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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 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.
- 190 titles
- 174 Acting
- 17 Appearances
Acting (174)
Albus Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore
Arthur
King George V
Baltus Van Tassel
George
Franklin Bean (voice)
Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Oseary Drakoulias
Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Agent Five
Eddie Temple
Thomas Sandefur
Prime Minister
Paley
Dr. Fredericks
William McCordle
Bernard Delfont
Denton Baxter
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Bugenhagen
Lord Salisbury
Albert Spica
Man in Diner
General Zevo
Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
Cedric Livingston
Benedict Baron
Mary’s Father
Lord Charles Fox
Henry Tyson
General Hastings Ismay
Prior Walter Ancestor #1 (uncredited)
Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
Private Godfrey
Don Salvatore Faranzano
Levade
Lord Marchmain
Lord Gibson
Alan Weigert
Mr. Woodhouse
Lionel Croy
Jimmie Langton
Professor Thomas
Magistrate
Mr. Laurence
The Storyteller
Jan Jarmokowski
Narrator (voice)
Leo
Mortimer
Frank Hamilton
Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Cornell
Kerrigan
Michael
Dr. Frobisher
Lyndon Johnson
Thomas Holbrook
Father Jack Mundy
Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer
Andrew
Sir George
Philip Marlow
Alexei
Mr. Moses
Narrator (voice)
Barreller
Badger (voice)
Squire Hamley
Sir Alistair McKinnon
Alex
Insp. Grant
Doctor Knowd
Sidney Kotok
Narrator (voice)
John Harrison
Howard Mollison
Narrator
Tommy Hambury
Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots
Judge Garret Griffin
Judge
Winston Churchill
Jarvis McLeod
Ivor J. Carney
Chief Inspector Maigret
Elliot Graham
Larry
Sir Richard Naylor
Raymond
Badger
George Fairbairn
John Burke
Leonard
Gerald Paige
King Edward VII
Elderly Philosopher
Ultragorgon (voice)
Max / Robin / Piers
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Daniel Pavenic
Gregory / Theseus / Lt. Cmdr. Bill Rogers / Boris Trigorin
Hamm
Ultragorgon / Ultragorgon(voice)
Ivor J. Carney
Narrator (voice)
Brother Kevin
Narrator (voice)
Uncle Bigbad (voice)
John Harrison
Oscar Wilde
Re Hamun
Det. Insp. Matheson
Roland
Hirst
Major Rolfe
Geoffrey
Lambert
Charles Battle
Brother Kevin
Other Watchman
Robin
Peter John Moreton
Grandfather
Archie Rice
Cranley
Brian Bryant
Theseus
William I
Duncan Harrison
Lord Ardilaun
Max
Maurice Silverman
Mark Staithes
Lt Cmdr Rogers
Pastor Manders
Duncan Harrison
John Burke
Sergeant
Mr.Golding
Gavin Ker
Archie Rice
Harrison
Piers
Reuben Keiser
John
Narrator
Kenny
Gregory
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
Pastor Manders
Appearances (17)
Self
Self
Self (voice)
Self - Professor Dumbledore
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Kazran Sardick (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self - Winner
Self - Hamm (archive footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
