Michael Gambon
Born in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland — Oct 19 1940• Died Sep 27 2023
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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 f…
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Great Performances
Self
Minder
Tommy Hambury
Play for Today
Piers
Bergerac
Jarvis McLeod
BBC Play of the Month
Gregory
Tales of the Unexpected
Andrew
Omnibus
Self
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Albus Dumbledore
Performance
Archie Rice
Public Eye
Softly, Softly
The Hollow Crown
Mortimer
The BAFTA Awards
Self - Winner
Fortitude
Henry Tyson
Maigret
Chief Inspector Maigret
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Franklin Bean (voice)
Centre Play
Duncan Harrison
The Book of Eli
George
Emma
Mr. Woodhouse
Cranford
Thomas Holbrook
Restless
Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer
Softly Softly: Task Force
Cranley
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Arthur
Luck
Michael
Paddington 2
Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Paddington
Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
The King's Speech
King George V
Little Women
Mr. Laurence
Angels in America
Prior Walter Ancestor #1 (uncredited)
Sleepy Hollow
Baltus Van Tassel
The Michael Ball Show
Self
Lucan
John Burke
Open Range
Denton Baxter
Arthur of the Britons
Roland
Zodiac
Reuben Keiser
Hail, Caesar!
Narrator (voice)
Wives and Daughters
Squire Hamley
The Jim Henson Hour
Ultragorgon (voice)
Fearless
Sir Alistair McKinnon
Layer Cake
Eddie Temple
Judy
Bernard Delfont
The Singing Detective
Philip Marlow
The Insider
Thomas Sandefur
Theatre Night
Pastor Manders
The Good Shepherd
Dr. Fredericks
Johnny English Strikes Again
Agent Five
Longitude
John Harrison
About Face
The Borderers
Gavin Ker
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
The Storyteller
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Oseary Drakoulias
The Casual Vacancy
Howard Mollison
Quirke
Judge Garret Griffin
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
Narrator
The Omen
Bugenhagen
The Lost Prince
King Edward VII
The Dame Edna Experience
Self
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Albert Spica
Ali G Indahouse
Prime Minister
King of Thieves
Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
Unity
Narrator (voice)
Perfect Strangers
Raymond
Page Eight
Benedict Baron
Toys
General Zevo
Path to War
Lyndon Johnson
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Paley
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
Elderly Philosopher
Gosford Park
William McCordle
Plunkett & Macleane
Lord Gibson
Mary Reilly
Mary’s Father
Quartet
Cedric Livingston
Charlotte Gray
Levade
Victoria & Abdul
Lord Salisbury
Brideshead Revisited
Lord Marchmain
Dad's Army
Private Godfrey
Sylvia
Professor Thomas
Amazing Grace
Lord Charles Fox
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Man in Diner
Oscar
Oscar Wilde
Mobsters
Don Salvatore Faranzano
Missing Link
Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who at the Proms
Kazran Sardick (archive footage)
The Actors
Barreller
The Wings of the Dove
Lionel Croy
Lucan
John Burke
Faith
Peter John Moreton
Deep Blue
Narrator (voice)
When Harry Left Hogwarts
Self
Longitude
John Harrison
Being Julia
Jimmie Langton
Muse of Fire
Self
The Rachel Papers
Doctor Knowd
The Baker
Leo
Common
Judge
Othello
The Other One
Brian Bryant
Samson and Delilah
Re Hamun
Paris by Night
Gerald Paige
Clean Slate
Cornell
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Self
High Heels and Low Lifes
Kerrigan
Stories of Lost Souls
Larry
Turtle Diary
George Fairbairn
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Hirst
Viceroy's House
General Hastings Ismay
The Browning Version
Dr. Frobisher
The Gambler
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Good Night
Alan Weigert
Celebration
Lambert
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Sir George
A Man of No Importance
Ivor J. Carney
A Dry White Season
Magistrate
The Making of Gosford Park
Self
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
On Angel Wings
Grandfather
The Willows in Winter
Badger
The Innocent Sleep
Det. Insp. Matheson
Romeo and Juliet
Gregory
Joe's Palace
Elliot Graham
The Last September
Sir Richard Naylor
Bullet to Beijing
Alexei
The Beast Must Die
Jan Jarmokowski
Cows
Max
Dead on Time
Maurice Silverman
Cordelia
Mr. Moses
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Self
The Catholics
Brother Kevin
Nothing But the Night
Insp. Grant
Christmas Carol: The Movie
Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
The Seagull
Trigorin
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
Alex
The Last Witness
Frank Hamilton
Endgame
Hamm
Two Deaths
Daniel Pavenic
Mad to Be Normal
Sidney Kotok
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theseus
Churchill's Secret
Winston Churchill
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
London: The Modern Babylon
Self (voice)
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
Kenny
The Breadwinner
Charles Battle
Nothing Personal
Leonard
Much Ado About Nothing
Other Watchman
The Alps - Climb of Your Life
Narrator (voice)
The Secret Agent
Tom Ossipon
Dancing at Lughnasa
Father Jack Mundy
The Wind in the Willows
Badger
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
Self
The Heat of the Day
Harrison
Monster Maker
Ultragorgon
Mountain Language
Sergeant
Ghosts
Pastor Manders
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
Uncle Bigbad (voice)
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
Narrator (voice)
The Entertainer
Archie Rice
The Other Woman
Robin
Absurd Person Singular
Geoffrey
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Piers
Citizen Lane
Lord Ardilaun
In the Labyrinth
Duncan Harrison
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
Self
French Without Tears
Lt Cmdr Rogers
John Duffy's Brother
Narrator
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
Bold Face: Condensed
John