Michael Gambon

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Michael Gambon (1940 – 2023) was an Irish-English actor known for lead roles in The Singing Detective (1986) and The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989).

Overview

Gambon appeared in many productions of works by William Shakespeare such as Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth and Coriolanus.

Gambon made his film debut in Othello (1965). His other notable films include The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), The Wings of the Dove (1997), The Insider (1999), Gosford Park (2001), Amazing Grace (2006), The King's Speech (2010), Quartet (2012), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). Gambon also appeared in the Wes Anderson films The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009). Gambon enhanced his stardom through his role of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series from 2004 to 2011, replacing Richard Harris following his death in 2002.

For television, he did The Singing Detective (1986), Wives and Daughters (1999), Longitude (2000), and Perfect Strangers (2001).

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