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