Michael Gambon
Born
1940-10-19
Place of birth
Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
Died
2023-09-27
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 Vie...
Known for
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Albus Dumbledore
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Arthur
The King's Speech
King George V
Sleepy Hollow
Baltus Van Tassel
The Book of Eli
George
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Franklin Bean (voice)
Paddington
Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Hail, Caesar!
Narrator (voice)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Oseary Drakoulias
Paddington 2
Uncle Pastuzo (voice)