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.
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
(Oseary Drakoulias)
The Good Shepherd
(Dr. Fredericks)
Open Range
(Denton Baxter)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(Albus Dumbledore)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(Albus Dumbledore)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
(Albus Dumbledore)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
(Albus Dumbledore)
The Omen
(Bugenhagen)
High Heels and Low Lifes
(Kerrigan)
Absurd Person Singular
(Geoffrey)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
(Franklin Bean (voice))
Sleepy Hollow
(Baltus Van Tassel)
Layer Cake
(Eddie Temple)
Deep Blue
(Narrator (voice))
Gosford Park
(William McCordle)
Dancing at Lughnasa
(Father Jack Mundy)
The Book of Eli
(George)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
(Paley)
Path to War
(Lyndon Johnson)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
(Albert Spica)
Toys
(Lt. General Leland Zevo)
Bold Face: Condensed
(John)
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
(Alex)
A Dry White Season
(Magistrate)
The Insider
(Thomas Sandefur)
Brideshead Revisited
(Lord Marchmain)
Mary Reilly
(Mary’s Father)
The Actors
(Barreller)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
(Albus Dumbledore)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(Albus Dumbledore)
The Good Night
(Alan Weigert)
The Beast Must Die
(Jan Jarmokowski)
Nothing But the Night
(Insp. Grant)
The Rachel Papers
(Doctor Knowd)
The Baker
(Leo)
Amazing Grace
(Lord Charles Fox)
The Catholics
(Brother Kevin)
Bullet to Beijing
(Alexei)
Joe's Palace
(Elliot Graham)
The Wings of the Dove
(Lionel Croy)
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
(Sir George)
Endgame
(Hamm)
The Last September
(Sir Richard Naylor)
Clean Slate
(Cornell)
Being Julia
(Jimmie Langton)
The Browning Version
(Dr. Frobisher)
Longitude
(John Harrison)
A Man of No Importance
(Ivor J. Carney)
Page Eight
(Benedict Baron)
Dead on Time
(Maurice Silverman)
Stories of Lost Souls
(Larry)
The Wind in the Willows
(Badger)
The Willows in Winter
(Badger)
Quartet
(Cedric Livingston)
Turtle Diary
(George Fairbairn)
The Seagull
(Trigorin)
Ghosts
(Pastor Manders)
Two Deaths
(Daniel Pavenic)
London: The Modern Babylon
(Self (voice))
Monster Maker
(Ultragorgon)
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
(Self)
The Gambler
(Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
Muse of Fire
(Self)
On Angel Wings
(Grandfather)
The Entertainer
(Archie Rice)
Missing Link
(Narrator (voice))
The Innocent Sleep
(Det. Insp. Matheson)
Plunkett & MacLeane
(Lord Gibson)
The King's Speech
(King George V)
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
(Self)
Mobsters
(Don Salvatore Faranzano)
Ali G Indahouse
(Prime Minister)
Common
(Judge)
Paddington
(Uncle Pastuzo (voice))
Christmas Carol: The Movie
(Ghost of Christmas Present (voice))
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Theseus)
When Harry Left Hogwarts
(Self)
The Alps - Climb of Your Life
(Narrator (voice))
Unity
(Narrator (voice))
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
(Self)
Dad's Army
(Private Godfrey)
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
(Self (archive footage))
Sylvia
(Professor Thomas)
Mad to Be Normal
(Sydney Kotok)
In the Labyrinth
(Duncan Harrison)
The Breadwinner
(Charles Battle)
Churchill's Secret
(Winston Churchill)
Celebration
(Lambert)
Hail, Caesar!
(Narrator (voice))
Charlotte Gray
(Levade)
The Other Woman
(Robin)
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
(Man in Diner)
French Without Tears
(Lt Cmdr Rogers)
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
(Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick)
Victoria & Abdul
(Lord Salisbury)
Viceroy's House
(General Hastings Ismay)
Nothing Personal
(Leonard)
Romeo and Juliet
(Gregory)
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
(Hirst)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
(Arthur)
Paris by Night
(Gerald Paige)
Paddington 2
(Uncle Pastuzo (voice))
Lucan
(John Burke)
Judy
(Bernard Delfont)
Cordelia
(Mr. Moses)
The Last Witness
(Frank Hamilton)
King of Thieves
(Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln)
Citizen Lane
(Lord Ardilaun)
Samson and Delilah
(King Hamun)
Johnny English Strikes Again
(Agent Five)
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
(Piers)
Cows
(Max)
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
(Uncle Bigbad (voice))
Mountain Language
(Sergeant)
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
(Narrator (voice))
The Heat of the Day
(Harrison)
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
(Self)
Othello
Othello
(Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots)
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
(Self)
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
(Self)
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
(Kenny)
Monster Maker
(Ultragorgon(voice))
Top Gear
(Self)
The Singing Detective
(Philip Marlow)
Bergerac
(Jarvis McLeod)
Softly, Softly
Tales of the Unexpected
(Andrew)
Room 101
(Self)
Richard & Judy
(Self)
Longitude
(John Harrison)
Perfect Strangers
(Raymond)
Wives and Daughters
(Squire Hamley)
Arthur of the Britons
(Roland)
Public Eye
The Borderers
(Gavin Ker)
The Lost Prince
(King Edward VII)
Maigret
(Chief Inspector Maigret)
Emma
(Mr. Woodhouse)
GMTV
(Self)
Oscar
(Oscar Wilde)
Luck
(Michael)
The Michael Ball Show
(Self)
BBC Play of the Month
(Lt Cmdr Rogers)
Performance
(Archie Rice)
Fortitude
(Henry Tyson)
Quirke
(Judge Garret Griffin)
The Other One
(Brian Bryant)
The Casual Vacancy
(Howard Mollison)
BBC Play of the Month
(Theseus)
BBC Play of the Month
(Trigorin)
The Dame Edna Experience
(Self)
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
(Narrator)
Cranford
(Thomas Holbrook)
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
(Elderly Philosopher)
About Face
Minder
(Tommy Hambury)
Doctor Who
(Kazran)
Little Women
(Mr. Laurence)
Fearless
(Sir Alistair McKinnon)
Softly Softly: Task Force
(Cranley)
Play for Today
(Piers)
The Jim Henson Hour
(Ultragorgon (voice))
Play for Today
(Max)
Play for Today
(Robin)
Restless
(Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer)
Faith
(Peter John Moreton)
Angels in America
(Prior Walter Ancestor #1)
The Frame
(Professor Albus Dumbledore)
The Hollow Crown
(Mortimer)
BBC Play of the Month
(Gregory)
The Oscars
(Self (archive footage))
Lucan
(John Burke)
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
(The Storyteller)
Samson and Delilah
(Re Hamun)
Great Performances
(Self)
Have I Got News for You
(Self)