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1940 – 2023Michael GambonIrish-English ActorIrish-English actor who enjoyed a six-decade career spanning theatre, film and television. Knighted in 1998 for services to drama, he won three Olivier Awards, four BAFTAs and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He is best known internationally for playing Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight Harry Potter films.
2023Michael Gambon dies in EssexDied peacefully in hospital in Witham, Essex, following a bout of pneumonia, at the age of 82. His wife Anne and son Fergus were at his bedside.