Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Date of Birth:

Sep 12, 1931

Place of Birth:

Goodmayes, 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).

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filmography:

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

1992

Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Riding Hood

1995

Shergar Shergar

1999

The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea

1994

The Borrowers The Borrowers

1993

A Season of Giants A Season of Giants

1990

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

2000

Inside the Third Reich Inside the Third Reich

1982

Funny Funny

1971

Omri's Burning Omri's Burning

1969

Edward the Confessor Edward the Confessor

1969

The Paradise Suite The Paradise Suite

1963

The Tailor of Gloucester The Tailor of Gloucester

1989

Moonlight on the Highway Moonlight on the Highway

1969

Beautiful Joe Beautiful Joe

2000

The Wars of the Roses The Wars of the Roses

1965

Prisoner of Paradise Prisoner of Paradise

2003

Wetherby Wetherby

1985

The Adventures of Errol Flynn The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005

Joe Gould's Secret Joe Gould's Secret

2000

The Homecoming The Homecoming

1973

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

The Thief of Baghdad The Thief of Baghdad

1978

Landscape Landscape

1995

Rope Rope

1957

King Lear King Lear

1998

The Last Romantics The Last Romantics

1992

Discovering Hamlet Discovering Hamlet

2011

A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968

The Return of the Soldier The Return of the Soldier

1983

Alien Alien

1979

The End of the Line The End of the Line

1970

The Kingdom of Fun The Kingdom of Fun

1989

Opus Opus

1967

The Cost of Treachery The Cost of Treachery

1984

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

1983

Simon Magus Simon Magus

1999

Nicholas and Alexandra Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

The Last Dragon The Last Dragon

2004

Strike: The Birth of Solidarity Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

1981

The Tailor of Gloucester The Tailor of Gloucester

1993

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

1993

Jesus Of Nazareth Jesus Of Nazareth

1977

The Fishing Party The Fishing Party

1986

Flayed Flayed

1978

Cry From Home Cry From Home

1986

The Queen of Trees The Queen of Trees

2005

The Beast Within: Making Alien The Beast Within: Making Alien

2003

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

1985

The Real Middle Earth The Real Middle Earth

2007

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

1991

Frankenstein Frankenstein

1968

D-Day 6.6.1944 D-Day 6.6.1944

2004

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

1970

Soft Targets Soft Targets

1982

The Misanthrope The Misanthrope

1980

The Bofors Gun The Bofors Gun

1968

Incognito Incognito

1997

The Lost Boys The Lost Boys

1978

The Browning Version The Browning Version

1985

The Match The Match

1999

The Endless Game The Endless Game

1989

The Cherry Orchard The Cherry Orchard

1962

Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya

1991

Robin and Marian Robin and Marian

1976

Les Misérables Les Misérables

1978

All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front

1979

The Man in the Iron Mask The Man in the Iron Mask

1977

Henry V Henry V

1989

Naked Lunch Naked Lunch

1991

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

1984

The Miracle Maker The Miracle Maker

2000

A Life Less Ordinary A Life Less Ordinary

1997

March or Die March or Die

1977

Another Woman Another Woman

1988

Murder by the Book Murder by the Book

1986

Oh! What a Lovely War Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

The Madness of King George The Madness of King George

1994

Bless the Child Bless the Child

2000

The Aviator The Aviator

2004

The Day After Tomorrow The Day After Tomorrow

2004

Ratatouille Ratatouille

2007

Garden State Garden State

2004

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

2003

Brazil Brazil

1985

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

2001

From Hell From Hell

2001

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

1994

Lord of War Lord of War

2005

eXistenZ eXistenZ

1999

Hamlet Hamlet

1990

Kafka Kafka

1991

The Sweet Hereafter The Sweet Hereafter

1997

Animal Farm Animal Farm

1999

Chariots of Fire Chariots of Fire

1981

Strangers with Candy Strangers with Candy

2006

Loch Ness Loch Ness

1996

The Hour of the Pig The Hour of the Pig

1993

Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

1994

Big Night Big Night

1996

Shout at the Devil Shout at the Devil

1976

O Jerusalem O Jerusalem

2006

The Emperor's New Clothes The Emperor's New Clothes

2001

S.O.S. Titanic S.O.S. Titanic

1980

Tale of the Tides Tale of the Tides

1998

The Wood Demon The Wood Demon

1974

A Little Fish in Deep Water A Little Fish in Deep Water

1996

Girls at Sea Girls at Sea

1958

The Fixer The Fixer

1968

Laughterhouse Laughterhouse

1984

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

The Treatment The Treatment

2007

Time Bandits Time Bandits

1981

Wisconsin Death Trip Wisconsin Death Trip

1999

Dreamchild Dreamchild

1985

Juggernaut Juggernaut

1974

Dance with a Stranger Dance with a Stranger

1985

Emma's Time Emma's Time

1970

Alice Through the Looking Glass Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998

Esther Kahn Esther Kahn

2000

Chromophobia Chromophobia

2006

Young Winston Young Winston

1972

Blue Ice Blue Ice

1992

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots

1971

A Severed Head A Severed Head

1971

Night Falls on Manhattan Night Falls on Manhattan

1997

The Fifth Element The Fifth Element

1997

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