Michael Gambon
Highest Rated: 100% The Alps (2007)
Lowest Rated: 6% Mobsters (1991)
Birthday: Oct 19, 1940
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
One of the most respected and accomplished actors on stage, film and television since the 1960s, Sir Michael Gambon essayed men of complex passions, flaws and appetites in projects ranging from classical theater and "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover" (1989) to the "Harry Potter" franchise, where he replaced Richard Harris as the fatherly wizard Dumbledore. An acolyte of Laurence Olivier, he honed his craft on the British stage in productions of plays by Samuel Beckett and Alan Ayckbourn; major theater awards precipitated celebrated turns on television in "The Singing Detective" (BBC1, 1986), which in turn launched a film career as dastards like his brutal gangster in "Thief" or men hobbled by regret in "Dancing in Lunghnasa" (1998). Hits in Hollywood like "Sleepy Hollow" (1999) boosted his profile, which led to Emmy nominations for "The Path to War" (HBO, 2002) and "Emma" (BBC1, 2009) as well as steady work on stage and in front of the camera. While most moviegoers recognized him as Dumbledore, his vast and storied career displayed a breadth of talent that made him an actor worthy of his late mentor's mantle of the world's finest working actor.
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| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73% | No Score Yet | Cordelia | Moses (Character) | - | 2019 |
| 82% | 85% | Judy | Bernard Delfont (Character) | $24.3M | 2019 |
| 19% | 54% | The Death and Life of John F. Donovan | Narrator | - | 2018 |
| 33% | 28% | King of Thieves | Billy the Fish Lincoln (Character) | - | 2018 |
| 37% | 49% | Johnny English Strikes Again | Agent Five (Character) | $4.3M | 2018 |
| 29% | 60% | The Last Witness | Frank Hamilton (Character) | - | 2018 |
| 61% | 63% | Mad to Be Normal | Sydney Kotok (Character) | - | 2017 |
| 99% | 88% | Paddington 2 | Uncle Pastuzo (Voice) | $38.4M | 2017 |
| 66% | 68% | Victoria & Abdul | Lord Salisbury (Character) | $22.2M | 2017 |
| 72% | 66% | Viceroy's House | Lord Lionel "Pug" Ismay (Character) | $1.1M | 2017 |
| 31% | 36% | Dad's Army | Private Godfrey (Character) | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 72% | The Casual Vacancy | Howard Mollison (Character) | - | 2015 |
| 97% | 80% | Paddington | Uncle Pastuzo (Voice) | - | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Muse of Fire | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
| 80% | 66% | Quartet | Cedric Livingston (Character) | $18.4M | 2012 |
| 93% | 64% | Page Eight | Benedict Baron (Character) | - | 2011 |
| 96% | 89% | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Albus Dumbledore (Character) | $381.0M | 2011 |
| 94% | 92% | The King's Speech | King George V (Character) | $138.8M | 2010 |
| 47% | 64% | The Book of Eli | George (Character) | $94.8M | 2010 |
| 77% | 85% | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Albus Dumbledore (Character) | $295.0M | 2010 |
| 93% | 85% | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Franklin Bean (Voice) | $21.0M | 2009 |
| 84% | 78% | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Dumbledore (Character) | $302.0M | 2009 |
| 62% | 52% | Brideshead Revisited | Lord Marchmain (Character) | $6.4M | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | 44% | Joe's Palace | Elliot Graham (Character) | - | 2007 |
| 100% | 74% | The Alps | Narrator | - | 2007 |
| 14% | 51% | The Baker | Leo (Character) | - | 2007 |
| 78% | 81% | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Albus Dumbledore (Character) | $292.0M | 2007 |
| 67% | 85% | Amazing Grace | Lord Charles Fox (Character) | $21.2M | 2006 |
| 56% | 51% | The Good Shepherd | Dr. Fredericks (Character) | $59.9M | 2006 |
| 26% | 40% | The Omen | Bugenhagen (Character) | $54.6M | 2006 |
| 88% | 74% | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Albus Dumbledore (Character) | $290.0M | 2005 |
| 80% | 84% | Layer Cake | Eddie Temple (Character) | $2.3M | 2004 |
| 77% | 74% | Being Julia | Jimmie Langton (Character) | $7.7M | 2004 |
| 56% | 82% | The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou | Drakoulias (Character) | $24.0M | 2004 |
| 90% | 86% | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Professor Dumbledore (Character) | $249.4M | 2004 |
| 70% | 46% | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Editor Morris Paley (Character) | $37.8M | 2004 |
| 60% | 62% | The Actors | Barreller (Character) | - | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Angels in America | Unknown (Character) | - | 2003 |
| 36% | 56% | Sylvia | Professor Thomas (Character) | $1.3M | 2003 |
| 79% | 84% | Open Range | Denton Baxter (Character) | $58.3M | 2003 |
| 100% | 73% | Path to War | Lyndon Johnson (Character) | - | 2002 |
| 56% | 54% | Ali G Indahouse | Prime Minister (Character) | - | 2002 |
| 13% | 48% | Christmas Carol: The Movie | Ghost of Christmas Present (Voice) | - | 2001 |
| 33% | 62% | Charlotte Gray | Levade (Character) | $668.1K | 2001 |
| 87% | 78% | Gosford Park | Sir William McCordle (Character) | $41.3M | 2001 |
| 20% | 49% | High Heels and Low Lifes | Kerrigan (Character) | $226.8K | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Monkey's Tale | Master Martin (Voice) | - | 2000 |
| 83% | 84% | Longitude | Unknown (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 96% | 90% | The Insider | Thomas Sandefur (Character) | $29.0M | 1999 |
| 42% | 33% | The Last September | Sir Richard Naylor (Character) | $470.0K | 1999 |
| 70% | 80% | Sleepy Hollow | Baltus Van Tassel (Character) | $101.1M | 1999 |
| 24% | 67% | Plunkett & Macleane | Lord Gibson (Character) | $471.4K | 1999 |
| 64% | 58% | Dancing at Lughnasa | Father Jack Mundy (Character) | $2.3M | 1998 |
| 14% | 71% | The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Character) | $9.1K | 1997 |
| 84% | 78% | The Wings of the Dove | Lionel Croy, Kate's Father (Character) | $13.7M | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 8% | Midnight in Saint Petersburg | Alex (Character) | - | 1997 |
| 26% | 40% | Mary Reilly | Mary's Father (Character) | $5.5M | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 60% | The Willows in Winter | Badger (Voice) | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | Nothing Personal | Leonard (Character) | $5.6K | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Innocent Sleep | Det. Insp. Matheson (Character) | $5.3K | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 35% | Len Deighton's Bullet to Beijing | Alexei (Character) | - | 1995 |
| 38% | 54% | Two Deaths | Daniel Pavenic (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wind in the Willows | Badger (Voice) | - | 1995 |
| 80% | 64% | A Man of No Importance | Ivor J. Carney (Character) | - | 1994 |
| 60% | 55% | Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | Sir George (Character) | $3.3M | 1994 |
| 78% | 78% | The Browning Version | Dr. Frobisher (Character) | $172.1K | 1994 |
| 19% | 36% | Clean Slate | Cornell (Character) | $7.3M | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Faith | Peter John Moreton (Character) | - | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maigret on Trial | Chief Inspector Jules Maigret (Character) | - | 1993 |
| 29% | 39% | Toys | Lt. General Leland Zevo (Character) | $21.3M | 1992 |
| 6% | 57% | Mobsters | Don Salvatore Faranzano (Character) | $19.7M | 1991 |
| 86% | 88% | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover | Albert Spica (Character) | $7.0M | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Heat of the Day | Harrison (Character) | - | 1989 |
| 45% | 53% | The Rachel Papers | Doctor Knowd (Character) | $154.6K | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Paris by Night | Gerald Paige (Character) | - | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | Missing Link | Narrator | - | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ghosts | Pastor Manders (Character) | - | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Absurd Person Singular | Geoffrey Jackson (Character) | - | 1985 |
| 82% | 74% | Turtle Diary | George Fairbairn (Character) | $2.2M | 1985 |
| 43% | 37% | The Beast Must Die | Jan Jarmokowski (Character) | - | 1974 |
| No Score Yet | 56% | Catholics | Brother Kevin (Character) | - | 1973 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82% | 52% | Little Women | Mr. Laurence (Character) | 2017 |
| 73% | 95% | Fearless | Sir Alastair Mckinnon (Character) | 2017 |
| 98% | 82% | The Hollow Crown | Mortimer (Character) | 2016 |
| 84% | 66% | Fortitude | Henry Tyson (Character) | 2015 |
| 58% | 62% | The Casual Vacancy | Howard Mollison (Character) | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Performances | Guest | 2014 |
| 85% | 92% | Emma on Masterpiece | Unknown (Character) | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Masterpiece Classic | Unknown (Character) | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | 69% | Top Gear | Guest | 2002 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | Masterpiece Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 2001 2004 |
| 90% | 95% | Angels in America | Unknown (Character) | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Almost Strangers | Unknown (Character) | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jim Henson Hour | Ultragorgon (Voice) | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Singing Detective | Philip Marlow (Character) | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of the Unexpected | Andrew (Character) | 1980 |