Michael Gambon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 19, 1940
- Died
- September 27, 2023
- Birthplace
- Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
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.
Filmography
Doctor Who at the Proms 2024
as Kazran Sardick (archive footage)
Judy 2019
as Bernard Delfont
Cordelia 2019
as Mr. Moses
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan 2019
as Man in Diner
King of Thieves 2018
as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
Johnny English Strikes Again 2018
as Agent Five
Citizen Lane 2018
as Lord Ardilaun
The Last Witness 2018
as Frank Hamilton
Ratburger 2017
as Narrator (voice)
Paddington 2 2017
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017
as Arthur
Victoria & Abdul 2017
as Lord Salisbury
Mad to Be Normal 2017
as Sidney Kotok
Viceroy's House 2017
as General Hastings Ismay
Churchill's Secret 2016
as Winston Churchill
Hail, Caesar! 2016
as Narrator (voice)
Dad's Army 2016
as Private Godfrey
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Unity 2015
as Narrator (voice)
On Angel Wings 2014
as Grandfather
Paddington 2014
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Common 2014
as Judge
Lucan 2013
as John Burke
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage 2013
as Hirst
Muse of Fire 2013
as Self
Quartet 2012
as Cedric Livingston
London: The Modern Babylon 2012
as Self (voice)
When Harry Left Hogwarts 2011
as Self
Page Eight 2011
as Benedict Baron
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2011
as Albus Dumbledore
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol 2010
as Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
The King's Speech 2010
as King George V
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2010
as Albus Dumbledore
The Book of Eli 2010
as George
Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009
as Franklin Bean (voice)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009
as Albus Dumbledore
Brideshead Revisited 2008
as Lord Marchmain
Joe's Palace 2007
as Elliot Graham
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007
as Albus Dumbledore
The Alps - Climb of Your Life 2007
as Narrator (voice)
Celebration 2007
as Lambert
Amazing Grace 2007
as Lord Charles Fox
The Baker 2007
as Leo
The Good Night 2007
as Alan Weigert
The Good Shepherd 2006
as Dr. Fredericks
John Duffy's Brother 2006
as Narrator
The Omen 2006
as Bugenhagen
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
as Albus Dumbledore
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal 2005
as Self
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 2004
as Oseary Drakoulias
Stories of Lost Souls 2004
as Larry
Layer Cake 2004
as Eddie Temple
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 2004
as Paley
Being Julia 2004
as Jimmie Langton
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter 2004
as Self - Professor Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004
as Albus Dumbledore
Standing Room Only 2004
Actor
Little Wolf's Book of Badness 2003
as Uncle Bigbad (voice)
Path to War 2003
as Lyndon Johnson
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane 2003
as Self
Sylvia 2003
as Professor Thomas
Open Range 2003
as Denton Baxter
Deep Blue 2003
as Narrator (voice)
The Actors 2003
as Barreller
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film 2003
as Self - Hamm (archive footage)
The Making of Gosford Park 2002
as Self
Ali G Indahouse 2002
as Prime Minister
Charlotte Gray 2001
as Levade
Gosford Park 2001
as William McCordle
Christmas Carol: The Movie 2001
as Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love 2001
as Self
High Heels and Low Lifes 2001
as Kerrigan
Endgame 2000
as Hamm
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend 2000
as Self
The Last September 2000
as Sir Richard Naylor
Longitude 2000
as John Harrison
Sleepy Hollow 1999
as Baltus Van Tassel
The Insider 1999
as Thomas Sandefur
Plunkett & Macleane 1999
as Lord Gibson
Dead on Time 1999
as Maurice Silverman
Dancing at Lughnasa 1998
as Father Jack Mundy
- A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway 1998
as Narrator (voice)
The Gambler 1997
as Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Wings of the Dove 1997
as Lionel Croy
The Willows in Winter 1996
as Badger
Nothing Personal 1996
as Leonard
Midnight in Saint Petersburg 1996
as Alex
Two Deaths 1996
as Daniel Pavenic
Mary Reilly 1996
as Mary’s Father
The Innocent Sleep 1996
as Det. Insp. Matheson
The Wind in the Willows 1995
as Badger (voice)
Bullet to Beijing 1995
as Alexei
A Man of No Importance 1994
as Ivor J. Carney
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale 1994
as Sir George
The Browning Version 1994
as Dr. Frobisher
Clean Slate 1994
as Cornell
The Entertainer 1993
as Archie Rice
Toys 1992
as General Zevo
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus 1991
as The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice 1991
as The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon 1991
as The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur 1991
as The Storyteller
Mobsters 1991
as Don Salvatore Faranzano
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror 1990
as William I
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 1989
as Albert Spica
A Dry White Season 1989
as Magistrate
The Heat of the Day 1989
as Harrison
The Rachel Papers 1989
as Doctor Knowd
Paris by Night 1989
as Gerald Paige
Monster Maker 1989
as Ultragorgon, as Ultragorgon(voice)
Mountain Language 1988
as Sergeant
Missing Link 1988
as Narrator (voice)
Ghosts 1987
as Pastor Manders
Turtle Diary 1985
as George Fairbairn
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie 1985
Actor
Absurd Person Singular 1985
as Geoffrey
- The Breadwinner
The Breadwinner 1982
as Charles Battle
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day 1978
as Kenny
- The Seagull
The Seagull 1978
as Trigorin
French Without Tears 1976
as Lt Cmdr Rogers
Tiptoe Through the Tulips 1976
as Piers
In the Labyrinth 1976
as Duncan Harrison
The Other Woman 1976
as Robin
- The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent 1975
as Tom Ossipon
Bold Face: Condensed 1974
as John
The Beast Must Die 1974
as Jan Jarmokowski
The Catholics 1973
as Brother Kevin
Nothing But the Night 1973
as Insp. Grant
Cows 1972
as Max
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1971
as Theseus
Romeo and Juliet 1967
as Gregory
Much Ado About Nothing 1967
as Other Watchman
Othello 1965
Actor, as Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots
Credits from TMDB.