Michael Gambon Net Worth

Michael Gambon's Quotes

• Theater actors are just tolerated. You have to be a movie star to be a celebrity.
• I live in fear of being a contented passenger. I'd rather get parts I can't play.
• I just play him as myself, I don't ease myself into any role really. I stick a beard on and play me.
• I'm an anorak. I've always been an obsessive collector of things. Richard Briers collects stamps. I collect cars and guns, which are much more expensive, and much more difficult to store.
• I am a theatre actor, but the last ten years I've taken parts in movies because it keeps me in money.

Interesting Facts about Michael Gambon

1. Antique weapon enthusiast.
2. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1990 Queen's New Year Honours List and made a Knight Bachelor in the 1998 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to drama.
3. Auditioned for the role of James Bond after George Lazenby left the series, but was turned down because they didn't want to hire another unknown.
4. In 2002, was named the successor to the late Richard Harris as Professor Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series.
5. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1986 (1985 season) for Best Comedy Performance for "A Chorus of Disapproval".
6. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1988 (1987 season) for Best Actor in a New Play for his performance in "A View from the Bridge".
7. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Actor for his performance in "The Caretaker" at the Comedy Theatre.
8. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1999 (1998 season) for Best Actor for his performance in "The Unexpected Man".
9. He was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of the 1997 season for his performance in "Tom and Clem" at the Aldwych Theatre.
10. He was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of 2002 for his performance in "A Number" at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs.
11. He was awarded the 1987 London Evening Standard Theate Award for Best Actor for his performance in A View from the Bridge.
12. He was awarded the 2000 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best Actor for his performance in The Caretaker at the Comedy Theatre and Cressida at the Albery Theatre.
13. He was awarded the 1990 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor for his performance in Man of the Moment.
14. He was awarded the 1995 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in Volpone.
15. After going round the final corner of the "Top Gear" (BBC TV, Season 1, episode 8; 2002) test track on two wheels during their Star In A Reasonably Priced Car segment, the corner was named after him.
16. An Associate Member of RADA.
17. Was nominated for Broadway's 1997 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for "Skylight."
18. Graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London, England.
19. He has twice played two roles previously played by Richard Harris. The character of Jules Maigret, which Richard Harris played in a 1988 TV movie and secondly Albus Dumbledore of the Harry Potter Movies.
20. For years he used to carry around what he said was a signed photograph of Robert De Niro, claiming to have met him, though the two had never in fact met. In The Good Shepherd (2006), he is directed by DeNiro.