Michael Gambon

Personal Info

Birthday

October 19, 1940

Day of Death

2023-09-27

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Cabra, Dublin, Ireland

Also Known As

Sir Michael John Gambon CBE

Michael Gambon

Biography

Sir Michael John Gambon 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.

Known For

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Minder

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Play for Today

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Filmography

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