Michael Gambon
Acting · Born 1940-10-19 in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
Biography
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…
Filmography
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou as Oseary Drakoulias
- The Good Shepherd as Dr. Fredericks
- Open Range as Denton Baxter
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Albus Dumbledore
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Albus Dumbledore
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Albus Dumbledore
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as Albus Dumbledore
- High Heels and Low Lifes as Kerrigan
- Absurd Person Singular as Geoffrey
- Fantastic Mr. Fox as Franklin Bean (voice)