Sir Michael John Gambon, CBE

Sir Michael John Gambon CBE (born 19 October 1940) 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 Professor Albus Dumbledore in the remaining six Harry Potter films after the death of actor Richard Harris.

Gambon was born in Cabra, Dublin, during World War II. His father, Edward Gambon, was an engineer, and his mother, Mary (née Hoare),[1] was a seamstress. His father decided to seek work in the rebuilding of London, and so the family moved to Mornington Crescent in North London, when Gambon was five. His father had him made a British citizen, a decision that would later allow Gambon to receive a substantive, rather than honorary, knighthood and CBE.

References and Sources

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gambon
• http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Gambon
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-517649/Dumbledore-bed-...
• http://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/feb/29/theatre
• http://www.celebitchy.com/56704/married_michael_gambon_68_has_secon...
• “Michael Gambon, Dumbledore in the ‘Harry Potter’ Films, Dies at 82.” 28 September 2023. < nytimes.com >