Michael Gambon

Acting

Born Oct 19, 1940

From Cabra, Dublin, Ireland

Died Sep 27, 2023

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.

Michael Gambon

Known For

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Gosford Park

Sleepy Hollow

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Filmography — Acting

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Gosford Park

Sleepy Hollow

Fantastic Mr. Fox

The King's Speech

Paddington 2

Johnny English Strikes Again

The Book of Eli

Paddington

Hail, Caesar!

Layer Cake

The Good Shepherd

Open Range

King of Thieves

Judy

Ali G Indahouse

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Omen

The Insider

Quartet

Toys

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Brideshead Revisited

Plunkett & Macleane

Unity

Amazing Grace

Page Eight

Being Julia

Mobsters

Mary Reilly

Charlotte Gray

Victoria & Abdul

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

Sylvia

Path to War

A Dry White Season

Bullet to Beijing

Dad's Army

The Wings of the Dove

Longitude

Clean Slate

The Last September

When Harry Left Hogwarts

Viceroy's House

Muse of Fire

The Catholics

The Rachel Papers

The Good Night

Deep Blue

Turtle Diary

Doctor Who at the Proms

High Heels and Low Lifes

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

Christmas Carol: The Movie

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

The Beast Must Die

The Browning Version

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

Othello

The Actors