Michael Gambon
Actor

Michael Gambon

22 Movies
22 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 22
Birthday October 19, 1940 (85 years old)
Place of Birth Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
Also Known As Sir Michael John Gambon CBE
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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.

Filmography (187)

Doctor Who at the Proms 2024
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan 2019
Judy 2019
Cordelia 2019
The Last Witness 2018
King of Thieves 2018
Citizen Lane 2018
Johnny English Strikes Again 2018
Mad to Be Normal 2017
Victoria & Abdul 2017
Viceroy's House 2017
Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017 Paddington 2 2017
Little Women 2017
Fearless 2017
Dad's Army 2016
Churchill's Secret 2016
Hail, Caesar! 2016
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells 2016
Unity 2015
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC 2015
Fortitude 2015
The Casual Vacancy 2015
On Angel Wings 2014
Common 2014
Paddington 2014
Quirke 2014
Muse of Fire 2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage 2013
Lucan 2013
The Frame 2013
Lucan 2013
Quartet 2012
London: The Modern Babylon 2012
Luck 2012
Restless 2012
The Hollow Crown 2012
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2011
Page Eight 2011
When Harry Left Hogwarts 2011
The Book of Eli 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2010 The King's Speech 2010
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol 2010
The Michael Ball Show 2010
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009
Emma 2009
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire 2009
Brideshead Revisited 2008
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007
The Good Night 2007
The Baker 2007
Joe's Palace 2007
The Alps - Climb of Your Life 2007
Celebration 2007
Cranford 2007
The Good Shepherd 2006
Amazing Grace 2006
The Omen 2006
John Duffy's Brother 2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal 2005
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004
Layer Cake 2004
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 2004
Being Julia 2004
Stories of Lost Souls 2004
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter 2004
Open Range 2003
Deep Blue 2003
Path to War 2003
The Actors 2003
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane 2003
Sylvia 2003
Little Wolf's Book of Badness 2003
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film 2003
The Lost Prince 2003
Angels in America 2003
Ali G Indahouse 2002
The Making of Gosford Park 2002
Top Gear 2002
High Heels and Low Lifes 2001
Gosford Park 2001
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love 2001
Christmas Carol: The Movie 2001
Charlotte Gray 2001
Richard & Judy 2001
Perfect Strangers 2001
Endgame 2000
The Last September 2000
Longitude 2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend 2000
Longitude 2000
Sleepy Hollow 1999
The Insider 1999
Dead on Time 1999
Plunkett & Macleane 1999
Wives and Daughters 1999
Dancing at Lughnasa 1998
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway 1998
The Wings of the Dove 1997
The Gambler 1997
Midnight in Saint Petersburg 1996
Mary Reilly 1996
The Willows in Winter 1996
Two Deaths 1996
The Innocent Sleep 1996
Nothing Personal 1996
Samson and Delilah 1996
Bullet to Beijing 1995 The Wind in the Willows 1995 Squanto: A Warrior's Tale 1994 Clean Slate 1994 The Browning Version 1994 A Man of No Importance 1994
Room 101 1994
Faith 1994
The Entertainer 1993
GMTV 1993
Toys 1992
Maigret 1992
Mobsters 1991
Performance 1991
The Storyteller: Greek Myths 1991
Have I Got News for You 1990
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 1989
A Dry White Season 1989
The Rachel Papers 1989
Monster Maker 1989
Paris by Night 1989
The Heat of the Day 1989
About Face 1989
The Jim Henson Hour 1989
Missing Link 1988
Mountain Language 1988
Ghosts 1987
The Dame Edna Experience 1987
The Singing Detective 1986
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie 1985
Absurd Person Singular 1985
Turtle Diary 1985
Oscar 1985
Theatre Night 1985
Screen Two 1985
The Breadwinner 1982
Bergerac 1981
Tales of the Unexpected 1979
Minder 1979
The Seagull 1978
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day 1978
The Other One 1977
The Sunday Drama 1977
In the Labyrinth 1976
The Other Woman 1976
French Without Tears 1976
Tiptoe Through the Tulips 1976
The Secret Agent 1975
Bold Face: Condensed 1974
The Beast Must Die 1974
Zodiac 1974
Nothing But the Night 1973
The Catholics 1973
Centre Play 1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries 1973
Second City Firsts 1973
Cows 1972
Arthur of the Britons 1972
Six Days of Justice 1972
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1971
Great Performances 1971
Play for Today 1970
Confession 1970
Softly Softly: Task Force 1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 1969
The Borderers 1968
Romeo and Juliet 1967
Much Ado About Nothing 1967
Omnibus 1967
ITV Playhouse 1967
Softly, Softly 1966
Othello 1965
Public Eye 1965
BBC Play of the Month 1965
The BAFTA Awards 1949
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror