---
name: "Michael Gambon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-gambon"
fi1m_id: "michael-gambon"
imdb_id: "nm0002091"
tmdb_id: 5658
wikidata_id: "Q203545"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 October 1940"
died: "27 September 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 23
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 22
updated: "2026-10-09T19:25:11.342179+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Gambon

## Identity

Michael Gambon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-gambon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-gambon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0002091
- **TMDB ID:** 5658
- **Wikidata ID:** Q203545
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gambon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203545, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002091/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5658

Actor. Born 19 October 1940 in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland. Died 27 September 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 October 1940, Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
- **Died:** 27 September 2023
- **Active:** 1986–2019
- **Also known as:** Sir Michael John Gambon CBE
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 23: 22 acting, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [David Heyman](https://film.one/person/david-heyman.md), [Daniel Radcliffe](https://film.one/person/daniel-radcliffe.md), [Emma Watson](https://film.one/person/emma-watson.md), [Rupert Grint](https://film.one/person/rupert-grint.md), [David Barron](https://film.one/person/david-barron.md), [Steve Kloves](https://film.one/person/steve-kloves.md), [David Yates](https://film.one/person/david-yates.md), [Helena Bonham Carter](https://film.one/person/helena-bonham-carter.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 22 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 78 (1), 1990s 84 (2), 2000s 76 (9), 2010s 72 (11)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 70 across 19 titles
- **Score spread:** 10 at 80+, 10 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 17 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 10, Drama 10, Fantasy 7, Comedy 5, Thriller 5, History 4
- **Screen time:** 42 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $8,009m across 18 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gambon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203545, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002091/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5658

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2*](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2.md) (83), [*Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban.md) (82), [*Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix.md) (68), [*Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire.md) (68), [*Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince.md) (66), [*Judy*](https://film.one/film/judy.md) (65)
- **Apple TV:** [*The King's Speech*](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md) (82), [*Sleepy Hollow*](https://film.one/film/sleepy-hollow.md) (78)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Paddington*](https://film.one/film/paddington.md) (84)
- **Disney+:** [*Fantastic Mr. Fox*](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Michael Gambon

> Michael Gambon makes authority feel physical, whether he is playing a gangster, an executive or an industrialist. We rate him most in company: *Gosford Park* lets his blunt force disturb a whole gathering without making everyone else disappear.

In *Gosford Park* (2001), Michael Gambon gives William McCordle the coarse manners of a man with little reason to improve them. We laughed at how easily he made the surrounding politeness look flimsy. Kristin Scott Thomas’s guarded Sylvia McCordle provides a useful contrast, and Robert Altman lets the difference register without stopping the gathering. Gambon’s force matters because the other actors are allowed their own ways of responding. He makes us notice the restraint as well as the rudeness.

His screen career offers plenty of such authority figures, though *The Singing Detective* (1986) gave a wider audience something more complicated. As Philip Marlow, he had a central role that moved between memory, fantasy and realism, with room for menace and wit. Film work increased from the late 1980s, including Albert Spica, the violent gangster in Peter Greenaway’s *The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover* (1989). Later came Albus Dumbledore, taking over from Richard Harris in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* (2004). That part alone is too narrow an introduction to an actor whose authority could be so unpleasant.

*The Insider* (1999) casts him as another powerful man, the ruthless tobacco executive Thomas Sandefur. Michael Mann’s thriller follows a whistle-blower’s struggle to be heard, with Russell Crowe giving the personal risks their weight. Gambon’s commanding delivery is well suited to the corporate side of that struggle, though we would not make his contribution the main reason to watch. The film’s grip comes from the pressure on the man trying to speak, and it remains strong even when Mann labours points already made.

There is a risk with parts like these: menace can become something a casting director orders ready-made. *Gosford Park* gives us more to attend to, since McCordle’s coarseness is measured against the guardedness and politeness of the people around him. The mystery occasionally gets muddled, but Altman’s handling of the ensemble makes it our starting point for Gambon. Follow it with *The Singing Detective* for a central role with room for his wit as well as his menace.

## Biography

Sir Michael Gambon was an Irish-English actor. Born in Cabra, Dublin, on 19 October 1940, he died on 27 September 2023. He began his career in the 1960s as one of the original members of the Royal National Theatre under Laurence Olivier.

Gambon received three Olivier Awards for his stage work, including performances in A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), A View from the Bridge (1987) and Man of the Moment (1990). He appeared in numerous Shakespeare productions and made his Broadway debut in Skylight (1997). He was appointed CBE and knighted for services to drama.

On screen, Gambon played Philip Marlow in the 1986 BBC series The Singing Detective and Thomas Sandefur in the 1999 film The Insider. He portrayed Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films from 2004 to 2011 and appeared in The King's Speech (2010) and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017). He received four BAFTA TV Awards.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, bfi.org.uk.*

## On Fi1m (23)

### Performed in (22) — the average rests on these

- *Judy* (2019), Fi1m 65, as Bernard Delfont — [page](https://film.one/film/judy.md)
- *Johnny English Strikes Again* (2018), Fi1m 52, as Agent Five — [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-strikes-again.md)
- *Kingsman: The Golden Circle* (2017), Fi1m 42, as Arthur — [page](https://film.one/film/kingsman-the-golden-circle.md)
- *Paddington 2* (2017), Fi1m 91, as Uncle Pastuzo (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-2.md)
- *Common* (2014), Fi1m 70, as Judge — [page](https://film.one/film/common.md)
- *Paddington* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Uncle Pastuzo (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/paddington.md)
- *The Hollow Crown* (2012), Fi1m 82, as Mortimer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-hollow-crown.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* (2011), Fi1m 83, as Albus Dumbledore — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2.md)
- *Page Eight* (2011), Fi1m 70, as Benedict Baron — [page](https://film.one/film/page-eight.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1* (2010), Fi1m 67, as Albus Dumbledore — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-1.md)
- *The King's Speech* (2010), Fi1m 82, as King George V — [page](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md)
- *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), Fi1m 84, as Franklin Bean (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince* (2009), Fi1m 66, as Albus Dumbledore — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince.md)
- *Cranford* (2007), Fi1m 84, as Thomas Holbrook — [page](https://film.one/tv/cranford.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* (2007), Fi1m 68, as Albus Dumbledore — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix.md)
- *The Good Shepherd* (2006), Fi1m 64, as Dr. Fredericks — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-shepherd.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005), Fi1m 68, as Albus Dumbledore — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* (2004), Fi1m 82, as Albus Dumbledore — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban.md)
- *Gosford Park* (2001), Fi1m 85, as William McCordle — [page](https://film.one/film/gosford-park.md)
- *Sleepy Hollow* (1999), Fi1m 78, as Baltus Van Tassel — [page](https://film.one/film/sleepy-hollow.md)
- *The Insider* (1999), Fi1m 89, as Thomas Sandefur — [page](https://film.one/film/the-insider.md)
- *The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover* (1989), Fi1m 78, as Albert Spica — [page](https://film.one/film/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-and-her-lover.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Angels in America* (2003), Fi1m 83, as Prior Walter Ancestor #1 (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/tv/angels-in-america.md)

## Complete filmography (171)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Doctor Who at the Proms* (2024), as Kazran Sardick (archive footage)
- *Judy* (2019), as Bernard Delfont — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/judy.md)
- *Cordelia* (2019), as Mr. Moses
- *The Death & Life of John F. Donovan* (2019), as Man in Diner
- *King of Thieves* (2018), as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
- *Johnny English Strikes Again* (2018), as Agent Five — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-strikes-again.md)
- *Citizen Lane* (2018), as Lord Ardilaun
- *The Last Witness* (2018), as Frank Hamilton
- *Little Women* (2017), series, as Mr. Laurence
- *Ratburger* (2017), as Narrator (voice)
- *Paddington 2* (2017), as Uncle Pastuzo (voice) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-2.md)
- *Kingsman: The Golden Circle* (2017), as Arthur — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/kingsman-the-golden-circle.md)
- *Victoria & Abdul* (2017), as Lord Salisbury
- *Fearless* (2017), series, as Sir Alistair McKinnon
- *Mad to Be Normal* (2017), as Sidney Kotok
- *Viceroy's House* (2017), as General Hastings Ismay
- *Churchill's Secret* (2016), as Winston Churchill
- *Hail, Caesar!* (2016), as Narrator (voice) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/hail-caesar.md)
- *Dad's Army* (2016), as Private Godfrey
- *The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells* (2016), series, as Elderly Philosopher
- *Unity* (2015), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Casual Vacancy* (2015), series, as Howard Mollison
- *Fortitude* (2015), series, as Henry Tyson
- *On Angel Wings* (2014), as Grandfather
- *Paddington* (2014), as Uncle Pastuzo (voice) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/paddington.md)
- *Common* (2014), as Judge — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/common.md)
- *Quirke* (2014), series, as Judge Garret Griffin
- *Lucan* (2013), series, as John Burke
- *Lucan* (2013), as John Burke
- *National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage* (2013), as Hirst
- *Restless* (2012), series, as Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer
- *Quartet* (2012), as Cedric Livingston
- *The Hollow Crown* (2012), series, as Mortimer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-hollow-crown.md)
- *Luck* (2012), series, as Michael
- *Page Eight* (2011), as Benedict Baron — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/page-eight.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* (2011), as Albus Dumbledore — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2.md)
- *Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol* (2010), as Old Kazran / Elliot Sardick
- *The King's Speech* (2010), as King George V — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1* (2010), as Albus Dumbledore — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-1.md)
- *The Book of Eli* (2010), as George
- *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), as Franklin Bean (voice) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md)
- *Emma* (2009), series, as Mr. Woodhouse
- *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince* (2009), as Albus Dumbledore — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince.md)
- *Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire* (2009), series, as Narrator
- *Brideshead Revisited* (2008), as Lord Marchmain
- *Cranford* (2007), series, as Thomas Holbrook — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/cranford.md)
- *Joe's Palace* (2007), as Elliot Graham
- *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* (2007), as Albus Dumbledore — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix.md)
- *The Alps - Climb of Your Life* (2007), as Narrator (voice)
- *Celebration* (2007), as Lambert
- *The Baker* (2007), as Leo
- *The Good Night* (2007), as Alan Weigert
- *The Good Shepherd* (2006), as Dr. Fredericks — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-shepherd.md)
- *John Duffy's Brother* (2006), as Narrator
- *Amazing Grace* (2006), as Lord Charles Fox
- *The Omen* (2006), as Bugenhagen
- *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005), as Albus Dumbledore — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire.md)
- *The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou* (2004), as Oseary Drakoulias
- *Stories of Lost Souls* (2004), as Larry
- *Layer Cake* (2004), as Eddie Temple
- *Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow* (2004), as Paley
- *Being Julia* (2004), as Jimmie Langton
- *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* (2004), as Albus Dumbledore — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban.md)
- *Standing Room Only* (2004), Actor
- *Little Wolf's Book of Badness* (2003), as Uncle Bigbad (voice)
- *Angels in America* (2003), series, as Prior Walter Ancestor #1 (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/angels-in-america.md)
- *Path to War* (2003), as Lyndon Johnson
- *Sylvia* (2003), as Professor Thomas
- *Open Range* (2003), as Denton Baxter
- *Deep Blue* (2003), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Actors* (2003), as Barreller
- *The Lost Prince* (2003), series, as King Edward VII
- *Ali G Indahouse* (2002), as Prime Minister
- *Charlotte Gray* (2001), as Levade
- *Gosford Park* (2001), as William McCordle — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/gosford-park.md)
- *Christmas Carol: The Movie* (2001), as Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
- *High Heels and Low Lifes* (2001), as Kerrigan
- *Perfect Strangers* (2001), series, as Raymond
- *Endgame* (2000), as Hamm
- *The Last September* (2000), as Sir Richard Naylor
- *Longitude* (2000), as John Harrison
- *Longitude* (2000), series, as John Harrison
- *Wives and Daughters* (1999), series, as Squire Hamley
- *Sleepy Hollow* (1999), as Baltus Van Tassel — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/sleepy-hollow.md)
- *The Insider* (1999), as Thomas Sandefur — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-insider.md)
- *Plunkett & Macleane* (1999), as Lord Gibson
- *Dead on Time* (1999), as Maurice Silverman
- *Dancing at Lughnasa* (1998), as Father Jack Mundy
- *A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway* (1998), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Gambler* (1997), as Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- *The Wings of the Dove* (1997), as Lionel Croy
- *The Willows in Winter* (1996), as Badger
- *Samson and Delilah* (1996), series, as Re Hamun
- *Nothing Personal* (1996), as Leonard
- *Midnight in Saint Petersburg* (1996), as Alex
- *Two Deaths* (1996), as Daniel Pavenic
- *Mary Reilly* (1996), as Mary’s Father
- *The Innocent Sleep* (1996), as Det. Insp. Matheson
- *The Wind in the Willows* (1995), as Badger (voice)
- *Bullet to Beijing* (1995), as Alexei
- *A Man of No Importance* (1994), as Ivor J. Carney
- *Squanto: A Warrior's Tale* (1994), as Sir George
- *Faith* (1994), series, as Peter John Moreton
- *The Browning Version* (1994), as Dr. Frobisher
- *Clean Slate* (1994), as Cornell
- *The Entertainer* (1993), as Archie Rice
- *Toys* (1992), as General Zevo
- *Maigret* (1992), series, as Chief Inspector Maigret
- *The Storyteller: Greek Myths* (1991), series, as The Storyteller
- *Performance* (1991), series, as Archie Rice
- *Mobsters* (1991), as Don Salvatore Faranzano
- *Blood Royal: William the Conqueror* (1990), as William I
- *About Face* (1989), series, Actor
- *The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover* (1989), as Albert Spica — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-and-her-lover.md)
- *A Dry White Season* (1989), as Magistrate
- *The Heat of the Day* (1989), as Harrison
- *The Rachel Papers* (1989), as Doctor Knowd
- *Paris by Night* (1989), as Gerald Paige
- *The Jim Henson Hour* (1989), series, as Ultragorgon (voice)
- *Monster Maker* (1989), as Ultragorgon, Ultragorgon(voice)
- *Mountain Language* (1988), as Sergeant
- *Missing Link* (1988), as Narrator (voice)
- *Ghosts* (1987), as Pastor Manders
- *The Singing Detective* (1986), series, as Philip Marlow
- *Turtle Diary* (1985), as George Fairbairn
- *Theatre Night* (1985), series, as Pastor Manders
- *Oscar* (1985), series, as Oscar Wilde
- *Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie* (1985), Actor
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Ivor J. Carney
- *Absurd Person Singular* (1985), as Geoffrey
- *The Breadwinner* (1982), as Charles Battle
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Jarvis McLeod
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Tommy Hambury — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, as Andrew
- *One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day* (1978), as Kenny
- *The Seagull* (1978), as Trigorin
- *The Other One* (1977), series, as Brian Bryant
- *Premiere* (1977), series, as Kenny
- *The Sunday Drama* (1977), series, as David Patton
- *French Without Tears* (1976), as Lt Cmdr Rogers
- *Tiptoe Through the Tulips* (1976), as Piers
- *In the Labyrinth* (1976), as Duncan Harrison
- *The Other Woman* (1976), as Robin
- *The Secret Agent* (1975), as Tom Ossipon
- *Masquerade* (1974), series, as Stewart
- *Bold Face: Condensed* (1974), as John
- *The Beast Must Die* (1974), as Jan Jarmokowski
- *Zodiac* (1974), series, as Reuben Keiser
- *The Catholics* (1973), as Brother Kevin
- *Second City Firsts* (1973), series, as John
- *Orson Welles' Great Mysteries* (1973), series, as Major Rolfe
- *Centre Play* (1973), series, as Duncan Harrison
- *Nothing But the Night* (1973), as Insp. Grant
- *Arthur of the Britons* (1972), series, as Roland
- *Six Days of Justice* (1972), series, as Mr.Golding
- *Cows* (1972), as Max
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1971), as Theseus
- *Eyeless in Gaza* (1971), series, as Mark Staithes
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Max, Robin, Piers
- *Confession* (1970), series, as Mr. Tennent
- *Softly Softly: Task Force* (1969), series, as Cranley
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Brother Kevin
- *The Borderers* (1968), series, as Gavin Ker
- *Omnibus* (1967), series, Actor
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Charles Battle
- *Romeo and Juliet* (1967), as Gregory
- *Much Ado About Nothing* (1967), as Other Watchman
- *Softly, Softly* (1966), series, Actor
- *Othello* (1965), as Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Gregory, Theseus, Lt. Cmdr. Bill Rogers, Boris Trigorin
- *Public Eye* (1965), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Michael Gambon](https://film.one/media/person/60492/gallery-9a292846b29b.jpg) Michael Gambon — IamIrishwikiuser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Michael_Gambon_cropped.jpg/1280px-Michael_Gambon_cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![On stage Q&A (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/60492/gallery-41fb03461f36.jpg) On stage Q&A (2013) — IamIrishwikiuser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Michael_Gambon.jpg/1280px-Michael_Gambon.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michael Gambon on the set of Dad's Army in October 2014. Filming took place on the beach at North Landing, Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.The sc](https://film.one/media/person/60492/gallery-6bc396957a05.jpg) Michael Gambon on the set of Dad's Army in October 2014. Filming took place on the beach at North Landing, Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.The sc — Parkywiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Michael_Gambon_as_Private_Godfrey_in_Dad%27s_Army.JPG/1280px-Michael_Gambon_as_Private_Godfrey_in_Dad%27s_Army.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michael Gambon](https://film.one/media/person/60492/gallery-8cdf9e319f76.jpg) Michael Gambon — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Gambon](https://film.one/media/person/60492/gallery-2d8ef99958b8.jpg) Michael Gambon — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Gambon](https://film.one/media/person/60492/gallery-962e800f83d6.jpg) Michael Gambon — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Gambon](https://film.one/media/person/60492/gallery-379bde94a3fb.jpg) Michael Gambon — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Gambon](https://film.one/media/person/60492/gallery-0f14a5c0591d.jpg) Michael Gambon — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Gambon](https://film.one/media/person/60492/gallery-4459810daf76.jpg) Michael Gambon — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2002: Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (nominated)

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2010: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (nominated)
- 2002: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (nominated)

### Other awards — 11 won, 1 nominated

- Irish Film & Television Awards 2017: Irish Film & Television Awards (won)
- British Independent Film Awards 2012: British Independent Film Award – The Richard Harris Award (won)
- Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2010: Evening Standard Theatre Awards (won)
- Knight Bachelor 1998: Knight Bachelor (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1997: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1995: Evening Standard Theatre Awards (won), for *Volpone*
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1990: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (won)
- Laurence Olivier Awards 1990: Laurence Olivier Awards (won), for *Man of the Moment*
- Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award 1989: Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award (won), for *The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover*
- Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1987: Evening Standard Theatre Awards (won), for *A View from the Bridge*
- Laurence Olivier Awards 1987: Laurence Olivier Awards (won), for *A View from the Bridge*
- Laurence Olivier Awards 1986: Laurence Olivier Awards (won), for *A Chorus of Disapproval*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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