
Sir Michael Gambon is an Irish-British actor who has worked in theatre, television and film. A highly respected theatre actor, Gambon is recognised for his role in The Singing Detective and for his role as Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series, replacing the late actor Richard Harris. Gambon was born in Cabra, Dublin during World War II. His father, Edward Gambon, was an engineer, and his mother, Mary, was a seamstress. His father decided to seek work in the rebuilding of London, and so the family moved to Mornington Crescent in North London, when Gambon was five. His father had him made a British citizen - a decision that would later allow Michael to receive an actual, rather than honorary, knighthood. Gambon married Anne Miller when he was 22, but has always been secretive about his personal life, responding to one interviewer's question about her: "What wife?" The couple lived near Gravesend, Kent, where she has a workshop. While filming Gosford Park, Gambon brought Philippa Hart on to the set and introduced her to co-stars as his girlfriend. When the affair was revealed in 2002, he moved out of the marital home and bought a bachelor pad. In February 2007, it was revealed that Hart was pregnant with Gambon's child, and gave birth to son, Michael, in May 2007. On 22 June 2009 she gave birth to her second child, a boy named William, who is Gambon's third child. Gambon is a qualified private pilot and his love of cars led to his appearance on the BBC's Top Gear programme. Gambon raced the Suzuki Liana and was driving so aggressively that it went round the last corner of his timed lap on two wheels. The final corner of the Dunsfold Park track has been named "Gambon" in his honour.
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Movie | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan | Man in Diner | 2019-03-13 |
Movie | Cordelia | Mr. Moses | 2019-09-25 |
Movie | Judy | Bernard Delfont | 2019-09-27 |
Movie | The Last Witness | Frank Hamilton | 2018-05-11 |
Movie | Citizen Lane | Lord Ardilaun | 2018-05-18 |
Movie | King of Thieves | Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln | 2018-09-04 |
Movie | Johnny English Strikes Again | Agent Five | 2018-09-13 |
Movie | Mad to Be Normal | Sydney Kotok | 2017-04-06 |
Movie | Viceroy's House | General Hastings Ismay | 2017-03-03 |
Series | Fearless | Sir Alistair McKinnon | 2017-06-12 |
Series | Oscar | Unknown | 2017 |
Movie | Victoria & Abdul | Lord Salisbury | 2017-09-13 |
Movie | Paddington 2 | Uncle Pastuzo (voice) | 2017-11-09 |
Series | Little Women | Mr. Laurence | 2017-12-26 |
Movie | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Arthur | 2017-09-20 |
Movie | Dad's Army | Private Godfrey | 2016-02-05 |
Movie | Hail, Caesar! | Narrator (voice) | 2016-02-05 |
Movie | Churchill's Secret | Winston Churchill | 2016-02-29 |
Series | Fortitude | Henry Tyson | 2015-01-29 |
Movie | The Casual Vacancy | 2015-02-15 | |
Series | The Casual Vacancy | Howard Mollison | 2015-02-15 |
Movie | Unity | Himself - Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-12 |
Series | Data Gueule | Hamm | 2014-06-06 |
Series | Quirke | Judge Garret Griffin | 2014-02-16 |
Movie | Quirke | Judge Garret Griffin | 2014-02-16 |
Movie | Common | Judge | 2014-07-06 |
Movie | Paddington | Uncle Pastuzo (voice) | 2014-11-24 |
Movie | Muse of Fire | Himself | 2013-09-26 |
Movie | National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage | Hirst | 2013-11-02 |
Series | Luck | Michael | 2012-01-29 |
Movie | Quartet | Cedric Livingston | 2012-09-08 |
Movie | London: The Modern Babylon | Self (voice) | 2012-08-03 |
Series | Chicago Fire | Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots | 2012-10-10 |
Movie | Restless | Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer | 2012-12-07 |
Series | Restless | Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer | 2012-12-27 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Albus Dumbledore | 2011-07-07 |
Movie | Page Eight | Benedict Baron | 2011-08-28 |
Movie | The Book of Eli | George | 2010-01-11 |
Series | The Michael Ball Show | Unknown | 2010-08-16 |
Series | Man, Woman, Wild | Barreller | 2010-07-16 |
Movie | Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol | Kazran/Elliot Sardick | 2010-12-25 |
Movie | The King's Speech | King George V | 2010-11-26 |
Series | Emma | Mr. Woodhouse | 2009-10-04 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Albus Dumbledore | 2009-07-07 |
Movie | Emma | Mr. Woodhouse | 2009-10-11 |
Movie | CJ7 | King Edward VII | 2008-01-30 |
Movie | The Good Night | Alan Weigert | 2007-01-25 |
Series | Distilling Love | Lord Marchmain | 2007-01-22 |
Movie | Celebration | Lambert | 2007-02-26 |
Movie | The Baker | Leo | 2007-02-09 |
Movie | The Alps - Climb of Your Life | Narrator (voice) | 2007-03-30 |
Movie | Joe's Palace | Elliot Graham | 2007-11-04 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Albus Dumbledore | 2007-06-28 |
Movie | The Omen | Bugenhagen | 2006-06-06 |
Series | Sound of Colors | Father Jack Mundy | 2006-06-21 |
Movie | Amazing Grace | Lord Charles Fox | 2006-09-16 |
Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
Movie | The Good Shepherd | Dr. Fredericks | 2006-12-11 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Albus Dumbledore | 2005-11-16 |
Movie | Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal | Himself | 2005-05-09 |
Series | Extinct | Paley | 2005-12-09 |
Movie | The Lost Prince | Edward VII | 2005-12-18 |
Movie | Being Julia | Jimmie Langton | 2004-09-03 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Albus Dumbledore | 2004-05-31 |
Movie | Layer Cake | Eddie Temple | 2004-09-30 |
Movie | Stories of Lost Souls | Larry | 2004-11-12 |
Movie | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Oseary Drakoulias | 2004-12-10 |
Movie | Deep Blue | Narrator (voice) | 2003-05-18 |
Movie | Sylvia | Professor Thomas | 2003-10-17 |
Series | Monkey Dust | Denton Baxter | 2003-02-09 |
Movie | Path to War | Lyndon Johnson | 2003-10-28 |
Series | Angels in America | Prior 1 | 2003-12-07 |
Movie | Ali G Indahouse | Prime Minister | 2002-03-21 |
Movie | The Making of 'Gosford Park' | Himself | 2002-06-18 |
Series | Top Gear | Unknown | 2002-10-20 |
Movie | Perfect Strangers | 2001-05-09 | |
Series | Perfect Strangers | Raymond | 2001-05-10 |
Movie | High Heels and Low Lifes | Kerrigan | 2001-07-16 |
Movie | Charlotte Gray | Levade | 2001-12-17 |
Series | Richard & Judy | Unknown | 2001-11-26 |
Movie | Gosford Park | William McCordle | 2001-11-07 |
Series | Longitude | John Harrison | 2000-01-02 |
Movie | Longitude | John Harrison | 2000-01-02 |
Movie | The Last September | Sir Richard Naylor | 2000-04-28 |
Movie | Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend | Himself | 2000-05-23 |
Movie | The Insider | Thomas Sandefur | 1999-03-10 |
Movie | Plunkett & MacLeane | Lord Gibson | 1999-01-22 |
Movie | Two Hands | Unknown | 1999-07-29 |
Movie | Wives and Daughters | Squire Hamley | 1999-11-28 |
Movie | Sleepy Hollow | Baltus Van Tassel | 1999-11-19 |
Series | Wives and Daughters | Squire Hamley | 1999-11-28 |
Movie | The Willows in Winter | Badger | 1997-06-16 |
Movie | The Wings of the Dove | Lionel Croy | 1997-09-04 |
Movie | The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky | 1997-10-30 |
Movie | The Innocent Sleep | Det. Insp. Matheson | 1996-01-25 |
Movie | Sansone e Dalila | 1996-01-01 | |
Movie | Mary Reilly | Mary’s Father | 1996-02-23 |
Movie | Nothing Personal | Leonard | 1996-10-18 |
Movie | Samson and Delilah | King Hamun | 1996-12-08 |
Movie | Two Deaths | Daniel Pavenic | 1995-09-10 |
Movie | Bullet to Beijing | Alexei | 1995-12-20 |
Movie | The Wind in the Willows | Badger | 1995-12-24 |
Movie | The Browning Version | Dr. Frobisher | 1994-06-08 |
Series | Room 101 | Unknown | 1994-07-04 |
Movie | Clean Slate | Cornell | 1994-05-06 |
Movie | A Man of No Importance | Ivor J. Carney | 1994-12-24 |
Movie | Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | Sir George | 1994-10-28 |
Series | GMTV | Unknown | 1993-01-01 |
Movie | The Entertainer | Archie Rice | 1993-12-04 |
Series | Maigret | Chief Inspector Maigret | 1992-02-09 |
Movie | Toys | Lt. General Leland Zevo | 1992-12-18 |
Movie | Mobsters | Don Salvatore Faranzano | 1991-07-26 |
Movie | A Dry White Season | Magistrate | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | Monster Maker | Ultragorgon | 1989-01-23 |
Movie | The Rachel Papers | Doctor Knowd | 1989-05-12 |
Movie | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | Albert Spica | 1989-10-13 |
Series | The Storyteller | The Storyteller | 1988-05-15 |
Movie | Missing Link | Narrator (voice) | 1988-11-04 |
Series | Downtown | Insp. Grant | 1986-09-27 |
Movie | The Singing Detective | Philip Marlow | 1986-11-16 |
Movie | Turtle Diary | George Fairbairn | 1985-12-06 |
Series | Oscar | Unknown | 1985-03-26 |
Movie | Chan Is Missing | 1982-01-01 | |
Movie | Britannia Hospital | 1982-05-27 | |
Series | Bergerac | Unknown | 1981-10-18 |
Series | Tales of the Unexpected | Unknown | 1979-03-24 |
Movie | The Seagull | Trigorin | 1978-02-05 |
Movie | The Other Woman | Robin | 1976-01-06 |
Movie | The Beast Must Die | Jan Jarmokowski | 1974-04-01 |
Series | Vicky the Viking | Ghost of Christmas Present (voice) | 1974-04-03 |
Series | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Alex | 1973-04-02 |
Series | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Unknown | 1973-09-01 |
Movie | The Catholics | Brother Kevin | 1973-11-29 |
Movie | Cows | Max | 1972-02-24 |
Series | Arthur of the Britons | Unknown | 1972-12-06 |
Series | Play for Today | Unknown | 1970-10-15 |
Series | The Borderers | Gavin Ker | 1968-12-31 |
Series | Softly, Softly | Unknown | 1966-01-05 |
Series | Public Eye | Unknown | 1965-01-23 |
Series | Play of the Month | Unknown | 1965-10-19 |
Movie | Goldfinger | Philip Marlow | 1964-09-20 |
Series | The Patty Duke Show | Albus Dumbledore | 1963-09-18 |
Movie | Half Way to Hell | Unknown | 1960-03-04 |
Series | This Is Your Life | Franklin Bean (voice) | 1952-10-01 |