Michael Gambon

Actor, Film actor

1940 –

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Who is Michael Gambon?

Sir Michael John Gambon CBE is an Irish-born English actor who has worked in theatre, television and film. A highly respected theatre actor, Gambon is also recognised for his roles as Philip Marlow in the BBC television serial The Singing Detective, as Jules Maigret in the 1990s ITV serial Maigret, and as a replacement for the late Richard Harris as Professor Albus Dumbledore in the final six Harry Potter films.

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Born
Oct 19, 1940
Cabra, Dublin
Also known as
  • Sir Michael Gambon
  • Mike Gambon
  • Sir Michael John Gambon, CBE
  • Sir Michael John Gambon
  • The Great Gambon
  • Sir Michael John Gambon KBE
Parents
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
Ethnicity
  • Irish people
Nationality
  • Republic of Ireland
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
  • St. Aloysius' College
  • St Aloysius Boys' School
Lived in
  • County Dublin
  • Cabra, Dublin
  • London
  • Mornington Crescent, London
  • Gravesend

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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