Michael Gambon

Actor Oct 19 (died age 82) Cabra, Dublin, Ireland 1949–2024 (75 year career)

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Biography

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 …

Known For

Film

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Albus Dumbledore

Film

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Albus Dumbledore

Film

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Albus Dumbledore

Film

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Albus Dumbledore

Film

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Albus Dumbledore

Film

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Albus Dumbledore

Film

The King's Speech

King George V

Film

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Franklin Bean (voice)

Filmography

Acting (178)

Movies (125)

Doctor Who at the Proms

2024

as Kazran Sardick (archive footage)

7.2

Judy

2019

as Bernard Delfont

6.7

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

as Man in Diner

Cordelia

as Mr. Moses

Johnny English Strikes Again

2018

as Agent Five

6.3

King of Thieves

2018

as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln

The Last Witness

as Frank Hamilton

Citizen Lane

as Lord Ardilaun

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

2017

as Arthur

6.9

Paddington 2

2017

as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)

7.5

Viceroy's House

2017

as General Hastings Ismay

Victoria & Abdul

as Lord Salisbury

Mad to Be Normal

as Sidney Kotok

Hail, Caesar!

as Narrator (voice)

Dad's Army

as Private Godfrey

Churchill's Secret

as Winston Churchill

Unity

as Narrator (voice)

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

2015

as Self (archive footage)

Paddington

2014

as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)

On Angel Wings

as Grandfather

Common

as Judge

Muse of Fire

as Self

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

as Hirst

Lucan

as John Burke

Quartet

as Cedric Livingston

London: The Modern Babylon

2012

as Self (voice)

6.3

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

as Albus Dumbledore

Page Eight

as Benedict Baron

When Harry Left Hogwarts

2011

as Self

7.0

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as Albus Dumbledore

The Book of Eli

as George

The King's Speech

as King George V

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol

2010

as Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick

8.0

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009

as Albus Dumbledore

7.7

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009

as Franklin Bean (voice)

7.8

Brideshead Revisited

2008

as Lord Marchmain

6.3

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

as Albus Dumbledore

7.7

The Alps - Climb of Your Life

as Narrator (voice)

Celebration

as Lambert

The Baker

as Leo

The Good Night

as Alan Weigert

Joe's Palace

as Elliot Graham

The Good Shepherd

as Dr. Fredericks

The Omen

as Bugenhagen

Amazing Grace

as Lord Charles Fox

John Duffy's Brother

as Narrator

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

as Albus Dumbledore

7.8

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

2005

as Self

6.3

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

as Albus Dumbledore

Layer Cake

as Eddie Temple

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

2004

as Paley

5.9

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004

as Oseary Drakoulias

7.1

Stories of Lost Souls

as Larry

Being Julia

as Jimmie Langton

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

as Self

Open Range

as Denton Baxter

Deep Blue

as Narrator (voice)

Sylvia

as Professor Thomas

The Actors

as Barreller

Path to War

as Lyndon Johnson

Little Wolf's Book of Badness

2003

as Uncle Bigbad (voice)

7.5

Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane

as Self

Ali G Indahouse

as Prime Minister

The Making of Gosford Park

as Self

Gosford Park

as William McCordle

Charlotte Gray

as Levade

High Heels and Low Lifes

2001

as Kerrigan

6.1

Christmas Carol: The Movie

2001

as Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)

5.2

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love

2001

as Self

Longitude

2000

as John Harrison

7.4

The Last September

2000

as Sir Richard Naylor

4.9

Endgame

2000

as Hamm

6.8

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

as Self

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

1998

as Father Jack Mundy

5.9

A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

1998

as Narrator (voice)

The Wings of the Dove

1997

as Lionel Croy

6.6

The Gambler

1997

as Fyodor Dostoyevsky

4.5

The Willows in Winter

1996

as Badger

6.5

The Innocent Sleep

1996

as Det. Insp. Matheson

Mary Reilly

as Mary’s Father

Two Deaths

as Daniel Pavenic

Nothing Personal

as Leonard

Midnight in Saint Petersburg

as Alex

Bullet to Beijing

as Alexei

The Wind in the Willows

1995

as Badger

7.0

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

as Sir George

The Browning Version

as Dr. Frobisher

Clean Slate

as Cornell

A Man of No Importance

as Ivor J. Carney

The Entertainer

as Archie Rice

Toys

as General Zevo

Mobsters

as Don Salvatore Faranzano

6.3

The Rachel Papers

1989

as Doctor Knowd

5.0

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

as Albert Spica

A Dry White Season

as Magistrate

The Heat of the Day

as Harrison

Paris by Night

as Gerald Paige

Monster Maker

as Ultragorgon

Mountain Language

as Sergeant

Missing Link

as Narrator (voice)

Ghosts

as Pastor Manders

Turtle Diary

1985

as George Fairbairn

6.2

Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie

1985

Absurd Person Singular

1985

as Geoffrey

8.0

The Breadwinner

1982

as Charles Battle

The Seagull

1978

as Trigorin

One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day

1978

as Kenny

The Other Woman

1976

as Robin

3.0

In the Labyrinth

1976

as Duncan Harrison

Tiptoe Through the Tulips

1976

as Piers

French Without Tears

1976

as Lt Cmdr Rogers

The Secret Agent

1975

as Tom Ossipon

The Beast Must Die

1974

as Jan Jarmokowski

5.4

Bold Face: Condensed

1974

as John

The Catholics

1973

as Brother Kevin

5.8

Nothing But the Night

1973

as Insp. Grant

6.1

Cows

1972

as Max

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1971

as Theseus

Much Ado About Nothing

1967

as Other Watchman

5.5

Romeo and Juliet

1967

as Gregory

Othello

1965

6.2

Television (53)

Little Women

2017

as Mr. Laurence

7.1

Fearless

2017

as Sir Alistair McKinnon

6.7

The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells

2016

as Elderly Philosopher

Fortitude

as Henry Tyson

The Casual Vacancy

as Howard Mollison

Quirke

as Judge Garret Griffin

5.9

The Frame

2013

as Professor Albus Dumbledore

Lucan

as John Burke

The Hollow Crown

as Mortimer

Luck

as Michael

Restless

as Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer

7.1

The Michael Ball Show

2010

as Self

Emma

2009

as Mr. Woodhouse

7.6

Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire

as Narrator

Cranford

as Thomas Holbrook

Doctor Who

as Kazran

Angels in America

as Prior Walter Ancestor #1

The Lost Prince

as King Edward VII

Top Gear

as Self

Richard & Judy

as Self

Perfect Strangers

as Raymond

Longitude

as John Harrison

Wives and Daughters

as Squire Hamley

Samson and Delilah

as Re Hamun

Room 101

as Self

Faith

as Peter John Moreton

GMTV

as Self

Maigret

as Chief Inspector Maigret

7.1

Performance

1991

as Archie Rice

6.0

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

1991

as The Storyteller

8.2

Have I Got News for You

1990

as Self

7.1

The Jim Henson Hour

1989

as Ultragorgon (voice)

8.8

About Face

1989

6.0

The Dame Edna Experience

1987

as Self

4.0

The Singing Detective

1986

as Philip Marlow

7.5

Theatre Night

1985

as Pastor Manders

Oscar

as Oscar Wilde

Bergerac

as Jarvis McLeod

Tales of the Unexpected

as Andrew

Minder

as Tommy Hambury

The Other One

as Brian Bryant

Zodiac

as Reuben Keiser

Centre Play

as Duncan Harrison

Arthur of the Britons

as Roland

Great Performances

as Self

Play for Today

as Max

Softly Softly: Task Force

1969

as Cranley

6.0

The Borderers

1968

as Gavin Ker

Omnibus

as Self

Softly, Softly

BBC Play of the Month

as Gregory

Public Eye

The BAFTA Awards

as Self - Winner