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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Doctor Who at the Proms
Character:Kazran Sardick (archive footage)
Release Date:24/12/2024
Judy
Character:Bernard Delfont
Release Date:27/09/2019
Cordelia
Character:Mr. Moses
Release Date:25/09/2019
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Character:Man in Diner
Release Date:13/03/2019
Johnny English Strikes Again
Character:Agent Five
Release Date:13/09/2018
King of Thieves
Character:Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
Release Date:04/09/2018
Citizen Lane
Character:Lord Ardilaun
Release Date:18/05/2018
The Last Witness
Character:Frank Hamilton
Release Date:11/05/2018
Paddington 2
Character:Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Release Date:09/11/2017
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Character:Arthur
Release Date:20/09/2017
Victoria & Abdul
Character:Lord Salisbury
Release Date:13/09/2017
Mad to Be Normal
Character:Sidney Kotok
Release Date:06/04/2017
Viceroy's House
Character:General Hastings Ismay
Release Date:03/03/2017
Churchill's Secret
Character:Winston Churchill
Release Date:29/02/2016
Dad's Army
Character:Private Godfrey
Release Date:05/02/2016
Hail, Caesar!
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:05/02/2016
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/11/2015
Unity
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/08/2015
On Angel Wings
Character:Grandfather
Release Date:01/12/2014
Paddington
Character:Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Release Date:24/11/2014
Common
Character:Judge
Release Date:06/07/2014
Lucan
Character:John Burke
Release Date:11/12/2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Character:Hirst
Release Date:02/11/2013
Muse of Fire
Character:Self
Release Date:26/09/2013
Quartet
Character:Cedric Livingston
Release Date:26/12/2012
London: The Modern Babylon
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:03/08/2012
When Harry Left Hogwarts
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2011
Page Eight
Character:Benedict Baron
Release Date:28/08/2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Character:Albus Dumbledore
Release Date:12/07/2011
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Character:Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
Release Date:25/12/2010
The King's Speech
Character:King George V
Release Date:26/11/2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Character:Albus Dumbledore
Release Date:17/11/2010
The Book of Eli
Character:George
Release Date:14/01/2010
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Character:Franklin Bean (voice)
Release Date:14/10/2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Character:Albus Dumbledore
Release Date:15/07/2009
Brideshead Revisited
Character:Lord Marchmain
Release Date:25/07/2008
Joe's Palace
Character:Elliot Graham
Release Date:04/11/2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Character:Albus Dumbledore
Release Date:08/07/2007
The Alps - Climb of Your Life
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:30/03/2007
Celebration
Character:Lambert
Release Date:26/02/2007
The Baker
Character:Leo
Release Date:09/02/2007
The Good Night
Character:Alan Weigert
Release Date:25/01/2007
The Good Shepherd
Character:Dr. Fredericks
Release Date:11/12/2006
John Duffy's Brother
Character:Narrator
Release Date:18/10/2006
Amazing Grace
Character:Lord Charles Fox
Release Date:16/09/2006
The Omen
Character:Bugenhagen
Release Date:06/06/2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Character:Albus Dumbledore
Release Date:16/11/2005
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Character:Self
Release Date:09/05/2005
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Character:Oseary Drakoulias
Release Date:10/12/2004
Stories of Lost Souls
Character:Larry
Release Date:12/11/2004
Layer Cake
Character:Eddie Temple
Release Date:30/09/2004
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Character:Paley
Release Date:17/09/2004
Being Julia
Character:Jimmie Langton
Release Date:03/09/2004
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Character:Self
Release Date:11/06/2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Character:Albus Dumbledore
Release Date:31/05/2004
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
Character:Uncle Bigbad (voice)
Release Date:08/12/2003
Path to War
Character:Lyndon Johnson
Release Date:28/10/2003
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
Character:Self
Release Date:26/10/2003
Sylvia
Character:Professor Thomas
Release Date:17/10/2003
Open Range
Character:Denton Baxter
Release Date:11/08/2003
Deep Blue
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:18/05/2003
The Actors
Character:Barreller
Release Date:16/03/2003
The Making of Gosford Park
Character:Self
Release Date:18/06/2002
Ali G Indahouse
Character:Prime Minister
Release Date:21/03/2002
Charlotte Gray
Character:Levade
Release Date:28/12/2001
Gosford Park
Character:William McCordle
Release Date:26/12/2001
Christmas Carol: The Movie
Character:Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Release Date:07/12/2001
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
Character:Self
Release Date:13/09/2001
High Heels and Low Lifes
Character:Kerrigan
Release Date:16/07/2001
Endgame
Character:Hamm
Release Date:10/09/2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Character:Self
Release Date:23/05/2000
The Last September
Character:Sir Richard Naylor
Release Date:28/04/2000
Longitude
Character:John Harrison
Release Date:02/01/2000
Sleepy Hollow
Character:Baltus Van Tassel
Release Date:19/11/1999
The Insider
Character:Thomas Sandefur
Release Date:28/10/1999
Plunkett & MacLeane
Character:Lord Gibson
Release Date:22/01/1999
Dead on Time
Character:Maurice Silverman
Release Date:01/01/1999
Dancing at Lughnasa
Character:Father Jack Mundy
Release Date:04/09/1998
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/04/1998
The Gambler
Character:Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Release Date:30/10/1997
The Wings of the Dove
Character:Lionel Croy
Release Date:04/09/1997
The Willows in Winter
Character:Badger
Release Date:26/12/1996
Nothing Personal
Character:Leonard
Release Date:18/10/1996
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
Character:Alex
Release Date:17/10/1996
Two Deaths
Character:Daniel Pavenic
Release Date:14/06/1996
Mary Reilly
Character:Mary’s Father
Release Date:23/02/1996
The Innocent Sleep
Character:Det. Insp. Matheson
Release Date:25/01/1996
The Wind in the Willows
Character:Badger
Release Date:24/12/1995
Bullet to Beijing
Character:Alexei
Release Date:20/12/1995
A Man of No Importance
Character:Ivor J. Carney
Release Date:24/12/1994
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Character:Sir George
Release Date:28/10/1994
The Browning Version
Character:Dr. Frobisher
Release Date:08/06/1994
Clean Slate
Character:Cornell
Release Date:06/05/1994
The Entertainer
Character:Archie Rice
Release Date:04/12/1993
Toys
Character:General Zevo
Release Date:18/12/1992
Mobsters
Character:Don Salvatore Faranzano
Release Date:26/07/1991
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Character:Albert Spica
Release Date:13/10/1989
A Dry White Season
Character:Magistrate
Release Date:20/09/1989
The Heat of the Day
Character:Harrison
Release Date:09/06/1989
The Rachel Papers
Character:Doctor Knowd
Release Date:12/05/1989
Paris by Night
Character:Gerald Paige
Release Date:18/04/1989
Monster Maker
Character:Ultragorgon
Release Date:23/01/1989
Monster Maker
Character:Ultragorgon(voice)
Release Date:23/01/1989
Mountain Language
Character:Sergeant
Release Date:11/12/1988
Missing Link
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/11/1988
Ghosts
Character:Pastor Manders
Release Date:14/06/1987
Turtle Diary
Character:George Fairbairn
Release Date:06/12/1985
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
Character:
Release Date:26/03/1985
Absurd Person Singular
Character:Geoffrey
Release Date:01/01/1985
The Breadwinner
Character:Charles Battle
Release Date:17/07/1982
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
Character:Kenny
Release Date:16/10/1978
The Seagull
Character:Trigorin
Release Date:05/02/1978
French Without Tears
Character:Lt Cmdr Rogers
Release Date:16/05/1976
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Character:Piers
Release Date:16/03/1976
In the Labyrinth
Character:Duncan Harrison
Release Date:14/02/1976
The Other Woman
Character:Robin
Release Date:06/01/1976
The Secret Agent
Character:Tom Ossipon
Release Date:01/10/1975
Bold Face: Condensed
Character:John
Release Date:03/04/1974
The Beast Must Die
Character:Jan Jarmokowski
Release Date:01/04/1974
The Catholics
Character:Brother Kevin
Release Date:29/11/1973
Nothing But the Night
Character:Insp. Grant
Release Date:16/02/1973
Cows
Character:Max
Release Date:24/02/1972
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Character:Theseus
Release Date:26/09/1971
Romeo and Juliet
Character:Gregory
Release Date:12/03/1967
Much Ado About Nothing
Character:Other Watchman
Release Date:05/02/1967
Othello
Character:
Release Date:15/12/1965
Othello
Character:Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots
Release Date:15/12/1965
Television Appearances
Little Women
Character:Mr. Laurence
Fearless
Character:Sir Alistair McKinnon
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
Character:Elderly Philosopher
The Casual Vacancy
Character:Howard Mollison
Fortitude
Character:Henry Tyson
Quirke
Character:Judge Garret Griffin
Lucan
Character:John Burke
The Frame
Character:Professor Albus Dumbledore
Restless
Character:Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer
The Hollow Crown
Character:Mortimer
Luck
Character:Michael
The Michael Ball Show
Character:Self
Emma
Character:Mr. Woodhouse
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
Character:Narrator
Cranford
Character:Thomas Holbrook
Angels in America
Character:Prior Walter Ancestor #1
The Lost Prince
Character:King Edward VII
Top Gear
Character:Self
Richard & Judy
Character:Self
Perfect Strangers
Character:Raymond
Longitude
Character:John Harrison
Wives and Daughters
Character:Squire Hamley
Samson and Delilah
Character:Re Hamun
Faith
Character:Peter John Moreton
Room 101
Character:Self
GMTV
Character:Self
Maigret
Character:Chief Inspector Maigret
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Character:The Storyteller
Performance
Character:Archie Rice
Have I Got News for You
Character:Self
About Face
Character:
The Jim Henson Hour
Character:Ultragorgon (voice)
The Dame Edna Experience
Character:Self
The Singing Detective
Character:Philip Marlow
Theatre Night
Character:Pastor Manders
Oscar
Character:Oscar Wilde
Bergerac
Character:Jarvis McLeod
Minder
Character:Tommy Hambury
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Andrew
The Other One
Character:Brian Bryant
Zodiac
Character:Reuben Keiser
Arthur of the Britons
Character:Roland
Great Performances
Character:Self
Play for Today
Character:Piers
Play for Today
Character:Max
Play for Today
Character:Robin
Softly Softly: Task Force
Character:Cranley
The Borderers
Character:Gavin Ker
Omnibus
Character:Self
Softly, Softly
Character:
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Gregory
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Theseus
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Lt. Cmdr. Bill Rogers
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Boris Trigorin
Public Eye
Character:
The BAFTA Awards
Character:Self - Winner
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