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Michael Gambon

Sir Michael John Gambon CBE 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, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four BAFTA Awards. In 1999 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama.


Aliases
  • Michael John Gambon
English

Judy

2019
as Bernard Delfont

Citizen Lane

2018
as Lord Ardilaun

King of Thieves

2018
as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln

The Last Witness

2018
as Frank Hamilton

Fearless (2017)

2017
as Alastair McKinnon

Paddington 2

2017
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)

Viceroy's House

2017
as General Hastings Ismay

Victoria & Abdul

2017
as Lord Salisbury

Mad to Be Normal

2017
as Sydney Kotok

Little Women (2017)

2017
as Mr. Laurence

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

2017
as Sir Giles / Arthur

Hail, Caesar!

2016
as Narrator (voice)

Dad's Army

2016
as Private Godfrey

Churchill's Secret

2016
as Winston Churchill

The Casual Vacancy

2015
as Howard Mollison

Fortitude

2015
as Henry Tyson

Paddington

2015
as Uncle Pastuzo (voice)

Unity

2015
as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Quirke

2014
as Judge Garret Griffin

Common

2014
as Judge

Muse of Fire

2013
as Himself

Restless

2012
as Baron Mansfield

Luck

2012
as Michael

Quartet

2012
as Cedric Livingston

Page Eight

2011
as Benedict Baron

Worricker

2011
as Benedict Baron

The King's Speech

2010
as King George V

The Book of Eli

2010
as George

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009
as Franklin Bean

Emma

2009
as Mr Woodhouse

Brideshead Revisited

2008
as Lord Marchmain

The Alps - Climb of Your Life

2007
as Narrator (voice)

Celebration

2007
as Lambert

Joe's Palace

2007
as Elliot Graham

The Alps

2007
as Narrator

The Good Night

2007
as Alan Weigert

The Baker

2007
as Leo

The Omen

2006
as Bugenhagen

The Good Shepherd

2006
as Dr. Fredericks

Amazing Grace

2006
as Lord Charles Fox

The Lost Prince

2005
as Edward VII

Layer Cake

2004
as Eddie Temple

Being Julia

2004
as Jimmie Langton

Open Range

2003
as Denton Baxter

Sylvia

2003
as Professor Thomas

Deep Blue

2003
as Narrator

The Actors

2003
as Barreller

Ali G Indahouse

2002
as Prime Minister

Path to War

2002
as Lyndon Johnson

Robert Altman in England

2002
as Michael Gambon

Gosford Park

2001
as William McCordle

Charlotte Gray

2001
as Levade

Christmas Carol: The Movie

2001
as Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)

Longitude

2000
as John Harrison

Endgame

2000
as Hamm

The Insider

1999
as Thomas Sandefur

Plunkett & MacLeane

1999
as Lord Gibson

The Last September

1999
as Sir Richard Naylor

Sleepy Hollow

1999
as Baltus Van Tassel

Wives and Daughters

1999
as Squire Hamley

Dancing at Lughnasa

1998
as Father Jack Mundy

The Wings of the Dove

1997
as Lionel Croy

The Gambler

1997
as Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Nothing Personal

1996
as Leonard

Mary Reilly

1996
as Marys Vater

Samson and Delilah

1996
as King Hamun

Two Deaths

1995
as Daniel Pavenic

The Innocent Sleep

1995
as Det. Insp. Matheson

The Browning Version

1994
as Dr. Frobisher

Clean Slate

1994
as Cornell

A Man of No Importance

1994
as Ivor J. Carney

Maigret (1992)

1992
as Maigret

Toys

1992
as Lt. General Leland Zevo

Mobsters

1991
as Don Salvatore Faranzano

A Dry White Season

1989
as Magistrate

Monster Maker

1989
as Ultragorgon (voice)

The Rachel Papers

1989
as Doctor Knowd

Mountain Language

1988
as Sergeant

Jim Henson's The Storyteller

1988
as The Storyteller

Missing Link

1988
as Narrator (voice)

The Singing Detective

1986
as Philip Marlow

Oscar

1985
as Oscar Wilde

Turtle Diary

1985
as George Fairbairn (turtle keeper)

The Seagull

1978
as Trigorin

The Other One

1977
as Brian Bryant

Zodiac

1974
as Reuben Keiser

The Beast Must Die

1974
as Jan Jarmokowski

Nothing but the Night

1973
as Insp. Grant

The Catholics

1973
as Brother Kevin

Eyeless in Gaza

as Mark Staithes

Guest Star

Episode The ONE Show
Cast of Dad's Army
2016
Episode The Jonathan Ross Show
Michael Gambon, Emily Blunt, John Bishop, FUN
2012
Episode Doctor Who (2005)
A Christmas Carol
2010
Episode Top Gear
Episode 5
2006
Episode Have I Got News for You
Dara Ó Briain, Carol Vorderman, Michael Gambon
2004
Episode Room 101
Michael Gambon
2004
Episode Top Gear
Episode 8
2002
Episode Theatre Night
Ghosts
1987
Episode Absurd Person Singular
Absurd Person Singular
1985
Episode Tales of the Unexpected
The Umbrella Man
1980
Episode Play for Love
The Party of the First Part
1978