Ian Holm

Actor

Sir Ian Holm, CBE (born 12 September 1931) is a British actor known for his stage work and for many film roles. He received the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his performance as Lenny in The Homecoming and the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the title role of King Lear. He was nominated for the 1981 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as athletics trainer Sam Mussabini in Chariots of Fire. Other well-known film roles include the and...

Place of Birth: Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK

Date of Birth: Sep 12, 1931

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Actor (110 Known Credits)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Old Bilbo

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Older Bilbo

1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

Geschichtenerzähler

Ratatouille

Skinner (voice)

The Treatment

Dr. Ernesto Morales

The Real Middle Earth

Narrator

Jonas Muller

Dr. Putney

Ben Gurion

Simeon Weisz

Edward Aylesbury

Narrator

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

Narrator

Garden State

Gideon Largeman

The Day After Tomorrow

Terry Rapson

The Aviator

Professor Fitz

D-Day 6.6.1944

Narrator (voice)

Days That Shook the World

Narrator (voice)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Bilbo Baggins

The Beast Within: Making 'Alien'

Ash / Himself (archive footage)

Monsters We Met

Narrator

Prisoner of Paradise

Narrator (voice)

A Day in the Life of a Hobbit

Himself

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Bilbo Baggins

From Hell

Sir William Gull

The Emperor's New Clothes

Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand

Reverend Grissom

Pontius Pilate

Nathan Quellen

Joe Gould

Squealer (voice)

Kiri Vinokur

Narrator (voice)

Big Tam

Sirius / Boris / The Devil

Shanghai Vice

Himself - Narrator

Alice Through the Looking Glass

White Knight

King Lear

The Fifth Element

Father Vito Cornelius

Mr. Naville

Mitchell Stephens

John (uncredited)

Pascal

Night Falls on Manhattan

Liam Casey

Loch Ness

Water Bailiff

Landscape

Duff

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Baron Frankenstein

The Madness of King George

Dr. Willis

The Deep Blue Sea

Sir William Collyer

The Hour of The Pig

Albertus

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

The Tailor (voice)

Sir Hector

Dr. Murnau

Tom Frost

Astrov

Lorenzo de' Medici

Polonius

Captain Fluellen

Control

The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor

Ken

Bernard Samson

Hercule Poirot

Mr. M. Kurtzmann

Dance with a Stranger

Desmond Cussen

Dreamchild

Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll

Laughterhouse

Ben Singleton

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

Eustace Edgehill

Wetherby

Stanley Pilborough

The Browning Version

Andrew Crocker-Harris

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot

The Cost of Treachery

Narrator

Natural World

Narrator

Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano

Narrator (voice)

Inside the Third Reich

Dr. Joseph Goebbels

The Return of the Soldier

Doctor Anderson

Alexei

Sam Mussabini

Napoleon

Alceste

Ash

All Quiet on the Western Front

Himmelstoss

J. Bruce Ismay

Thénardier

The Gatekeeper

J.M. Barrie

Heinrich Himmler

J.M. Barrie

The Man in the Iron Mask

Duval

El Krim

Zerah

King John

Mohammed

Narrator

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

Wedderburn

Juggernaut

Nicholas Porter

The Homecoming

Lenny

Young Winston

George E. Buckle

Nicholas and Alexandra

Yakovlev

Mary, Queen of Scots

David Riccio

A Severed Head

Martin Lynch-Gibbon

Oh! What a Lovely War

President Poincare

Edward the Confessor

Edward Gobey

The Fixer

Grubeshov

The Bofors Gun

Flynn

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Puck

The Wars of the Roses

King Richard III

The Paradise Suite

Jamie Norton

The Cherry Orchard

Trofimov

Tony Awards

Nominee

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Old Bilbo

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Older Bilbo

1066: The Battle for Middle Earth (2009)

Geschichtenerzähler

Ratatouille (2007)

Skinner (voice)

The Treatment (2007)

Dr. Ernesto Morales

The Real Middle Earth (2007)

Narrator

Renaissance (2006)

Jonas Muller

Strangers with Candy (2006)

Dr. Putney

Ô Jerusalem (2006)

Ben Gurion

Lord of War (2005)

Simeon Weisz

Chromophobia (2005)

Edward Aylesbury

The Queen of Trees (2005)

Narrator

The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)

Narrator

Garden State (2004)

Gideon Largeman

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Terry Rapson

The Aviator (2004)

Professor Fitz

D-Day 6.6.1944 (2004)

Narrator (voice)

Days That Shook the World (2003 - 2005)

Narrator (voice)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Bilbo Baggins

The Beast Within: Making 'Alien' (2003)

Ash / Himself (archive footage)

Monsters We Met (2003)

Narrator

Prisoner of Paradise (2002)

Narrator (voice)

A Day in the Life of a Hobbit (2002)

Himself

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Bilbo Baggins

From Hell (2001)

Sir William Gull

The Emperor's New Clothes (2001)

Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand

Bless the Child (2000)

Reverend Grissom

The Miracle Maker (2000)

Pontius Pilate

Esther Kahn (2000)

Nathan Quellen

Joe Gould's Secret (2000)

Joe Gould

Animal Farm (1999)

Squealer (voice)

eXistenZ (1999)

Kiri Vinokur

Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)

Narrator (voice)

The Match (1999)

Big Tam

Simon Magus (1999)

Sirius / Boris / The Devil

Shanghai Vice (1999)

Himself - Narrator

Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998)

White Knight

King Lear (1998)

King Lear

The Fifth Element (1997)

Father Vito Cornelius

A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

Mr. Naville

The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

Mitchell Stephens

Incognito (1997)

John (uncredited)

Big Night (1996)

Pascal

Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)

Liam Casey

Loch Ness (1996)

Water Bailiff

Landscape (1995)

Duff

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)

Baron Frankenstein

The Madness of King George (1994)

Dr. Willis

The Deep Blue Sea (1994)

Sir William Collyer

The Hour of The Pig (1993)

Albertus

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992 - 1993)

The Tailor (voice)

Blue Ice (1992)

Sir Hector

Kafka (1991)

Dr. Murnau

Naked Lunch (1991)

Tom Frost

Uncle Vanya (1991)

Astrov

A Season of Giants (1991)

Lorenzo de' Medici

Hamlet (1990)

Polonius

Henry V (1989)

Captain Fluellen

The Endless Game (1989)

Control

The Tailor of Gloucester (1989)

The Tailor

Another Woman (1988)

Ken

Game, Set, and Match (1988)

Bernard Samson

Murder by the Book (1986)

Hercule Poirot

Brazil (1985)

Mr. M. Kurtzmann

Dance with a Stranger (1985)

Desmond Cussen

Dreamchild (1985)

Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll

Laughterhouse (1985)

Ben Singleton

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985)

Eustace Edgehill

Wetherby (1985)

Stanley Pilborough

The Browning Version (1985)

Andrew Crocker-Harris

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)

Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot

The Cost of Treachery (1984)

Narrator

Natural World (1983 - 2020)

Narrator

Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano (1983)

Narrator (voice)

Inside the Third Reich (1982)

Dr. Joseph Goebbels

The Return of the Soldier (1982)

Doctor Anderson

Soft Targets (1982)

Alexei

Chariots of Fire (1981)

Sam Mussabini

Time Bandits (1981)

Napoleon

The Misanthrope (1980)

Alceste

Alien (1979)

Ash

All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)

Himmelstoss

S.O.S. Titanic (1979)

J. Bruce Ismay

Les Misérables (1978)

Thénardier

The Thief of Bagdad (1978)

The Gatekeeper

The Lost Boys (1978)

J.M. Barrie

Holocaust (1978)

Heinrich Himmler

The Lost Boys (1978)

J.M. Barrie

The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)

Duval

March or Die (1977)

El Krim

Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

Zerah

Robin and Marian (1976)

King John

Shout at the Devil (1976)

Mohammed

NOVA (1974 - 2022)

Narrator

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974 - 1975)

Wedderburn

Juggernaut (1974)

Nicholas Porter

The Homecoming (1973)

Lenny

Young Winston (1972)

George E. Buckle

Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)

Yakovlev

Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)

David Riccio

A Severed Head (1970)

Martin Lynch-Gibbon

Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

President Poincare

Edward the Confessor (1969)

Edward Gobey

The Fixer (1968)

Grubeshov

The Bofors Gun (1968)

Flynn

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)

Puck

The Wars of the Roses (1965)

King Richard III

The Paradise Suite (1963)

Jamie Norton

The Cherry Orchard (1962)

Trofimov

Tony Awards (1956 - 2022)

Nominee

Age At Time Of Release

The Fifth Element

Brazil

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Alien

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