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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.
Michael Gambon
Albus Dumbledore's Ghost Figure
for Albus Dumbledore's Ghost Figure in James Potter and the Memory Diamond
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It's James Sirius Potter and his siblings and cousins 1st year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and WIzardry and their parents and relatives, Harry and Ginny Potter, Ron and Hermione Granger Weasley, George and Angelina Weasley, Bill and Fleur Weasley and Percy and Audrey Weasley are working for the Daily Prophet and the Ministry of Magic. Things have changed so far: Fluffy's released in the Forbidden Forest, Draco Malfoy's wife, Astoria Malfoy had been killed by new Death Eaters, Minerva McGonagall is the new Hogwarts headmistress, Neville Longbottom is the new Herbology teacher, Luna Longbottom is the new matriach, Harold Alcurn is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Susan Bones is the new Flying Lessons Instructor, Michael Corner is the new Muggle Studies Teacher, Zacharias Smith is the new Charms teacher, Ernest MacMillian is the new Potions teacher and Roger Davies is the new Transfiguration teacher, but Lily Potter I, James Potter I, Cedric Diggory, Sirius Black, Albus Dumbledore, Fred Weasley I, Remus Lupin, Mad Eye Moody and Nymphadora Tonks are now ghost figures just like Sir Nicholas, Moaning Myrtle and the Bloody Baron. Then 1 dark and creepy evening, a new evil wizard named Lord Keeling and an evil witch lady named Lady Delphini have arrived in the shadows of darkness and a new set of Death Eaters and Dementors and other evil critters have appeared as well. James must go on a mission quest to find the memory diamond.
