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After joining the National Theatre, under the Artistic Directorship of Sir Laurence Olivier, Gambon went on to appear in a number of leading roles in plays written by Alan Ayckbourn. His career was catapulted in 1980 when he took the lead role in John Dexter's production of "Galileo". Since then... See full bio »

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2015 Ivan the Fool (in production)
Narrator (voice)
 
2013 Crossmaglen (pre-production)
Senator Monahan
 
2013 Quirke (TV mini-series)
Judge Garret Griffin
– Christine Falls (2013) … Judge Garret Griffin
 
2012 Restless (TV movie)
Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer
 
2012 Quartet
Cedric
 
2012 Luck (TV series)
Michael
– Two Prized Colts Go Head-to-Head (2012) … Michael
– Ace Counters Smythe's Move with His Own (2012) … Michael
– Ace and Claire Tour a Horse Farm (2012) … Michael
– Ace Pitches a Deal (2012) … Michael
– Ace Meets with a Colleague (2012) … Michael
 
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Professor Albus Dumbledore
 
2011 Page Eight (TV movie)
Benedict Baron
 
2011 Comic Relief: Uptown Downstairs Abbey (TV movie)
Narrator (uncredited)
 
2010 Doctor Who (TV series)
Elliot Sardick / Kazran
– A Christmas Carol (2010) … Kazran / Elliot Sardick
 
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Professor Albus Dumbledore
 
2010 The King's Speech
King George V
 
2010 Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (short)
Albus Dumbledore
 
2010 The Book of Eli
George
 
2009 Emma (TV mini-series)
Mr. Woodhouse
– Episode #1.4 (2009) … Mr. Woodhouse
– Episode #1.3 (2009) … Mr. Woodhouse
– Episode #1.2 (2009) … Mr. Woodhouse
– Episode #1.1 (2009) … Mr. Woodhouse
 
2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox
Franklin Bean (voice)
 
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Professor Albus Dumbledore
 
2009 Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (TV series)
Narrator
– Wench Trouble (2009) … Narrator (uncredited)
 
2008 Brideshead Revisited
Lord Marchmain
 
2007 Cranford (TV mini-series)
Mr. Holbrook / Thomas Holbrook
– November 1842 (2007) … Thomas Holbrook
– August 1842 (2007) … Mr. Holbrook
 
2007 Joe's Palace (TV movie)
Elliot Graham
 
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
 
2007 The Alps (documentary)
Narrator
 
2007 Celebration (TV movie)
Lambert
 
2007 The Baker
Leo
 
2007 The Good Night
Alan Weigert
 
2006 The Good Shepherd
Dr. Fredericks
 
2006 John Duffy's Brother (short)
Narrator
 
2006 Amazing Grace
Lord Charles Fox
 
2006 The Omen
Bugenhagen
 
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Albus Dumbledore
 
2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Oseary Drakoulias
 
2004 Layer Cake
Eddie Temple
 
2004 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Editor Paley
 
2004 Being Julia
Jimmie Langton
 
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Albus Dumbledore
 
2003 Angels in America (TV mini-series)
Prior Walter Ancestor #1
– Part 1 Millennium Approaches (2003) … Prior Walter Ancestor #1 (uncredited)
 
2003 Ghost Hunter (Video Game)
Hawksmoor (voice) (as Sir Michael Gambon)
 
2003 Sylvia
Professor Thomas
 
2003 Little Wolf's Book of Badness (short)
Uncle Bigbad (voice) (as Sir Michael Gambon)
 
2003 Open Range
Denton Baxter
 
2003 Standing Room Only (short)
Larry
 
2003 The Actors
Barreller
 
2003 The Lost Prince (TV movie)
Edward VII
 
2002 Path to War (TV movie)
Lyndon Johnson
 
2002 Ali G Indahouse
Prime Minister
 
2001 Charlotte Gray
Levade
 
2001 Gosford Park
William McCordle
 
2001 Christmas Carol: The Movie
Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
 
2001 High Heels and Low Lifes
Kerrigan
 
2001 Perfect Strangers (TV series)
Raymond
– Episode #1.3 (2001) … Raymond
– Episode #1.2 (2001) … Raymond
– Episode #1.1 (2001) … Raymond
 
2000 Endgame (TV movie)
Hamm
 
2000 Longitude (TV movie)
John Harrison
 
1999 Wives and Daughters (TV mini-series)
Squire Hamley
– Episode #1.4 (1999) … Squire Hamley
– Episode #1.3 (1999) … Squire Hamley
– Episode #1.2 (1999) … Squire Hamley
– Episode #1.1 (1999) … Squire Hamley
 
1999 Sleepy Hollow
Baltus Van Tassel
 
1999 The Insider
Thomas Sandefur
 
1999 Le château des singes
Master Martin (voice: English version)
 
1999 The Last September
Sir Richard Naylor
 
1999 Plunkett & Macleane
Lord Gibson
 
1999 Dead on Time (short)
Maurice
 
1998 Dancing at Lughnasa
Father Jack Mundy
 
1997 The Gambler
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
 
1997 The Wings of the Dove
Lionel Croy, Kate's Father
 
1996 The Willows in Winter (TV movie)
Badger (voice)
 
1996 Samson and Delilah (TV movie)
Re Hamun
 
1996 Midnight in Saint Petersburg
Alex
 
1996 Mary Reilly
Mary's Father
 
1996 The Innocent Sleep
Det. Insp. Matheson
 
1995 The Wind in the Willows (TV movie)
Badger (voice)
 
1995 Two Deaths
Daniel Pavenic
 
1995 Nothing Personal
Leonard
 
1995 Bullet to Beijing
Alex
 
1994 Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Sir George
 
1994 A Man of No Importance
Ivor J. Carney
 
1994 Faith (TV movie)
Peter John Moreton
 
1994 The Browning Version
Dr. Frobisher
 
1994 Clean Slate
Cornell
 
1993 Performance (TV series)
Archie Rice
– The Entertainer (1993) … Archie Rice
 
1992-1993 Maigret (TV series)
Chief Inspector Maigret / Chief Inspector Jules Maigret
– Maigret and the Maid (1993) … Chief Inspector Maigret
– Maigret and the Minister (1993) … Chief Inspector Maigret
– Maigret's Boyhood Friend (1993) … Chief Inspector Maigret
– Maigret on the Defensive (1993) … Chief Inspector Maigret
– Maigret and the Hotel Majestic (1993) … Chief Inspector Maigret
See all 12 episodes »
 
1992 Toys
Lt. General Leland Zevo
 
1991 Minder (TV series)
Tommy Hambury
– Guess Who's Coming to Pinner (1991) … Tommy Hambury
 
1991 Mobsters
Don Salvatore Faranzano
 
1991 The Storyteller: Greek Myths (TV series)
The Storyteller
– Theseus & the Minotaur (1991) … The Storyteller
– Daedalus & Icarus (1991) … The Storyteller
– Perseus & the Gorgon (1991) … The Storyteller
– Orpheus & Eurydice (1991) … The Storyteller
 
1990 Blood Royal: William the Conqueror (TV movie)
William I
 
1989 About Face (TV series)
Trevor
– Searching for Señor Duende (1989) … Trevor
 
1989 The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover
Albert Spica
 
1989 A Dry White Season
Magistrate
 
1989 The Jim Henson Hour (TV series)
Ultragorgon
– Monster Maker (1989) … Ultragorgon (voice)
 
1989 The Rachel Papers
Doctor Knowd
 
1989 The Heat of the Day (TV movie)
Harrison
 
1989 Monster Maker (TV movie)
Ultragorgon (voice)
 
1988 Missing Link
Narrator (voice)
 
1988 Paris by Night
Gerald Paige
 
1987 Theatre Night (TV series)
Pastor Manders
– Ghosts (1987) … Pastor Manders
 
1987 Bergerac (TV series)
Jarvis McLeod
– Winner Takes All (1987) … Jarvis McLeod
 
1986 The Singing Detective (TV mini-series)
Philip Marlow
– Who Done It (1986) … Philip Marlow
– Pitter Patter (1986) … Philip Marlow
– Clues (1986) … Philip Marlow
– Lovely Days (1986) … Philip Marlow
– Heat (1986) … Philip Marlow
See all 6 episodes »
 
1985 Turtle Diary
George Fairbairn (turtle keeper)
 
1985 Tropical Moon Over Dorking (TV movie)
Bill
 
1985 Oscar (TV series)
Oscar Wilde
– De Profundis (1985) … Oscar Wilde
– Trials (1985) … Oscar Wilde
– Gilded Youth (1985) … Oscar Wilde
 
1985 Absurd Person Singular (TV movie)
Geoffrey Jackson
 
1982 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
– The Breadwinner (1982)
 
1982 La ronde (TV movie)
 
1980 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Andrew
– The Umbrella Man (1980) … Andrew
 
1977-1979 The Other One (TV series)
Brian Bryant
– Episode #2.6 (1979) … Brian Bryant
– Episode #2.5 (1979) … Brian Bryant
– Episode #2.4 (1979) … Brian Bryant
– Episode #2.3 (1979) … Brian Bryant
– Episode #2.2 (1979) … Brian Bryant
See all 13 episodes »
 
1978 Premiere (TV series)
Kenny
– One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day (1978) … Kenny
 
1967-1978 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Gregory / Lt. Cmdr. Rogers / Theseus / …
– The Seagull (1978) … Trigorin
– French Without Tears (1976) … Lt. Cmdr. Rogers
– A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971) … Theseus
– The Seagull (1968)
– Romeo and Juliet (1967) … Gregory
 
1976-1977 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
Adam / David Patton
– The Man Who Liked Elephants (1977) … David Patton
– Now Is Too Late (1976) … Adam
 
1977 Chalk and Cheese (TV series)
 
1972-1976 Play for Today (TV series)
Max / Piers / Robin
– Tiptoe Through the Tulips (1976) … Piers
– The Other Woman (1976) … Robin
– Cows (1972) … Max
 
1976 Centre Play (TV series)
Edith Harrison
– In the Labyrinth (1976) … Edith Harrison
 
1974 Masquerade (TV series)
Stewart
– May We Come In? (1974) … Stewart
 
1974 The Beast Must Die
Jan Jarmokowski
 
1974 Zodiac (TV series)
Reuben Keiser
– The Cool Aquarian (1974) … Reuben Keiser
 
1973 Great Mysteries (TV series)
Maj. Rolfe
– An Affair of Honour (1973) … Maj. Rolfe
 
1973 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Brother Kevin
– Catholics (1973) … Brother Kevin
 
1973 Six Days of Justice (TV series)
Mr.Golding
– Stranger in Paradise (1973) … Mr.Golding
 
1973 Arthur of the Britons (TV series)
Roland
– The Prisoner (1973) … Roland
 
1973 Special Branch (TV series)
Herr Muller
– Hostage (1973) … Herr Muller
 
1973 A Picture of Katherine Mansfield (TV series)
Harry
– Episode #1.5 (1973) … Harry
 
1973 Menace (TV series)
Ellis
– Judas Goat (1973) … Ellis
 
1973 Love Story (TV series)
Paul
– Kippers and White Wine (1973) … Paul
 
1973 Nothing But the Night
Insp. Grant
 
1972 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Cranley
– Welcome to the Club (1972) … Cranley
 
1972 Kate (TV series)
Edward
– A Fact of Life (1972) … Edward
 
1972 The Man Outside (TV series)
Ralph Kenward
– Cuculus Canorus (1972) … Ralph Kenward
 
1972 The Challengers (TV series)
John Killane
– What About England? (1972) … John Killane
– The Salesmen (1972) … John Killane
– Whose Law? Whose Order? (1972) … John Killane
– The Tomorrow Business (1972) … John Killane
– History Does Not Pay the Rent … John Killane
 
1971 Eyeless in Gaza (TV series)
Mark Staithes
– And Calm of Mind, All Passion Spent (1971) … Mark Staithes
– Come, Come, No Time for Lamentation Now (1971) … Mark Staithes
– With Inward Eyes Illuminated (1971) … Mark Staithes
– O Dark, Dark, Dark, Amid the Blaze of Noon (1971) … Mark Staithes
 
1970 Confession (TV series)
Mr. Tennent
– People Who Visit Glass Houses (1970) … Mr. Tennent
 
1968-1970 The Borderers (TV series)
Gavin Ker
– The Sea-Cole Man (1970) … Gavin Ker
– The Terror of the March (1970) … Gavin Ker
– Where the White Lillies Grow (1970) … Gavin Ker
– Hostage (1970) … Gavin Ker
– A Woman or an Epitaph (1970) … Gavin Ker
See all 26 episodes »
 
1969 Fraud Squad (TV series)
Rex Lucien
– Last Exit to Leichstenstein (1969) … Rex Lucien
 
1968 Public Eye (TV series)
– Have Mud, Will Throw (1968)
 
1967 Softly Softly (TV series)
Pete Lucas
– Appointment in Wyvern (1967) … Pete Lucas
 
1967 Much Ado About Nothing (TV movie)
Watchman #4
 
1965 Othello
Company
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1992 Toys (musician)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1986 The Singing Detective (TV mini-series)
– Heat (1986) (performer: "Cruising Down the River" - uncredited / "Cruising Down the River" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 This Is an Adventure (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (41 titles)
2013 Muse of Fire: A Documentary (documentary) (post-production)
 
2013 Unity (documentary)
Narrator
 
2012 The Jonathan Ross Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.6 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 British Legends of Stage and Screen (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Michael Gambon (2012) … Himself
 
2012 London - The Modern Babylon (documentary)
Narrator
 
2011 Imagine (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Alan Ayckbourn: Greetings from Scarbrough (2011) … Himself - Interviewee (as Sir Michael Gambon)
 
2011 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2010 Doctor Who Confidential (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Christmas Special (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Children in Need (TV series)
Kazran Sardick
– Episode dated 19 November 2010 (2010) … Kazran Sardick
 
2010 The Michael Ball Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 September 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 June 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2008-2009 Xposé (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.205 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #2.235 (2008) … Himself
 
2004-2009 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009) … Himself
– 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire': Dark Matters, New Masters (2005) … Himself (as Sir Michael Gambon)
– 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban': Something Wicked this Way Comes (2004) … Himself
 
2007 How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 De Niro: A Self Portrait (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 June 2006 (2006) … Himself (as Sir Michael Gambon)
 
2002-2006 Top Gear (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.5 (2006) … Himself (as Sir Michael Gambon)
– Episode #1.8 (2002) … Himself
 
2006 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Marlon Brando (2006) … Himself (as Sir Michael Gambon)
 
2005 Planet Voice (TV series)
Himself
– Planet Potter (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Inside 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Drama Connections (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Singing Detective (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Death of Celebrity (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Head to Shrunken Head (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Room 101 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.8 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 June 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Have I Got News for You (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #27.5 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Deep Blue (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1996-2002 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 17 May 2002 (2002) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 22 October 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
 
2002 The BAFTA TV Awards 2002 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Robert Altman in England (2002) … Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Gosford Park' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (documentary short)
Sir Ernest Shackleton (voice)
 
2001 Expert Witness (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
2000 Ruby (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.10 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 The BAFTA TV Awards 2000 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 Expert Witness (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter / Narrator
– The Deadly Doctor (1996) … Himself - Presenter/Narrator
– The Gambler (1996) … Himself - Presenter/Narrator
– The Bomb Maker (1996) … Himself - Presenter/Narrator
– Written in Blood (1996) … Himself - Presenter/Narrator
– The Body in the Box (1996) … Himself - Presenter/Narrator
See all 7 episodes »
 
1995 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself / Narrator (video version)
– The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past (1995) … Himself/Narrator (video version)
 
1989 The Dame Edna Experience (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.4 (1989) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2011 Masterpiece Contemporary (TV series)
 
2010 Top Gear (TV series)
 
2006 The Maze: The Third Task (video documentary short)
Albus Dumbledore (uncredited)
 
2006 Harry vs. the Horntail: The First Task (video documentary short)
Albus Dumbledore (uncredited)
 
2005 Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters - Volume 2 (video)
Himself
 
2005 Brave New World (video documentary)
Paley
 
2005 Stories of Lost Souls
Larry (segment "Standing Room Only")
 
2004 Creating the Vision (video documentary short)
Prof. Albus Dumbledore (uncredited)
 
2004 Storyboarding 'Open Range' (video documentary short)
Denton Baxter (uncredited)
 
2003 Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (video documentary)
From "Endgame"
 
2001 The Greatest (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

His credits at London's Greenwich Theatre include: Tom in "The Norman Conquests", a trilogy of new plays by Alan Ayckbourn (1974, also West End) and Robin in "Not Drowning But Waving" (1973). See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | 2 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Mike Gambon | Sir Michael Gambon

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Theater actors are just tolerated. You have to be a movie star to be a celebrity. See more »

Trivia:

He was awarded the 1995 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in Volpone. See more »

Trademark:

Rich smooth voice See more »

Star Sign:

Libra