Harry Potter fans woke up this Thursday, September 28, to sad news and it was reported that Michael Gabon, who played Professor Albus Dumbledore in the epic film, has died at the age of 82 after suffering from pneumonia.
Immediately, family, fans and former colleagues of the actor spoke about it on social networks, expressing their most sincere condolences, however, “Dumbledore” was not the only role played by the Irish-British actor, who played in the theater, the cinema and television. in 50 years of artistic career.
Michael Gambon’s iconic characters
He played the great wizard ‘Albus Dumbledore’ between 2004 and 2011 after replacing the late Richard Harris, but before that he played other iconic characters and received 4 Baftas.
His many accolades throughout his life include an Olivier Award for his performance in ‘A View from the Bridge’ and he was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in ‘Skylight’.
Gabon, who lived on the outskirts of London, He is known in the UK for playing the French detective ‘Jules Maigret’ in the series ‘Maigret’ of the ITV channel and to star in the series of the public channel BBC “The singing detective”: “Philip E. Marlowe”which won him a Bafta award.
Born on October 29, 1940 in Dublin, Gabon made his stage debut in a production of ‘Othello’ and was a founding member of the National Theater in London. He later made his film debut with the same title in 1965.
One of his first notable television roles was in the medieval series The Borderers (1968–1970), as well as his portrayal of ‘Oscar Wilde’ in the 80s, when he also starred in the film “The Cook, the Thief, the Woman and Her Lover” alongside Helen Mirren.
In the 90s he worked with Julia Roberts and Robin Williams without his participation being so notable until he starred in ‘The player’ and “The Insider,” based on a true story, in which he starred alongside Al Pacino, Russell Crowe and Christopher Plummer. He also appeared in Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow alongside Johnny Depp.
She also made television appearances in series such as Women and Daughters in 1999 and Perfect Strangers, for which she won her second and third Bafta awards.
In 2002 he starred in ‘Road to War’, portraying the 36th president of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnsona role for which he was nominated for Golden Globes and Emmys.
Some of his notable film roles were: ‘The Actors’ in 2003, ‘Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow’ in 2004, ‘The Good Shepherd’ in 2006, ‘The King’s Speech’ in 2010, ‘Quartet’ in 2012 and “King of Thieves” in 2018.
In 2016 he was also selected to play Winston Churchill in the film “Churchill’s Secret” and in 2017 he played his character ‘Mr. Laurence in the television adaptation of “Little Women”.
Without a doubt, his death represents a great loss to theatre, film and television.
Rest in peace, Michael Gabon
Source: univision
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