Ian McKellen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF Award, two Saturn Awards, four Drama Desk Awards and two Critics' Choice Awards. He has also received two Academy Award nominations, eight BAFTA film and TV nominations and five Emmy Award nominations. McKellen's work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. His notable film roles include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and Magneto in the X-Men films. McKellen was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1979, was knighted in 1991 for services to the performing arts, and was made a Companion of Honour for services to drama and to equality, in the 2008 New Year Honours.
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- Born:
- May 25, 1939 In Burnley, England
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 106
- First Appeared:
- In the series Jackanory
- Latest Project:
- Movie Animal Crackers 2017-09-01
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Jackanory | Reader | 2019 |
| Movie | Animal Crackers | Horatio P. Huntington (voice) | 2017-09-01 |
| Series | Pillar of Fire | Unknown | 2017 |
| Movie | Beauty and the Beast | Cogsworth | 2017-03-16 |
| Movie | Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | 2016-04-23 | |
| Movie | The Roof | And Even Yet Another Fan | 2016-03-31 |
| Movie | X-Men: Apocalypse | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (Older) | 2016-05-18 |
| Movie | Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage | Himself | 2016-12-30 |
| Movie | The Battle of Dol Guldur | Gandalf | 2015-03-18 |
| Movie | Mr. Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | 2015-06-19 |
| Movie | X-Men: Unguarded | Himself | 2015-07-14 |
| Movie | The Dresser | Norman | 2015-10-31 |
| Movie | Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of X-Men: Days of Future Past | Himself | 2015-07-14 |
| Movie | Miss in Her Teens | The Prologue | 2014-04-15 |
| Movie | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Gandalf | 2014-12-10 |
| Movie | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (Old) | 2014-05-15 |
| Movie | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Gandalf | 2013-12-11 |
| Series | Vicious | Freddie Thornhill | 2013-04-29 |
| Movie | The Wolverine | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto | 2013-07-23 |
| Movie | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | 2013-11-23 | |
| Movie | Muse of Fire | Himself | 2013-09-26 |
| Movie | London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony | Himself | 2012-08-29 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Snowmen | 2012-12-25 | |
| Movie | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Gandalf | 2012-11-26 |
| Movie | Looking for Lowry | Himself | 2011-04-24 |
| Series | The Prisoner | 2 / Curtis | 2009-11-15 |
| Movie | King Lear | King Lear | 2008-08-06 |
| Movie | The Golden Compass | Iorek Byrnison (voice) | 2007-12-04 |
| Movie | Stardust | Narrator (voice) | 2007-08-09 |
| Movie | For the Love of God | The Jackdaw | 2007-02-28 |
| Movie | Doogal | Zebedee | 2006-02-24 |
| Movie | Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema | Himself | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Saint of 9/11 | Narrator | 2006-04-27 |
| Movie | The Da Vinci Code | Sir Leigh Teabing | 2006-05-17 |
| Movie | Flushed Away | The Toad (voice) | 2006-10-22 |
| Movie | X-Men: The Excitement Continues | Himself | 2006-10-02 |
| Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
| Movie | X-Men: The Last Stand | Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto | 2006-05-24 |
| Movie | The Magic Roundabout | Zebedee | 2005-01-19 |
| Series | Doctor Who | Voice of the Snowman | 2005-03-26 |
| Movie | The Hobart Shakespeareans | Himself | 2005-09-06 |
| Series | Extras | Ian McKellen | 2005-07-21 |
| Movie | Neverwas | Gabriel Finch | 2005-09-09 |
| Movie | Asylum | Dr. Peter Cleave | 2005-09-09 |
| Series | The Paul O'Grady Show | Unknown | 2004-10-11 |
| Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
| Movie | Émile | Emile | 2003-01-01 |
| Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Unknown | 2003-02-21 |
| Series | Churchill | Himself - Narrator (voice) | 2003-10-08 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Gandalf the White | 2003-12-01 |
| Movie | The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men: Making X2 | Himself | 2003-11-25 |
| Movie | X2 | Eric Lensherr / Magneto | 2003-04-24 |
| Series | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Unknown | 2002-06-08 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gandalf the White | 2002-12-18 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Gandalf the Grey | 2001-12-18 |
| Movie | Quest for the Ring | Himself | 2001-11-29 |
| Movie | A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' | Himself | 2001-12-09 |
| Movie | Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed! | Himself | 2000-01-01 |
| Movie | X-Men | Eric Lensherr / Magneto | 2000-07-13 |
| Movie | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | Narrator(Voice) | 2000-05-05 |
| Movie | Gods and Monsters | James Whale | 1998-01-21 |
| Movie | Swept from the Sea | Dr. James Kennedy | 1998-01-23 |
| Movie | Apt Pupil | Kurt Dussander | 1998-10-23 |
| Movie | Bent | Uncle Freddie | 1997-11-26 |
| Movie | A Bit Of Scarlet | Narrator | 1997-06-20 |
| Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | Rasputin | Tsar Nicholas II | 1996-03-23 |
| Movie | Cold Comfort Farm | Amos Starkadder | 1995-01-01 |
| Movie | Richard III | Richard III | 1995-12-29 |
| Movie | Jack & Sarah | William | 1995-06-02 |
| Movie | Restoration | Will Gates | 1995-12-29 |
| Movie | I'll Do Anything | John Earl McAlpine | 1994-02-04 |
| Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-01 |
| Movie | To Die For | Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice) | 1994-12-02 |
| Movie | The Shadow | Dr. Reinhardt Lane | 1994-07-01 |
| Series | Tales of the City | Archibald Anson Gidde | 1993-05-08 |
| Movie | Last Action Hero | Death | 1993-06-18 |
| Movie | Six Degrees of Separation | Geoffrey Miller | 1993-12-08 |
| Movie | And the Band Played On | Bill Kraus | 1993-09-11 |
| Movie | The Ballad of Little Jo | Percy Corcoran | 1993-08-20 |
| Movie | Othello | Iago | 1990-06-23 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Scandal | John Profumo | 1989-03-03 |
| Movie | Zina | Kronfeld | 1986-07-22 |
| Movie | Plenty | Sir Andrew Charleson | 1985-09-20 |
| Series | Playing Shakespeare | 1984-07-29 | |
| Movie | Walter and June | Walter | 1983-04-30 |
| Movie | The Keep | Dr. Theodore Cuza | 1983-12-16 |
| Movie | Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare | 1982-04-25 | |
| Movie | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Chauvelin | 1982-11-09 |
| Movie | Walter | Walter | 1982-11-02 |
| Movie | Priest of Love | D.H. Lawrence | 1981-10-11 |
| Movie | A Performance of Macbeth | Macbeth | 1979-02-02 |
| Series | Armchair Thriller | Anthony Skipling | 1978-02-21 |
| Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
| Series | Playhouse | 1974-03-13 | |
| Series | Country Matters | David Masterman | 1972-08-20 |
| Movie | Hedda Gabler | George Tesman | 1972-10-20 |
| Movie | Edward II | King Edward | 1970-08-06 |
| Movie | Thank You All Very Much | George Matthews | 1969-08-19 |
| Movie | The Promise | 1969-12-01 | |
| Movie | Alfred the Great | Roger | 1969-10-08 |
| Series | David Copperfield | David Copperfield | 1966-01-16 |
| Series | Play of the Month | Unknown | 1965-10-19 |
| Series | Coronation Street | Unknown | 1960-12-09 |
| Series | The Academy Awards | Unknown | 1953-03-18 |