Ian McKellen
Born May 25, 1939 (Age: 86)
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Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
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 in Amadeus (1980). He was further nominated for Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1984). He returned to Broadway in Wild Honey(1986), Dance of Death (1990), No Man's Land (2013), and Waiting for Godot (2013), the latter two being a joint production with Patrick Stewart. McKellen achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular King in Richard III(1995), James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998), Magneto in the X-Men films, Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies. Other notable film roles include A Touch of Love (1969), Plenty (1985), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Restoration (1995), Flushed Away (2006), Mr. Holmes (2015), and The Good Liar (2019). McKellen came out as gay in 1988, and has since championed LGBT social movements worldwide. He was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in October 2014. McKellen is a cofounder of Stonewall, an LGBT rights lobby group in the United Kingdom, named after the Stonewall riots. He is also patron of LGBT History Month, Pride London, Oxford Pride, GayGlos, LGBT Foundation and FFLAG. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian McKellen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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 in Amadeus (1980). He was further nominated for Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1984). He returned to Broadway in Wild Honey(1986), Dance of Death (1990), No Man's Land (2013), and Waiting for Godot (2013), the latter two being a joint production with Patrick Stewart.
McKellen achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular King in Richard III(1995), James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998), Magneto in the X-Men films, Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies. Other notable film roles include A Touch of Love (1969), Plenty (1985), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Restoration (1995), Flushed Away (2006), Mr. Holmes (2015), and The Good Liar (2019).
McKellen came out as gay in 1988, and has since championed LGBT social movements worldwide. He was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in October 2014. McKellen is a cofounder of Stonewall, an LGBT rights lobby group in the United Kingdom, named after the Stonewall riots. He is also patron of LGBT History Month, Pride London, Oxford Pride, GayGlos, LGBT Foundation and FFLAG.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian McKellen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
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Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
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as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2027
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as Gandalf
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Age: 88
LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes
2026
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as L S Lowry
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Age: 86
The Critic
2024
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as Jimmy Erskine
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Age: 85
Cats
2019
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as Gus, the Theatre Cat
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Age: 80
The Good Liar
2019
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as Roy Courtnay
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Age: 80
All Is True
2018
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as Earl of Southampton
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Age: 79
Animal Crackers
2018
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as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
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Age: 79
Beauty and the Beast
2017
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as Cogsworth
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Age: 77
Mr. Holmes
2015
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as Sherlock Holmes
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Age: 76
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
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as Gandalf the Grey
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Age: 75
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
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as Magneto
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Age: 74
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
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as Gandalf the Grey
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Age: 74
The Wolverine
2013
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as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
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Age: 74
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
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as Gandalf the Grey
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Age: 73
The Golden Compass
2007
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as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
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Age: 68
Stardust
2007
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 68
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The Art of Breaking Character
2007
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as Self
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Age: 67
Guerrilla Distribution
2007
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as Self
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Age: 67
Flushed Away
2006
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as The Toad (voice)
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Age: 67
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
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as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
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Age: 66
The Da Vinci Code
2006
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as Sir Leigh Teabing
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Age: 66
Doogal
2006
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as Zebedee (voice)
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Age: 66
Neverwas
2005
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as Gabriel Finch
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Age: 66
The Magic Roundabout
2005
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as Zebedee (voice)
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Age: 65
My First Time
2004
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as Narrator
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Age: 65
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
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as Gandalf
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Age: 64
X2
2003
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as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
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Age: 63
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
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as Gandalf
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Age: 63
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
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as Gandalf
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Age: 62
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000
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as Self
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Age: 61
X-Men
2000
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as Magneto
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Age: 61
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
2000
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as Self - 'Magneto'
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Age: 61
Apt Pupil
1998
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as Kurt Dussander
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Age: 59
Gods and Monsters
1998
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as James Whale
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Age: 59
Bent
1997
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as Uncle Freddie
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Age: 58
Surviving Friendly Fire
1997
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as
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Age: 58
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
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as Self
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Age: 57
Richard III
1995
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as Richard III
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Age: 56
Restoration
1995
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as Will Gates
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Age: 56
Jack & Sarah
1995
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as William
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Age: 56
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
1994
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as Self
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Age: 55
The Shadow
1994
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as Dr. Reinhardt Lane
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Age: 55
Six Degrees of Separation
1993
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as Geoffrey
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Age: 54
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993
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as Percy Corcoran
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Age: 54
Last Action Hero
1993
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as Death
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Age: 54
Scandal
1989
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as John Profumo
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Age: 49
Plenty
1985
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as Sir Andrew Charleson
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Age: 46
The Keep
1983
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as Dr. Theodore Cuza
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Age: 44
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Graceless Go I
1974
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as Tony
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Age: 35
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Craven Arms
1972
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as David Masterman
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Age: 33
Hamlet
1970
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as Hamlet
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Age: 31
The Tragedy of King Richard II
1970
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as King Richard II
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Age: 31
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The Promise
1969
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as
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Age: 30
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
1965
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as Wolf
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Age: 26