Michael Gambon
Birthday: 1940-10-19
Place of Birth: 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 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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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
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Sleepy Hollow
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Path to War
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Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
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Mad to Be Normal
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In the Labyrinth
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The Breadwinner
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Churchill's Secret
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Celebration
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Hail, Caesar!
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Charlotte Gray
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The Other Woman
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The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
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French Without Tears
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Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
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Victoria & Abdul
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Viceroy's House
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Nothing Personal
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National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle
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Paris by Night
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Paddington 2
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Lucan
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Judy
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Cordelia
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The Last Witness
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King of Thieves
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Citizen Lane
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Johnny English Strikes Again
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Tiptoe Through the Tulips
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Cows
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Little Wolf's Book of Badness
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Mountain Language
Harold Pinter play starring Michael Gambon. 'Your language is forbidden. It is dead. No one is allow...
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A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
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The Heat of the Day
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Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
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Othello
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Othello
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The Making of Gosford Park
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Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
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One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
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Monster Maker
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The Omen
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Doctor Who at the Proms
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Much Ado About Nothing
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The Secret Agent
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