Michael Gambon Biography
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Sir Michael Gambon (born October 19, 1940)
is an actor perhaps best known worldwide for his role as Albus
Dumbledore in the two latest Harry Potter films; he is also a Samuel
Beckett scholar. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and emigrated with his
family to the United Kingdom in 1945 at the age of 5. He attended
Catholic school. His father was a policeman for a period of time.
He made his film debut in the Laurence
Olivier Othello in 1965. He then played romantic leads, notably in the
early 1970s BBC television series, The Borderers, in which he was
swashbuckling Gavin Ker. However, his craggy looks soon made him into a
character actor, and it was not until Dennis Potter's The Singing
Detective (1986) that he became a household name. Even after this
success, for which he won a BAFTA award, his career was patchy, with big
hits such as the 1989 film, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover,
which also starred Helen Mirren long before he was knighted,
interspersed with less notable work.
In 1992 he starred as Georges Simenon's
detective Inspector Jules Maigret in an ITV adaptation of Simenon's
series of books. He starred as Fyodor Dostoyevsky in the Hungarian
director Károly Makk's movie The Gambler (1997) about the writing of
Dostoyevsky's novella The Gambler.
In recent years, films such as Dancing at
Lughnasa (1998) and Plunkett and Macleane (1998), as well as television
appearances in series such as Wives and Daughters (1999) (for which he
won another BAFTA), a made-for-TV adaptation of Beckett's Endgame (2001)
and Perfect Strangers (2001), have made him one of Britain's most
sought-after actors, as well as revealing his talent for comedy.
In 2004, he proved his versatility by
appearing in five motion picture releases, including Wes Anderson's
quirky comedy The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou; the British gangster
flick Layer Cake; theatrical drama Being Julia; and CGI action fantasy
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Perhaps his most significant role
in 2004, however, was Albus Dumbledore, Hogwart's headmaster in the
third instalment of JK Rowling's franchise, Harry Potter and the
Prisoner of Azkaban, taking over from the late Irish actor Richard
Harris.
He has also recently appeared on the BBC's
Top Gear programme in which he launched a Suzuki Liana airborne off the
final corner. The final corner of the track at Dunsfold Park has now
been named 'Gambon' after this feat.
He reprised the role of Albus Dumbledore in
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which was released in November 2005
in the US and UK.
During his career, Gambon has appeared in
film, television and theatre with an alumni of highly regarded actors,
directors and writers: Maggie Smith, Miranda Richardson, Dennis Potter
and Derek Jacobi have all appeared alongside the 'Great Gambon' on
multiple occasions.
Michael Gambon is not married.
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Selected Filmography
The Good Shepherd (2006)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Layer Cake (2004)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
(2004)
Being Julia (2004)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(2004)
Angels in America (2003) (miniseries)
Sylvia (2003)
Open Range (2003)
The Lost Prince (2003) (TV)
Ali G Indahouse (2002)
Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) (voice)
Gosford Park (2001)
Perfect Strangers (2001) (TV)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
The Insider (1999)
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
Mary Reilly (1996)
The Browning Version (1994)
Toys (1992)
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
(1989)
A Dry White Season (1989)
The Rachel Papers (1989)
The Singing Detective (1986) (miniseries)
Othello (1965)
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