For years he had two families; his wife's family and his lover's family at the same time: Who is Michael Gambon?
New generations knew him for his role as Professor Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films. Throughout his 82 years of life, there was no role he could not take on, not only in the cinema but also on the screen and on the theater stage.
Michael Gambon is a film and theater actor born in Ireland on 19 October 1940. Michael Gambon first started working as an engineer. When he was 21, he decided that he definitely wanted to be an actor.
He began his acting career in 1963 at the Edwards/MacLiammoir Gate Theater in Dublin. He was an early member of the National Theater at the Old Vic. After taking part in many plays in this theater directed by Lawrence Olivier, he moved to Birmingham Rep, where he played Othello. In the 40 years since then, Gambon has gained a reputation as one of the best theater actors of his time.
The actor won an Olivier Award for his role in Alan Ayckbourn's "A Chorus of Disapproval" and a 1995 Evening Standard Award for Best Actor for "The Life of Galileo" and "Volpone".
Sir Michael John Gambon (19 October 1940 – 27 September 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.
Moviegoers know him for his leading role in Peter Greenaway's "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover" as well as his more recent credits such as Matthew Vaughn's "Layer Cake", "Being Julia", Wes Anderson's "The Life Aquatic", "The Gambler", "Dancing at Lughnasa", "The Last September", Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow", "The Insider", "High Heels and Low Lives", "Charlotte Gray", "Gosford Park" directed by Robert Altman, "Path to War" directed by John Frankenheimer, "The Actors" directed by Conor McPherson, "Angels in America" directed by Mike Nichols and "Open Range" directed by Kevin Costner They also know.
Perhaps Gambon's most memorable role was in the Dennis Potter television series "The Singing Detective." The role earned him BAFTA, Broadcast Press Guild, and Royal Television Society Best Actor awards.
The actor also starred in the BBC production "Wives and Daughters", Charles Sturridge's successful production "Longitude" and Stephen Poliakoff's "A Family Tree".
Gambon most recently starred opposite Lee Evans in "End Game" directed by Matthew Warchus. The theater plays in which the actor took part can be summarized as follows: "Macbeth", "Coriolanus" and "Othello", in which he played the leading roles; "Otherwise Engaged" directed by Simon Gray; "The Norman Conquests" by Alan Ayckbourn; "Just Between Ourselves" and "Man of the Moment"; "Alice's Boys" with Ralph Richardson; Harold Pinter play "Old Times"; "Uncle Vanya" in which he starred, and "Veteran's Day" with Jack Lemmon.
While at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Gambon appeared in Harold Pinter's "Betrayal" and "Mountain Language", Simon Gray's "Close of Play", Christopher Hampton's "Tales from Hollywood", Ayckbourn's "Sisterly Feelings" and "A Small Family Business". " and starred in David Hare's "Skylight" (both in the West End and on Broadway). The actor also starred in "Richard III", "Othello", "Tons of Money", "A View from the Bridge" and Yasmina Reza's "Unexpected Man" (which transferred from the Barbican to the West End). took.
The actor most recently starred in Nicholas Hytner's adaptation of "Cressida" at the Almeida, Patrick Marber's "Caretaker" in the West End, and Stephen Daldry's "A Number" at the Royal Court.
Gambon was given the role of Albus Dumbledore, the wise and respected headmaster of Hogwarts School, after the death of Richard Harris. Once again in the films Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2010-2011). appeared before us.
WHY DID MICHAEL GAMBON DIE?
The family of the actor, who died at the age of 82, announced the news of his death. His family announced that he breathed his last peacefully in the hospital on Thursday after battling pneumonia.
March 2023
The will of Michael Gambon, the knighted British actor who died last September at the age of 82, was revealed months after his death.
HE HAD TWO FAMILIES FOR YEARS, HIS WIFE LIVED IN ONE HOUSE AND HIS LOVER LIVED IN ANOTHER HOUSE.
The double life of the master actor, who is famous for his talent and reputation in the show world, and the facts that emerged after his death were talked about a lot when it came to the agenda.
The star actor, who was married to Lady Anne Gombon in 1962 for 61 years until his death, had a 60-year-old son named Fergus from this marriage.
Fergus Gambon, an antiques expert, was a famous face on ceramics on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow program for many years.
HE REMAINED MARRIED TO HIS WIFE FOR 61 YEARS, UNTIL HIS DEATH
Michael Gambon's wife, Lady Anne Gombon, was a very successful and famous mathematician, although she is now retired.
However, this exemplary family and married life of Michael Gambon actually became a detail hiding another truth.
HE LIVED IN LOVE WITH ANOTHER WOMAN FOR 20 YEARS AND HE HAD TWO SONS FROM HER.
The master actor managed not one but two families over the years, had two children with set designer Phillipa Hart, who was with him for more than 20 years and established a separate home with her.
Michael Gambon and Phillipa Hart met in 2000 on the set of a movie where Hart was working and in which Michael Gambon also played the leading role.
Michael Gambon didn't hide the fact that he was married to Phillipa Hart, and he didn't mind it anyway. In fact, after their relationship started, the master actor took this woman, who was 25 years younger than himself, with him wherever he went and introduced her to everyone by calling her his girlfriend.
HE LEAVED HIS WIFE AND LIVED WITH HIS LOVER FOR YEARS
The couple lived together for a long time, and Gambon left his wife Lady Anne and his son Fergus, and moved in with his girlfriend Phillipa Hart.
The master actor said that his relations with his wife had improved towards the end of the 2010s and he returned home.
The famous actor took his two little sons to the set of the Harry Potter movie and even gave interviews about how happy they were on the set.
HIS WILL REVEALED: HE LEFT NOTHING TO HIS "OTHER" FAMILY
It was revealed that the star name, whose will was announced yesterday, chose only his wife Lady Anne, and his son Fergus as his heirs, and his entire fortune was left to them.
Gambon left nothing to his lover, with whom he was in love for 20 years and who gave him two sons.
Phillipa Hart, who had an open relationship with Gambon in his mansion in West London and this is known to everyone, cannot receive a single penny from the will prepared and signed in 2016.
HIS WIFE AND HIS "LEGAL" SON WERE BY HIS BEDBOARD WHEN HE DIED
Michael Gambon left only £10,000 each and two of the awards (in the form of trophies) he had won over the years to his two sons, who were born from his extramarital affair and whom he said he loved very much.