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Michael Gambon

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Michael Gambon

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Also known as Sir Michael Gambon, Michael John Gambon, Sir Michael John Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

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Sir Michael John Gambon was a male actor born in Dublin, Ireland, on October 19, 1940. He worked as a voice actor, stage actor, film actor, and television actor, with a career spanning from 1962 to 2019. Educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he held citizenship in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. He spoke English and specialized in genres such as Shakespearean comedy.

Gambon received several honors, including the Laurence Olivier Awards, the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Knight Bachelor title, and the Irish Film & Television Awards. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, and two Primetime Emmy Awards for acting in miniseries or movies. He had three children. He died of pneumonia from natural causes in Witham on September 27, 2023.

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Sir Michael John Gambon (October 19, 1940 – September 27, 2023) 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 and four BAFTA TV Awards. In 1998, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. Gambon appeared in many…

Known for

  • Doctor Who at the Proms — Kazran Sardick (archive footage)2024
  • The Death & Life of John F. Donovan — Man in Diner2019
  • Judy — Bernard Delfont2019
  • Cordelia — Mr. Moses2019
  • The Last Witness — Frank Hamilton2018
  • King of Thieves — Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln2018
  • Citizen Lane — Lord Ardilaun2018
  • Johnny English Strikes Again — Agent Five2018
  • Mad to Be Normal — Sidney Kotok2017
  • Victoria & Abdul — Lord Salisbury2017

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Michael
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Dublin
Place of death
Witham
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
acting
Genre
Shakespearean comedy
Image
Michael Gambon cropped.jpg
Number of children
3
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date of birth
1940-10-19
Commons category
Michael Gambon
nominated for
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
start of work period
1962-00-00
date of death
2023-09-27
end of work period
2019-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
pneumonia
name in native language
Michael John Gambon
honorific prefix
Sir
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Sir Michael John Gambon (/ˈɡæmbɒn/ GAM-bon; 19 October 1940 – 27 September 2023) 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, four BAFTA TV Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 1998, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama.

Gambon appeared in many productions of works by William Shakespeare such as Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Coriolanus. Gambon was nominated for thirteen Olivier Awards, winning three times for A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), A View from the Bridge (1987), and Man of the Moment (1990). In 1997, Gambon made his Broadway debut in David Hare's Skylight, earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination.

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