1940-10-19 Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
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 | Kazran Sardick (archive footage) | 2024-12-24 |
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Cordelia | Mr. Moses | 2019-09-25 |
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Judy | Bernard Delfont | 2019-09-27 |
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The Death & Life of John F. Donovan | Man in Diner | 2019-03-13 |
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The Last Witness | Frank Hamilton | 2018-05-11 |
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King of Thieves | Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln | 2018-09-04 |
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Johnny English Strikes Again | Agent Five | 2018-09-13 |
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Citizen Lane | Lord Ardilaun | 2018-05-18 |
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Victoria & Abdul | Lord Salisbury | 2017-09-13 |
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Mad to Be Normal | Sidney Kotok | 2017-04-06 |
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Arthur | 2017-09-20 |
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Viceroy's House | General Hastings Ismay | 2017-03-03 |
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Paddington 2 | Uncle Pastuzo (voice) | 2017-11-09 |
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Hail, Caesar! | Narrator (voice) | 2016-02-05 |
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Churchill's Secret | Winston Churchill | 2016-02-29 |
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Dad's Army | Private Godfrey | 2016-02-05 |
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Unity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-12 |
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Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC | Self (archive footage) | 2015-11-01 |
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Paddington | Uncle Pastuzo (voice) | 2014-11-24 |
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Common | Judge | 2014-07-06 |
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On Angel Wings | Grandfather | 2014-12-01 |
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National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage | Hirst | 2013-11-02 |
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Lucan | John Burke | 2013-12-11 |
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Muse of Fire | Self | 2013-09-26 |
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Quartet | Cedric Livingston | 2012-12-26 |
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London: The Modern Babylon | Self (voice) | 2012-08-03 |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Albus Dumbledore | 2011-07-12 |
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Page Eight | Benedict Baron | 2011-08-28 |
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When Harry Left Hogwarts | Self | 2011-11-11 |
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The King's Speech | King George V | 2010-11-26 |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Albus Dumbledore | 2010-11-17 |
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The Book of Eli | George | 2010-01-14 |
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Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol | Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick | 2010-12-25 |
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Albus Dumbledore | 2009-07-15 |
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Fantastic Mr. Fox | Franklin Bean (voice) | 2009-10-14 |
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Brideshead Revisited | Lord Marchmain | 2008-07-25 |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Albus Dumbledore | 2007-07-08 |
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The Alps - Climb of Your Life | Narrator (voice) | 2007-03-30 |
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Joe's Palace | Elliot Graham | 2007-11-04 |
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Celebration | Lambert | 2007-02-26 |
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The Good Night | Alan Weigert | 2007-01-25 |
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The Baker | Leo | 2007-02-09 |
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Amazing Grace | Lord Charles Fox | 2006-09-16 |
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The Omen | Bugenhagen | 2006-06-06 |
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The Good Shepherd | Dr. Fredericks | 2006-12-11 |
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John Duffy's Brother | Narrator | 2006-10-18 |
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Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal | Self | 2005-05-09 |
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Albus Dumbledore | 2005-11-16 |
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The Magic Touch of Harry Potter | Self | 2004-06-11 |
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Paley | 2004-09-17 |
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Being Julia | Jimmie Langton | 2004-09-03 |
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Albus Dumbledore | 2004-05-31 |
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Stories of Lost Souls | Larry | 2004-11-12 |
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Layer Cake | Eddie Temple | 2004-09-30 |
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Oseary Drakoulias | 2004-12-10 |
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Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane | Self | 2003-10-26 |
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Path to War | Lyndon Johnson | 2003-10-28 |
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The Actors | Barreller | 2003-03-16 |
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Little Wolf's Book of Badness | Uncle Bigbad (voice) | 2003-12-08 |
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Open Range | Denton Baxter | 2003-08-11 |
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Deep Blue | Narrator (voice) | 2003-05-18 |
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Sylvia | Professor Thomas | 2003-10-17 |
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Ali G Indahouse | Prime Minister | 2002-03-21 |
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The Making of 'Gosford Park' | Self | 2002-06-18 |
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Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love | Self | 2001-09-13 |
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Gosford Park | William McCordle | 2001-12-26 |
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Charlotte Gray | Levade | 2001-12-28 |
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High Heels and Low Lifes | Kerrigan | 2001-07-16 |
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Christmas Carol: The Movie | Ghost of Christmas Present (voice) | 2001-12-07 |
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Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend | Self | 2000-05-23 |
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Endgame | Hamm | 2000-09-10 |
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Longitude | John Harrison | 2000-01-02 |
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The Last September | Sir Richard Naylor | 2000-04-28 |
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Sleepy Hollow | Baltus Van Tassel | 1999-11-19 |
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The Insider | Thomas Sandefur | 1999-10-28 |
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Dead on Time | Maurice Silverman | 1999-01-01 |
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Plunkett & MacLeane | Lord Gibson | 1999-01-22 |
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A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway | Narrator (voice) | 1998-04-04 |
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Dancing at Lughnasa | Father Jack Mundy | 1998-09-04 |
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The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky | 1997-10-30 |
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The Wings of the Dove | Lionel Croy | 1997-09-04 |
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Midnight in Saint Petersburg | Alex | 1996-10-17 |
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Nothing Personal | Leonard | 1996-10-18 |
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The Willows in Winter | Badger | 1996-12-26 |
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The Innocent Sleep | Det. Insp. Matheson | 1996-01-25 |
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Mary Reilly | Mary’s Father | 1996-02-23 |
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Two Deaths | Daniel Pavenic | 1996-06-14 |
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Samson and Delilah | King Hamun | 1996-12-08 |
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The Wind in the Willows | Badger | 1995-12-24 |
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Bullet to Beijing | Alexei | 1995-12-20 |
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Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | Sir George | 1994-10-28 |
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A Man of No Importance | Ivor J. Carney | 1994-12-24 |
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Clean Slate | Cornell | 1994-05-06 |
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The Browning Version | Dr. Frobisher | 1994-06-08 |
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The Entertainer | Archie Rice | 1993-12-04 |
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Toys | General Zevo | 1992-12-18 |
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Mobsters | Don Salvatore Faranzano | 1991-07-26 |
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Monster Maker | Ultragorgon(voice) | 1989-01-23 |
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Paris by Night | Gerald Paige | 1989-04-18 |
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Monster Maker | Ultragorgon | 1989-01-23 |
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The Rachel Papers | Doctor Knowd | 1989-05-12 |
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The Heat of the Day | Harrison | 1989-06-09 |
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | Albert Spica | 1989-10-13 |
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A Dry White Season | Magistrate | 1989-09-20 |
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Mountain Language | Sergeant | 1988-12-11 |
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Missing Link | Narrator (voice) | 1988-11-04 |
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Ghosts | Pastor Manders | 1987-06-14 |
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Turtle Diary | George Fairbairn | 1985-12-06 |
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Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie | 1985-03-26 | |
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Absurd Person Singular | Geoffrey | 1985-01-01 |
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The Breadwinner | Charles Battle | 1982-07-17 |
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The Seagull | Trigorin | 1978-02-05 |
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One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day | Kenny | 1978-10-16 |
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Tiptoe Through the Tulips | Piers | 1976-03-16 |
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In the Labyrinth | Duncan Harrison | 1976-02-14 |
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French Without Tears | Lt Cmdr Rogers | 1976-05-16 |
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The Other Woman | Robin | 1976-01-06 |
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The Secret Agent | Tom Ossipon | 1975-10-01 |
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Bold Face: Condensed | John | 1974-04-03 |
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The Beast Must Die | Jan Jarmokowski | 1974-04-01 |
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Nothing But the Night | Insp. Grant | 1973-02-16 |
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The Catholics | Brother Kevin | 1973-11-29 |
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Cows | Max | 1972-02-24 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Theseus | 1971-09-26 |
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Much Ado About Nothing | Other Watchman | 1967-02-05 |
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Romeo and Juliet | Gregory | 1967-03-12 |
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Othello | 1965-12-15 | |
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Othello | Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots | 1965-12-15 |
