Michael Gambon

85 yearsOctober 19, 1940Cabra, Dublin, IrelandPopularity 2.4

Highlights

Known For

8.0

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

as Albus Dumbledore

7.8

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

as Albus Dumbledore

8.1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

as Albus Dumbledore

7.7

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

as Albus Dumbledore

7.7

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009

as Albus Dumbledore

7.7

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as Franklin Bean (voice)

6.3

Johnny English Strikes Again

2018

as Agent Five

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 fil…

Career