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Michael Gambon

Personal info

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

7 / Oct / 1940 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Cabra, Dublin, Ireland

Also Known As

  • Sir Michael John Gambon CBE

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 was nominated for thirteen Olivier Awards, winning three times for A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), A Vie...

Known For

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Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms

3 / Dec / 2024
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Faith

Faith

4 / Sep / 1994
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The Frame

The Frame

3 / Apr / 2013
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The BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Awards

1 / May / 1949
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The Jim Henson Hour

The Jim Henson Hour

6 / Apr / 1989
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

3 / Jul / 2011
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Cranford

Cranford

1 / Nov / 2007
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The Storyteller: Greek Myths

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

1 / Dec / 1991
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2 / May / 2004
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Absurd Person Singular

Absurd Person Singular

3 / Jan / 1985

Credits

Acting

2024
Doctor Who at the Proms
as Kazran Sardick (archive footage)
2019
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Man in Diner
2019
Judy
as Bernard Delfont
2019
Cordelia
as Mr. Moses
2018
The Last Witness
as Frank Hamilton
2018
King of Thieves
as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
2018
Citizen Lane
as Lord Ardilaun
2018
Johnny English Strikes Again
as Agent Five
2017
Mad to Be Normal
as Sidney Kotok
2017
Victoria & Abdul
as Lord Salisbury
2017
Viceroy's House
as General Hastings Ismay
2017
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
as Arthur
2017
Paddington 2
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
2017
Little Women
(3 episodes) as Mr. Laurence
2017
Fearless
(6 episodes) as Sir Alistair McKinnon
2016
Dad's Army
as Private Godfrey
2016
Churchill's Secret
as Winston Churchill
2016
Hail, Caesar!
as Narrator (voice)
2016
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
(1 episode) as Elderly Philosopher
2015
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
2015
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Fortitude
(11 episodes) as Henry Tyson
2015
The Casual Vacancy
(3 episodes) as Howard Mollison
2014
On Angel Wings
as Grandfather
2014
Common
as Judge
2014
Paddington
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
2014
Quirke
(3 episodes) as Judge Garret Griffin
2013
Muse of Fire
as Self
2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
as Hirst
2013
Lucan
as John Burke
2013
The Frame
(1 episode) as Professor Albus Dumbledore
2013
Lucan
(1 episode) as John Burke
2012
Quartet
as Cedric Livingston
2012
London: The Modern Babylon
as Self (voice)
2012
Luck
(9 episodes) as Michael
2012
Restless
(2 episodes) as Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer
2012
The Hollow Crown
(1 episode) as Mortimer
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Albus Dumbledore
2011
Page Eight
as Benedict Baron
2011
When Harry Left Hogwarts
as Self
2010
The Book of Eli
as George
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Albus Dumbledore
2010
The King's Speech
as King George V
2010
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
as Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
2010
The Michael Ball Show
(1 episode) as Self
2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
as Albus Dumbledore
2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox
as Franklin Bean (voice)
2009
Emma
(4 episodes) as Mr. Woodhouse
2009
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
(1 episode) as Narrator
2008
Brideshead Revisited
as Lord Marchmain
2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
as Albus Dumbledore
2007
The Good Night
as Alan Weigert
2007
The Baker
as Leo
2007
Joe's Palace
as Elliot Graham
2007
The Alps - Climb of Your Life
as Narrator (voice)
2007
Celebration
as Lambert
2007
Cranford
(2 episodes) as Thomas Holbrook
2006
The Good Shepherd
as Dr. Fredericks
2006
Amazing Grace
as Lord Charles Fox
2006
The Omen
as Bugenhagen
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Albus Dumbledore
2005
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as Self
2005
Doctor Who
(1 episode) as Kazran
2004
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Oseary Drakoulias
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
as Albus Dumbledore
2004
Layer Cake
as Eddie Temple
2004
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
as Paley
2004
Being Julia
as Jimmie Langton
2004
Stories of Lost Souls
as Larry
2004
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
as Self
2003
Open Range
as Denton Baxter
2003
Deep Blue
as Narrator (voice)
2003
Path to War
as Lyndon Johnson
2003
The Actors
as Barreller
2003
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
as Self
2003
Sylvia
as Professor Thomas
2003
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
as Uncle Bigbad (voice)
2003
The Lost Prince
(2 episodes) as King Edward VII
2003
Angels in America
(2 episodes) as Prior Walter Ancestor #1
2002
Ali G Indahouse
as Prime Minister
2002
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
as Self
2002
Top Gear
(2 episodes) as Self
2001
High Heels and Low Lifes
as Kerrigan
2001
Gosford Park
as William McCordle
2001
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
as Self
2001
Christmas Carol: The Movie
as Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
2001
Charlotte Gray
as Levade
2001
Richard & Judy
(1 episode) as Self
2001
Perfect Strangers
(3 episodes) as Raymond
2000
Endgame
as Hamm
2000
The Last September
as Sir Richard Naylor
2000
Longitude
as John Harrison
2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as Self
2000
Longitude
(2 episodes) as John Harrison
1999
Sleepy Hollow
as Baltus Van Tassel
1999
The Insider
as Thomas Sandefur
1999
Dead on Time
as Maurice Silverman
1999
Plunkett & MacLeane
as Lord Gibson
1999
Wives and Daughters
(6 episodes) as Squire Hamley
1998
Dancing at Lughnasa
as Father Jack Mundy
1998
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
as Narrator (voice)
1997
The Wings of the Dove
as Lionel Croy
1997
The Gambler
as Fyodor Dostoyevsky
1996
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
as Alex
1996
Mary Reilly
as Mary’s Father
1996
The Willows in Winter
as Badger
1996
Two Deaths
as Daniel Pavenic
1996
The Innocent Sleep
as Det. Insp. Matheson
1996
Nothing Personal
as Leonard
1996
Samson and Delilah
as King Hamun
1996
Samson and Delilah
(2 episodes) as Re Hamun
1995
Bullet to Beijing
as Alexei
1995
The Wind in the Willows
as Badger
1994
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
as Sir George
1994
Clean Slate
as Cornell
1994
The Browning Version
as Dr. Frobisher
1994
A Man of No Importance
as Ivor J. Carney
1994
Room 101
(1 episode) as Self
1994
Faith
(2 episodes) as Peter John Moreton
1993
The Entertainer
as Archie Rice
1993
GMTV
(1 episode) as Self
1992
Toys
as Lt. General Leland Zevo
1992
Maigret
(12 episodes) as Chief Inspector Maigret
1991
Mobsters
as Don Salvatore Faranzano
1991
Performance
(1 episode) as Archie Rice
1991
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
(4 episodes) as The Storyteller
1990
Have I Got News for You
(1 episode) as Self
1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
as Albert Spica
1989
A Dry White Season
as Magistrate
1989
The Rachel Papers
as Doctor Knowd
1989
Monster Maker
as Ultragorgon
1989
Paris by Night
as Gerald Paige
1989
The Heat of the Day
as Harrison
1989
Monster Maker
as Ultragorgon(voice)
1989
About Face
(1 episode)
1989
The Jim Henson Hour
(1 episode) as Ultragorgon (voice)
1988
Missing Link
as Narrator (voice)
1988
Mountain Language
as Sergeant
1987
Ghosts
as Pastor Manders
1987
The Dame Edna Experience
(1 episode) as Self
1986
The Singing Detective
(6 episodes) as Philip Marlow
1985
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
1985
Absurd Person Singular
as Geoffrey
1985
Turtle Diary
as George Fairbairn
1985
Oscar
(3 episodes) as Oscar Wilde
1985
Theatre Night
(1 episode) as Pastor Manders
1982
The Breadwinner
as Charles Battle
1981
Bergerac
(1 episode) as Jarvis McLeod
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
(1 episode) as Andrew
1979
Minder
(1 episode) as Tommy Hambury
1977
The Other One
(13 episodes) as Brian Bryant
1976
In the Labyrinth
as Duncan Harrison
1976
The Other Woman
as Robin
1976
French Without Tears
as Lt Cmdr Rogers
1976
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
as Piers
1974
Bold Face: Condensed
as John
1974
The Beast Must Die
as Jan Jarmokowski
1973
Nothing But the Night
as Insp. Grant
1973
The Catholics
as Brother Kevin
1972
Cows
as Max
1972
Arthur of the Britons
(1 episode) as Roland
1971
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Theseus
1971
Great Performances
(1 episode) as Self
1970
Play for Today
(1 episode) as Max
1970
Play for Today
(1 episode) as Robin
1970
Play for Today
(1 episode) as Piers
1969
Softly Softly: Task Force
(1 episode) as Cranley
1968
The Borderers
(26 episodes) as Gavin Ker
1967
Romeo and Juliet
as Gregory
1967
Much Ado About Nothing
as Other Watchman
1967
Omnibus
(2 episodes) as Self
1966
Softly, Softly
(1 episode)
1965
Othello
1965
Othello
as Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots
1965
Public Eye
(1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
(1 episode) as Lt Cmdr Rogers
1965
BBC Play of the Month
(1 episode) as Theseus
1965
BBC Play of the Month
(1 episode) as Trigorin
1965
BBC Play of the Month
(1 episode) as Gregory
1949
The BAFTA Awards
(2 episodes) as Self - Winner