Michael Gambon on screen and stage

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The following is a list of film, television, theatre, and radio credits of Irish-British actor Sir Michael Gambon.

Film[edit]

Waxwork of Michael Gambon as character Albus Dumbledore.
Year Title Role Notes
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)[1][2]
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

Television[edit]

Year Film Role Notes
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"[3]
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[4]
2016 Churchill's Secret Winston Churchill TV movie, PBS
The Hollow Crown: Henry VI, Part I Mortimer Miniseries, BBC
2017 Fearless Sir Alastair McKinnon Miniseries, ITV
Little Women Mr. Laurence TV miniseries, PBS
2015–2018 Fortitude Henry Tyson 10 episodes

Theatre[edit]

Year Title Role Venue
1962 Othello Second Gentleman Gate Theatre, Dublin
1963 Hamlet Spear Carrier National Theatre, The Old Vic
Saint Joan Extra
The Recruiting Officer Servant
1964 Andorra Extra
Othello Extra
Philoctetes Chorus
The Royal Hunt of the Sun Diego
1965 The Crucible Herrick
Mother Courage and Her Children Eilif
Love for Love Snap
1966 Juno and the Paycock Jerry Devine
The Storm Extra
1967 Events While Guarding the Bofors Gun Flynn Birmingham Repertory Theatre
A Severed Head Palmer Anderson
The Doctor's Dilemma Patrick Cullen
Saint Joan Cauchon
1968 Peer Gynt The Button Moulder
Othello Othello
Macbeth Macbeth Forum Theatre, Billingham
1969 In Celebration Andrew Liverpool Playhouse
Coriolanus Coriolanus
1970 The Plebeians Rehearse the Uprising Wiebe Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre
Major Barbara Charles Lomax
1971 Henry VIII Surrey
When Thou Art King Hotspur Roundhouse (RSC)
1972 The Brass Hat Guy Holden Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
1973 Not Drowning But Waving Robin Greenwich Theatre
1974 The Norman Conquests Tom
1975 The Norman Conquests Tom Globe Theatre
The Zoo Story Gerry Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
1976 Otherwise Engaged Simon Queen's Theatre
1977 Just Between Ourselves Neil
1978 Alice's Boys Bertie Savoy Theatre
Betrayal Jerry Olivier Theatre (NT)
1979 Close of Play Henry Lyttelton Theatre (NT)
Richard III Buckingham Olivier Theatre (NT)
1980 Othello Roderigo
Sisterly Feelings Patrick
The Life of Galileo Galileo
1981 Much Ado About Nothing Benedick
1982 King Lear King Lear Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RSC)
1983 King Lear King Lear Barbican Theatre (RSC)
Antony and Cleopatra Antony
Tales from Hollywood Ödön von Horváth Olivier Theatre (NT)
1985 Old Times Deeley Theatre Royal Haymarket
A Chorus of Disapproval Dafydd ap Llewellyn Olivier Theatre (NT)
1986 Tons of Money Sprules Lyttelton Theatre (NT)
1987 A View from the Bridge Eddie Carbone Cottesloe Theatre (NT)
A Small Family Business Jack McCracken Olivier Theatre (NT)
1988 Mountain Language Sergeant Lyttelton Theatre (NT)
Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya Vaudeville Theatre
1989 Veterans Day Walter Kercelik Theatre Royal Haymarket
1990 Man of the Moment Douglas Beechey Globe Theatre
1991 Othello Othello Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Taking Steps Roland
1995 Volpone Volpone Olivier Theatre (NT)
Skylight Tom Sergeant Cottesloe Theatre (NT)
1996 Wyndham's Theatre
Royale Theatre, New York City
1997 Tom and Clem Tom Driberg Aldwych Theatre
1998 The Unexpected Man The Man The Pit (RSC)/Duchess Theatre
1999 Juno and the Paycock Captain Jack Boyle Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
2000 Cressida John Shank Albery Theatre
The Caretaker Davies Comedy Theatre
2002 A Number The Father Royal Court Theatre
2004 Endgame Hamm Albery Theatre
2005 Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 Falstaff Olivier Theatre (NT)
Celebration Lambert Gate Theatre, Dublin/Albery Theatre (staged reading)
2006 Eh Joe Joe Gate Theatre/Duke of York's Theatre
2008 No Man's Land Hirst
2010 Krapp's Last Tape Krapp Gate Theatre/Duchess Theatre
2012 All That Fall Dan Rooney Jermyn Street Theatre/Arts Theatre
2013 59E59 Theatres, New York City
Eh Joe Joe Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
2014 Schiller Theater, Berlin
2018 Pinter One The Guard (voice) Harold Pinter Theatre

Radio[edit]

Year Title Role Director Station
1990 Betrayal Jerry Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 3
2006 Embers Henry Stephen Rea BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3
2007 The Homecoming Sam Thea Sharrock

Video games[edit]

Date Title Voice role
2003 Ghosthunter Lord William Hawksmoor
2014 The Elder Scrolls Online The Prophet / Varen Aquilarios[5]
2018 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Professor Albus Dumbledore

CDs[edit]

  • Vivaldi – The Four Seasons – Music and Sonnetts (2011) – Michael Gambon, Robert Atchison and the Altamira Chamber Orchestra

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joshua Rothkopf (3 February 2016). "Hail, Caesar! [review]". Time Out New York. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. ^ Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (4 February 2016). "The Coens swipe at religion, counterculture, and Hollywood in Hail, Caesar!". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. ^ Dowell, Ben (12 July 2010). "Katherine Jenkins to star in Doctor Who Christmas special". The Guardian. London.
  4. ^ Jason Deans (6 June 2014). "BBC adaptation of Casual Vacancy to star Michael Gambon". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Bethesda Teases Us With a Trailer For 'The Elder Scrolls Online'". MTV Multiplayer.

External links[edit]

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