
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 | Dad's Army | Private Godfrey | 2016-02-05 |
Movie | Churchill's Secret | Winston Churchill | 2016-02-29 |
Movie | Hail, Caesar! | Narrator (voice) | 2016-02-05 |
Series | Fortitude | Henry Tyson | 2015-01-29 |
Movie | Unity | Himself - Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-12 |
Series | The Casual Vacancy | Howard Mollison | 2015-02-15 |
Movie | Common | Judge | 2014-07-06 |
Series | Quirke | Judge Garret Griffin | 2014-02-16 |
Movie | Paddington | Uncle Pastuzo (voice) | 2014-11-28 |
Movie | Muse of Fire | Himself | 2013-09-26 |
Movie | National Theatre Live: Fifty Years on Stage | Hirst | 2013-11-02 |
Series | Luck | Michael | 2012-01-29 |
Movie | London: The Modern Babylon | Narrator | 2012-08-03 |
Series | Restless | Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer | 2012-12-27 |
Movie | Quartet | Cedric Livingston | 2012-09-08 |
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 |
Movie | The King's Speech | King George V | 2010-09-06 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Albus Dumbledore | 2010-10-17 |
Movie | Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol | Kazran/Elliot Sardick | 2010-12-25 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Albus Dumbledore | 2009-07-08 |
Series | Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | Narrator | 2009-04-09 |
Series | Emma | Mr. Woodhouse | 2009-10-04 |
Movie | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Franklin Bean (voice) | 2009-10-23 |
Movie | Brideshead Revisited | Lord Marchmain | 2008-07-25 |
Movie | Celebration | Lambert | 2007-02-26 |
Movie | The Baker | Leo | 2007-02-09 |
Movie | The Good Night | Alan Weigert | 2007-01-25 |
Movie | The Alps | Narrator | 2007-03-09 |
Movie | Joe's Palace | Elliot Graham | 2007-11-04 |
Series | Cranford | Thomas Holbrook | 2007-11-18 |
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Movie | The Omen | Bugenhagen | 2006-06-06 |
Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
Movie | The Good Shepherd | Dr. Fredericks | 2006-12-11 |
Movie | Amazing Grace | Lord Charles Fox | 2006-09-16 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Albus Dumbledore | 2005-11-18 |
Series | Doctor Who | Kazran | 2005-03-26 |
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 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Paley | 2004-09-17 |
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 | The Actors | Barreller | 2003-03-16 |
Series | The Lost Prince | King Edward VII | 2003-01-19 |
Movie | Deep Blue | Narrator | 2003-05-18 |
Movie | Sylvia | Professor Thomas | 2003-10-17 |
Movie | Open Range | Denton Baxter | 2003-08-29 |
Series | Angels in America | Prior 1 | 2003-12-07 |
Movie | Path to War | 2002-01-01 | |
Movie | Ali G Indahouse | Prime Minister | 2002-03-21 |
Series | Top Gear | Unknown | 2002-10-20 |
Series | Perfect Strangers | Raymond | 2001-05-10 |
Movie | High Heels and Low Lifes | Kerrigan | 2001-07-16 |
Movie | Charlotte Gray | Levade | 2001-12-17 |
Movie | Gosford Park | William McCordle | 2001-11-07 |
Movie | Christmas Carol: The Movie | Ghost of Christmas Present (voice) | 2001-12-07 |
Movie | Longitude | John Harrison | 2000-01-13 |
Series | Longitude | John Harrison | 2000-01-02 |
Movie | The Last September | Sir Richard Naylor | 2000-04-28 |
Movie | Endgame | Hamm | 2000-09-10 |
Movie | Plunkett & MacLeane | Lord Gibson | 1999-01-22 |
Movie | The Insider | Thomas Sandefur | 1999-10-28 |
Movie | Sleepy Hollow | Baltus Van Tassel | 1999-11-18 |
Series | Wives and Daughters | Squire Hamley | 1999-11-28 |
Movie | Dancing at Lughnasa | Father Jack Mundy | 1998-09-04 |
Movie | The Willows in Winter | Badger | 1997-06-16 |
Movie | The Wings of the Dove | Lionel Croy | 1997-11-07 |
Movie | The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky | 1997-10-30 |
Movie | The Innocent Sleep | Det. Insp. Matheson | 1996-01-25 |
Movie | Midnight in Saint Petersburg | Alex | 1996-01-01 |
Movie | Mary Reilly | Marys Vater | 1996-02-23 |
Movie | Nothing Personal | Leonard | 1996-10-18 |
Movie | Samson and Delilah | King Hamun | 1996-12-08 |
Movie | Bullet to Beijing | Alexei | 1995-12-20 |
Movie | Two Deaths | Daniel Pavenic | 1995-09-10 |
Movie | The Wind in the Willows | Badger | 1995-12-24 |
Movie | Clean Slate | Cornell | 1994-05-06 |
Series | Room 101 | Unknown | 1994-07-04 |
Movie | The Browning Version | Dr. Frobisher | 1994-10-12 |
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 |
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 | 1989-09-10 |
Series | The Storyteller | The Storyteller | 1988-05-15 |
Movie | Missing Link | Narrator (voice) | 1988-11-04 |
Movie | Ghosts | 1987-06-14 | |
Series | The Singing Detective | Philip Marlow | 1986-11-16 |
Movie | Turtle Diary | George Fairbairn (turtle keeper) | 1985-09-10 |
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 | French Without Tears | Lt Cmdr Rogers | 1976-05-16 |
Movie | The Beast Must Die | Jan Jarmokowski | 1974-04-01 |
Movie | Nothing but the Night | Insp. Grant | 1973-01-01 |
Movie | The Catholics | Brother Kevin | 1973-11-29 |
Series | Arthur of the Britons | Unknown | 1972-12-06 |
Series | Play for Today | Unknown | 1970-10-15 |
Series | Public Eye | Unknown | 1965-01-23 |