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Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Acting

September 12, 1931 – June 19, 2020 (died at 88)
Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK
Male
133 Movies
56 TV Shows

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.

Ratatouille
Ratatouille

Ratatouille

2007 7.8

as Skinner (voice)

Age 75 (now 88)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001 8.4

as Bilbo

Age 70 (now 88)
The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

1997 7.6

as Cornelius

Age 65 (now 88)
Alien
Alien

Alien

1979 8.2

as Ash

Age 47 (now 88)
Brazil
Brazil

Brazil

1985 7.7

as Mr. Kurtzmann

Age 53 (now 88)
From Hell
From Hell

From Hell

2001 6.7

as Sir William Gull

Age 69 (now 88)
Garden State
Garden State

Garden State

2004 7.1

as Gideon Largeman

Age 72 (now 88)
eXistenZ
eXistenZ

eXistenZ

1999 6.8

as Kiri Vinokur

Age 67 (now 88)
The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter

1997 6.9

as Mitchell Stephens

Age 66 (now 88)
Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch

Naked Lunch

1991 7.0

as Tom Frost

Age 60 (now 88)
Lord of War
Lord of War

Lord of War

2005 7.3

as Simeon Weisz

Age 74 (now 88)
The Aviator
The Aviator

The Aviator

2004 7.2

as Professor Fitz

Age 73 (now 88)
Big Night
Big Night

Big Night

1996 7.0

as Pascal

Age 65 (now 88)
Another Woman
Another Woman

Another Woman

1988 6.8

as Ken

Age 57 (now 88)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

1994 6.4

as Baron Frankenstein

Age 63 (now 88)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984 6.4

as Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot

Age 52 (now 88)