Obit watch: September 28, 2023.

Sir Michael Gambon, British actor. The NYT is still in “A complete obituary will appear shortly.” mode.

Among the first group of actors recruited by Olivier for the National Theatre Company in the early 1960s, Gambon, a Dublin native, was nominated 13 times for an Olivier Award, winning in 1986 and ’90 for Alan Ayckbourn’s A Chorus of Disapproval and Man of the Moment, respectively, and in 1988 for Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge.

172 acting credits in IMDB.

3 Responses to “Obit watch: September 28, 2023.”

  1. Joe+D says:

    They named that corner of the track after him.

  2. stainles says:

    I really need to sit down and watch the Gambon “Top Gear” clips. I’m not a Potter-head, but I sort of am a Gear-head. And it sounds like he was a heck of a driver…