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 (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 (47)
Judy
Johnny English Strikes Again
King of Thieves
Paddington 2
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Viceroy's House
Victoria & Abdul
Hail, Caesar!
Paddington
Quartet
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Page Eight
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
The Book of Eli
The King's Speech
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Brideshead Revisited
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Good Night
The Baker
The Omen
The Good Shepherd
Amazing Grace
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Layer Cake
Being Julia
Open Range
Ali G Indahouse
Gosford Park
Sleepy Hollow
The Insider
Plunkett & Macleane
The Wings of the Dove
Mary Reilly
The Innocent Sleep
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
Clean Slate
Toys
Mobsters
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
A Dry White Season
The Beast Must Die
