Sir Michael John Gambon CBE (October 19, 1940 - September 27, 2023) was a Irish actor who portrayed Baltus Van Tassel in Sleepy Hollow.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Michael John Gambon was born in the Cabra suburb of Dublin on 19 October 1940. His mother, Mary (née Hoare), was a seamstress, while his father, Edward Gambon, was an engineering operative during World War II. His father decided to seek work in the rebuilding of London, and moved the family to Mornington Crescent in London's Camden borough when Gambon was six. His father arranged for him to be made a British citizen, a decision that would later allow him to receive a substantive (rather than honorary) knighthood. Brought up as a strict Roman Catholic, he attended St Aloysius Boys' School in Somers Town and served at the altar. He then moved to St Aloysius' College in Highgate, whose former pupils include actor Peter Sellers. He later moved to North End, Kent, where he attended Crayford Secondary School but left with no qualifications at the age of 15. He then gained an apprenticeship as a toolmaker with Vickers Armstrong. By the time he was 21, he was a qualified engineering technician. He kept the job for a further year, acquiring a lifelong passion for collecting antique guns, clocks, watches, and classic cars.
Filmography[]
- Othello (1965)
- The Singing Detective (1986)
- The Storyteller (1987)
- A Dry White Season (1989)
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover(1989)
- Toys (1992)
- A Man of No Importance (1994)
- The Wings of the Dove (1997)
- Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
- The Last September (1999)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- The Insider (1999)”
- Wives and Daughters (1999)
- Gosford Park (2001)
- Charlotte Gray (2001)
- Ali G Indahouse (2002)
- Path to War (2002)
- The Lost Prince (2003)
- Open Range (2003)
- Angels in America (2003)
- Sylvia (2003)
- Being Julia (2004)
- Layer Cake (2004)
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(2004)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- Amazing Grace (2006)
- The Good Shepherd (2006)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(2007)
- Cranford (2007)
- Brideshead Revisited (2008)
- Emma (2009)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
- Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010)
- The King's Speech (2010)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1(2010)
- Book of Eli (2010)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2(2011)
- Page Eight (2011)
- Quartet (2012)
- Luck (2012)
- Restless (2012)
- Paddington (2014) voice
- The Casual Vacancy (2015)
- Churchill's Secret (2016)
- The Hollow Crown (2016)
- Hail, Caesar! (2016) narrator
- Dad's Army (2016)
- Little Women (2017)
- Victoria and Abdul (2017)
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
- Paddington 2 (2017) voice
- King of Thieves (2018)
- Judy (2019)
