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Biography: Michael Gambon

One of Britain's most revered stage performers, Michael Gambon was described by the late Sir Ralph Richardson as "The Great Gambon." The fierce-looking Irish actor joined Britain's National Theatre in 1963 after being personally selected by Sir Laurence Olivier. He quickly worked his way up to leading parts and became particularly well known for his work in a number of Alan Ayckbourn plays. Gambon's career received a major boost in 1980, when he took the title role in John Dexter's production of The Life of Galileo; he subsequently became a regular player with both the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. The actor received particular acclaim for his work in A View from the Bridge, for which he won all of the major drama awards in 1987, and Volpone, for which he won the 1995 Evening Standard Award. Gambon made his Broadway debut in 1997 in New York's Royal Theatre production of David Hare's Skylight. While he was busy racking up an impressive number of plays, Gambon also found time to nurture a film career. Although he made his screen debut in a 1965 adaptation of Othello, the actor appeared only sporadically in films until the late '80s, when he began earning recognition for his work in such films as Peter Greenaway's The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989), which cast him as the sadistic titular thief. He went on to do starring work in a number of diverse films, including A Man of No Importance (1994), The Browning Version (1994), Dancing at Lughnasa (1998), and Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow (1999). Extremely busy during the millennial turnover, Gambon once again caught the attention of audiences in Robert Altman's much-praised comedy Gosford Park before taking over the late Richard Harris's role as Albus Dumbledore in 2004's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, subsequently portraying the character for the remainder of the films. Gambon, who became a familiar face to PBS devotees via his title role in Dennis Potter's quirky TV serial The Singing Detective (1986-1987), was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1992. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide less

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A Man of No Importance (1994)
Cast: Albert Finney Brenda Fricker
Tags: Psychological Drama Drama
Length: 98min
A middle-aged Irish bus conductor with a passion for the writings of Oscar Wilde causes controversy when he attempts to stage Wilde's ~Salome in this period drama set in early 1960s Dublin. Alfie Byrne (Albert Finney) is a well-liked local figure, a...
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Clean Slate (1994)
Cast: James Earl Jones
Tags: Mystery Comedy Detective Film Fantasy Comedy
Length: 107min
Dana Carvey plays a private detective who forgets everything when he goes to sleep at night, waking up each morning with a "clean slate," in this hit-and-miss comedy that plays like a companion piece to the much funnier Groundhog Day. Pogue (Carvey)...
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Faith (1994)
Cast: Michael Gambon
Tags: Political Drama Drama Family Drama
Length: 206min
A torrid extramarital affair sends a government official scrambling to salvage his career in this drama starring Michael Gambon and John Hannah and directed by John Strickland. Peter Moreton (Gambon) is a high-ranking government official with a lot to...
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Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
Tags: Docudrama Drama Historical Film
Length: 101min
Native American history got the Disney treatment in this biography aimed at younger audiences. Adam Beach stars as Squanto, an Eastern Massachusetts native of the 17th century, who befriends the English settlers who are starting to colonize the...
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Paris by Night (1989)
Cast: Charlotte Rampling Jane Asher
Tags: Crime Drama Drama
Length: 101min
British playwright David Hare both wrote and directed the complicated political melodrama Paris By Night. Charlotte Rampling plays a Tory member of the European parliament, who lets absolutely nothing get in way of her ambitions. At present, Rampling...
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989)
Cast: Helen Mirren Peter Greenaway
Tags: Satire Black Comedy Comedy Drama
Length: 123min
This is probably Peter Greenaway's most famous (or infamous) film, which first shocked audiences at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival and then on both sides of the Atlantic. A gang leader (Michael Gambon), accompanied by his wife (Helen Mirren) and his...
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Turtle Diary (1985)
Cast: Ben Kingsley Glenda Jackson
Tags: Romantic Comedy Romance Comedy Drama
Length: 90min
Adapted by Harold Pinter from the novel by Russell Hoban, Turtle Diary stars Glenda Jackson as a famed author/illustrator of children's books. In the midst of her success, Jackson suffers from writer's block. While casting about for new ideas, she...
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Toys (1992)
Cast: Barry Levinson Robin Williams
Tags: Comedy Fantasy Adventure
Length: 121min
Barry Levinson directed this cautionary fantasy fable--a triumph of production design--concerning the clash between benevolent, funny toys and malevolent, violent war toys and video games. Donald O'Connor is the kindly, gentle Kenneth Zevo, founder of...
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The Singing Detective (1986)
Tags: Musical Detective Film Musical Drama Psychological Drama Drama
Length: 415min
With the notable exception of Pennies From Heaven, The Singing Detective was the best-known TV miniseries project of the iconoclastic, darkly humored Dennis Potter. A reworking of Potter's first novel -Hide and Seek, the six-part series starred...
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