
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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