Born on this day – Michael Gambon:

Michael Gambon

Actor

October 19, 1940 – September 28, 2023

Credits:

Cordelia (2019); Judy (2019); Fortitude (2015–2018); Johnny English Strikes Again (2018); King of Thieves (2018); The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2018); Citizen Lane (2018); The Last Witness (2018); Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (2018); Little Women (2017); Paddington 2 (2017); Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017); Victoria & Abdul (2017); Fearless (2017); The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind (2017); Mad to Be Normal (2017); Viceroy’s House (2017); The Hollow Crown (2016); Churchill’s Secret (2016); Dad’s Army (2016); Hail, Caesar! (2016); The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells (2016); The Casual Vacancy (2015); On Angel Wings (2014); Paddington (2014); Common (2014); The Elder Scrolls Online (2014); Quirke (2014); Quartet: Deleted Scenes (2013); Lucan (2013); Fifty Years on Stage (2013); Restless (2012); Quartet (2012); Luck (2012); Karalu Miriyalu (2011); Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011); Page Eight (2011); Comic Relief: Uptown Downstairs Abbey (2011); Doctor Who (2010); Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010); The King’s Speech (2010); Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (2010); The Book of Eli (2010); Emma (2009); Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009); Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009); Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (2009); Brideshead Revisited (2008); Cranford (2007); Joe’s Palace (2007); Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007); The Baker (2007); The Alps (2007); Celebration (2007); The Good Night (2007); The Good Shepherd (2006); John Duffy’s Brother (2006); Amazing Grace (2006); The Omen (2006); Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005); The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004); Layer Cake (2004); Being Julia (2004); Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004); Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004); Angels in America (2003); Ghost Hunter (2003); Sylvia (2003); Little Wolf’s Book of Badness (2003); Open Range (2003); Standing Room Only (2003); The Actors (2003); The Lost Prince (2003); Gosford Park: Deleted Scenes (2002); Path to War (2002); Ali G Indahouse (2002); Gosford Park (2001); Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001); High Heels and Low Lifes (2001); Perfect Strangers (2001); Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure (2001); Endgame (2000); Longitude (2000); Dead on Time (1999); Wives and Daughters (1999); Sleepy Hollow (1999); The Insider (1999); A Monkey’s Tale (1999); The Last September (1999); Plunkett & Macleane (1999); Dancing at Lughnasa (1998); The Gambler (1997); The Wings of the Dove (1997); The Willows in Winter (1996); Samson and Delilah (1996); Mary Reilly (1996); Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996); The Wind in the Willows (1995); Bullet to Beijing (1995); The Innocent Sleep (1995); Two Deaths (1995); Nothing Personal (1995); Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale (1994); A Man of No Importance (1994); Faith (1994); The Browning Version (1994); Clean Slate (1994); Mama’s Back (1993); Performance (1993); Maigret (1992–1993); Toys (1992); Minder (1991); Mobsters (1991); The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991); Blood Royal: William the Conqueror (1990); The Heat of the Day (1989); About Face (1989); A Dry White Season (1989); The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989); MuppeTelevision (1989); The Rachel Papers (1989); Mountain Language (1988); Missing Link (1988); Paris by Night (1988); Theatre Night (1987); Bergerac (1987); The Singing Detective (1986); Absurd Person Singular (1985); Turtle Diary (1985); The Holy Experiment (1985); Tropical Moon Over Dorking (1985); Oscar (1985); ITV Playhouse (1982); La ronde (1982); Tales of the Unexpected (1980); The Other One (1977–1979); Premiere (1978); Play for Love (1978); BBC Play of the Month (1967–1978); Chalk and Cheese (1977); The Sunday Drama (1977); Play for Today (1972–1976); ITV Sunday Night Drama (1976); Centre Play (1976); The Secret Agent (1975); Masquerade (1974); The Beast Must Die (1974); Second City Firsts (1974); Zodiac (1974); Orson Welles’ Great Mysteries (1973); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1973); Six Days of Justice (1973); Arthur of the Britons (1973); Special Branch (1973); A Picture of Katherine Mansfield (1973); Menace (1973); Love Story (1973); Nothing But the Night (1973); Softly Softly: Task Force (1972); Kate (1972); The Man Outside (1972); The Challengers (1972); Confession (1970); The Borderers (1968–1970); Fraud Squad (1969); Public Eye (1968); Much Ado About Nothing (1967); Softly Softly (1967); Othello (1965).

On this day in movie history - The Book of Eli (2010):

The Book of Eli

directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes,

written by Gary Whitta,

was released in the United States on January 15, 2010.
Music by Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross and Claudia Sarne.

Cast:

Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Evan Jones, Joe Pingue, Frances de la Tour, Michael Gambon, Tom Waits, Chris Browning, Richard Cetrone, Lateef Crowder, Keith Splinter Davis, Don Thai Theerathada, Thom Khoury Williams, Lora Martinez-Cunningham, Scott Wilder, Heidi Pascoe, Jennifer Caputo, Eddie Perez, Spencer Sano, Karin Silvestri, Mike Gunther, John Koyama, Mike McCarty, Scott Michael Morgan, Sala Baker, Arron Shiver, Justin Tade, Mike Seal, Richard A. Smith, Paul Crawford, Ed Duran, David Wald, Jermaine Washington, Kofi Elam, Clay Donahue Fontenot, Al Goto, Brad Martin, Tim Rigby, Luis Bordonada, Robert Powell, Angelique Midthunder, Todd Schneider, Darrin Prescott, Laurence Chavez, Brian Neal Lucero, David Midthunder, Steve Blacksmith, Joe Cabezuela, Vivi Devereaux, Christopher Fodge, David J. Goldfarb, Jo King, Josiah D. Lee, Gregory Leiker, Malcolm McDowell, Levi Nolasco, Francisco Peramos, Frank Powers, David T. Quan, Jason Rice, Daniel Teller, Mario Telles.

On this day in movie history - Sleepy Hollow (1999):

Sleepy Hollow

directed by Tim Burton,

written by Andrew Kevin Walker,

story by Kevin Yagher and Andrew Kevin Walker,

based on the short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving,

was released in the United States on November 17, 1999.
Music by Danny Elfman.

Cast:

Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, Richard Griffiths, Ian McDiarmid, Michael Gough, Christopher Walken, Marc Pickering, Lisa Marie, Steven Waddington, Claire Skinner, Christopher Lee, Alun Armstrong, Mark Spalding, Jessica Oyelowo, Tony Maudsley, Peter Guinness, Nicholas Hewetson, Orlando Seale, Sean Stephens, Gabrielle Lloyd, Robert Sella, Michael Feast, Jamie Foreman, Philip Martin Brown, Sam Fior, Tessa Allen-Ridge, Cassandra Farndale, Lily Phillips, Bianca Nicholas, Paul Brightwell, Layla Alexander, Henry Allan, Kelley Costigan, Sean Cronin, Tracy Gardener, Nathanael Hopkins-Smith, Kevin Hudson, Martin Landau, Nic Main, João Costa Menezes, Stuart Walker, Allen Woodman.

On this day in movie history - Sylvia (2003):

Sylvia

directed by Christine Jeffs,

written by John Brownlow,

was released in the United States on October 31, 2003.
Music by Gabriel Yared.

Cast:

Gwyneth Paltrow, David Birkin, Alison Bruce, Amira Casar, Daniel Craig, Blythe Danner, Lucy Davenport, Julian Firth, Jeremy Fowlds, Michael Gambon, Sarah Guyler, Jared Harris, Andrew Havill, Theresa Healey, Liddy Holloway, Robyn Malcolm, Michael Mears, Siobhan Page, Derek Payne, Sonia Ritter, Billy Seymour, Antony Strachan, Katherine Tozer, Sam Troughton, Eliza Wade, Ben Want, Joel Want, Hannah Watkins, Tandi Wright, Rhys Bond, David House, James Hurn, William Palmer.