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Michael Gambon
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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 o…
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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 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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2024
Doctor Who at the Proms
Movie Kazran Sardick (archive footage)
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2019
Judy
Movie Bernard Delfont
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2019
Cordelia
Movie Mr. Moses
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2019
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Movie Man in Diner
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2018
King of Thieves
Movie Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
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2018
Johnny English Strikes Again
Movie Agent Five
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2018
Citizen Lane
Movie Lord Ardilaun
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2018
The Last Witness
Movie Frank Hamilton
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2017
Little Women
TV show Mr. Laurence
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2017
Ratburger
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2017
Paddington 2
Movie Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
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2017
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Movie Arthur
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2017
Victoria & Abdul
Movie Lord Salisbury
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2017
Fearless
TV show Sir Alistair McKinnon
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2017
Mad to Be Normal
Movie Sidney Kotok
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2017
Viceroy's House
Movie General Hastings Ismay
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2016
Churchill's Secret
Movie Winston Churchill
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2016
Hail, Caesar!
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2016
Dad's Army
Movie Private Godfrey
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2016
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
TV show Elderly Philosopher
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2015
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2015
Unity
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2015
The Casual Vacancy
TV show Howard Mollison
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2015
Fortitude
TV show Henry Tyson
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2014
On Angel Wings
Movie Grandfather
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2014
Paddington
Movie Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
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2014
Common
Movie Judge
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2014
Quirke
TV show Judge Garret Griffin
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2013
Lucan
TV show John Burke
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2013
Lucan
Movie John Burke
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2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Movie Hirst
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2013
Muse of Fire
Movie Self
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2013
The Frame
TV show Professor Albus Dumbledore
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2012
Restless
TV show Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer
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2012
Quartet
Movie Cedric Livingston
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2012
London: The Modern Babylon
Movie Self (voice)
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2012
The Hollow Crown
TV show Mortimer
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2012
Luck
TV show Michael
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2011
When Harry Left Hogwarts
Movie Self
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2011
Page Eight
Movie Benedict Baron
