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Michael Gambon
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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 D…
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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.
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Doctor Who at the Proms
as Kazran Sardick (archive footage)
Judy
as Bernard Delfont
Cordelia
as Mr. Moses
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Man in Diner
King of Thieves
as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
Johnny English Strikes Again
as Agent Five
Citizen Lane
as Lord Ardilaun
The Last Witness
as Frank Hamilton
Ratburger
as Narrator (voice)
Paddington 2
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
as Arthur
Victoria & Abdul
as Lord Salisbury
Mad to Be Normal
as Sidney Kotok
Viceroy's House
as General Hastings Ismay
Churchill's Secret
as Winston Churchill
Hail, Caesar!
as Narrator (voice)
Dad's Army
as Private Godfrey
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
On Angel Wings
as Grandfather
Paddington
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Common
as Judge
Lucan
as John Burke
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
as Hirst
Muse of Fire
as Self
Quartet
as Cedric Livingston
London: The Modern Babylon
as Self (voice)
When Harry Left Hogwarts
as Self
Page Eight
as Benedict Baron
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Albus Dumbledore
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
as Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
The King's Speech
as King George V
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Albus Dumbledore
The Book of Eli
as George
Fantastic Mr. Fox
as Franklin Bean (voice)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
as Albus Dumbledore
Brideshead Revisited
as Lord Marchmain
Joe's Palace
as Elliot Graham
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
as Albus Dumbledore
The Alps - Climb of Your Life
as Narrator (voice)
Celebration
as Lambert
Amazing Grace
as Lord Charles Fox
The Baker
as Leo
The Good Night
as Alan Weigert
The Good Shepherd
as Dr. Fredericks
John Duffy's Brother
as Narrator
The Omen
as Bugenhagen
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Albus Dumbledore
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as Self
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Oseary Drakoulias
Stories of Lost Souls
as Larry
Layer Cake
as Eddie Temple
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
as Paley
Being Julia
as Jimmie Langton
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
as Self
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
as Albus Dumbledore
Standing Room Only
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
as Uncle Bigbad (voice)
Path to War
as Lyndon Johnson
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
as Self
Sylvia
as Professor Thomas
Open Range
as Denton Baxter
Deep Blue
as Narrator (voice)
The Actors
as Barreller
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
as Self - Hamm (archive footage)
The Making of Gosford Park
as Self
Ali G Indahouse
as Prime Minister
Charlotte Gray
as Levade
Gosford Park
as William McCordle
Christmas Carol: The Movie
as Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
as Self
High Heels and Low Lifes
as Kerrigan
Endgame
as Hamm
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as Self
The Last September
as Sir Richard Naylor
Longitude
as John Harrison
Sleepy Hollow
as Baltus Van Tassel
The Insider
as Thomas Sandefur
Plunkett & Macleane
as Lord Gibson
Dead on Time
as Maurice Silverman
Dancing at Lughnasa
as Father Jack Mundy
No Poster
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
as Narrator (voice)
The Gambler
as Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Wings of the Dove
as Lionel Croy
The Willows in Winter
as Badger
Nothing Personal
as Leonard
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
as Alex
Two Deaths
as Daniel Pavenic
Mary Reilly
as Mary’s Father
The Innocent Sleep
as Det. Insp. Matheson
The Wind in the Willows
as Badger (voice)
Bullet to Beijing
as Alexei
A Man of No Importance
as Ivor J. Carney
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
as Sir George
The Browning Version
as Dr. Frobisher
Clean Slate
as Cornell
The Entertainer
as Archie Rice
Toys
as General Zevo
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus
as The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice
as The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon
as The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur
as The Storyteller
Mobsters
as Don Salvatore Faranzano
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror
as William I
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
as Albert Spica
A Dry White Season
as Magistrate
The Heat of the Day
as Harrison
The Rachel Papers
as Doctor Knowd
Paris by Night
as Gerald Paige
Monster Maker
as Ultragorgon
Monster Maker
as Ultragorgon(voice)
Mountain Language
as Sergeant
Missing Link
as Narrator (voice)
Ghosts
as Pastor Manders
Turtle Diary
as George Fairbairn
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
Absurd Person Singular
as Geoffrey
No Poster
The Breadwinner
as Charles Battle
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
as Kenny
No Poster
The Seagull
as Trigorin
French Without Tears
as Lt Cmdr Rogers
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
as Piers
In the Labyrinth
as Duncan Harrison
The Other Woman
as Robin
No Poster
The Secret Agent
as Tom Ossipon
Bold Face: Condensed
as John
The Beast Must Die
as Jan Jarmokowski
The Catholics
as Brother Kevin
Nothing But the Night
as Insp. Grant
Cows
as Max
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Theseus
Romeo and Juliet
as Gregory
Much Ado About Nothing
as Other Watchman
Othello
Othello
as Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots