- 2009: Again played Prof. Dumbledore in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
- 2007: Cast in Michael Apted's "Amazing Grace"
- 2007: Joined the BBC series "Cranford" (aired in the US on PBS in 2008)
- 2007: Reprised role of Prof. Dumbledore in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
- 2006: Cast in John Moore's remake of the 1976 classic horror film "The Omen"
- 2006: Acted opposite Matt Damon in Robert De Niro's long-anticipated "The Good Shepherd"
- 2005: Starred in Matthew Vaughn's British gangster hit "Layer Cake"
- 2005: Again portrayed Prof. Dumbledore in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," the fourth book in the fantasy series by J.K. Rowling
- 2004: Starred opposite Jeremy Irons and Annette Bening in "Being Julia"
- 2004: Replaced the late Richard Harris in the role of Prof. Albus Dumbledore for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
- 2004: Played Sir John Falstaff, in Nicholas Hytner's National Theatre production of "Henry IV, Part 1" and "Henry IV, Part 2"
- 2002: Portrayed President Lyndon B. Johnson in "Path to War"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor
- 2001: Played a Frenchman hiding a pair of Jewish orphans in "Charlotte Gray"
- 2001: Cast as the host of a shooting party in Robert Altman's ensemble "Gosford Park"
- 2000: Performed in a revival of Harold Pinter's "The Caretaker"
- 2000: Cast as clockmaker John Harrison in the miniseries "Longitude" (aired in the US on A&E)
- 2000: Starred in "Cressida" on the London stage
- 1999: Appeared in Michael Mann's "The Insider"
- 1998: Played Father Jack, the only brother in a family of sisters in "Dancing at Lughnasa"
- 1997: Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
- 1996: Made Broadway debut in David Hare's "Skylight"; earned a Tony nomination
- 1996: Provided the voice of Badger in the animated film "The Wind in the Willows"
- 1992: Co-starred with Robin Williams in "Toys"
- 1992: Starred as the title character on the BBC series "Maigret"
- 1989: First US feature film, "A Dry White Season"
- 1987: Had stage triumph in a revival of Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge"
- 1986: Played the title role in "The Singing Detective" on TV
- 1974: Feature film debut, "The Beast Must Die"
- 1973: TV-movie debut, "Catholics"
- 1963: Joined the National Theatre, then under direction of Lord Laurence Olivier
- 1962: Made stage debut in small role in "Othello" at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin




