Michael Gambon
Acting
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.
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Michael Gambon
Bernard Delfont
... 2019
Mr. Moses
... 2019
Man in Diner
... 2019
Agent Five
... 2018
Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
... 2018
Lord Ardilaun
... 2018
Frank Hamilton
... 2018
Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
... 2017
Arthur
... 2017
Lord Salisbury
... 2017
Sydney Kotok
... 2017
General Hastings Ismay
... 2017
Winston Churchill
... 2016
Private Godfrey
... 2016
Narrator (voice)
... 2016
Self (archive footage)
... 2015
Narrator (voice)
... 2015
Grandfather
... 2014
Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
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Judge
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John Burke
... 2013
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Self
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Cedric Livingston
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Self (voice)
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Benedict Baron
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Albus Dumbledore
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Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
... 2010
King George V
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Albus Dumbledore
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George
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Franklin Bean (voice)
... 2009
Albus Dumbledore
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Lord Marchmain
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Elliot Graham
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Albus Dumbledore
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Narrator (voice)
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Lambert
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Leo
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Alan Weigert
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Dr. Fredericks
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Lord Charles Fox
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Bugenhagen
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Albus Dumbledore
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Oseary Drakoulias
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Larry
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Eddie Temple
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Jimmie Langton
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Albus Dumbledore
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Uncle Bigbad (voice)
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Lyndon Johnson
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Professor Thomas
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Denton Baxter
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Narrator (voice)
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Barreller
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Prime Minister
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Levade
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Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
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William McCordle
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Kerrigan
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Hamm
... 2000
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Sir Richard Naylor
... 2000
John Harrison
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Baltus Van Tassel
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Thomas Sandefur
... 1999
Lord Gibson
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Maurice Silverman
... 1999
Father Jack Mundy
... 1998
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Lionel Croy
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Badger
... 1996
King Hamun
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Leonard
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Daniel Pavenic
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Mary’s Father
... 1996
Det. Insp. Matheson
... 1996
Badger
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Alexei
... 1995
Ivor J. Carney
... 1994
Sir George
... 1994
Dr. Frobisher
... 1994
Cornell
... 1994
Archie Rice
... 1993
Lt. General Leland Zevo
... 1992
Don Salvatore Faranzano
... 1991
Albert Spica
... 1989
Magistrate
... 1989
Harrison
... 1989
Doctor Knowd
... 1989
Gerald Paige
... 1989
Ultragorgon
... 1989
Sergeant
... 1988
Narrator (voice)
... 1988
Pastor Manders
... 1987
George Fairbairn
... 1985
Geoffrey
... 1985
Trigorin
... 1978
Lt Cmdr Rogers
... 1976
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Robin
... 1976
John
... 1974
Jan Jarmokowski
... 1974
Brother Kevin
... 1973
Insp. Grant
... 1973
Max
... 1972
Theseus
... 1971
Gregory
... 1967
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Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots
... 1965