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