Michael Gambon

Sir Michael John Gambon (; 19 October 1940 – 27 September 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 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). He also acted in the Wes Anderson films ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' (2004) and ''Fantastic Mr. Fox'' (2009). He gained wider recognition 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 his work on television, he received four BAFTA Awards for ''The Singing Detective'' (1986), ''Wives and Daughters'' (1999), ''Longitude'' (2000), and ''Perfect Strangers'' (2001). He also received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for ''Path to War'' (2002) and ''Emma'' (2009). Gambon's other notable projects include ''Cranford'' (2007) and ''The Casual Vacancy'' (2015). In 2017, he received the Irish Film & Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2020, he was listed at No. 28 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Provided by Wikipedia