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Ian McKellen
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1939Born, Burnley
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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…
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Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingGandalf
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingGandalf
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersGandalf
The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyGandalf the Grey
X-Men: Days of Future PastMagneto2026Frank and PercyPercyMovie
2026The ChristophersJulian SklarMovie
2026LS Lowry: The Unheard TapesL S LowryMovie
2025SchadenfreudeContinuity AnnouncerMovie
2025Ken Dodd: A Legacy of HappinessMovie
2024The CriticJimmy ErskineMovie
2024DragfoxGinger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)Movie
2024The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I LovedMovie
2024HamletHamletMovie
2024tedNarrator (voice) · 3 episodesShow
2023The One Note ManNarrator (voice)Movie
2022Hamlet WithinMovie
2021Great British Theatre5 episodesShow
2021Infinitum: Subject UnknownDr. Charles Marland-WhiteMovie
2020Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOUMovie
2020Du Fu: China's Greatest PoetMovie
2019CatsGus, the Theatre CatMovie
2019The Good LiarRoy CourtnayMovie
2019The IsleAssociate ProducerMovie
2018All Is TrueEarl of SouthamptonMovie
2018National Theatre Live: King LearKing LearMovie
2018Animal CrackersHoratio P. Huntington (voice)Movie
2017How a Kite FliesMr. Kite (voice)Movie
2017Beauty and the BeastCogsworthMovie
2016National Theatre Live: No Man's LandSpoonerMovie
2016Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellenMovie
2016Shakespeare on FilmMovie
2016Play the Devil: Making Richard IIIMovie
2016All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on FilmProspero's Speech Reader (voice)Movie
2016The RoofAnd Even Yet Another FanMovie
2015The DresserNormanMovie
2015Mr. HolmesSherlock HolmesMovie
2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesGandalf the GreyMovie
2014X-Men: Days of Future PastMagnetoMovie
2014Miss in Her TeensThe PrologueMovie
2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugGandalf the GreyMovie
2013The WolverineErik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)Movie
2013The Egg TrickMagicianMovie
2013ViciousFreddie Thornhill · 12 episodesShow
2012Doctor Who: The SnowmenThe Great Intelligence (voice)Movie
2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyGandalf the GreyMovie
2011Perspectives1 episodeShow
2010Small-Time RevolutionaryHamish Miller (voice)Movie
2010A Lost and Found Box of Human SensationNarrator (voice)Movie
2009The Prisoner2 / Curtis · 6 episodesShow
2008King LearKing LearMovie
2007The Golden CompassIorek Byrnison (voice)Movie
2007StardustNarrator (voice)Movie
2007For the Love of GodThe JackdawMovie
2006Flushed AwayThe Toad (voice)Movie
2006X-Men: The Last StandErik Lehnsherr / MagnetoMovie
2006Saint of 9/11NarratorMovie
2006DoogalZebedee (voice)Movie
2005NeverwasGabriel FinchMovie
2005AsylumDr. Peter CleaveMovie
2005ExtrasIan McKellen · 1 episodeShow
2005The Magic RoundaboutZebedee (voice)Movie
2005EighteenJason Anders (voice)Movie
2004My First TimeNarratorMovie
2004Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?Movie
2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingGandalfMovie
2003X2Eric Lehnsherr / MagnetoMovie
2003Evolution X - The Making of X-MenMovie
2003EmileEmileMovie
2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersGandalfMovie
2001Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in LoveNarrator (voice)Movie
2000X-MenMagnetoMovie
2000Cirque du Soleil: Journey of ManNarrator (voice)Movie
1999David CopperfieldCreakle · 2 episodesShow
1998Apt PupilKurt DussanderMovie
1998Gods and MonstersJames WhaleMovie
1998Swept from the SeaDr. James KennedyMovie
1997BentUncle FreddieMovie
1997Surviving Friendly FireMovie
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