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.
Acted in
Judy
2019
as Bernard Delfont
Cordelia
2019
as Mr. Moses
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2019
as Man in Diner
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
as Agent Five
King of Thieves
2018
as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
Citizen Lane
2018
as Lord Ardilaun
The Last Witness
2018
as Frank Hamilton
Little Women
2017
as Mr. Laurence
Paddington 2
2017
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
2017
as Arthur
Victoria & Abdul
2017
as Lord Salisbury
Fearless
2017
as Sir Alistair McKinnon
Mad to Be Normal
2017
as Sydney Kotok
Viceroy's House
2017
as General Hastings Ismay
Churchill's Secret
2016
as Winston Churchill
Dad's Army
2016
as Private Godfrey
Hail, Caesar!
2016
as Narrator (voice)
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
2016
as Elderly Philosopher
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
The Casual Vacancy
2015
as Howard Mollison
Fortitude
2015
as Henry Tyson
On Angel Wings
2014
as Grandfather
Paddington
2014
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Common
2014
as Judge
Quirke
2014
as Judge Garret Griffin
Lucan
2013
as John Burke
Lucan
2013
as John Burke
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
as Hirst
Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
Restless
2012
as Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer
Quartet
2012
as Cedric Livingston
London: The Modern Babylon
2012
as Self (voice)
The Hollow Crown
2012
as Mortimer
Luck
2012
as Michael
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 Michael Ball Show
2010
as Self
The Book of Eli
2010
as George
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
as Franklin Bean (voice)
Emma
2009
as Mr. Woodhouse
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
as Albus Dumbledore
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
2009
as Narrator
Brideshead Revisited
2008
as Lord Marchmain
Cranford
2007
as Thomas Holbrook
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
The Baker
2007
as Leo
The Good Night
2007
as Alan Weigert
The Good Shepherd
2006
as Dr. Fredericks
Amazing Grace
2006
as Lord Charles Fox
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
Doctor Who
2005
as Kazran
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
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Albus Dumbledore
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
2003
as Uncle Bigbad (voice)
Angels in America
2003
as Prior Walter Ancestor #1
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
The Lost Prince
2003
as King Edward VII
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
2002
as Self
Ali G Indahouse
2002
as Prime Minister
Charlotte Gray
2001
as Levade
Christmas Carol: The Movie
2001
as Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Gosford Park
2001
as William McCordle
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2001
as Self
High Heels and Low Lifes
2001
as Kerrigan
Perfect Strangers
2001
as Raymond
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
Longitude
2000
as John Harrison
Wives and Daughters
1999
as Squire Hamley
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
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
Samson and Delilah
1996
as King Hamun
Samson and Delilah
1996
as Re Hamun
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
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
Faith
1994
as Peter John Moreton
The Browning Version
1994
as Dr. Frobisher
Clean Slate
1994
as Cornell
The Entertainer
1993
as Archie Rice
Toys
1992
as Lt. General Leland Zevo
Maigret
1992
as Chief Inspector Maigret
Mobsters
1991
as Don Salvatore Faranzano
Performance
1991
as Archie Rice
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
1990
as The Storyteller
About Face
1989
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
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
as Ultragorgon (voice)
Monster Maker
1989
as Ultragorgon
Monster Maker
1989
as Ultragorgon(voice)
Mountain Language
1988
as Sergeant
Missing Link
1988
as Narrator (voice)
The Dame Edna Experience
1987
as Self
Ghosts
1987
as Pastor Manders
The Singing Detective
1986
as Philip Marlow
Turtle Diary
1985
as George Fairbairn
Absurd Person Singular
1985
as Geoffrey
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
1985
Oscar
1985
as Oscar Wilde
The Breadwinner
1982
as Charles Battle
Bergerac
1981
as Jarvis McLeod
Minder
1979
as Tommy Hambury
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Andrew
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
1978
as Kenny
The Seagull
1978
as Trigorin
The Other One
1977
as Brian Bryant
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
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
Arthur of the Britons
1972
as Roland
Cows
1972
as Max
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971
as Theseus
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Play for Today
1970
as Piers
Play for Today
1970
as Max
Play for Today
1970
as Robin
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Cranley
The Borderers
1968
as Gavin Ker
Romeo and Juliet
1967
as Gregory
Softly, Softly
1966
Othello
1965
Othello
1965
as Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Lt Cmdr Rogers
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Trigorin
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Theseus
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Gregory
Public Eye
1965
The Oscars
1953
as Self (archive footage)