, which cast him in a sadistic role opposite Helen Mirren and Tim Roth. The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover was written and directed by Peter Greenaway. He went on to work in a wide variety of films, including A Man of No Importance (1994), The Browning Version (1994), Dancing at Lughnasa (1998), and Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow (1999). Paramount Pictures / Alamy Gambon on horseback in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow In 2001 he appeared in){kind=link}
Sir Michael Gambon has died in hospital aged 82.
Sir Michael was born in 1940 in Dublin, educated in London and served a seven-year engineering apprenticeship before being selected by Sir Laurence Olivier for Britain’s National Theatre in 1963.
He quickly became well-known for his work in a number of Alan Ayckbourn plays.
Despite making his screen debut in Olivier’s 1965 film adaptation of Othello, he concentrated on stage work.
He went on to appear regularly at the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company in roles including King Lear, Othello, Mark Anthony and Volpone.