Michael Gambon
Acting Born Oct 19, 1940 Died Sep 27, 2023 Cabra, Dublin, Ireland 198 credits
Biography
Sir Michael John Gambon was an Irish-English actor born in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland on October 19, 1940. He passed away on September 27, 2023 at the age of 82. Known for acting with 191 known credits listed on The Movie Database, Gambon started his 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. He was nominated for thirteen Olivier Awards in total, winning for A Chorus of Disapproval in 1985, A View from the Bridge in 1987, and Man of the Moment in 1990. In 1997, he made his Broadway debut, and in 1998, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama.
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Career overview
Sir Michael John Gambon was an Irish-English actor born in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland on October 19, 1940. Over his six-decade-long career in acting, he accumulated 191 known credits. He began his acting career with Laurence Olivier as one of the original members of the Royal National Theatre. Throughout his career, Gambon appeared in many productions of works by William Shakespeare, including Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Coriolanus.
Gambon received numerous accolades and honors for his work in drama. Across his career, he was nominated for thirteen Olivier Awards, winning three times for his performances in A Chorus of Disapproval in 1985, A View from the Bridge in 1987, and Man of the Moment in 1990. In total, he received three Olivier Awards and four BAFTA TV Awards. In 1997, Gambon made his Broadway debut, and in 1998, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama.
Gambon passed away on September 27, 2023 at the age of 82.
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Career timeline
Doctor Who at the Proms
JudyThe Death & Life of John F. DonovanCordelia
Johnny English Strikes AgainKing of ThievesThe Last WitnessCitizen Lane
Kingsman: The Golden CirclePaddington 2Victoria & AbdulLittle WomenViceroy's House
Hail, Caesar!Dad's ArmyThe Nightmare Worlds of H.G. WellsChurchill's Secret
FortitudeThe Casual VacancyUnityKnights of Classic Drama at the BBC
PaddingtonQuirkeOn Angel WingsCommon
The FrameMuse of FireLucanNational Theatre Live: 50 Years on StageLucan
The Hollow CrownLuckRestlessQuartetLondon: The Modern Babylon
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Page EightWhen Harry Left Hogwarts
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1The King's SpeechThe Book of EliThe Michael Ball ShowDoctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceFantastic Mr. FoxEmmaKrod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
Brideshead Revisited
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixCranfordThe Good NightJoe's PalaceThe Alps - Climb of Your Life
The Good ShepherdThe OmenAmazing GraceJohn Duffy's Brother
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireMatthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanLayer CakeThe Life Aquatic with Steve ZissouSky Captain and the World of TomorrowStories of Lost Souls
Open RangeAngels in AmericaCheck the Gate: Putting Beckett on FilmDeep BlueThe Lost Prince
Top GearAli G IndahouseThe Making of Gosford Park
Richard & JudyGosford ParkCharlotte GrayPerfect StrangersHigh Heels and Low Lifes
LongitudeLongitudeThe Last SeptemberSleepy Hollow: Behind the LegendEndgame
Sleepy HollowThe InsiderPlunkett & MacleaneWives and DaughtersDead on Time
Dancing at LughnasaA Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
The Wings of the DoveThe Gambler
Two DeathsMary ReillyThe Innocent SleepNothing PersonalThe Willows in Winter
The Wind in the WillowsBullet to Beijing
Room 101Squanto: A Warrior's TaleThe Browning VersionA Man of No ImportanceFaith
GMTVThe Entertainer
MaigretToys
PerformanceThe Storyteller: Greek MythsMobsters
Full Filmography
198 titles- Doctor Who at the Proms (2024) as Kazran Sardick (archive footage)
- Judy (2019) as Bernard Delfont
- The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019) as Man in Diner
- Cordelia (2019) as Mr. Moses
- Johnny English Strikes Again (2018) as Agent Five
- King of Thieves (2018) as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
- The Last Witness (2018) as Frank Hamilton
- Citizen Lane (2018) as Lord Ardilaun
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) as Arthur
- Paddington 2 (2017) as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
- Victoria & Abdul (2017) as Lord Salisbury
- Little Women (2017) as Mr. Laurence
- Viceroy's House (2017) as General Hastings Ismay
- Fearless (2017) as Sir Alistair McKinnon
- Mad to Be Normal (2017) as Sidney Kotok
- Hail, Caesar! (2016) as Narrator (voice)
- Dad's Army (2016) as Private Godfrey
- The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells (2016) as Elderly Philosopher
- Churchill's Secret (2016) as Winston Churchill
- Fortitude (2015) as Henry Tyson
- The Casual Vacancy (2015) as Howard Mollison
- Unity (2015) as Narrator (voice)
- Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- Paddington (2014) as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
- Quirke (2014) as Judge Garret Griffin
- On Angel Wings (2014) as Grandfather
- Common (2014) as Judge
- The Frame (2013) as Professor Albus Dumbledore
- Muse of Fire (2013) as Self
- Lucan (2013) as John Burke
- National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013) as Hirst
- Lucan (2013) as John Burke
- The Hollow Crown (2012) as Mortimer
- Luck (2012) as Michael
- Restless (2012) as Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer
- Quartet (2012) as Cedric Livingston
- London: The Modern Babylon (2012) as Self (voice)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) as Albus Dumbledore
- Page Eight (2011) as Benedict Baron
- When Harry Left Hogwarts (2011) as Self
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) as Albus Dumbledore
- The King's Speech (2010) as King George V
- The Book of Eli (2010) as George
- The Michael Ball Show (2010) as Self
- Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010) as Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) as Albus Dumbledore
- Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) as Franklin Bean (voice)
- Emma (2009) as Mr. Woodhouse
- Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (2009) as Narrator
- Brideshead Revisited (2008) as Lord Marchmain
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) as Albus Dumbledore
- Cranford (2007) as Thomas Holbrook
- The Good Night (2007) as Alan Weigert
- Joe's Palace (2007) as Elliot Graham
- The Alps - Climb of Your Life (2007) as Narrator (voice)
- The Baker (2007) as Leo
- Celebration (2007) as Lambert
- The Good Shepherd (2006) as Dr. Fredericks
- The Omen (2006) as Bugenhagen
- Amazing Grace (2006) as Lord Charles Fox
- John Duffy's Brother (2006) as Narrator
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) as Albus Dumbledore
- Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal (2005) as Self
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) as Albus Dumbledore
- Layer Cake (2004) as Eddie Temple
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) as Oseary Drakoulias
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) as Paley
- Stories of Lost Souls (2004) as Larry
- Being Julia (2004) as Jimmie Langton
- The Magic Touch of Harry Potter (2004) as Self
- Open Range (2003) as Denton Baxter
- Angels in America (2003) as Prior Walter Ancestor #1 (uncredited)
- Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (2003) as Self - Hamm (archive footage)
- Deep Blue (2003) as Narrator (voice)
- The Lost Prince (2003) as King Edward VII
- Path to War (2003) as Lyndon Johnson
- Sylvia (2003) as Professor Thomas
- The Actors (2003) as Barreller
- Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane (2003) as Self
- Little Wolf's Book of Badness (2003) as Uncle Bigbad (voice)
- Top Gear (2002) as Self
- Ali G Indahouse (2002) as Prime Minister
- The Making of Gosford Park (2002) as Self
- Richard & Judy (2001) as Self
- Gosford Park (2001) as William McCordle
- Charlotte Gray (2001) as Levade
- Perfect Strangers (2001) as Raymond
- High Heels and Low Lifes (2001) as Kerrigan
- Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) as Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
- Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001) as Self
- Longitude (2000) as John Harrison
- Longitude (2000) as John Harrison
- The Last September (2000) as Sir Richard Naylor
- Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000) as Self
- Endgame (2000) as Hamm
- Sleepy Hollow (1999) as Baltus Van Tassel
- The Insider (1999) as Thomas Sandefur
- Plunkett & Macleane (1999) as Lord Gibson
- Wives and Daughters (1999) as Squire Hamley
- Dead on Time (1999) as Maurice Silverman
- Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) as Father Jack Mundy
- A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway (1998) as Narrator (voice)
- The Wings of the Dove (1997) as Lionel Croy
- The Gambler (1997) as Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Two Deaths (1996) as Daniel Pavenic
- Mary Reilly (1996) as Mary’s Father
- The Innocent Sleep (1996) as Det. Insp. Matheson
- Nothing Personal (1996) as Leonard
- The Willows in Winter (1996) as Badger
- Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996) as Alex
- Samson and Delilah (1996) as Re Hamun
- The Wind in the Willows (1995) as Badger
- Bullet to Beijing (1995) as Alexei
- Room 101 (1994) as Self
- Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994) as Sir George
- The Browning Version (1994) as Dr. Frobisher
- A Man of No Importance (1994) as Ivor J. Carney
- Faith (1994) as Peter John Moreton
- Clean Slate (1994) as Cornell
- GMTV (1993) as Self
- The Entertainer (1993) as Archie Rice
- Maigret (1992) as Chief Inspector Maigret
- Toys (1992) as General Zevo
- Performance (1991) as Archie Rice
- The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991) as The Storyteller
- Mobsters (1991) as Don Salvatore Faranzano
- Have I Got News for You (1990) as Self
- Blood Royal: William the Conqueror (1990) as William I
- The Jim Henson Hour (1989) as Ultragorgon (voice)
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) as Albert Spica
- Paris by Night (1989) as Gerald Paige
- A Dry White Season (1989) as Magistrate
- The Rachel Papers (1989) as Doctor Knowd
- About Face (1989)
- Monster Maker (1989) as Ultragorgon
- Monster Maker (1989) as Ultragorgon(voice)
- The Heat of the Day (1989) as Harrison
- Missing Link (1988) as Narrator (voice)
- Mountain Language (1988) as Sergeant
- The Dame Edna Experience (1987) as Self
- Ghosts (1987) as Pastor Manders
- The Singing Detective (1986) as Philip Marlow
- Screen Two (1985) as Ivor J. Carney
- Theatre Night (1985) as Pastor Manders
- Turtle Diary (1985) as George Fairbairn
- Absurd Person Singular (1985) as Geoffrey
- Oscar (1985) as Oscar Wilde
- Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie (1985)
- The Breadwinner (1982) as Charles Battle
- Bergerac (1981) as Jarvis McLeod
- Minder (1979) as Tommy Hambury
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Andrew
- The Seagull (1978) as Trigorin
- One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day (1978) as Kenny
- Premiere (1977) as Kenny
- The Sunday Drama (1977) as David Patton
- The Other One (1977) as Brian Bryant
- The Other Woman (1976) as Robin
- In the Labyrinth (1976) as Duncan Harrison
- French Without Tears (1976) as Lt Cmdr Rogers
- Tiptoe Through the Tulips (1976) as Piers
- The Secret Agent (1975) as Tom Ossipon
- Masquerade (1974) as Stewart
- Zodiac (1974) as Reuben Keiser
- Bold Face: Condensed (1974) as John
- The Beast Must Die (1974) as Jan Jarmokowski
- Centre Play (1973) as Duncan Harrison
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973) as Major Rolfe
- Second City Firsts (1973) as John
- Nothing But the Night (1973) as Insp. Grant
- The Catholics (1973) as Brother Kevin
- Arthur of the Britons (1972) as Roland
- Cows (1972) as Max
- Six Days of Justice (1972) as Mr.Golding
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971) as Theseus
- Eyeless in Gaza (1971) as Mark Staithes
- Play for Today (1970) as Max
- Play for Today (1970) as Robin
- Play for Today (1970) as Piers
- Confession (1970) as Mr. Tennent
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Brother Kevin
- Softly Softly: Task Force (1969) as Cranley
- The Borderers (1968) as Gavin Ker
- Omnibus (1967) as Self
- Omnibus (1967)
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Charles Battle
- Romeo and Juliet (1967) as Gregory
- Much Ado About Nothing (1967) as Other Watchman
- Softly, Softly (1966)
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Gregory
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Theseus
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Lt. Cmdr. Bill Rogers
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Boris Trigorin
- Public Eye (1965)
- Othello (1965)
- Othello (1965) as Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots
- The BAFTA Awards (1949) as Self - Winner
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Michael Gambon best known for?
Michael Gambon is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Judy (2019), The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019), Johnny English Strikes Again (2018), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017).
When and where was Michael Gambon born?
Michael Gambon was born on October 19, 1940 in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland. They passed away on September 27, 2023.
How many credits does Michael Gambon have?
Michael Gambon has accumulated over 198 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1949 to 2024.
What is Michael Gambon's background in cinema and television?
Sir Michael John Gambon was an Irish-English actor born in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland on October 19, 1940. He passed away on September 27, 2023 at the age of 82. Known for acting with 191 known credits listed on The Movie Database, Gambon started his career with Laurence Olivier as one of the original members of the Royal ...
Michael Gambon by the numbers
198credits
129films
69TV series
1949–2024active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The BAFTA Awards (1949) as Self - Winner — aged about 8
- The Jim Henson Hour (1989) as Ultragorgon (voice) — aged about 48
- The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991) as The Storyteller — aged about 50
- Public Eye (1965) — aged about 24
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) as Albus Dumbledore — aged about 70
- Cranford (2007) as Thomas Holbrook — aged about 66
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