Cast
Michael Gambon
Acting
Cast
Michael Gambon
Known for
Acting
Born
1940-10-19
From
Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
Died
2023-09-27
Also known as Sir Michael John Gambon CBE
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.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
as Albus Dumbledore
Paddington
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
as Franklin Bean (voice)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
as Arthur
Sleepy Hollow
as Baltus Van Tassel
The Book of Eli
as George
Paddington 2
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
The King's Speech
as King George V
Johnny English Strikes Again
as Agent Five
Hail, Caesar!
as Narrator (voice)
The Insider
as Thomas Sandefur
The Good Shepherd
as Dr. Fredericks
The Omen
as Bugenhagen
Layer Cake
as Eddie Temple
Gosford Park
as William McCordle
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
as Albert Spica
Judy
as Bernard Delfont
Open Range
as Denton Baxter
Ali G Indahouse
as Prime Minister
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
as Paley
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Oseary Drakoulias
King of Thieves
as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
Amazing Grace
as Lord Charles Fox
Quartet
as Cedric Livingston
Page Eight
as Benedict Baron
Toys
as General Zevo
Mobsters
as Don Salvatore Faranzano
Dad's Army
as Private Godfrey
Sylvia
as Professor Thomas
The Wings of the Dove
as Lionel Croy
Deep Blue
as Narrator (voice)
Path to War
as Lyndon Johnson
Clean Slate
as Cornell
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
as Sir George
Missing Link
as Narrator (voice)
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Man in Diner
Victoria & Abdul
as Lord Salisbury
Being Julia
as Jimmie Langton
Charlotte Gray
as Levade
Brideshead Revisited
as Lord Marchmain
Mary Reilly
as Mary’s Father
Plunkett & Macleane
as Lord Gibson
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as Self
Muse of Fire
as Self
Cordelia
as Mr. Moses
The Actors
as Barreller
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
as Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
The Wind in the Willows
as Badger
A Dry White Season
as Magistrate
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
as Hirst
Nothing Personal
as Leonard
Longitude
as John Harrison
Ghosts
as Pastor Manders
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
as Self
Viceroy's House
as General Hastings Ismay
Christmas Carol: The Movie
as Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
as Alex
Dancing at Lughnasa
as Father Jack Mundy
The Gambler
as Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Good Night
as Alan Weigert
The Last Witness
as Frank Hamilton
High Heels and Low Lifes
as Kerrigan
The Rachel Papers
as Doctor Knowd
The Baker
as Leo
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Theseus
When Harry Left Hogwarts
as Self
The Browning Version
as Dr. Frobisher
Churchill's Secret
as Winston Churchill
The Catholics
as Brother Kevin
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as Self
The Innocent Sleep
as Det. Insp. Matheson
A Man of No Importance
as Ivor J. Carney
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
as Self - Hamm (archive footage)
Doctor Who at the Proms
as Kazran Sardick (archive footage)
Turtle Diary
as George Fairbairn
The Making of Gosford Park
as Self
Bullet to Beijing
as Alexei
Othello
Othello
as Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots
Stories of Lost Souls
as Larry
Joe's Palace
as Elliot Graham
Citizen Lane
as Lord Ardilaun
Common
as Judge
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
On Angel Wings
as Grandfather
Lucan
as John Burke
Romeo and Juliet
as Gregory
Mad to Be Normal
as Sidney Kotok
Nothing But the Night
as Insp. Grant
The Breadwinner
as Charles Battle
The Last September
as Sir Richard Naylor
Paris by Night
as Gerald Paige
Two Deaths
as Daniel Pavenic
Much Ado About Nothing
as Other Watchman
Endgame
as Hamm
The Beast Must Die
as Jan Jarmokowski
London: The Modern Babylon
as Self (voice)
The Willows in Winter
as Badger
French Without Tears
as Lt Cmdr Rogers
The Heat of the Day
as Harrison
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
as Piers
Celebration
as Lambert
Mountain Language
as Sergeant
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
as Kenny
In the Labyrinth
as Duncan Harrison
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
as Uncle Bigbad (voice)
Absurd Person Singular
as Geoffrey
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
as Self
Monster Maker
as Ultragorgon
Monster Maker
as Ultragorgon(voice)
The Seagull
as Trigorin
Bold Face: Condensed
as John
The Other Woman
as Robin
Cows
as Max
The Alps - Climb of Your Life
as Narrator (voice)
The Entertainer
as Archie Rice
Dead on Time
as Maurice Silverman
The Secret Agent
as Tom Ossipon
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
as Self
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror
as William I
John Duffy's Brother
as Narrator
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
as Narrator (voice)