Michael Gambon
Acting
Born October 19, 1940 · Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
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.
Films (125)
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
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
Paddington 2
2017
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
2017
Victoria & Abdul
2017
Mad to Be Normal
2017
Viceroy's House
2017
Churchill's Secret
2016
Dad's Army
2016
Hail, Caesar!
2016
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
Unity
2015
On Angel Wings
2014
Paddington
2014
Common
2014
Lucan
2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
Muse of Fire
2013
Quartet
2012
London: The Modern Babylon
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 Book of Eli
2010
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
Brideshead Revisited
2008
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
John Duffy's Brother
2006
Amazing Grace
2006
The Omen
2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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
Path to War
2003
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
2003
Sylvia
2003
Open Range
2003
Deep Blue
2003
The Actors
2003
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
Ali G Indahouse
2002
Charlotte Gray
2001
Gosford Park
2001
Christmas Carol: The Movie
2001
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2001
High Heels and Low Lifes
2001
Endgame
2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
The Last September
2000
Longitude
2000
Sleepy Hollow
1999
The Insider
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
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
The Browning Version
1994
Clean Slate
1994
The Entertainer
1993
Toys
1992
Mobsters
1991
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
Monster Maker
1989
Mountain Language
1988
Missing Link
1988
Ghosts
1987
Turtle Diary
1985
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
1985
Absurd Person Singular
1985
The Breadwinner
1982
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
1978
The Seagull
1978
French Without Tears
1976
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
1976
In the Labyrinth
1976
The Other Woman
1976
The Secret Agent
1975
Bold Face: Condensed
1974
The Beast Must Die
1974
The Catholics
1973
Nothing But the Night
1973
Cows
1972
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971
Romeo and Juliet
1967
Much Ado About Nothing
1967
Othello
1965