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Ian Holm

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1931-09-12

Day of Death

2020-06-19

Place of Birth

Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK

Ian Holm

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 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.

Filmography (133)

⭐ 7.2 Role: Rook (Facial and Vocal Reference)

Alien: Romulus

2024
⭐ 7.3 Role: Old Bilbo Baggins

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014
⭐ 7.4 Role: Old Bilbo Baggins

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012
⭐ 7.5 Role: Polonius (archive footage)

Discovering Hamlet

2011
⭐ 7.8 Role: Skinner (voice)

Ratatouille

2007
⭐ 7.0 Role: Narrator

The Real Middle Earth

2007
⭐ 5.9 Role: Dr. Ernesto Morales

The Treatment

2007
⭐ 6.1 Role: Ben Gurion

O Jerusalem

2006
⭐ 5.6 Role: Dr. Putney

Strangers with Candy

2006
⭐ 5.2 Role: Edward Aylesbury

Chromophobia

2006
⭐ 7.3 Role: Narrator

The Queen of Trees

2005
⭐ 7.3 Role: Simeon Weisz

Lord of War

2005
⭐ 7.7 Role: Narrator (voice)

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005
⭐ 7.2 Role: Professor Fitz

The Aviator

2004
⭐ 6.5 Role: Self

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

2004