Michael Gambon
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 wa
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.
Born
Oct 19, 1940
Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
Died
Sep 27, 2023
Known For
Acting
Movies
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Popularity
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Known For
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
as Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
as Albus Dumbledore
Sleepy Hollow
1999
as Baltus Van Tassel
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
as Franklin Bean (voice)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
2017
as Arthur
The Book of Eli
2010
as George
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