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Sir Michael John Gambon (October 19, 1940 – September 27, 2023) was an Irish-English actor. Gambon started his acting career with Laurence Olivier as one of the original members of the Royal National Theatre. Over his six-decade-long career, he received three Olivier Awards and four BAFTA TV Awards. In 1998, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. Gambon appeared in many productions of works by William Shakespeare such as Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth and Coriolanus. Gambon was nominated for thirteen Olivier Awards, winning three times for A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), A View from the Bridge (1987), and Man of the Moment (1990). In 1997, Gambon made his Broadway debut in David Hare's Skylight, earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination. Gambon made his film debut in Othello (1965). His other notable films include The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), The Wings of the Dove (1997), The Insider (1999), Gosford Park (2001), Amazing Grace (2006), The King's Speech (2010), Quartet (2012), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). Gambon also appeared in the Wes Anderson films The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009). Gambon gained wider recognition through his role of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series from 2004 to 2011, replacing Richard Harris following his death in 2002. For his work on television, he received four BAFTA Awards for The Singing Detective (1986), Wives and Daughters (1999), Longitude (2000), and Perfect Strangers (2001). He also received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Path to War (2002) and Emma (2009). Gambon's other notable projects include Cranford (2007) and The Casual Vacancy (2015). In 2017, he received the Irish Film & Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2020, he was listed at No. 27 on The Irish Times's list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
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for Alfred Pennyworth in Batman & Superman: World's Finest Trilogy
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In a trilogy of movies, we see the big lead up to Batman and Superman's first time meeting. In Batman's film, he's well into his years of fighting crime and more specifically, the Joker. During Joker's latest plan, Batman feels he needs help, so he calls in his old sidekick, Dick Grayson, and Commissioner Gordon's daughter, Barbara Gordon, to help him fight the evil clown. In Superman's film, he finds himself battling Lex Luthor and trying to prove that he is selling weapons to terrorists. All the while learning about Batman and what he's like. These movies culminate in World's Finest when Bruce Wayne goes to Gotham City for a press tour for his latest book, "Orphaned Billionaire: How I Coped With Loss." The Joker follows closely behind him, intent on teaming up with Lex Luthor to defeat both Batman and Superman. With their alliance made, Batman and Superman, despite their strong disliking of each other, must team up to stop the mad clown and corrupt businessman. The end of the final movie in the trilogy foreshadows a future Justice League movie with Brainiac as the main villain.
