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Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Acting

Born: September 12, 1931Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK

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 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Holm, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Old Bilbo Baggins

2014
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Old Bilbo Baggins

2012
Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

Polonius (archive footage)

2011
Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Skinner (voice)

2007
The Real Middle Earth

The Real Middle Earth

Narrator

2007
The Treatment

The Treatment

Dr. Ernesto Morales

2007
O Jerusalem

O Jerusalem

Ben Gurion

2006
Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

Dr. Putney

2006
Chromophobia

Chromophobia

Edward Aylesbury

2006
The Queen of Trees

The Queen of Trees

Narrator

2005
Lord of War

Lord of War

Simeon Weisz

2005
The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

Narrator (voice)

2005
The Aviator

The Aviator

Professor Fitz

2004
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

Self

2004
Garden State

Garden State

Gideon Largeman

2004
D-Day 6.6.1944

D-Day 6.6.1944

Narrator (voice)

2004
The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow

Terry Rapson

2004
The Making of 'The Return of the King'

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

Self

2004
Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real

Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real

Narrator

2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Bilbo

2003
Prisoner of Paradise

Prisoner of Paradise

Narrator (voice)

2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Bilbo

2001
The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand

2001
From Hell

From Hell

Sir William Gull

2001
Esther Kahn

Esther Kahn

Nathan Quellen

2000
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

Patrick

2000
Bless the Child

Bless the Child

Reverend Grissom

2000
Beautiful Joe

Beautiful Joe

George The Geek

2000
The Miracle Maker

The Miracle Maker

Pontius Pilate (voice)

2000
Joe Gould's Secret

Joe Gould's Secret

Joe Gould

2000
Animal Farm

Animal Farm

Squealer (voice)

1999
Wisconsin Death Trip

Wisconsin Death Trip

Narrator (voice)

1999
The Match

The Match

Big Tam

1999
Shergar

Shergar

Joseph Maguire

1999
eXistenZ

eXistenZ

Kiri Vinokur

1999
Simon Magus

Simon Magus

Sirius / Boris / The Devil

1999
Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

White Knight

1998
Tale of the Tides

Tale of the Tides

Narrator

1998
King Lear

King Lear

King Lear

1998
Incognito

Incognito

John (uncredited)

1997
A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary

Mr. Naville

1997
The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter

Mitchell Stephens

1997
The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

Cornelius

1997
Night Falls on Manhattan

Night Falls on Manhattan

Liam Casey

1997
Big Night

Big Night

Pascal

1996
Loch Ness

Loch Ness

Water Bailiff

1996

A Little Fish in Deep Water

Narrator

1996
Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

Don Mini

1995

Landscape

Duff

1995
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

Narrator (voice)

1995
The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George

Willis

1994
The Deep Blue Sea

The Deep Blue Sea

Sir William Collyer

1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Baron Frankenstein

1994
Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

(voice)

1994

Chappaquiddick

Narrator

1994
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor (voice)

1993
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

Narrator (voice) (UK version, Timewatch: The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald)

1993
The Hour of the Pig

The Hour of the Pig

Albertus

1993
Blue Ice

Blue Ice

Sir Hector

1992
The Last Romantics

The Last Romantics

F.R. Leavis

1992
Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen

Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen

Self - Narrator (voice)

1992
Naked Lunch

Naked Lunch

Tom Frost

1991

Bloody Sunday

Narrator

1991
Kafka

Kafka

Dr. Murnau

1991
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Astrov

1991
Hamlet

Hamlet

Polonius

1990
A Season of Giants

A Season of Giants

Lorenzo de' Medici

1990
The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor

1989
Henry V

Henry V

Captain Fluellen

1989
The Endless Game

The Endless Game

Control

1989
The Kingdom of Fun

The Kingdom of Fun

Narrator

1989
Another Woman

Another Woman

Ken

1988
The Fishing Party

The Fishing Party

Narrator

1986
Cry From Home

Cry From Home

Narrator

1986
Murder by the Book

Murder by the Book

Hercule Poirot

1986
The Browning Version

The Browning Version

Andrew Crocker-Harris

1985
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

Eustace Edgehill

1985
Dreamchild

Dreamchild

Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll

1985
Wetherby

Wetherby

Stanley Pilborough

1985
Dance with a Stranger

Dance with a Stranger

Desmond Cussen

1985
Brazil

Brazil

Mr. Kurtzmann

1985
Visions of Power

Visions of Power

Narrator

1985
The Cost of Treachery

The Cost of Treachery

Narrator

1984
Laughterhouse

Laughterhouse

Ben Singleton

1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot

1984
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

Narrator (voice)

1983
The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

Doctor Anderson

1983
Soft Targets

Soft Targets

Alexei

1982
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

Lech Walesa

1981
Time Bandits

Time Bandits

Napoleon

1981
Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

Sam Mussabini

1981
S.O.S. Titanic

S.O.S. Titanic

J. Bruce Ismay

1980
The Misanthrope

The Misanthrope

Alceste

1980
All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Himmelstoss

1979
Alien

Alien

Ash

1979
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Thénardier

1978
The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

J.M. Barrie

1978
Flayed

Flayed

The Man

1978
The Thief of Baghdad

The Thief of Baghdad

The Gatekeeper

1978
March or Die

March or Die

El Krim

1977
The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

Duval

1977

Ramsey

Bill Ramsey

1977
Shout at the Devil

Shout at the Devil

Mohammed

1976
Robin and Marian

Robin and Marian

King John

1976

Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington

Mr. Garrick

1975
The Wood Demon

The Wood Demon

Khrushchov

1974
Juggernaut

Juggernaut

Nicholas Porter

1974
Children in Crossfire

Children in Crossfire

Narrator

1974
The Homecoming

The Homecoming

Lenny

1973
The Treat

The Treat

Gordon

1972
Young Winston

Young Winston

George E. Buckle

1972
Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

David Riccio

1971
Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra

Yakovlev

1971

Funny

Huw

1971
A Severed Head

A Severed Head

Martin Lynch-Gibbon

1971

The End of the Line

Reverend P. Bagley

1970

The Salesman

Salesman

1970
Emma's Time

Emma's Time

Mark Lang

1970

Omri's Burning

Omri

1969
Moonlight on the Highway

Moonlight on the Highway

1969
Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

President Poincare

1969
Edward the Confessor

Edward the Confessor

Edward Gobey

1969
The Fixer

The Fixer

Grubeshov

1968
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Frankenstein / The Monster

1968
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Puck

1968
The Bofors Gun

The Bofors Gun

Gunner Flynn

1968
Opus

Opus

Lenny (The Homecoming)

1967
The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses

King Richard III

1965

The Paradise Suite

Jamie Norton

1963
The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

Trofimov

1962
Girls at Sea

Girls at Sea

Marine (uncredited)

1958

Rope

Granillo

1957