Sir Michael Gambon was an Irish actor who started his career by acting as one of the original members of the Royal National Theatre. He was born on October 19, 1940, in the city of Dublin, Ireland. He worked in many notable stage plays of William Shakespeare like Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and Coriolanus. Gambon received worldwide acclaim for playing Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series, replacing Richard Harris after his death in 2002.
Michael Gambon Movies
Michael Gambon started his film career by appearing in independent films such as The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover which also starred Helen Mirren. He also starred in the films like The Gambler, Toys, Dancing at Lughnasa. He then starred in Michael Mann’s action thriller The Insider. He also starred in Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hallow.
| Movie Year | Movie Name | Michael Gambon’s Role |
| 1965 | Othello | Company |
| 1973 | Nothing but the Night | Inspector Grant |
| 1974 | The Beast Must Die | Jan Jarmokowski |
| 1985 | Turtle Diary | George Fairbairn |
| 1988 | Paris by Night | Gerald Paige |
| Missing Link | Narrator (voice) | |
| 1989 | The Rachel Papers | Doctor Knowd |
| A Dry White Season | Magistrate | |
| The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | Albert Spica | |
| 1991 | Mobsters | Salvatore Maranzano |
| 1992 | Toys | General Leland Zevo |
| 1994 | A Man of No Importance | Ivor J. Garney |
| Clean Slate | Philip Cornell | |
| Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | Sir George | |
| The Browning Version | Dr. Frobisher | |
| 1995 | Bullet to Beijing | Alex |
| Two Deaths | Daniel Pavenic | |
| Nothing Personal | Leonard | |
| Midnight in Saint Petersburg | Alex | |
| 1996 | Mary Reilly | Mr. Reilly |
| The Innocent Sleep | Det. Insp. Matheson | |
| 1997 | The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
| The Wings of the Dove | Lionel Croy | |
| 1998 | Dancing at Lughnasa | Father Jack Mundy |
| Plunkett & Macleane | Lord Gibson | |
| 1999 | A Monkey's Tale | Master Martin (voice) |
| Dead on Time | Maurice | |
| The Insider | Thomas Sandefur | |
| The Last September | Sir Richard Naylor | |
| Sleepy Hollow | Baltus Van Tassel | |
| 2001 | Gosford Park | Sir William McCordle |
| Charlotte Gray | Levade | |
| High Heels and Low Lifes | Kerrigan | |
| Christmas Carol: The Movie | Ghost of Christmas Present (voice) | |
| 2002 | Ali G Indahouse | Prime Minister |
| 2003 | Little Wolf's Book of Badness | Uncle Bigbad (voice) |
| The Actors | Barreller | |
| Open Range | Denton Baxter | |
| Sylvia | Professor Thomas | |
| Deep Blue | Narrator | |
| 2004 | Standing Room Only | Larry |
| Being Julia | Jimmie Langton | |
| Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Morris Paley | |
| Layer Cake | Eddie Temple | |
| The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Oseary Drakoulias | |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Professor Albus Dumbledore | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | |
| Stories of Lost Souls: "Standing Room Only" | Larry | |
| 2006 | The Omen | Bugenhagen |
| The Good Shepherd | Dr. Fredericks | |
| John Duffy's Brother | Narrator (voice) | |
| Amazing Grace | Charles Fox | |
| 2007 | The Good Night | Alan Weigert |
| The Baker | Leo | |
| The Alps | Narrator | |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Professor Albus Dumbledore | |
| 2008 | Brideshead Revisited | Lord Marchmain |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Professor Albus Dumbledore |
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | Franklin Bean (voice) | |
| 2010 | The Book of Eli | George |
| The King's Speech | King George V | |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Professor Albus Dumbledore | |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | |
| 2012 | Quartet | Cedric Livingstone |
| 2014 | Unity | Narrator |
| Paddington | Uncle Pastuzo (voice) | |
| 2016 | Dad's Army | Private Godfrey |
| Hail, Caesar! | Narrator (voice)[1][2] | |
| 2017 | Viceroy's House | General Hastings Ismay |
| Mad to Be Normal | Sydney Kotok | |
| Victoria & Abdul | Lord Salisbury | |
| Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Sir Giles / Arthur | |
| Paddington 2 | Uncle Pastuzo (voice) | |
| 2018 | The Last Witness | Frank Hamilton |
| King of Thieves | Billy "The Fish" Lincoln | |
| The Death & Life of John F. Donovan | Man in Restaurant Narrator | |
| Johnny English Strikes Again | Agent Five | |
| 2019 | Judy | Bernard Delfont |
| Cordelia | Moses |
Michael Gambon TV Shows
Gambon made his TV debut in the BBC series Much Ado About Nothing which was the TV adaption of the Shakespeare play of the same name. He also appeared in shows like Softly, Softly (1967) and Public Eye (1968). He then appeared in many other TV shows such as The Challengers, Play for Today, Play of the Month and ITV Playhouse.
| TV Show Year | TV show title | Michael Gambon’s Role |
| 1967 | Much Ado About Nothing | Watchman No. 4 |
| 1967 | Softly, Softly | Pete Lucas |
| 1967–1978 | Play of the Month | Various characters |
| 1968 | Public Eye | Unknown |
| 1968–1970 | The Borderers | Gavin Ker |
| 1969 | Fraud Squad | Rex Lucien |
| 1970 | Confession | Mr. Tennent |
| 1971 | Eyeless in Gaza | Mark Staithes |
| 1972 | The Challengers | John Killane |
| 1972 | The Man Outside | Ralph Kenward |
| 1972 | Softly, Softly: Task Force | Cranley |
| 1972 | Kate | Edward |
| 1972–1976 | Play for Today | Various characters |
| 1973 | Menace | Ellis |
| 1973 | A Picture of Katherine Mansfield | Harry |
| 1973 | Special Branch | Muller |
| 1973 | Arthur of the Britons | Roland |
| 1973 | Six Days of Justice | Mr. Golding |
| 1973 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Brother Kevin |
| 1973 | Orson Welles Great Mysteries | Major Rolfe |
| 1974 | Zodiac | Reuben Keiser |
| 1974 | Masquerade | Stewart |
| 1975 | The Secret Agent | Tom Ossipon |
| 1976 | Centre Play | Edith Harrison |
| 1977 | ITV Sunday Night Drama | Various characters |
| 1977–1979 | The Other One | Brian Bryant |
| 1978 | Premiere | Kenny |
| 1979 | Chalk and Cheese | Unknown |
| 1980 | Tales of the Unexpected | Andrew |
| 1982 | ITV Playhouse | Unknown |
| 1982 | La ronde | Unknown |
| 1985 | Absurd Person Singular | Geoffrey Jackson |
| 1985 | Oscar | Oscar Wilde |
| 1985 | Tropical Moon Over Dorking | Bill |
| 1986 | The Singing Detective | Philip Marlowe |
| 1987 | Bergerac | Jarvis McLeod |
| 1987 | Theatre Night | Pastor Manders |
| 1988 | Mountain Language | Sergeant |
| 1989 | The Heat of the Day | Harrison |
| 1989 | The Jim Henson Hour | Ultragorgon (voice) |
| 1989 | About Face | Trevor |
| 1990 | Blood Royal: William the Conqueror | William I |
| 1991 | The Storyteller: Greek Myths | The Storyteller |
| 1991 | Minder | Tommy Hanbury |
| 1992–1993 | Maigret | Insp. Maigret |
| 1993 | Performance | Archie Rice |
| 1994 | Faith | Peter John Moreton |
| 1995 | The Wind in the Willows | Badger (voice) |
| 1996 | Expert Witness | Presenter / Narrator |
| 1996 | Samson and Delilah | King Hanun |
| 1999 | Wives and Daughters | Squire Hamley |
| 2000 | Longitude | John Harrison |
| 2000 | Endgame | Hamm |
| 2001 | Perfect Strangers | Raymond |
| 2002 | Path to War | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 2002 | Top Gear | Guest |
| 2003 | The Lost Prince | Edward VII |
| 2003 | Angels in America | Prior Walter Ancestor |
| 2006 | Top Gear | Guest |
| 2006 | Celebration | Lambert |
| 2007 | Joe's Palace | Elliot Graham |
| 2007 | Cranford | Mr. Holbrook |
| 2009 | Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | The Narrator |
| 2009 | Emma | Mr. Woodhouse |
| 2010 | Doctor Who | Kazran / Elliot Sardick |
| 2011 | Comic Relief: Uptown Downstairs Abbey | Narrator |
| 2011 | Page Eight | Benedict Baron |
| 2012 | Luck | Michael "Mike" Smythe |
| 2012 | Restless | Baron Mansfield |
| 2013 | National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage | Himself |
| 2013 | Lucan | Older John Burke |
| 2014 | Quirke | Judge Garret Griffin |
| 2014 | Common | Judge |
| 2014 | On Angel Wings | Grandfather (voice) |
| 2015 | The Casual Vacancy | Howard Mollison |
| 2015–2018 | Fortitude | Henry Tyson |
| 2016 | Churchill's Secret | Winston Churchill |
| 2016 | The Hollow Crown: Henry VI, Part I | Mortimer |
| 2017 | Fearless | Sir Alastair McKinnon |
| 2017 | Little Women | Mr. Laurence |
Harry Potter Film Series
Michael Gambon Plays the role of Professor Albus Dumbledore. The Harry Potter film series began in 2001 and ran till 2011, and the series has seven films. The films are based on JK Rowling’s fantasy novel series of the same name. The film series is beloved all around the world for its cinematography, direction, screenplay and performances.
The Insider
The Insider is a 1999 thriller film which Michael Mann directed, the film received critical acclaim for critics. The movie starred Al Pacino, Russel Crowe, Christopher Plummer and Michael Mann. The film was nominated for Best Picture and Best Actor for Russel Crowe at the Academy Awards.
King of Thieves
King of Thieves is a 2018 British heist film. James Marsh directs the film. The film stars a star-studded cast of Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtney, Michael Gambon, Charlie Cox and Paul Whitehouse.
FAQs
A. Michael Gambon was 82 years old when he was born.
A. Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban was Michael Gambon’s debut as Albus Dumbledore.
A. Michael Gambon’s net worth was $20 million.
