Cast

Michael Gambon

1940 – 2023

Active years (films on this site)

1988–2017

Genres

DramaComedyAdventureThrillerCrime

Schools and movements

British CinemaAmerican Independent CinemaContemporary European Art CinemaNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Wes Anderson2 filmsDavid Hare1 filmPeter Greenaway1 filmRobert Altman1 filmStephen Frears1 film

Biography

Sir Michael John Gambon 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.

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Awards and honours

International

• Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award 1989
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1990

National / local

• Laurence Olivier Awards 1986
• Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1987
• Laurence Olivier Awards 1987
• Laurence Olivier Awards 1990
• Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1995
• Knight Bachelor 1998
• Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2010
• British Independent Film Award – The Richard Harris Award 2012
• Irish Film & Television Awards 2017

6 films on this site

1. Paris by Night 1988 · David Hare · IMDb 6.0 · Cast
2. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 1989 · Peter Greenaway · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
3. Gosford Park 2001 · Robert Altman · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
4. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 2004 · Wes Anderson · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
5. Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009 · Wes Anderson · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
6. Victoria & Abdul 2017 · Stephen Frears · IMDb 6.8 · Cast