1997
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994
Endgame
2000
The Last September
2000
Clean Slate
1994
Being Julia
2004
The Browning Version
1994
Longitude
2000
A Man of No Importance
1994
Page Eight
2011
Dead on Time
1999
Stories of Lost Souls
2004
The Wind in the Willows
1995
The Willows in Winter
1996
Quartet
2012
Turtle Diary
1985
Ghosts
1987
Two Deaths
1996
London: The Modern Babylon
2012
Monster Maker
1989
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004
The Gambler
1997
Muse of Fire
2013
On Angel Wings
2014
The Entertainer
1993
Missing Link
1988
The Innocent Sleep
1996
Plunkett & MacLeane
1999
The King's Speech
2010
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2001
Mobsters
1991
Ali G Indahouse
2002
Common
2014
Paddington
2014
Christmas Carol: The Movie
2001
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971
When Harry Left Hogwarts
2011
The Alps - Climb of Your Life
2007
Unity
2015
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
2003
Dad's Army
2016
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
Sylvia
2003
Mad to Be Normal
2017
In the Labyrinth
1976
Churchill's Secret
2016
Celebration
2007
Hail, Caesar!
2016
Charlotte Gray
2001
The Other Woman
1976
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2019
French Without Tears
1976
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
2010
Victoria & Abdul
2017
Viceroy's House
2017
Nothing Personal
1996
Romeo and Juliet
1967
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
2017
Paris by Night
1989
Paddington 2
2017
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