Michael Gambon

Sir Michael Gambon (n. 19 octombrie 1940, Dublin, Irlanda – d. 27 septembrie 2023, Witham, Anglia, Regatul Unit) a fost un actor englez de origine irlandeză care a jucat în filme, seriale TV și piese de teatru. Filmografia sa conține peste 100 de reprezentări. Gambon a fost înnobilat de către Prințul Charles, cu titlul de cavaler, în anul 1997.

Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon, 2013
Date personale
Născut	19 octombrie 1940[1][2][3][4][5] Dublin, Irlanda
Decedat	27 septembrie 2023 (82 de ani)[6][7] Witham, Anglia, Regatul Unit
Cauza decesului	cauze naturale (pneumonie[8])
Căsătorit cu	Anne Miller[*][[Anne Miller |​]] (1962–2002)[9]
Număr de copii	3
Cetățenie	Irlanda  Regatul Unit
Ocupație	actor de voce[*]​ actor de teatru[*]​ actor de film actor de televiziune[*]​ actor
Limbi vorbite	limba engleză[10]
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[11] St Aloysius RC College[*][[St Aloysius RC College (school in Islington, UK)|​]][12]
Alte premii
Premiile Laurence Olivier (1986) pentru A Chorus of Disapproval[*]​ Comandor al Ordinului Imperiului Britanic[*]​ (1990)[12] Knight Bachelor[*][[Knight Bachelor (title granted to a man who has been knighted by the British monarch but not as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry)|​]] (1998)[12] Evening Standard Theatre Awards[*][[Evening Standard Theatre Awards (the oldest theatrical awards ceremony in the United Kingdom)|​]] (1987) pentru A View from the Bridge[*][[A View from the Bridge |​]] British Independent Film Award – The Richard Harris Award[*][[British Independent Film Award – The Richard Harris Award (class of award)|​]] (2012) Premiile Laurence Olivier (1987) pentru A View from the Bridge[*][[A View from the Bridge |​]] Premiile Laurence Olivier (1990) pentru Man of the Moment[*]​ Evening Standard Theatre Awards[*][[Evening Standard Theatre Awards (the oldest theatrical awards ceremony in the United Kingdom)|​]] (1995) pentru Volpone[*][[Volpone |​]] Evening Standard Theatre Awards[*][[Evening Standard Theatre Awards (the oldest theatrical awards ceremony in the United Kingdom)|​]] (2010) Irish Film & Television Awards[*][[Irish Film & Television Awards (group of awards)|​]] (2017) Premio al mejor actor del Festival de Cine de Sitges[*][[Premio al mejor actor del Festival de Cine de Sitges |​]] (1989) pentru The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover[*][[The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover |​]]
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Scurtă prezentare

Gambon are și un trecut de neegalat pe scena de teatru, unde și-a început cariera cu Edwards/ MacLiammoir Gate Theatre în Dublin. În 1963 intră la National Theatre, la „The Old Vic”, sub conducerea lui Laurence Olivier, unde apare în numeroase producții teatrale. După aceea se alătură teatrului Birmingham Rep, interpretând rolurile principale în Macbeth, Coriolan și Othello.

Printre rolurile jucate în seriale se numără filmul Emma.

Rolurile de teatru de pe West End includ premierele londoneze a trei piese scrise de Alan Ayckbourn: „The Norman Conquests”, „Just Between Ourselves” și „Man Of The Moment”. A mai apărut în „Veterans Day” alături de Jack Lemmon, „Alice’s Boys” și „Unchiul Vania”. La Royal Shakespeare Company, joacă roluri principale în premierele lui Harold Pinter – „Betrayal” și „Mountain Language”, „Close Of Play” de Simon Gray, „Tales From Hollywood” de Christopher Hampton, dar și în seria de filme, adaptate după romanele scriitoarei J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter, în rolul lui Albus Dumbledore.

Premii obținute

Gambon și-a făcut un renume pe micul ecran cu rolul principal din "The Singing Detective", al lui Dennis Potter, interpretare care i-a adus premii de la BAFTA, Broadcasting Press Guild și The Royal Television.

A jucat teatru în trei piese ale lui Ayckbourn, printre care se număra și “A Chorus Of Disapproval”, pentru care a câștigat un prestigios Premiu Olivier.

Printre alte piese de teatru se numără “A View From The Bridge”, pentru care a câștigat toate premiile prestigioase de teatru din anul 1987, ca și rolurile principale din “The Life Of Galileo” și “Volpone”, cucerind în 1995 Premiul Evening Standard Best Actor.

Filmografie

Film

Michael Gambon ca Albus Dumbledore (ceară).

An	Titlu	Rol	Note
1965	Othello	Company
1973	Nothing but the Night	Inspector Grant
1974	The Beast Must Die	Jan Jarmokowski
1985	Turtle Diary	George Fairbairn
1988	Paris by Night	Gerald Paige
	Missing Link	Narrator (voice)
1989	The Rachel Papers	Doctor Knowd
	A Dry White Season	Magistrate
	The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover	Albert Spica
1991	Mobsters	Salvatore Maranzano
1992	Toys	General Leland Zevo
1994	A Man of No Importance	Ivor J. Garney
	Clean Slate	Philip Cornell
	Squanto: A Warrior's Tale	Sir George
	The Browning Version	Dr. Frobisher
1995	Bullet to Beijing	Alex
	Two Deaths	Daniel Pavenic
	Nothing Personal	Leonard
	Midnight in Saint Petersburg	Alex
1996	Mary Reilly	Mr. Reilly
	The Innocent Sleep	Det. Insp. Matheson
1997	The Gambler	Fyodor Dostoyevsky
	The Wings of the Dove	Lionel Croy
1998	Dancing at Lughnasa	Father Jack Mundy
	Plunkett & Macleane	Lord Gibson
1999	A Monkey's Tale	Master Martin (voice)
	Dead on Time	Maurice
	The Insider	Thomas Sandefur
	The Last September	Sir Richard Naylor
	Sleepy Hollow	Baltus Van Tassel
2001	Gosford Park	Sir William McCordle
	Charlotte Gray	Levade
	High Heels and Low Lifes	Kerrigan
	Christmas Carol: The Movie	Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
2002	Ali G Indahouse	Prime Minister
2003	Little Wolf's Book of Badness	Uncle Bigbad (voice)
	The Actors	Barreller
	Open Range	Denton Baxter
	Sylvia	Professor Thomas
	Deep Blue	Narrator	Documentary film
2004	Standing Room Only	Larry
	Being Julia	Jimmie Langton
	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow	Morris Paley
	Layer Cake	Eddie Temple
	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou	Oseary Drakoulias
	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	Professor Albus Dumbledore
2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
	Stories of Lost Souls: "Standing Room Only"	Larry
2006	The Omen	Bugenhagen
	The Good Shepherd	Dr. Fredericks
	John Duffy's Brother	Narrator (voice)
	Amazing Grace	Charles Fox
2007	The Good Night	Alan Weigert
	The Baker	Leo
	The Alps	Narrator	Documentary film
	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Professor Albus Dumbledore
2008	Brideshead Revisited	Lord Marchmain
2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Professor Albus Dumbledore
	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Franklin Bean (voice)
2010	The Book of Eli	George
	The King's Speech	King George V
	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1	Professor Albus Dumbledore	Cameo
2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
2012	Quartet	Cedric Livingstone
2014	Unity	Narrator	Documentary film
	Paddington	Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
2016	Dad's Army	Private Godfrey
	Hail, Caesar!	Narrator (voice)[13][14]
2017	Viceroy's House	General Hastings Ismay
	Mad to Be Normal	Sydney Kotok
	Victoria & Abdul	Lord Salisbury
	Kingsman: The Golden Circle	Sir Giles / Arthur
	Paddington 2	Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
2018	The Last Witness	Frank Hamilton
	King of Thieves	Billy "The Fish" Lincoln
	The Death & Life of John F. Donovan	Man in Restaurant Narrator	Double role voice role
	Johnny English Strikes Again	Agent Five	Uncredited cameo
2019	Judy	Bernard Delfont
	Cordelia	Moses

Televiziune

An	Titlu	Rol	Note
1967	Much Ado About Nothing	Watchman No. 4	Television movie, BBC
	Softly, Softly	Pete Lucas	Episode: Appointment in Wyvern
1967–1978	Play of the Month	Various characters	5 episodes
1968	Public Eye	Unknown	Episode: "Have Mud, Will Throw"
1969	Fraud Squad	Rex Lucien	Episode: "Last Exit to Leichstenstein"
1968–1970	The Borderers	Gavin Ker	26 episodes
1970	Confession	Mr. Tennent	Episode: "People Who Visit Glass Houses"
1971	Eyeless in Gaza	Mark Staithes	5 episodes
1972	The Challengers	John Killane	5 episodes
	The Man Outside	Ralph Kenward	Episode: "Cuculus Canorus"
	Softly, Softly: Task Force	Cranley	Episode: "Welcome to the Club"
	Kate	Edward	Episode: "A Fact of Life"
1973	Menace	Ellis	Episode: "Judas Goat"
	A Picture of Katherine Mansfield	Harry	Episode "#1.5"
	Special Branch	Muller	Episode: "Hostage"
	Arthur of the Britons	Roland	Episode: "The Prisoner"
	Six Days of Justice	Mr. Golding	Episode: "Stranger in Paradise"
	ITV Saturday Night Theatre	Brother Kevin	Episode: "Catholics"
	Orson Welles Great Mysteries	Major Rolfe	Episode: "An Affair of Honour"
1974	Zodiac	Reuben Keiser	Episode: "The Cool Aquarian"
	Masquerade	Stewart	Episode: "May We Come In?"
1975	The Secret Agent	Tom Ossipon	Television Movie, BBC
1976	Centre Play	Edith Harrison	Episode: "In the Labyrinth"
1972–1976	Play for Today	Various characters	3 episodes
1977	ITV Sunday Night Drama	Various characters	2 episodes
1978	Premiere	Kenny	Episode: "One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day"
1977–1979	The Other One	Brian Bryant	13 episodes
1979	Chalk and Cheese	Unknown	Unknown episodes
1980	Tales of the Unexpected	Andrew	Episode: "The Umbrella Man"
1982	ITV Playhouse	Unknown	Episode: "The Breadwinner"
	La ronde	Unknown	Television movie, BBC
1985	Absurd Person Singular	Geoffrey Jackson	Television movie, BBC
	Oscar	Oscar Wilde	TV miniseries
	Tropical Moon Over Dorking	Bill	Television movie, BBC
1986	The Singing Detective	Philip Marlowe	6 episodes
1987	Bergerac	Jarvis McLeod	Episode: "Winner Takes All"
	Theatre Night	Pastor Manders	Episode: Ghosts
1988	Mountain Language	Sergeant	Television Movie, BBC
1989	The Heat of the Day	Harrison	TV movie
	The Jim Henson Hour	Ultragorgon (voice)	Episode: Monster Maker
	About Face	Trevor	Episode: "Searching for Señor Duende"
1990	Blood Royal: William the Conqueror	William I	TV movie
1991	The Storyteller: Greek Myths	The Storyteller	4 episodes
	Minder	Tommy Hanbury	Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Pinner?"
1992–1993	Maigret	Insp. Maigret	12 episodes
1993	Performance	Archie Rice	Episode: "The Entertainer"
1994	Faith	Peter John Moreton	TV miniseries
1995	The Wind in the Willows	Badger (voice)	Television movie
1996	Expert Witness	Presenter / Narrator
	Samson and Delilah	King Hanun	TV miniseries
1999	Wives and Daughters	Squire Hamley	TV miniseries, BBC
2000	Longitude	John Harrison	Television movie, A&E
	Endgame	Hamm	Television Movie, BBC
2001	Perfect Strangers	Raymond	Miniseries, BBC
2002	Path to War	Lyndon B. Johnson	Television Movie, HBO
	Top Gear	Guest	Series 1: episode 8
2003	The Lost Prince	Edward VII	TV movie, BBC
	Angels in America	Prior Walter Ancestor	TV Miniseries, HBO
2006	Top Gear	Guest	Series 8: episode 5
	Celebration	Lambert	TV movie
2007	Joe's Palace	Elliot Graham	Television movie, BBC
	Cranford	Mr. Holbrook	2 episodes
2009	Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire	The Narrator	Episode: "Wench Trouble"
	Emma	Mr. Woodhouse	TV miniseries
2010	Doctor Who	Kazran / Elliot Sardick	Christmas special: "A Christmas Carol"[15]
2011	Comic Relief: Uptown Downstairs Abbey	Narrator	Uncredited
	Page Eight	Benedict Baron	TV movie, PBS
2012	Luck	Michael "Mike" Smythe	Miniseries, HBO
	Restless	Baron Mansfield	Miniseries, PBS
2013	National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage	Himself	Live special; PBS
	Lucan	Older John Burke	Miniseries, ITV
2014	Quirke	Judge Garret Griffin	3 episodes
	Common	Judge	TV movie, BBC
	On Angel Wings	Grandfather (voice)	Short
2015	The Casual Vacancy	Howard Mollison	Mini-series, HBO[16]
2016	Churchill's Secret	Winston Churchill	TV movie, PBS
	The Hollow Crown: Henry VI, Part I	Mortimer	Miniseries, BBC
	The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells	Egbert Elvesham	Miniseries, Sky Arts
2017	Fearless	Sir Alastair McKinnon	Miniseries, ITV
	Little Women	Mr. Laurence	TV miniseries, PBS
2015–2018	Fortitude	Henry Tyson	10 episoade