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Michael Gambon

Known For: Acting
Born: October 19, 1940
Place of Birth: Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
Died: September 27, 2023

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…

Filmography

Doctor Who at the Proms

2024 · Kazran Sardick (archive footage)

Judy

2019 · Bernard Delfont

Cordelia

2019 · Mr. Moses

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

2019 · Man in Diner

King of Thieves

2018 · Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln

Johnny English Strikes Again

2018 · Agent Five

Citizen Lane

2018 · Lord Ardilaun

The Last Witness

2018 · Frank Hamilton

Little Women

2017 · Mr. Laurence

Paddington 2

2017 · Uncle Pastuzo (voice)

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

2017 · Arthur

Victoria & Abdul

2017 · Lord Salisbury

Fearless

2017 · Sir Alistair McKinnon

Mad to Be Normal

2017 · Sidney Kotok

Viceroy's House

2017 · General Hastings Ismay

Churchill's Secret

2016 · Winston Churchill

Dad's Army

2016 · Private Godfrey

Hail, Caesar!

2016 · Narrator (voice)

The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells

2016 · Elderly Philosopher

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

2015 · Self (archive footage)

Unity

2015 · Narrator (voice)

The Casual Vacancy

2015 · Howard Mollison

Fortitude

2015 · Henry Tyson

On Angel Wings

2014 · Grandfather

Paddington

2014 · Uncle Pastuzo (voice)

Common

2014 · Judge

Quirke

2014 · Judge Garret Griffin

Lucan

2013 · John Burke

Lucan

2013 · John Burke

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013 · Hirst

Muse of Fire

2013 · Self

The Frame

2013 · Professor Albus Dumbledore

Restless

2012 · Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer

Quartet

2012 · Cedric Livingston

London: The Modern Babylon

2012 · Self (voice)

The Hollow Crown

2012 · Mortimer

Luck

2012 · Michael

When Harry Left Hogwarts

2011 · Self

Page Eight

2011 · Benedict Baron

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011 · Albus Dumbledore

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol

2010 · Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick

The King's Speech

2010 · King George V

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010 · Albus Dumbledore

The Michael Ball Show

The Michael Ball Show

2010 · Self

The Book of Eli

2010 · George

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009 · Franklin Bean (voice)

Emma

2009 · Mr. Woodhouse

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009 · Albus Dumbledore

Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire

2009 · Narrator

Brideshead Revisited

2008 · Lord Marchmain

Cranford

2007 · Thomas Holbrook

Joe's Palace

2007 · Elliot Graham

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007 · Albus Dumbledore

The Alps - Climb of Your Life

2007 · Narrator (voice)

Celebration

2007 · Lambert

The Baker

2007 · Leo

The Good Night

2007 · Alan Weigert

The Good Shepherd

2006 · Dr. Fredericks

John Duffy's Brother

2006 · Narrator

Amazing Grace

2006 · Lord Charles Fox

The Omen

2006 · Bugenhagen

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005 · Albus Dumbledore

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

2005 · Self

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004 · Oseary Drakoulias

Stories of Lost Souls

2004 · Larry

Layer Cake

2004 · Eddie Temple

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

2004 · Paley

Being Julia

2004 · Jimmie Langton

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

2004 · Self

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004 · Albus Dumbledore

Little Wolf's Book of Badness

2003 · Uncle Bigbad (voice)

Angels in America

2003 · Prior Walter Ancestor #1 (uncredited)

Path to War

2003 · Lyndon Johnson

Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane

2003 · Self

Sylvia

2003 · Professor Thomas

Open Range

2003 · Denton Baxter

Deep Blue

2003 · Narrator (voice)

The Actors

2003 · Barreller

Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film

2003 · Self - Hamm (archive footage)

The Lost Prince

2003 · King Edward VII

Top Gear

2002 · Self

The Making of Gosford Park

2002 · Self

Ali G Indahouse

2002 · Prime Minister

Charlotte Gray

2001 · Levade

Gosford Park

2001 · William McCordle

Christmas Carol: The Movie

2001 · Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)

Richard & Judy

2001 · Self

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love

2001 · Self

High Heels and Low Lifes

2001 · Kerrigan

Perfect Strangers

2001 · Raymond

Endgame

2000 · Hamm

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

2000 · Self

The Last September

2000 · Sir Richard Naylor

Longitude

2000 · John Harrison

Longitude

2000 · John Harrison

Wives and Daughters

1999 · Squire Hamley

Sleepy Hollow

1999 · Baltus Van Tassel

The Insider

1999 · Thomas Sandefur

Plunkett & Macleane

1999 · Lord Gibson

Dead on Time

1999 · Maurice Silverman

Dancing at Lughnasa

1998 · Father Jack Mundy

A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

1998 · Narrator (voice)

The Gambler

1997 · Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Wings of the Dove

1997 · Lionel Croy

The Willows in Winter

1996 · Badger

Samson and Delilah

1996 · Re Hamun

Nothing Personal

1996 · Leonard

Midnight in Saint Petersburg

1996 · Alex

Two Deaths

1996 · Daniel Pavenic

Mary Reilly

1996 · Mary’s Father

The Innocent Sleep

1996 · Det. Insp. Matheson

The Wind in the Willows

1995 · Badger

Bullet to Beijing

1995 · Alexei

A Man of No Importance

1994 · Ivor J. Carney

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

1994 · Sir George

Faith

1994 · Peter John Moreton

Room 101

1994 · Self

The Browning Version

1994 · Dr. Frobisher

Clean Slate

1994 · Cornell

The Entertainer

1993 · Archie Rice

GMTV

1993 · Self

Toys

1992 · General Zevo

Maigret

1992 · Chief Inspector Maigret

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

1991 · The Storyteller

Performance

1991 · Archie Rice

Mobsters

1991 · Don Salvatore Faranzano

Have I Got News for You

1990 · Self

About Face

1989

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989 · Albert Spica

A Dry White Season

1989 · Magistrate

The Heat of the Day

1989 · Harrison

The Rachel Papers

1989 · Doctor Knowd

Paris by Night

1989 · Gerald Paige

The Jim Henson Hour

1989 · Ultragorgon (voice)

Monster Maker

1989 · Ultragorgon, Ultragorgon(voice)

Mountain Language

1988 · Sergeant

Missing Link

1988 · Narrator (voice)

The Dame Edna Experience

1987 · Self

Ghosts

1987 · Pastor Manders

The Singing Detective

1986 · Philip Marlow

Turtle Diary

1985 · George Fairbairn

Theatre Night

1985 · Pastor Manders

Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie

1985

Oscar

1985 · Oscar Wilde

Screen Two

1985 · Ivor J. Carney

Absurd Person Singular

1985 · Geoffrey

The Breadwinner

The Breadwinner

1982 · Charles Battle

Bergerac

1981 · Jarvis McLeod

Minder

1979 · Tommy Hambury

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 · Andrew

One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day

1978 · Kenny

The Seagull

1978 · Trigorin

The Other One

1977 · Brian Bryant

Premiere

1977 · Kenny

The Sunday Drama

The Sunday Drama

1977 · David Patton

French Without Tears

1976 · Lt Cmdr Rogers

Tiptoe Through the Tulips

1976 · Piers

In the Labyrinth

1976 · Duncan Harrison

The Other Woman

1976 · Robin

The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

1975 · Tom Ossipon

Masquerade

1974 · Stewart

Bold Face: Condensed

1974 · John

The Beast Must Die

1974 · Jan Jarmokowski

Zodiac

1974 · Reuben Keiser

The Catholics

1973 · Brother Kevin

Second City Firsts

Second City Firsts

1973 · John

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973 · Major Rolfe

Centre Play

1973 · Duncan Harrison

Nothing But the Night

1973 · Insp. Grant

Arthur of the Britons

1972 · Roland

Six Days of Justice

1972 · Mr.Golding

Cows

1972 · Max

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1971 · Theseus

Eyeless in Gaza

1971 · Mark Staithes

Great Performances

1971 · Self

Play for Today

1970 · Piers, Max, Robin

Confession

1970 · Mr. Tennent

Softly Softly: Task Force

1969 · Cranley

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 · Brother Kevin

The Borderers

1968 · Gavin Ker

Omnibus

1967 · Self

ITV Playhouse

1967 · Charles Battle

Romeo and Juliet

1967 · Gregory

Much Ado About Nothing

1967 · Other Watchman

Softly, Softly

1966

Othello

1965 · , Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots

BBC Play of the Month

1965 · Gregory, Theseus, Lt. Cmdr. Bill Rogers, Boris Trigorin

Public Eye

1965

The BAFTA Awards

1949 · Self - Winner

Blood Royal: William the Conqueror

— · William I

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