Michael Gambon

4 days ago - Dumbledore is portrayed by Richard Harris in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Following Harris's death in October 2002, Michael Gambon was cast in the role. He plays Dumbledore in six Harry Potter films, ...

September 21, 2020 - Celebrate the life and career of stage and screen actor Sir Michael Gambon, best known for his roles in the Harry Potter films, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, and Gosford Park.See the gallery · Photos · + 245 · Gosford Park · ...

May 18, 2024 - Jude Law's portrayal of Dumbledore was limited by weak material, despite showing emotional vulnerability and charisma on screen. It's hard to think about the world of Harry Potter without thinking of Professor Albus Dumbledore.

December 8, 2024 - Legendary Camelot actor Richard Harris was the first choice for the role of the silver-haired, sagacious Albus Dumbledore, whom fans knew well from the Harry Potter books. Chris Columbus' Harry Potter movies were warmer, sweeter, and more childlike ...

1 week ago - Harris received two Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his performances in This Sporting Life (1963), and The Field (1990). Other notable roles include in The Guns of Navarone (1961), Red Desert (1964), A Man Called Horse (1970), Cromwell (1970), Unforgiven (1992), Gladiator (2000), and The Count of Monte Cristo (2002). He gained cross-generational acclaim for his role as Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), the latter of which was his final film role.

1 week ago - He was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Mini-series or Movie and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television. He played Albus Dumbledore, Hogwarts' headmaster in the third instalment of J. K. Rowling's franchise, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), taking over the role after the death of Richard Harris in 2002; Harris had also played Maigret on television four years before Gambon took that role.

September 28, 2023 - Veteran actor Michael Gambon, who was known to many for his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight Harry Potter films, has died, his publicist said Thursday. He was 82.

November 25, 2023 - Pictures · Michael Gambon joined the cast of Harry Potter a few months after Harris' passing, and played Dumbledore for the first time in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third installment of the saga.

Sir Michael Gambon, the celebrated theater actor perhaps best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies, died on Wednesday.

September 28, 2023 - Michael Gambon, who has died aged 82, played Dumbledore in six of the eight "Harry Potter" movies. Here's how he was cast in the role.

3 weeks ago - Sir Richard St John Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer, who portrayed Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in the first two film adaptations of the Harry Potter books.

February 26, 2025 - US actor John Lithgow has said he is "excited" to be playing Dumbledore in the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series, adding that the role is "going to define me for the last chapter of my life".

September 28, 2023 - Michael Gambon, the Irish actor who played Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films, has died at 82.

September 29, 2023 - The kind but complex mentor of the wizarding school Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was made immortal onscreen by three actors. Of the three actors, it was Michael Gambon who played the part longest.

April 24, 2024 - Movies He Was In: Harry Potter ... Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2. Pros As Dumbledore: Michael Gambon's Dumbledore has a commanding presence whenever he shows up....

September 29, 2023 - Gambon took over the role of Dumbledore, a central character in the Harry Potter saga, when Richard Harris, who had originated it, died in 2002. Reviewing “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” in which he first appeared in the role, A.O.

September 28, 2023 - LONDON (AP) — Veteran actor Michael Gambon, who was known to many for his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films, has died, his publicist said Thursday.

September 28, 2023 - Sir Michael has died at the age of 82 and played Dumbledore in six out of the eight Harry Potter films, from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.