Actor
Michael Gambon
October 19, 1940 · Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
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).
Notable work
8Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
as Albus Dumbledore
7.8Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
as Albus Dumbledore
8.1Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
as Albus Dumbledore
7.7Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
as Albus Dumbledore
7.7Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
as Albus Dumbledore
7.7Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
as Albus Dumbledore
6.9Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
as Arthur
7.7The King's Speech (2010)
as King George V
7.2Sleepy Hollow (1999)
as Baltus Van Tassel
6.8The Book of Eli (2010)
as George
7.8Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
as Franklin Bean (voice)
7.1Paddington (2014)
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
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