Michael Gambon

★ Acting #344

1940 - 2023 (age 82) • Acting

Born: 10/19/1940 in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland

Died: 9/27/2023 (age 82)

Known for: Acting

Michael Gambon

★ Acting #344

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.

Known For

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

80%

Albus Dumbledore

2004

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

78%

Albus Dumbledore

2005

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

81%

Albus Dumbledore

2011

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

77%

Albus Dumbledore

2009

The King's Speech

77%

King George V

2010

Sleepy Hollow

72%

Baltus Van Tassel

1999

The Book of Eli

68%

George

2010

Fantastic Mr. Fox

78%

Franklin Bean (voice)

2009

Doctor Who at the Proms

72%

Kazran Sardick (archive footage)

2024

Judy

67%

Bernard Delfont

2019

Cordelia

51%

Mr. Moses

2019

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

69%

Man in Diner

2019

King of Thieves

56%

Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln

2018

Johnny English Strikes Again

63%

Agent Five

2018

Citizen Lane

70%

Lord Ardilaun

2018

The Last Witness

58%

Frank Hamilton

2018

Little Women

72%

Mr. Laurence

2017

Paddington 2

75%

Uncle Pastuzo (voice)

2017

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

69%

Arthur

2017

Victoria & Abdul

69%

Lord Salisbury

2017

Fearless

67%

Sir Alistair McKinnon

2017

Mad to Be Normal

58%

Sidney Kotok

2017

Viceroy's House

67%

General Hastings Ismay

2017

Churchill's Secret

63%

Winston Churchill

2016

Hail, Caesar!

59%

Narrator (voice)

2016

Dad's Army

50%

Private Godfrey

2016

The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells

62%

Elderly Philosopher

2016

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

2015

Unity

75%

Narrator (voice)

2015

The Casual Vacancy

62%

Howard Mollison

2015

Fortitude

68%

Henry Tyson

2015

On Angel Wings

30%

Grandfather

2014

Paddington

71%

Uncle Pastuzo (voice)

2014

Common

65%

Judge

2014

Quirke

59%

Judge Garret Griffin

2014

Lucan

60%

John Burke

2013