Biography
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. 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 not…
Movies & TV Shows
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — Bilbo
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — Bilbo
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — Old Bilbo Baggins
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Ratatouille (2007) — Skinner (voice)
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Alien (1979) — Ash
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — Old Bilbo Baggins
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The Fifth Element (1997) — Cornelius
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The Day After Tomorrow (2004) — Terry Rapson
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The Aviator (2004) — Professor Fitz
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Lord of War (2005) — Simeon Weisz
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Alien: Romulus (2024) — Rook (Facial and Vocal Reference)
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Brazil (1985) — Mr. Kurtzmann
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From Hell (2001) — Sir William Gull
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eXistenZ (1999) — Kiri Vinokur
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Garden State (2004) — Gideon Largeman
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) — Baron Frankenstein
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Naked Lunch (1991) — Tom Frost
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Time Bandits (1981) — Napoleon
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Chariots of Fire (1981) — Sam Mussabini
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Jesus of Nazareth (1977) — Zerah
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) — Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot
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A Life Less Ordinary (1997) — Mr. Naville
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Hamlet (1990) — Polonius
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The Sweet Hereafter (1997) — Mitchell Stephens
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Henry V (1989) — Captain Fluellen
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Bless the Child (2000) — Reverend Grissom
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Another Woman (1988) — Ken
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Big Night (1996) — Pascal
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Robin and Marian (1976) — King John
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The Madness of King George (1994) — Willis
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All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) — Himmelstoss
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Animal Farm (1999) — Squealer (voice)
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Kafka (1991) — Dr. Murnau
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Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) — Liam Casey
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Juggernaut (1974) — Nicholas Porter
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NOVA (1974) — Narrator
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Loch Ness (1996) — Water Bailiff
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Strangers with Candy (2006) — Dr. Putney
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March or Die (1977) — El Krim
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Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) — Yakovlev