Michael Gambon

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Michael Gambon

Sir Michael John Gambon CBE (born October 19, 1940 in Dublin ) is an Irish - British actor .

Life

Gambon's career began in Dublin in 1963 at the Edwards-MacLiammoir Gate Theater . Under Sir Laurence Olivier , he was a member of the National Theater Company's original cast at the Old Vic . He has starred in many plays written by Alan Ayckbourn . Gambon later went to Birmingham , where he played the title role in Othello . In the following four decades, Gambon established himself as one of the greatest theater actors of his time.

Gambon almost became a James Bond actor too , as the show's producers tested him for the role. However, it was rejected because those responsible did not want to cast an "unknown" actor again for this role after George Lazenby . From 1992 to 1993 he impersonated Commissioner Maigret in twelve episodes of a British television series .

From the third film in the Harry Potter series onwards, Michael Gambon played the school principal Albus Dumbledore . The role was cast in the first two films with Richard Harris , who died after a serious illness on October 25, 2002, so that a new cast was necessary.

Michael Gambon is less well known as a movie actor, but on stage he is one of Britain's most notable character actors. He is originally from Dublin and is (like Richard Harris) of Irish descent. As a tribute to his deceased colleague, he speaks Professor Dumbledore in the original with an Irish accent. The voice actor for the German-speaking area was first Klaus Höhne , from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix then Wolfgang Hess .

Gambon is also a British citizen. He was beaten to a Knight Bachelor degree by Queen Elizabeth II in 1992 and is therefore allowed to call himself Sir .

Gambon has a hobby of collecting antique weapons. He also has a pilot's license and his own aircraft.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

  • In 1986 (1985 season) he received the Laurence Olivier Theater Award for best performance in a comedy in A Chorus of Disapproval (A Chorus of Indignation).
  • In 1987 he received the London Evening Standard Theater Award for Best Actor for his performance in View from the Bridge .
  • 1990 Winner of the London Critics' Circle Theater Award (Drama Category) for Best Actor for Man of the Moment
  • In 1995 he received the Laurence Olivier Theater Award and also the London Evening Standard Theater Award for Best Actor for Volpone ( Volpone or The Fox ).
  • In 1997 he was nominated for Broadway's 1997 Tony Award for Best Actor for Skylight .
  • 1998 nominated for the Laurence Olivier Theater Award for Best Actor of the 1997 Season for Tom and Clem at the Aldwych Theater
  • 1999 (1998 season) nominated for the Laurence Olivier Theater Award for The Unexpected Man
  • 2000 received the 2000 London Critics' Circle Theater Award (Drama) for The Caretaker at the Comedy Theater
  • 2003 nominated for the Laurence Olivier Theater Award for Best Actor of 2002 for his performance at the Royal Court Theater Downstairs

In the British automobile show Top Gear , Gambon appeared in the "Star in an affordable car" category, after which the last bend before the test track was named after him.

Web links

Commons : Michael Gambon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Greatest Stage Actor 2010. (No longer available online.) In: The Stage. December 16, 2010; Archived from the original on December 27, 2010 ; accessed on January 17, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Actor Michael Gambon. In: German synchronous card index. Retrieved January 17, 2011 .
  3. ↑ "Michael Gambon Biography" ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Tiscali (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tiscali.co.uk
  4. ↑ Jon Sever: Top Gear: Watch 13 of the best 'Star In A Reasonably Priced Car' guests from Usain Bolt to Amber Heard. Aaron Paul, Michael Gambon and Will.i.am are among some of the most memorable celebrity guests. In: mirror.co.uk. May 11, 2014, accessed February 12, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Gambon, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gambon, Michael John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin , Ireland