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Michael Gambon

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.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	27.651
Birthday	1940-10-19
Place of Birth	Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
Also Known As	Майкл Гэмбон, マイケル・ガンボン, Майкл Гембон, Sir Michael John Gambon CBE,

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The Omen

The Good Shepherd

High Heels and Low Lifes

Open Range

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Sleepy Hollow

Layer Cake

Deep Blue

The Book of Eli

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Dancing at Lughnasa

Gosford Park

Path to War

Toys

Midnight in Saint Petersburg

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

A Dry White Season

The Insider

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Mary Reilly

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Brideshead Revisited

The Actors

The Good Night

The Beast Must Die

Nothing But the Night

The Baker

The Catholics

Bullet to Beijing

Amazing Grace

Joe's Palace

The Wings of the Dove

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

The King's Speech

Endgame

The Last September

Clean Slate

Being Julia

Longitude

A Man of No Importance

Page Eight

Common

Stories of Lost Souls

The Willows in Winter

The Wind in the Willows

Ghosts

Quartet

Turtle Diary

Two Deaths

London: The Modern Babylon

Monster Maker

The Gambler

Muse of Fire

The Entertainer

Missing Link

The Innocent Sleep

Plunkett & MacLeane

Mobsters

Ali G Indahouse

Paddington

The Rachel Papers

Christmas Carol: The Movie

The Seagull

The Alps - Climb of Your Life

Unity

Sylvia

Dad's Army

Mad to Be Normal

Celebration

Churchill's Secret

Hail, Caesar!

Charlotte Gray

The Other Woman

French Without Tears

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan