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
all 175
Movies 125
TV Shows 50
self 18
Voice 7
Narrator 3
Judy (2019)
Cordelia (2019)
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019)
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
King of Thieves (2018)
Citizen Lane (2018)
The Last Witness (2018)
Little Women (2017)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Victoria & Abdul (2017)
Fearless (2017)
Mad to Be Normal (2017)
Viceroy's House (2017)
Churchill's Secret (2016)
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Dad's Army (2016)
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells (2016)
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC (2015)
Unity (2015)
The Casual Vacancy (2015)
Fortitude (2015)
On Angel Wings (2014)
Paddington (2014)
Bad Robots (2014)
Common (2014)
Quirke (2014)
Lucan (2013)
Lucan (2013)
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013)
Muse of Fire (2013)
The Frame (2013)
Restless (2012)
Quartet (2012)
London: The Modern Babylon (2012)
The Hollow Crown (2012)
Luck (2012)
When Harry Left Hogwarts (2011)
Page Eight (2011)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010)
The King's Speech (2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
The Michael Ball Show (2010)
The Book of Eli (2010)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Emma (2009)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (2009)
Brideshead Revisited (2008)
Cranford (2007)
Joe's Palace (2007)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
The Alps - Climb of Your Life (2007)
Celebration (2007)
The Baker (2007)
The Good Night (2007)
The Good Shepherd (2006)
Amazing Grace (2006)
The Omen (2006)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Drama Connections (2005)
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal (2005)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Stories of Lost Souls (2004)
Layer Cake (2004)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
Being Julia (2004)
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter (2004)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Little Wolf's Book of Badness (2003)
Angels in America (2003)
Path to War (2003)
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane (2003)
Sylvia (2003)
Open Range (2003)
Deep Blue (2003)
The Actors (2003)
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (2003)
The Lost Prince (2003)
Top Gear (2002)
The Making of 'Gosford Park' (2002)
Ali G Indahouse (2002)
Robert Altman in England (2002)
Charlotte Gray (2001)
Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
Richard & Judy (2001)
Gosford Park (2001)
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001)
High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
Perfect Strangers (2001)
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (2001)
Endgame (2000)
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000)
The Last September (2000)
Longitude (2000)
Longitude (2000)
Wives and Daughters (1999)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
The Insider (1999)
A Monkey's Tale (1999)
Plunkett & MacLeane (1999)
Dead on Time (1999)
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway (1998)
The Gambler (1997)
The Wings of the Dove (1997)
The Willows in Winter (1996)
Samson and Delilah (1996)
Samson and Delilah (1996)
Nothing Personal (1996)
Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996)
Two Deaths (1996)
Mary Reilly (1996)
The Innocent Sleep (1996)
The Wind in the Willows (1995)
Bullet to Beijing (1995)
A Man of No Importance (1994)
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
Faith (1994)
Room 101 (1994)
The Browning Version (1994)
Clean Slate (1994)
The Entertainer (1993)
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past (1993)
GMTV (1993)
Toys (1992)
Maigret (1992)
Mobsters (1991)
The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991)
Performance (1991)
About Face (1989)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
A Dry White Season (1989)
The Heat of the Day (1989)
The Rachel Papers (1989)
Paris by Night (1989)
The Jim Henson Hour (1989)
Monster Maker (1989)
Mountain Language (1988)
Missing Link (1988)
The Dame Edna Experience (1987)
Ghosts (1987)
The Singing Detective (1986)
Turtle Diary (1985)
Absurd Person Singular (1985)
Oscar (1985)
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie (1985)
Bergerac (1981)
Minder (1979)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
The Seagull (1978)
The Other One (1977)
French Without Tears (1976)
Tiptoe Through the Tulips (1976)
The Other Woman (1976)
Bold Face: Condensed (1974)
The Beast Must Die (1974)
Zodiac (1974)
The Catholics (1973)
Nothing But the Night (1973)
Arthur of the Britons (1972)
Cows (1972)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971)
Great Performances (1971)
Play for Today (1970)
Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)
The Borderers (1968)
Romeo and Juliet (1967)
Softly, Softly (1966)
Othello (1965)
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Public Eye (1965)
The Oscars (1953)
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-10-19
Deathday2023-09-27 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceDublin, Republic of Ireland
RelationshipsAnne Miller (1962-01-01 - 2002-01-01)
SpouseAnne Miller
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland
Also Known AsМайкл Гэмбон, マイケル・ガンボン, Майкл Гембон, Sir Michael John Gambon CBE
AwardsSitges Film Festival Best Actor award, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Evening Standard Theatre Awards, British Independent Film Award – The Richard Harris Award, Irish Film & Television Awards, Knight Bachelor, Laurence Olivier Award
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