Michael Gambon
A respected veteran of the British stage who parlayed his talents into television and film, Michael Gambon was born Oct. 19, 1940, in Dublin, Ireland. He studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and was later handpicked by Laurence Olivier to join the National Theatre Company. Gambon went on to perform with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, making his big-screen debut with Othello (1965).

Despite his classical training, Gambon is best known by far for taking over the role of headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter franchise, beginning with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).

Gambon earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in the HBO drama Path to War (2002) and garnered a second Emmy nod for his supporting turn as the title character's father in the BBC miniseries "Emma" (2009).

Featured Movies
  • Path to WarPath to War

    Director John Frankenheimer's searing and insightful film tells the inside story of how "the best and the brightest" advisors in the Lyndon Johnson (Michael Gambon) administration counseled him in the decisions that led to America's deeper engagement in Vietnam. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara is... Read More

  • LongitudeLongitude

    In the 18th century, the British Parliament offers a substantial sum to anyone who can devise a means for calculating longitude at sea. Soon clockmaker John Harrison (Michael Gambon) begins experiments to build an accurate timepiece unaffected by sea travel. In a parallel story, a retired World War... Read More

  • The Maigret CollectionThe Maigret Collection

    Actor Michael Gambon brings to life author Georges Simenon's astute student of human behavior and world-class detective, Inspector Jules Maigret, in this collection of Maigret miniseries, which includes Maigret and Maigret II -- 12 episodes in all. Maigret craftily uses his powers of deduction to... Read More

  • The Singing DetectiveThe Singing Detective

    Mystery writer Philip E. Marlow (Michael Gambon) is suffering a debilitating bout of arthritis in a British hospital. Unable to move without pain, he escapes into his imagination, plotting out a murder tale in which he's both a big-band singer and a super-sleuth. Mix in flashbacks of Marlow's youth... Read More

  • Almost StrangersAlmost Strangers

    Writer-director Stephen Poliakoff's affecting drama follows a young man, Daniel (Matthew Macfadyen), as he discovers just how close -- or distant -- his extended family is when he attends a long-awaited reunion in London. Enchanted by the glamour and wealth of his hereto estranged relatives, Daniel... Read More

All Michael Gambon Movies
Harry Potter the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011)
Harry Potter 7: Part II
PG-13
Masterpiece Contemporary: Page Eight (2011)
NR
The King's Speech (2010)  Top 100
R
The Book of Eli (2010)  Top 100
R
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Pt I (2010)
Harry Potter 7: Part I
PG-13
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Harry Potter 6
PG
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
PG
Masterpiece Classic: Emma (2009)
NR
Assassin in Love (2008)
The Baker
PG-13
Brideshead Revisited (2008)
PG-13
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Harry Potter 5
PG-13
Masterpiece Classic: Cranford (2007)
NR
The Good Night (2007)
R
The Alps: Climb of Your Life: IMAX (2007)
NR
Joe's Palace (2007)
NR
The Good Shepherd (2006)
The Confessor
R
Amazing Grace (2006)
PG
Deep Blue (2005)
G
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
PG
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harry Potter 3
(Bonus materials available separately)
PG
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
(Bonus materials available separately)
R
Sylvia (2003)
Ted and Sylvia
R
Open Range (2003)
(Bonus materials available separately)
R
Angels in America (2003)
NR
The Lost Prince (2003)
NR
Beckett on Film (2003)
NR
Ali G Indahouse (2002)
R
Path to War (2002)
NR
Gosford Park (2001)
R
Charlotte Gray (2001)
PG-13
High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
R
Almost Strangers (2001)
Perfect Strangers
NR
Longitude (2000)
NR
Wives & Daughters (1999)
TV-PG
The Last September (1999)
R
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
R
The Insider (1999)
R
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
PG
The Wings of the Dove (1997)
R
The Gambler (1997)
R
The Bible Collection: Samson and Delilah (1996)
NR
Mary Reilly (1996)
R
Two Deaths (1995)
R
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
The Last Great Warrior
PG
Clean Slate (1994)
PG-13
The Browning Version (1994)
R
Faith (1994)
NR
Toys (1992)
PG-13
Jim Henson's the Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991)
NR
The Maigret Collection (1991)
Inspector Maigret
NR
Mobsters (1991)
R
The Cook, Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989)
NC-17
Monster Maker (1989)
NR
The Rachel Papers (1989)
R
Paris by Night (1988)
NR
Jim Henson's the Storyteller (1987)
NR
The Dame Edna Experience: Series 2 (1987)
NR
The Singing Detective (1986)
NR
Ghosts (1986)
NR
The Beast Must Die (1974)
PG
The Seagull / An Artist's Story (1974)
NR
Conflict (1973)
Catholics
NR
Othello (1965)
NR

 
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