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Ian Holm

Ian Holm

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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 Movies

Acting

Poster for The Fifth Element
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The Fifth Element

7.6(11.7K)
The Fifth Element
Cornelius
Poster for Brazil
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Brazil

7.7(3.7K)
Brazil
Mr. Kurtzmann
Poster for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

8.4(27.5K)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Bilbo
Poster for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

8.5(26.5K)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Bilbo
Poster for Garden State
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Garden State

7.1(2.0K)
Garden State
Gideon Largeman
Poster for The Day After Tomorrow
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The Day After Tomorrow

6.6(8.8K)
The Day After Tomorrow
Terry Rapson
Poster for Ratatouille
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Ratatouille

7.8(18.4K)
Ratatouille
Skinner (voice)
Poster for From Hell
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From Hell

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From Hell
Sir William Gull
Poster for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Baron Frankenstein
Poster for The Sweet Hereafter
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The Sweet Hereafter

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The Sweet Hereafter
Mitchell Stephens

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