Michael Gambon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 19, 1940
- Died
- Sep 27, 2023 (aged 82)
- Place of birth
- Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
- Credits
- 196
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.
Known for
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004Movie
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005Movie
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011Movie
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007Movie
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009Movie
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010Movie
Albus Dumbledore
Filmography
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024Movie
Kazran Sardick (archive footage)
Judy
2019Movie
Bernard Delfont
Cordelia
2019Movie
Mr. Moses
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2019Movie
Man in Diner
King of Thieves
2018Movie
Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018Movie
Agent Five
Citizen Lane
2018Movie
Lord Ardilaun
The Last Witness
2018Movie
Frank Hamilton
Little Women
2017TV
Mr. Laurence
Ratburger
2017Movie
Narrator (voice)
Paddington 2
2017Movie
Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
2017Movie
Arthur
Victoria & Abdul
2017Movie
Lord Salisbury
Fearless
2017TV
Sir Alistair McKinnon
Mad to Be Normal
2017Movie
Sidney Kotok
Viceroy's House
2017Movie
General Hastings Ismay
Churchill's Secret
2016Movie
Winston Churchill
Dad's Army
2016Movie
Private Godfrey
Hail, Caesar!
2016Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
2016TV
Elderly Philosopher
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015Movie
Self (archive footage)
Unity
2015Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Casual Vacancy
2015TV
Howard Mollison
Fortitude
2015TV
Henry Tyson
On Angel Wings
2014Movie
Grandfather
Paddington
2014Movie
Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Common
2014Movie
Judge
Quirke
2014TV
Judge Garret Griffin
Lucan
2013Movie
John Burke
Lucan
2013TV
John Burke
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013Movie
Hirst
Muse of Fire
2013Movie
Self
The Frame
2013TV
Professor Albus Dumbledore
Restless
2012TV
Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer
Quartet
2012Movie
Cedric Livingston
London: The Modern Babylon
2012Movie
Self (voice)
The Hollow Crown
2012TV
Mortimer
Luck
2012TV
Michael
When Harry Left Hogwarts
2011Movie
Self
Page Eight
2011Movie
Benedict Baron
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011Movie
Albus Dumbledore
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
2010Movie
Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
The King's Speech
2010Movie
King George V
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010Movie
Albus Dumbledore
The Michael Ball Show
2010TV
Self
The Book of Eli
2010Movie
George
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009Movie
Franklin Bean (voice)
Emma
2009TV
Mr. Woodhouse
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009Movie
Albus Dumbledore
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
2009TV
Narrator
Brideshead Revisited
2008Movie
Lord Marchmain
Cranford
2007TV
Thomas Holbrook
Joe's Palace
2007Movie
Elliot Graham
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007Movie
Albus Dumbledore
The Alps - Climb of Your Life
2007Movie
Narrator (voice)
Celebration
2007Movie
Lambert
Amazing Grace
2007Movie
Lord Charles Fox
The Baker
2007Movie
Leo
The Good Night
2007Movie
Alan Weigert
The Good Shepherd
2006Movie
Dr. Fredericks
John Duffy's Brother
2006Movie
Narrator
The Omen
2006Movie
Bugenhagen
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005Movie
Albus Dumbledore
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
2005Movie
Self
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004Movie
Oseary Drakoulias
Stories of Lost Souls
2004Movie
Larry
Layer Cake
2004Movie
Eddie Temple
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004Movie
Paley
Being Julia
2004Movie
Jimmie Langton
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004Movie
Self
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004Movie
Albus Dumbledore
Standing Room Only
2004Movie
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
2003Movie
Uncle Bigbad (voice)
Angels in America
2003TV
Prior Walter Ancestor #1 (uncredited)
Path to War
2003Movie
Lyndon Johnson
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
2003Movie
Self
Sylvia
2003Movie
Professor Thomas
Open Range
2003Movie
Denton Baxter
Deep Blue
2003Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Actors
2003Movie
Barreller
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003Movie
Self - Hamm (archive footage)
The Lost Prince
2003TV
King Edward VII
Top Gear
2002TV
Self
The Making of Gosford Park
2002Movie
Self
Ali G Indahouse
2002Movie
Prime Minister
Charlotte Gray
2001Movie
Levade
Gosford Park
2001Movie
William McCordle
Christmas Carol: The Movie
2001Movie
Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Richard & Judy
2001TV
Self
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2001Movie
Self
High Heels and Low Lifes
2001Movie
Kerrigan
Perfect Strangers
2001TV
Raymond
Endgame
2000Movie
Hamm
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000Movie
Self
The Last September
2000Movie
Sir Richard Naylor
Longitude
2000Movie
John Harrison
Longitude
2000TV
John Harrison
Wives and Daughters
1999TV
Squire Hamley
Sleepy Hollow
1999Movie
Baltus Van Tassel
The Insider
1999Movie
Thomas Sandefur
Plunkett & Macleane
1999Movie
Lord Gibson
Dead on Time
1999Movie
Maurice Silverman
Dancing at Lughnasa
1998Movie
Father Jack Mundy
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
1998Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Gambler
1997Movie
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Wings of the Dove
1997Movie
Lionel Croy
The Willows in Winter
1996Movie
Badger
Samson and Delilah
1996TV
Re Hamun
Nothing Personal
1996Movie
Leonard
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
1996Movie
Alex
Two Deaths
1996Movie
Daniel Pavenic
Mary Reilly
1996Movie
Mary’s Father
The Innocent Sleep
1996Movie
Det. Insp. Matheson
The Wind in the Willows
1995Movie
Badger (voice)
Bullet to Beijing
1995Movie
Alexei
A Man of No Importance
1994Movie
Ivor J. Carney
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994Movie
Sir George
Faith
1994TV
Peter John Moreton
Room 101
1994TV
Self
The Browning Version
1994Movie
Dr. Frobisher
Clean Slate
1994Movie
Cornell
The Entertainer
1993Movie
Archie Rice
GMTV
1993TV
Self
Toys
1992Movie
General Zevo
Maigret
1992TV
Chief Inspector Maigret
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus
1991Movie
The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice
1991Movie
The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon
1991Movie
The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur
1991Movie
The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
1991TV
The Storyteller
Performance
1991TV
Archie Rice
Mobsters
1991Movie
Don Salvatore Faranzano
Have I Got News for You
1990TV
Self
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror
1990Movie
William I
About Face
1989TV
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989Movie
Albert Spica
A Dry White Season
1989Movie
Magistrate
The Heat of the Day
1989Movie
Harrison
The Rachel Papers
1989Movie
Doctor Knowd
Paris by Night
1989Movie
Gerald Paige
The Jim Henson Hour
1989TV
Ultragorgon (voice)
Monster Maker
1989Movie
Ultragorgon, Ultragorgon(voice)
Mountain Language
1988Movie
Sergeant
Missing Link
1988Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Dame Edna Experience
1987TV
Self
Ghosts
1987Movie
Pastor Manders
The Singing Detective
1986TV
Philip Marlow
Turtle Diary
1985Movie
George Fairbairn
Theatre Night
1985TV
Pastor Manders
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
1985Movie
Oscar
1985TV
Oscar Wilde
Screen Two
1985TV
Ivor J. Carney
Absurd Person Singular
1985Movie
Geoffrey
The Breadwinner
1982Movie
Charles Battle
Bergerac
1981TV
Jarvis McLeod
Minder
1979TV
Tommy Hambury
Tales of the Unexpected
1979TV
Andrew
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
1978Movie
Kenny
The Seagull
1978Movie
Trigorin
The Other One
1977TV
Brian Bryant
Premiere
1977TV
Kenny
The Sunday Drama
1977TV
David Patton
French Without Tears
1976Movie
Lt Cmdr Rogers
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
1976Movie
Piers
In the Labyrinth
1976Movie
Duncan Harrison
The Other Woman
1976Movie
Robin
The Secret Agent
1975Movie
Tom Ossipon
Masquerade
1974TV
Stewart
Bold Face: Condensed
1974Movie
John
The Beast Must Die
1974Movie
Jan Jarmokowski
Zodiac
1974TV
Reuben Keiser
The Catholics
1973Movie
Brother Kevin
Second City Firsts
1973TV
John
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973TV
Major Rolfe
Centre Play
1973TV
Duncan Harrison
Nothing But the Night
1973Movie
Insp. Grant
Arthur of the Britons
1972TV
Roland
Six Days of Justice
1972TV
Mr.Golding
Cows
1972Movie
Max
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971Movie
Theseus
Eyeless in Gaza
1971TV
Mark Staithes
Great Performances
1971TV
Self
Play for Today
1970TV
Piers, Max, Robin
Confession
1970TV
Mr. Tennent
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969TV
Cranley
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969TV
Brother Kevin
The Borderers
1968TV
Gavin Ker
Omnibus
1967TV
Self
ITV Playhouse
1967TV
Charles Battle
Romeo and Juliet
1967Movie
Gregory
Much Ado About Nothing
1967Movie
Other Watchman
Softly, Softly
1966TV
Othello
1965Movie
Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots
BBC Play of the Month
1965TV
Gregory, Theseus, Lt. Cmdr. Bill Rogers, Boris Trigorin
Public Eye
1965TV
The BAFTA Awards
1949TV
Self - Winner