Michael Gambon
Acting
Born October 19, 1940 · Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
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 Vie…
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Play for Today
Great Performances
Have I Got News for You
Omnibus
Top Gear
Richard & Judy
Minder
GMTV
BBC Play of the Month
Screen Two
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Tales of the Unexpected
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
ITV Playhouse
Bergerac
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
The Jim Henson Hour
Room 101
Performance
The BAFTA Awards
Public Eye
Centre Play
Softly, Softly
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
The Hollow Crown
Sleepy Hollow
Softly Softly: Task Force
The King's Speech
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Fortitude
Paddington
Paddington 2
Johnny English Strikes Again
The Book of Eli
Emma