Michael Gambon.

[Pedrocut]

RIP

“After three years at the Old Vic, Olivier advised Gambon to gain experience in provincial rep. In 1967, he left the National Theatre for the Birmingham Repertory Company, which was to give him his first crack at the title roles in Othello (his favourite), Macbeth and Coriolanus.”

 

[Pedrocut]

Singing Detective, Maigret.

 

[Astoness]

a fine actor...

 

[Stokkie]

Dumbledore in Harry Potter after the death of Richard Harris and Robert Altman's film Gosford Park. A fine stage actor notably in Lear and Beckett. He didn't attend drama school, but enjoyed amateur drama before his professional debut in Dublin's The Gate. He served an engineering apprenticeship and apparently made replica antique guns when he wasn't working.

 

[mw0njm.]

RIP a great actor and person he will always be remembered

as dusseldorf

 

[mw0njm.]

'Harry Potter' star Michael Gambon dies at 82: See the award-winning actor's career in photos

Veteran British actor Michael Gambon, who became known as the beloved Dumbledore in six of the "Harry Potter" movies, died at 82.

eu.usatoday.com

 

[Stokkie]

https://archive.org/details/the-singing-detective
Just in case anyone would like to see it again as it will never be shown on TV. Tip o'the hat to Michael Gambon and Dennis Potter. Few working class actors and writers these days.

 

[mikejee]

Why do you say it will never be shown on TV again?

 

[Stokkie]

Because it doesn’t accord with what can be shown on BBC TV these days. And there is little drama. Repeat fees are an issue with ‘classic’ work. Dennis Potter fell out with the BBC I understand. Times change and so do audience expectations. Sometimes this is a good thing I don’t regret the absence of Benny Hill!

 

[mikejee]

I would have thought that, as he has just died , they might reshow the series. This sort of thing seems to happen quite often. As he is no longer alive he could not object, even if he fell out with them.

 

[John L]

I would have thought that, as he has just died , they might reshow the series. This sort of thing seems to happen quite often. As he is no longer alive he could not object, even if he fell out with them.

Agreed, perhaps BBC 4 (the best BBC channel by a distance imo) will show something in the coming days/weeks.

 

[John L]

Michael Gambon in Othello at the Birmingham Rep in 1968 and on Top Gear in 2002 (which led to a corner on their test track being named "Gambon Corner") RIP Sir Michael:

 

[Stokkie]

Here's the British Film Institute on The Singing Detective.
https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/features/singing-detective-25-years
I think we will certainly get a Gambon appreciation, but not the misogyny of Singing Detective.

 

[Godber]

The Singing Detective is one of the most remarkable things I’ve ever seen on television, and Michael Gambon‘s moving portrayal of the very complex Philip is unforgettable.

 

[Radiorails]

He showed his excellence in The Singing Detective and Maigret. RIP Michael.

 

[mw0njm.]

Sir Michael Gambon CBE
was just a brilliant actor

Michael Gambon - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

playing Godfrey in DADS army

 

[mw0njm.]

the bbc would sooner spend thousands on making a new Drama about the late Jimmy savile

 

[Stokkie]

Some acting stories. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2...nelope-wilton-tom-hollander-matthew-macfayden

Gambon had worked at the London gunsmiths Holland & Holland. Respect. Penelope Wilton’s story of his making a two headed coin is priceless,

A bit of a Jack the Lad and I spare a thought for his other two sons and his lover. Bless them all.

 

[mw0njm.]

some great pics

Michael Gambon: a life in pictures

The celebrated actor, as accomplished on stage in Shakespeare as he was on screen at Hogwarts, has died at the age of 82. We look back at his career

www.theguardian.com