Michael Gambon

85 years old Cabra, Dublin, Ireland

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.

Recent movies

# Name Character Rating
1 Judy (2019) Bernard Delfont 7
2 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019) Man in Diner 6.6
3 Cordelia (2019) Mr. Moses 6
4 King of Thieves (2018) Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln 5.8
5 The Last Witness (2018) Frank Hamilton -
6 Johnny English Strikes Again (2018) Agent Five 6.6
7 Victoria & Abdul (2017) Lord Salisbury 6.5
8 Viceroy's House (2017) General Hastings Ismay 6.8
9 Paddington 2 (2017) Uncle Pastuzo (voice) 8
10 Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) Arthur 7.1
11 Mad to Be Normal (2017) Sidney Kotok -
12 Churchill's Secret (2016) Winston Churchill 9
13 Hail, Caesar! (2016) Narrator (voice) 6.5
14 Dad's Army (2016) Private Godfrey 5.3
15 Unity (2015) Narrator (voice) 7
16 Paddington (2014) Uncle Pastuzo (voice) 7.5
17 Common (2014) Judge 5.5
18 Muse of Fire (2013) Self -
19 London: The Modern Babylon (2012) Self (voice) -
20 Quartet (2012) Cedric Livingston 6.6
21 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Albus Dumbledore 8.4
22 Page Eight (2011) Benedict Baron 7.6
23 The Book of Eli (2010) George 7.2
24 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Albus Dumbledore 8
25 The King's Speech (2010)
Oscars 2011 		King George V 8
26 Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010) Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick 7.3
27 Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Oscars 2010 		Franklin Bean (voice) 7.7
28 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Oscars 2010 		Albus Dumbledore 7.8
29 Brideshead Revisited (2008) Lord Marchmain -
30 The Good Night (2007) Alan Weigert 5.5
31 The Baker (2007) Leo 6.3
32 Joe's Palace (2007) Elliot Graham -
33 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) Albus Dumbledore 7.7
34 The Good Shepherd (2006)
Oscars 2007 		Dr. Fredericks 6.4
35 Amazing Grace (2006) Lord Charles Fox 7.2
36 The Omen (2006) Bugenhagen 6
37 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Oscars 2006 		Albus Dumbledore 7.8
38 Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal (2005) Self -
39 Being Julia (2004)
Oscars 2005 		Jimmie Langton -
40 Layer Cake (2004) Eddie Temple 7.1
41 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) Oseary Drakoulias 7.2
42 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) Paley 5.8
43 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Oscars 2005 		Albus Dumbledore 8
44 Stories of Lost Souls (2004) Larry -
45 Sylvia (2003) Professor Thomas 7
46 The Actors (2003) Barreller 7
47 Deep Blue (2003) Narrator (voice) 8
48 Open Range (2003) Denton Baxter 7.7
49 Ali G Indahouse (2002) Prime Minister 6.2
50 Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) Ghost of Christmas Present (voice) -
51 Charlotte Gray (2001) Levade -
52 Gosford Park (2001)
Oscars 2003 		William McCordle 7
53 High Heels and Low Lifes (2001) Kerrigan -
54 Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000) Self -
55 The Insider (1999)
Oscars 2000 		Thomas Sandefur 7.2
56 Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Oscars 2000 		Baltus Van Tassel 7.3
57 Plunkett & Macleane (1999) Lord Gibson 8
58 Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) Father Jack Mundy -
59 The Wings of the Dove (1997)
Oscars 1998 		Lionel Croy 4
60 Mary Reilly (1996) Mary’s Father 5.8
61 The Innocent Sleep (1996) Det. Insp. Matheson -
62 Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996) Alex 5
63 Bullet to Beijing (1995) Alexei 5
64 Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994) Sir George -
65 Clean Slate (1994) Cornell -
66 Toys (1992) General Zevo 6
67 Mobsters (1991) Don Salvatore Faranzano -
68 The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) Albert Spica 6.8
69 The Rachel Papers (1989) Doctor Knowd 4
70 A Dry White Season (1989) Magistrate 7
71 Turtle Diary (1985) George Fairbairn 9
72 The Beast Must Die (1974) Jan Jarmokowski 6.7