Ian Holm profile
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Ian Holm

12th September 1931 Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK Acting

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.

133 Movies 43 TV Shows 176 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Shergar poster
Shergar 1st June 1999 as Joseph Maguire
Simon Magus poster
Simon Magus 17th February 1999 as Sirius / Boris / The Devil
Incognito poster
Incognito 14th November 1997 as John (uncredited)
Kafka poster
Kafka 15th November 1991 as Dr. Murnau
Hamlet poster
Hamlet 19th December 1990 as Polonius
Henry V poster
Henry V 5th October 1989 as Captain Fluellen
Dreamchild poster
Dreamchild 4th October 1985 as Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll
Wetherby poster
Wetherby 19th June 1985 as Stanley Pilborough
Brazil poster
Brazil 20th February 1985 as Mr. Kurtzmann
Flayed poster
Flayed 22nd February 1978 as The Man
Ramsey poster
Ramsey 22nd May 1977 as Bill Ramsey
Funny poster
Funny 16th November 1971 as Huw
Opus poster
Opus 2nd January 1967 as Lenny (The Homecoming)
Rope poster
Rope 2nd October 1957 as Granillo
Legends poster
Legends 17th November 2006 as Self - Narrator (voice)
Stalin poster
Stalin 13th March 1990 as Self - Narrator (voice)
Chillers poster
Chillers 5th January 1990 as Christopher Waggoner
Television poster
Television 12th February 1985 as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Bell poster
The Bell 13th January 1982 as Michael Meade
NOVA poster
NOVA 3rd March 1974 as Narrator (voice)