Michael Gambon
male

Born on October 19, 1940 (84 years old)
Passed Away on September 27, 2023
From Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
Known for Acting
Biography
Sir Michael John Gambon 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.
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Open Range
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Denton Baxter
2003
Deep Blue
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Narrator (voice)
2003
Path to War
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Lyndon Johnson
2003
The Actors
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Barreller
2003
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
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Self
2003
Sylvia
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Professor Thomas
2003
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
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Uncle Bigbad (voice)
2003
The Lost Prince
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King Edward VII
2003
Angels in America
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Prior Walter Ancestor #1
2003
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
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Albert Spica
1989
A Dry White Season
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Magistrate
1989
The Rachel Papers
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Doctor Knowd
1989
Monster Maker
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Ultragorgon
1989
Paris by Night
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Gerald Paige
1989
The Heat of the Day
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Harrison
1989
Monster Maker
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Ultragorgon(voice)
1989
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About Face
1989
The Jim Henson Hour
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Ultragorgon (voice)
1989
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