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Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Actor · Born 1939-05-25 · Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK

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Biography

Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cultural icon and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, six Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and five Emmy Awards. McKellen made his stage debut in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of its repertory company, and in 1965 made his first West End appearance. In 1969, he was invited to join the Prospect Theatre Company to play the lead parts in Shakespeare's Richard II and Marlowe's Edward II. In the 1970s, McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He has earned five Olivier Awards for his roles in Pillars of the Community (1977), The Alchemist (1978), Bent (1979), Wild Honey (1984), and Richard III (1995). McKellen made his Broadway debut in The Promise (1965). He received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Antonio Salieri i…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — Gandalf
  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — Gandalf
  3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — Gandalf
  4. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — Gandalf the Grey
  5. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) — Magneto
  6. Beauty and the Beast (2017) — Cogsworth
  7. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — Gandalf the Grey
  8. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) — Gandalf the Grey
  9. X-Men (2000) — Magneto
  10. X2 (2003) — Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
  11. The Simpsons (1989) — Ian McKellen (voice)
  12. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) — Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
  13. The Wolverine (2013) — Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
  14. The Da Vinci Code (2006) — Sir Leigh Teabing
  15. Family Guy (1999) — Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (voice)
  16. The Golden Compass (2007) — Iorek Byrnison (voice)
  17. Stardust (2007) — Narrator (voice)
  18. Flushed Away (2006) — The Toad (voice)
  19. Last Action Hero (1993) — Death
  20. Mr. Holmes (2015) — Sherlock Holmes
  21. The Good Liar (2019) — Roy Courtnay
  22. Cats (2019) — Gus, the Theatre Cat
  23. Apt Pupil (1998) — Kurt Dussander
  24. ted (2024) — Narrator (voice)
  25. The Shadow (1994) — Dr. Reinhardt Lane
  26. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
  27. Extras (2005) — Ian McKellen
  28. Gods and Monsters (1998) — James Whale
  29. Six Degrees of Separation (1993) — Geoffrey
  30. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self - Guest
  31. The Keep (1983) — Dr. Theodore Cuza
  32. Sesame Street (1969) — Self
  33. The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self - Guest
  34. X-Men: The Mutant Watch (2000) — Self - 'Magneto'
  35. Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) — Self
  36. Doctor Who: The Snowmen (2012) — The Great Intelligence (voice)
  37. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
  38. Animal Crackers (2018) — Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
  39. Richard III (1995) — Richard III
  40. The Magic Roundabout (2005) — Zebedee (voice)