Michael Gambon biography
Michael Gambon was an Irish and English actor, born on 19 October 1940 in Dublin, who died on 27 September 2023.
Michael Gambon's screen career began in 1965 with Othello, playing Company.
Michael Gambon appeared in 92 films and 76 television or streaming titles between 1965 and 2019.
Honours include Laurence Olivier Awards (2 times), Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Knight Bachelor.
- Born
- 19 October 1940
- Died
- 27 September 2023 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Dublin
- Work
- Voice actor, Stage actor, Film actor, Television actor, Actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1962 to 2019
- Awards
- Laurence Olivier Awards (2 times)
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Knight Bachelor
- Evening Standard Theatre Awards
- British Independent Film Award , The Richard Harris Award
Michael Gambon filmography
92 films and 76 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Judy | Bernard Delfont | ||
| 2019 | Cordelia | Moses | ||
| 2018 | King of Thieves | Billy "The Fish" Lincoln | ||
| 2018 | Johnny English Strikes Again | Agent Five | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2018 | The Death and Life of John F. Donovan | English | ||
| 2018 | The Last Witness | Frank Hamilton | ||
| 2018 | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan | Man in Restaurant / Narrator | Double role; voice role | |
| 2018 | Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery | Professor Albus Dumbledore | ||
| 2017 | Paddington 2 | Uncle Pastuzo | Voice | |
| 2017 | Victoria and Abdul | English | ||
| 2017 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Sir Giles / Arthur | ||
| 2017 | Viceroy's House | General Hastings Ismay | ||
| 2017 | Victoria & Abdul | Lord Salisbury | ||
| 2017 | Mad to Be Normal | Sydney Kotok | ||
| 2016 | Hail, Caesar! | Narrator | ||
| 2016 | Henry VI, Part 1 | |||
| 2016 | Dad's Army | Private Godfrey | ||
| 2014 | Unity | Narrator | Documentary film | |
| 2014 | Paddington | Uncle Pastuzo | Voice | |
| 2014 | The Elder Scrolls Online | The Prophet / Varen Aquilarios | ||
| 2012 | Quartet | Cedric Livingstone | ||
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , Part 2 | Professor Albus Dumbledore | Cameo | |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , Part 1 | Professor Albus Dumbledore | Cameo | |
| 2010 | The King's Speech | King George V | ||
| 2010 | The Book of Eli | George |
Show all 92 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey | Professor Albus Dumbledore | ||
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Professor Albus Dumbledore | ||
| 2009 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Franklin Bean | Voice | |
| 2008 | Brideshead Revisited | Lord Marchmain | ||
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Professor Albus Dumbledore | ||
| 2007 | The Good Night | Alan Weigert | ||
| 2007 | The Homecoming | Sam | ||
| 2007 | The Baker | Leo | ||
| 2007 | The Alps | Narrator | Documentary film | |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Dr. Fredericks | ||
| 2006 | The Omen | Bugenhagen | ||
| 2006 | Amazing Grace | Charles Fox | ||
| 2006 | John Duffy's Brother | Narrator | ||
| 2006 | Embers | Henry | ||
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Professor Albus Dumbledore | ||
| 2005 | Stories of Lost Souls | Larry | Segment: "Standing Room Only" | |
| 2004 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Morris Paley | ||
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Professor Albus Dumbledore | ||
| 2004 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Oseary Drakoulias | ||
| 2004 | Layer Cake | Eddie Temple | ||
| 2004 | Being Julia | Jimmie Langton | ||
| 2004 | Standing Room Only | Larry | ||
| 2003 | Sylvia | Professor Thomas | ||
| 2003 | The Actors | Barreller | ||
| 2003 | Open Range | Denton Baxter | ||
| 2003 | Deep Blue | Narrator | Documentary film | |
| 2003 | Little Wolf's Book of Badness | Uncle Bigbad | Voice | |
| 2003 | Ghosthunter | Lord William Hawksmoor | ||
| 2002 | Ali G Indahouse | Prime Minister | ||
| 2001 | Charlotte Gray | Levade | ||
| 2001 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | English | ||
| 2001 | High Heels and Low Lifes | Kerrigan | ||
| 2001 | Gosford Park | Sir William McCordle | ||
| 2001 | Christmas Carol: The Movie | Ghost of Christmas Present | Voice | |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Baltus Van Tassel | ||
| 1999 | The Last September | Sir Richard Naylor | ||
| 1999 | The Insider | Thomas Sandefur | ||
| 1999 | Dead on Time | Maurice | ||
| 1999 | A Monkey's Tale | Master Martin | Voice | |
| 1998 | Plunkett & Macleane | Lord Gibson | ||
| 1998 | Dancing at Lughnasa | Father Jack Mundy | ||
| 1997 | The Wings of the Dove | Lionel Croy | ||
| 1997 | The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky | ||
| 1996 | Mary Reilly | Mr. Reilly | ||
| 1996 | The Innocent Sleep | Det. Insp. Matheson | ||
| 1995 | Two Deaths | Daniel Pavenic | ||
| 1995 | Bullet to Beijing | Alex | ||
| 1995 | Nothing Personal | Leonard | ||
| 1995 | Midnight in Saint Petersburg | Alex | ||
| 1994 | Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | Sir George | ||
| 1994 | The Browning Version | Dr. Frobisher | ||
| 1994 | Clean Slate | Philip Cornell | ||
| 1994 | A Man of No Importance | Ivor J. Garney | ||
| 1992 | Toys | General Leland Zevo | ||
| 1991 | Mobsters | Salvatore Maranzano | ||
| 1990 | Betrayal | Jerry | ||
| 1989 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover | English | ||
| 1989 | The Rachel Papers | Doctor Knowd | ||
| 1989 | A Dry White Season | Magistrate | ||
| 1989 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | Albert Spica | ||
| 1988 | Paris by Night | Gerald Paige | ||
| 1988 | Missing Link | Narrator | ||
| 1985 | Turtle Diary | George Fairbairn | ||
| 1974 | The Beast Must Die | Jan Jarmokowski | ||
| 1973 | Catholics | English | ||
| 1973 | Nothing but the Night | Inspector Grant | ||
| 1965 | Othello | Company |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Little Women | Mr. Laurence | TV miniseries, PBS | |
| 2017 | Fearless | Sir Alastair McKinnon | Miniseries, ITV | |
| 2016 | The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells | Egbert Elvesham | Miniseries, Sky Arts | |
| 2016 | The Hollow Crown: Henry VI, Part I | Mortimer | Miniseries, BBC | |
| 2016 | Churchill's Secret | Winston Churchill | TV movie, PBS | |
| 2015 | The Casual Vacancy | Howard Mollison | Mini-series, HBO | |
| 2015 | Fortitude | Henry Tyson | 10 episodes | |
| 2014 | Quirke | Judge Garret Griffin | 3 episodes | |
| 2014 | On Angel Wings | Grandfather (voice) | Short | |
| 2014 | Common | Judge | TV movie, BBC | |
| 2013 | Lucan | Older John Burke | Miniseries, ITV | |
| 2012 | Restless | Baron Mansfield | Miniseries, PBS | |
| 2012 | Luck | Michael "Mike" Smythe | Miniseries, HBO | |
| 2011 | Page Eight | Benedict Baron | TV movie, PBS | |
| 2011 | Comic Relief: Uptown Downstairs Abbey | Narrator | Uncredited | |
| 2010 | A Christmas Carol | English | ||
| 2010 | Doctor Who | Kazran / Elliot Sardick | Christmas special: "A Christmas Carol" | |
| 2009 | Emma | Mr. Woodhouse | TV miniseries | |
| 2009 | Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | The Narrator | Episode: "Wench Trouble" | |
| 2007 | Joe's Palace | Elliot Graham | Television movie, BBC | |
| 2007 | Cranford | Mr. Holbrook | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | Celebration | Lambert | TV movie | |
| 2003 | The Lost Prince | Edward VII | TV movie, BBC | |
| 2003 | Angels in America | Prior Walter Ancestor | TV Miniseries, HBO | |
| 2002 | Path to War | Lyndon B. Johnson | Television Movie, HBO |
Show all 76 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Perfect Strangers | Raymond | Miniseries, BBC | |
| 2000 | Endgame | Hamm | Television Movie, BBC | |
| 2000 | Longitude | John Harrison | Television movie, A&E | |
| 1999 | Wives and Daughters | Squire Hamley | TV miniseries, BBC | |
| 1996 | The Willows in Winter | Badger (voice) | Television movie | |
| 1996 | Samson and Delilah | King Hanun | TV miniseries | |
| 1996 | Expert Witness | Presenter / Narrator | ||
| 1995 | The Wind in the Willows | Badger (voice) | Television movie | |
| 1994 | Faith | Peter John Moreton | TV miniseries | |
| 1993 | Performance | Archie Rice | Episode: "The Entertainer" | |
| 1992 | Maigret | Insp. Maigret | 12 episodes | |
| 1991 | The Storyteller: Greek Myths | The Storyteller | 4 episodes | |
| 1991 | Minder | Tommy Hanbury | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Pinner?" | |
| 1990 | Blood Royal: William the Conqueror | William I | TV movie | |
| 1989 | The Jim Henson Hour | Ultragorgon (voice) | Episode: Monster Maker | |
| 1989 | The Heat of the Day | Harrison | TV movie | |
| 1989 | About Face | Trevor | Episode: "Searching for Señor Duende" | |
| 1988 | Mountain Language | Sergeant | Television Movie, BBC | |
| 1987 | Theatre Night | Pastor Manders | Episode: Ghosts | |
| 1987 | Bergerac | Jarvis McLeod | Episode: "Winner Takes All" | |
| 1986 | The Singing Detective | Philip Marlowe | 6 episodes | |
| 1985 | Tropical Moon Over Dorking | Bill | Television movie, BBC | |
| 1985 | Oscar | Oscar Wilde | TV miniseries | |
| 1985 | Absurd Person Singular | Geoffrey Jackson | Television movie, BBC | |
| 1982 | La ronde | Unknown | Television movie, BBC | |
| 1982 | ITV Playhouse | Unknown | Episode: "The Breadwinner" | |
| 1980 | Tales of the Unexpected | Andrew | Episode: "The Umbrella Man" | |
| 1978 | Premiere | Kenny | Episode: "One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day" | |
| 1977 | The Other One | Brian Bryant | 13 episodes | |
| 1976 | Centre Play | Edith Harrison | Episode: "In the Labyrinth" | |
| 1975 | The Secret Agent | Tom Ossipon | Television Movie, BBC | |
| 1974 | Zodiac | Reuben Keiser | Episode: "The Cool Aquarian" | |
| 1974 | Masquerade | Stewart | Episode: "May We Come In?" | |
| 1973 | Special Branch | Muller | Episode: "Hostage" | |
| 1973 | Six Days of Justice | Mr. Golding | Episode: "Stranger in Paradise" | |
| 1973 | Orson Welles Great Mysteries | Major Rolfe | Episode: "An Affair of Honour" | |
| 1973 | Menace | Ellis | Episode: "Judas Goat" | |
| 1973 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Brother Kevin | Episode: "Catholics" | |
| 1973 | Arthur of the Britons | Roland | Episode: "The Prisoner" | |
| 1973 | A Picture of Katherine Mansfield | Harry | Episode "#1.5" | |
| 1972 | The Man Outside | Ralph Kenward | Episode: "Cuculus Canorus" | |
| 1972 | The Challengers | John Killane | 5 episodes | |
| 1972 | Softly, Softly: Task Force | Cranley | Episode: "Welcome to the Club" | |
| 1972 | Kate | Edward | Episode: "A Fact of Life" | |
| 1971 | Eyeless in Gaza | Mark Staithes | 5 episodes | |
| 1970 | Confession | Mr. Tennent | Episode: "People Who Visit Glass Houses" | |
| 1969 | Fraud Squad | Rex Lucien | Episode: "Last Exit to Leichstenstein" | |
| 1968 | The Borderers | Gavin Ker | 26 episodes | |
| 1968 | Public Eye | Unknown | Episode: "Have Mud, Will Throw" | |
| 1967 | Softly, Softly | Pete Lucas | Episode: "Appointment in Wyvern" | |
| 1967 | Much Ado About Nothing | Watchman No. 4 | Television movie, BBC |