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Ian Holm

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Ian Holm

Born September 12, 1931 in Goodmayes, Essex, England, UKDied June 19, 2020113 films

Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert CBE (September 12, 1931 – June 19, 2020) was an English actor. After beginning his career on the British stage as a leading member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he became a successful and prolific performer on television and in films. He received numerous accolades including two BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award and two Emmy Awards. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1989 by Queen Elizabeth II.

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Holm won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his performance as Lenny in the Harold Pinter play The Homecoming. He won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the title role in the 1998 West End production of King Lear. For his television roles he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for King Lear (1998), and the HBO film The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2003).

He gained acclaim for his role in The Bofors Gun (1968) winning the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA Award win for his role as athletics trainer Sam Mussabini in Chariots of Fire (1981). Other notable films he appeared in include Alien (1979), Brazil (1985), Henry V (1989), The Madness of King George (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), and The Aviator (2004). He gained wider appreciation for his role as the elderly Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. He also voiced Chef Skinner in the Pixar animated film Ratatouille (2007).

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King posterFirst watchThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King20038.5as BilboAs armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of…View film

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring poster8.4The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001Alien poster8.2Alien1979Ratatouille poster7.8Ratatouille2007The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey poster7.4The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012The Fifth Element poster7.6The Fifth Element1997The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster7.3The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014Lord of War poster7.3Lord of War2005Brazil poster7.7Brazil1985

Filmography

113 films as actor
  1. 2024Alien: RomulusRook (Facial and Vocal Reference)
  2. 2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesOld Bilbo Baggins
  3. 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyOld Bilbo Baggins
  4. 2007RatatouilleSkinner (voice)
  5. 2007The Real Middle EarthNarrator
  6. 2007The TreatmentDr. Ernesto Morales
  7. 2006O JerusalemBen Gurion
  8. 2006Strangers with CandyDr. Putney
  9. 2006ChromophobiaEdward Aylesbury
  10. 2005Lord of WarSimeon Weisz
  11. 2004The AviatorProfessor Fitz
  12. 2004Garden StateGideon Largeman
  13. 2004The Day After TomorrowTerry Rapson
  14. 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingBilbo
  15. 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingBilbo
  16. 2001The Emperor's New ClothesNapoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand
  17. 2001From HellSir William Gull
  18. 2000Esther KahnNathan Quellen
  19. 2000The Last of the Blonde BombshellsPatrick
  20. 2000Bless the ChildReverend Grissom
  21. 2000Beautiful JoeGeorge The Geek
  22. 2000The Miracle MakerPontius Pilate (voice)
  23. 2000Joe Gould's SecretJoe Gould
  24. 1999Animal FarmSquealer (voice)
  25. 1999The MatchBig Tam
  26. 1999ShergarJoseph Maguire
  27. 1999eXistenZKiri Vinokur
  28. 1999Simon MagusSirius / Boris / The Devil
  29. 1998Alice Through the Looking GlassWhite Knight
  30. 1998King LearKing Lear
  31. 1997IncognitoJohn (uncredited)
  32. 1997A Life Less OrdinaryMr. Naville
  33. 1997The Sweet HereafterMitchell Stephens
  34. 1997The Fifth ElementCornelius
  35. 1997Night Falls on ManhattanLiam Casey
  36. 1996Big NightPascal
  37. 1996Loch NessWater Bailiff
  38. 1995Little Red Riding HoodDon Mini
  39. 1995LandscapeDuff
  40. 1994The Madness of King GeorgeWillis
  41. 1994The Deep Blue SeaSir William Collyer
  42. 1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinBaron Frankenstein
  43. 1994ChappaquiddickNarrator
  44. 1993The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of GloucesterThe Tailor (voice)
  45. 1993The Hour of the PigAlbertus
  46. 1992Blue IceSir Hector
  47. 1992The Last RomanticsF.R. Leavis
  48. 1991Naked LunchTom Frost
  49. 1991Bloody SundayNarrator
  50. 1991KafkaDr. Murnau
  51. 1991Uncle VanyaAstrov
  52. 1990HamletPolonius
  53. 1990A Season of GiantsLorenzo de' Medici
  54. 1989The Tailor of GloucesterThe Tailor
  55. 1989Henry VCaptain Fluellen
  56. 1989The Endless GameControl
  57. 1988Another WomanKen
  58. 1986The Fishing PartyNarrator
  59. 1986Cry From HomeNarrator
  60. 1986Murder by the BookHercule Poirot
  61. 1985The Browning VersionAndrew Crocker-Harris
  62. 1985Mr. and Mrs. EdgehillEustace Edgehill
  63. 1985DreamchildReverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll
  64. 1985WetherbyStanley Pilborough
  65. 1985Dance with a StrangerDesmond Cussen
  66. 1985BrazilMr. Kurtzmann
  67. 1985Visions of PowerNarrator
  68. 1984LaughterhouseBen Singleton
  69. 1984Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesCapitaine Phillippe D'Arnot
  70. 1983The Return of the SoldierDoctor Anderson
  71. 1982Soft TargetsAlexei
  72. 1981Strike: The Birth of SolidarityLech Walesa
  73. 1981Time BanditsNapoleon
  74. 1981Chariots of FireSam Mussabini
  75. 1980S.O.S. TitanicJ. Bruce Ismay
  76. 1980The MisanthropeAlceste
  77. 1979All Quiet on the Western FrontHimmelstoss
  78. 1979AlienAsh
  79. 1978Les MisérablesThénardier
  80. 1978The Lost BoysJ.M. Barrie
  81. 1978FlayedThe Man
  82. 1978The Thief of BaghdadThe Gatekeeper
  83. 1977March or DieEl Krim
  84. 1977The Man in the Iron MaskDuval
  85. 1977RamseyBill Ramsey
  86. 1976Shout at the DevilMohammed
  87. 1976Robin and MarianKing John
  88. 1975Mr. Garrick and Mrs. WoffingtonMr. Garrick
  89. 1974The Wood DemonKhrushchov
  90. 1974JuggernautNicholas Porter
  91. 1973The HomecomingLenny
  92. 1972The TreatGordon
  93. 1972Young WinstonGeorge E. Buckle
  94. 1971Mary, Queen of ScotsDavid Riccio
  95. 1971Nicholas and AlexandraYakovlev
  96. 1971FunnyHuw
  97. 1971A Severed HeadMartin Lynch-Gibbon
  98. 1970The End of the LineReverend P. Bagley
  99. 1970The SalesmanSalesman
  100. 1970Emma's TimeMark Lang
  101. 1969Omri's BurningOmri
  102. 1969Moonlight on the Highway
  103. 1969Oh! What a Lovely WarPresident Poincare
  104. 1969Edward the ConfessorEdward Gobey
  105. 1968The FixerGrubeshov
  106. 1968FrankensteinFrankenstein / The Monster
  107. 1968A Midsummer Night's DreamPuck
  108. 1968The Bofors GunGunner Flynn
  109. 1965The Wars of the RosesKing Richard III
  110. 1963The Paradise SuiteJamie Norton
  111. 1962The Cherry OrchardTrofimov
  112. 1958Girls at SeaMarine (uncredited)
  113. 1957RopeGranillo