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:
- 115
- First Appeared:
- In the series Jackanory
- Latest Project:
- Movie Animal Crackers 2017-09-01
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Jackanory | Reader | 2018 |
| 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 | The Roof | And Even Yet Another Fan | 2016-03-31 |
| Movie | X-Men: Apocalypse | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (Older) | 2016-05-18 |
| Movie | Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | 2016-04-23 | |
| Movie | There & Back Again: A Hobbit's Tale Recut | Gandalf | 2015-01-22 |
| Movie | The Battle of Dol Guldur | Gandalf | 2015-03-18 |
| Movie | The Dresser | Norman | 2015-10-31 |
| Movie | Mr. Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | 2015-06-19 |
| Movie | Miss in Her Teens | The Prologue | 2014-04-15 |
| Movie | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (Old) | 2014-05-15 |
| Movie | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Gandalf | 2014-12-10 |
| Movie | The Wolverine | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto | 2013-07-23 |
| Series | Vicious | Freddie Thornhill | 2013-04-29 |
| Movie | Muse of Fire | Himself | 2013-09-26 |
| Movie | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Gandalf | 2013-12-11 |
| Movie | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | 2013-11-23 | |
| Movie | The Appendices: Part Ten - The Journey to Erebor | himself | 2013-12-13 |
| Movie | The Appendices: Part Nine - Into the Wilderland: The Chronicles of The Hobbit - Part 2 | himself | 2013-12-13 |
| Movie | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Gandalf | 2012-11-26 |
| Movie | London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony | Himself | 2012-08-29 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Snowmen | 2012-12-25 | |
| Movie | The Appendices: Part Eight - Return to Middle-earth | himself | 2012-12-13 |
| Movie | The Appendices: Part Seven - A Long-Expected Journey: The Chronicles of The Hobbit - Part 1 | himself | 2012-12-13 |
| Movie | Lady Grey London | 2011-01-01 | |
| Movie | Looking for Lowry | Himself | 2011-04-24 |
| Series | The Prisoner | 2009-11-15 | |
| Movie | King Lear | King Lear | 2008-08-06 |
| Movie | For the Love of God | The Jackdaw | 2007-02-28 |
| Movie | The Golden Compass | Iorek Byrnison (voice) | 2007-12-04 |
| Movie | Stardust | Narrator (voice) | 2007-08-09 |
| Movie | Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema | Himself | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Flushed Away | The Toad | 2006-10-22 |
| Movie | Doogal | Zebedee | 2006-02-24 |
| Movie | Saint of 9/11 | Narrator | 2006-04-27 |
| Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
| Movie | X-Men: The Last Stand | Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto | 2006-05-24 |
| Movie | The Da Vinci Code | Sir Leigh Teabing | 2006-05-17 |
| Movie | The Magic Roundabout | Zebedee | 2005-01-19 |
| Series | Doctor Who | Voice of the Snowman | 2005-03-26 |
| Movie | Neverwas | Gabriel Finch | 2005-09-09 |
| Movie | Asylum | Dr. Peter Cleave | 2005-09-09 |
| Movie | The Hobart Shakespeareans | Himself | 2005-09-06 |
| Series | Extras | Ian McKellen | 2005-07-21 |
| Series | The Paul O'Grady Show | Unknown | 2004-10-11 |
| Movie | The Appendices: Part Five | Ian McKellen | 2004-12-14 |
| Movie | The Appendices: Part Six | Ian McKellen | 2004-12-14 |
| Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Unknown | 2003-02-21 |
| Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
| Movie | Émile | Emile | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Gandalf the White | 2003-12-01 |
| Movie | X2 | Eric Lensherr / Magneto | 2003-04-24 |
| Movie | The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men: Making X2 | Himself | 2003-11-25 |
| Series | Churchill | Himself - Narrator (voice) | 2003-10-08 |
| Movie | The Appendices: Part Three | Ian McKellen | 2003-11-18 |
| Movie | The Appendices: Part Four | Ian McKellen | 2003-11-18 |
| 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 Appendices: Part Two | Ian McKellen | 2002-11-12 |
| Movie | The Appendices: Part One | Ian McKellen | 2002-11-12 |
| 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 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Gandalf the Grey | 2001-12-18 |
| Movie | Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed! | Himself | 2000-01-01 |
| Movie | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | Narrator(Voice) | 2000-05-05 |
| Movie | X-Men | Eric Lensherr / Magneto | 2000-07-13 |
| Movie | David Copperfield | Creakle | 1999-12-25 |
| 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 | A Bit Of Scarlet | Narrator | 1997-06-20 |
| Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | Bent | Uncle Freddie | 1997-11-26 |
| Movie | Rasputin | Tsar Nicholas II | 1996-03-23 |
| Movie | Cold Comfort Farm | Amos Starkadder | 1995-01-01 |
| Movie | Jack & Sarah | William | 1995-06-02 |
| Movie | Richard III | Richard III | 1995-12-29 |
| Movie | Restoration | Will Gates | 1995-12-29 |
| Movie | I'll Do Anything | John Earl McAlpine | 1994-02-04 |
| Movie | To Die For | Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice) | 1994-12-02 |
| Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-01 |
| Movie | The Shadow | Dr. Reinhardt Lane | 1994-07-01 |
| Movie | Last Action Hero | Death | 1993-06-18 |
| Series | Tales of the City | Archibald Anson Gidde | 1993-05-08 |
| Movie | The Ballad of Little Jo | Percy Corcoran | 1993-08-20 |
| Movie | And the Band Played On | Bill Kraus | 1993-09-11 |
| Movie | Six Degrees of Separation | Geoffrey Miller | 1993-12-08 |
| Movie | Othello | Iago | 1990-06-23 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Scandal | John Profumo | 1989-03-03 |
| Movie | Windmills of the Gods | Chairman | 1988-02-07 |
| Movie | Zina | Kronfeld | 1986-07-22 |
| Movie | Plenty | Sir Andrew Charleson | 1985-09-20 |
| 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 | Walter | Walter | 1982-11-02 |
| Movie | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Chauvelin | 1982-11-09 |
| 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 | Alfred the Great | Roger | 1969-10-08 |
| Movie | The Promise | 1969-12-01 | |
| 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 |