RIP Michael Gambon

bloodandtears

Dumbledore mk2 passes.. sad times

theatreanchor

Alas. 

stickyfiddle

Ah now there's a huge presence gone. What a powerhouse of an actor.

RIP 

Offset

I'll principally remember him in The Singing Detective, which was a work of genius for both the writing and the acting.

RIP indeed.

west

My two fave things of his is the singing detective and the cook the theif ' as the loathsome albert spicer ....  great loss .... ;(

Jalapeno

Agreed ^^^^ a great loss

Kittyfrisk

Offset said:

I'll principally remember him in The Singing Detective, which was a work of genius for both the writing and the acting.

RIP indeed.

Very much the same for myself. Great actor with huge presence & a wicked sense of humour. RIP.

57Deluxe

immortalised with his own Corner...

stufisher

You beat me to it @57Deluxe ;  

Perhaps there will ultimately be a verb named after him ...

Gambon (v. tr) to lose control unexpectedly and then regain composure in a competitive environment.

JezWynd

Sad news, he was an incredible actor with a wide range and a beautiful voice. I interviewed him on camera some years ago about his early days in acting in the Unity Theatre.

Shrews

The way he succeeded Richard Harris as Dumbledore in the Potter movies was almost seamless. I can't think of anyone who could have done it as well (have to say, great casting too). Stole the scenes he was in in Layer Cake and The Cook, the Thief, the Wife and her Lover. Not easy vs Helen Mirren, Daniel Craig etc.

west

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Philly_Q

I remember first seeing him in a 1970s sitcom called The Other One with Richard Briers. 

It was a sort of odd couple thing about two men who become friends on a Spanish holiday - Briers the bullshitting extrovert (with feet of clay, of course) and Gambon the quiet introvert.  I used to watch it with my dad.  It seemed good at the time, but there were only two series and I don't remember it ever being repeated.

RIP, Brian from The Other One.

west

I remember that too ... ! 

swiller

Sad day to see Michael Gammon departed. 
My thoughts are with his friends (T. Crown, R.O Beef, L.O Pork, L.O lamb, S.Vegetables, G. Boat, R.Potatoes, C. Cheese, Y. Pudding).
A crackling actor.
May he Roast in Peace.

sev112

Apparently, but you wouldn’t believe it, he was in films other than HP ! 

Dominic

Offset said:

I'll principally remember him in The Singing Detective, which was a work of genius for both the writing and the acting.

RIP indeed.

Yes,it was a masterpiece

Philly_Q

The Singing Detective gave me an absolute horror of psoriasis.  I wouldn't be able to watch it again.

rze99

RIP. Always enjoyed his performances and what a fabulous voice.

axisus

Sad news, what a wonderfully commanding actor with a fabulous voice. Whilst I am no big Harry Potter fan, he was amazing in that role. 

shugz

'You're born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what shit even looks like.

Welcome to the layer cake son....'

RIP