Michael Gambon

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Oct 19, 1940 (84 years old)

Michael Gambon

Known For

Doctor Who at the Proms
1h 48m
Movie 2024

Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who fan favourite Catherine Tate presents a concert of music, monsters and mayhem featuring soundtracks from the iconic series, a specially shot feature for the Fifteenth Doctor and a host of scary aliens as they thrill a packed audience at London's Royal Albert Hall. In a concert like no other in time and space, the much-loved music, performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, is accompanied by specially edited sequences from the series.

Judy
1h 58m
Movie 2019

Judy

Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz," beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. While there, she reminisces with friends and fans and begins a whirlwind romance with musician Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.

Cordelia
1h 29m
Movie 2019

Cordelia

Cordelia ia a troubled, damaged soul who is only just recovering after some unnamed trauma; she is an actor rehearsing a play and comes to stay in a creepy London mansion flat occupied by her twin sister Caroline and Caroline’s boyfriend Matt. When they leave her alone there Cordelia strikes up a friendship with Frank the charming, but strange and unreliable young man they can hear practising his cello in the upstairs flat – a relationship which quickly becomes very disturbing.

Johnny English Strikes Again
1h 29m
Movie 2018

Johnny English Strikes Again

Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep school, Johnny springs back into action to find the mysterious hacker. For this mission to succeed, he’ll need all of his skills - what few he has - as the man with yesterday’s analogue methods faces off against tomorrow’s digital technology.

King of Thieves
1h 48m
Movie 2018

King of Thieves

London, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and boldest heist in British history. The thieves assault the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company and escape with millions in goods and money. But soon the cracks between the gang members begin to appear when they discuss how to share the loot.

Citizen Lane
1h 20m
Movie 2018

Citizen Lane

Citizen Lane is an innovative mix of documentary and drama that delivers a vivid and compelling portrait of Hugh Lane, one of the most fascinating and yet enigmatic figures in modern Irish history. A man of multiple contradictions, by turns infuriatingly parsimonious or extraordinarily generous, a professed nationalist and a knight of the realm; a monumental snob and a fearless campaigner for access to the arts.

The Last Witness
1h 37m
Movie 2018

The Last Witness

An ambitious young journalist uncovers the horrific slaughter of 22,000 Polish officers during World War II, a secret kept hidden for far too many years.

Little Women
1h 0m
TV Show 2017

Little Women

Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, the story follows sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March on their journey from childhood to adulthood. With the help of their mother, Marmee, and while their father is away at war, the girls navigate what it means to be a young woman: from sibling rivalry and first love, to loss and marriage.

Paddington 2
1h 44m
Movie 2017

Paddington 2

Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle
2h 21m
Movie 2017

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.

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.

Acting

2024
Doctor Who at the Proms
2019
Judy
2019
Cordelia
2018
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
King of Thieves
2018
Citizen Lane
2018
The Last Witness
2017
Little Women
2017
Paddington 2
2017
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
2017
Victoria & Abdul
2017
Fearless
2017
Mad to Be Normal
2017
Viceroy's House
2016
Churchill's Secret
2016
Dad's Army
2015
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
Unity
2015
The Casual Vacancy
2014
On Angel Wings
2014
Common
2014
Quirke
2013
Lucan
2012
Restless
2012
Luck
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2010
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
The Book of Eli
2009
Creating the World of Harry Potter
2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
Emma
2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2006
The Good Shepherd
2006
John Duffy's Brother
2006
Amazing Grace
2006
The Omen
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2003
The Lost Prince
2001
Perfect Strangers
2000
Longitude
1999
Wives and Daughters
1999
Sleepy Hollow
1999
The Insider
1999
Plunkett & MacLeane
1998
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
1996
Samson and Delilah
1996
Samson and Delilah
1996
Nothing Personal
1996
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
1995
The Wind in the Willows
1995
Bullet to Beijing
1994
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994
Faith
1994
Clean Slate
1992
Toys
1992
Maigret
1991
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
A Dry White Season
1989
The Heat of the Day
1989
The Rachel Papers
1989
Paris by Night
1989
Monster Maker
1988
Mountain Language
1986
The Singing Detective
1985
Oscar
1985
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
1985
Absurd Person Singular

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