Michael Gambon
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
183
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-10-19
Day of death
2023-09-27 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
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.
Known For
Top Gear
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Minder
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Have I Got News for You
Great Performances
Play for Today
Play for Today
Play for Today
Richard & Judy
Bergerac
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
Tales of the Unexpected
Omnibus
GMTV
Paddington
The Book of Eli
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Johnny English Strikes Again
Fortitude
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Sleepy Hollow
Paddington 2
Room 101
Performance
The Hollow Crown
Deep Blue
Unity
Softly, Softly
The King's Speech
Judy
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
Cordelia
Public Eye
The Omen
Amazing Grace
Emma
Little Women
Endgame
Cranford
Quartet
Maigret
The Wind in the Willows
Angels in America
Mobsters
The Frame
Brideshead Revisited
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Citizen Lane
Toys
Lucan
Cows
Hail, Caesar!
The Gambler
Layer Cake
Being Julia
Common
The Good Shepherd
Ghosts
Othello
Othello
The Insider
Open Range
The Actors
Ali G Indahouse
The Baker
The BAFTA Awards
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Mary Reilly
King of Thieves
Page Eight
The Seagull
Charlotte Gray
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Sylvia
Plunkett & MacLeane
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
The Michael Ball Show
Luck
Monster Maker
Monster Maker
Two Deaths
Gosford Park
Wives and Daughters
Nothing Personal
Quirke
Softly Softly: Task Force
London: The Modern Babylon
Celebration
Missing Link
Restless
Dad's Army
The Catholics
Turtle Diary
A Dry White Season
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
The Wings of the Dove
The Singing Detective
A Man of No Importance
Mountain Language
Christmas Carol: The Movie
The Last Witness
The Browning Version
The Dame Edna Experience
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Longitude
The Breadwinner
Fearless
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
The Good Night
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Longitude
Bullet to Beijing
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
The Jim Henson Hour
Joe's Palace
Viceroy's House
Arthur of the Britons
The Making of Gosford Park
Path to War
High Heels and Low Lifes
Paris by Night
Dancing at Lughnasa
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Victoria & Abdul
Lucan
The Willows in Winter
The Last September
Stories of Lost Souls
The Heat of the Day
The Lost Prince
Zodiac
The Rachel Papers
The Casual Vacancy
Much Ado About Nothing
When Harry Left Hogwarts
Muse of Fire
Romeo and Juliet
The Innocent Sleep
Nothing But the Night
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Absurd Person Singular
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Churchill's Secret
The Other Woman
Theatre Night
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Samson and Delilah
Mad to Be Normal
Perfect Strangers
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
About Face
Clean Slate
In the Labyrinth
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
John Duffy's Brother
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Dead on Time
Faith
The Borderers
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
The Beast Must Die
Doctor Who at the Proms
On Angel Wings
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
Oscar
The Other One
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
The Alps - Climb of Your Life
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
The Secret Agent
The Entertainer
French Without Tears
Bold Face: Condensed
