Harry Potter actor Michael Gambon dies at age 82
- Michael Gambon has passed away at the age of 82.
- He died of pneumonia in Witham Hospital on 27 September 2023
- Michael Gambon was an Irish-British actor best known for his role in the 1980s hit series “The Singing Detective.”
RIP! Michael Gambon passed away at the age of 82
Michael Gambon is no longer alive among us! The Irish-born British stage and screen actor died of pneumonia in Witham Hospital on 27 September 2023 at the age of 82.
His representative confirmed his death with a heartfelt statement on behalf of his family members.
“We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon, Beloved husband and father, Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus at his bedside, following a bout of pneumonia. Michael was 82. We ask that you respect our privacy at this painful time and thank you for your messages of support and love.”
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Michael is survived by his wife mathematician Anne Miller and son Fergus Gambon. Fergus is working as a ceramics expert on the BBC series Antiques Roadshow.
He had other two sons named Thomas and William Gamnon whom he shared with his ex-girlfriend Philippa Hart.
What was Michael Gambon best known for?
Michael Gambon, full name Sir Michael John Gambon, was an Irish-British actor. He had established a prominent career in the entertainment industry.
He was best known for his biggest roles as the psoriasis-ridden sleuth in the 1980s hit series “The Singing Detective.”
Michael was born to his mother Mary (née Hoare) and father Edward Gambon on 19th October 1940. His father was an engineering operative during World War II and his mother was a seamstress.
Although he was born in the Cabra suburb of Dublin, when he was six, his family moved to Mornington Crescent in London’s Camden borough from where he got British citizenship.
At the age of 24, he made his theatre debut in Gate Theatre’s 1962 production of Othello where he portrayed the role of Second Gentleman.
After that, he caught the attention of actor Laurence Olivier who hired him to join his new National Theatre Company along with Robert Stephens, Derek Jacobi, and Frank Finlay.
Throughout his theatre career, he received 13 nominations for an Oliver Award, winning in 1986 and ’90 for Alan Ayckbourn’s A Chorus of Disapproval and Man of the Moment, respectively, and in 1988 for Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge.
He also appeared on the big screen such as Toys (1992), Mary Reilly (1996), Dostoyevsky in The Gambler (1997), The King’s Speech (2010), Quartet (2012), and more.
