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Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Acting

Born September 12, 1931 — Died June 19, 2020 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Holm, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

TV Shows(43)

Movies(133)

Alien: Romulus

Alien: Romulus

Rook (Facial and Vocal Reference)

2024

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Old Bilbo Baggins

2014

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Old Bilbo Baggins

2012

Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

Polonius (archive footage)

2011

Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Skinner (voice)

2007

The Real Middle Earth

The Real Middle Earth

Narrator

2007

The Treatment

The Treatment

Dr. Ernesto Morales

2007

O Jerusalem

O Jerusalem

Ben Gurion

2006

Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

Dr. Putney

2006

Chromophobia

Chromophobia

Edward Aylesbury

2006

The Queen of Trees

The Queen of Trees

Narrator

2005

Lord of War

Lord of War

Simeon Weisz

2005

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

Narrator (voice)

2005

The Aviator

The Aviator

Professor Fitz

2004

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

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

Self

2004

Garden State

Garden State

Gideon Largeman

2004

D-Day 6.6.1944

D-Day 6.6.1944

Narrator (voice)

2004

The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow

Terry Rapson

2004

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

Self

2004

Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real

Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real

Narrator

2004

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Bilbo

2003

Prisoner of Paradise

Prisoner of Paradise

Narrator (voice)

2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Bilbo

2001

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand

2001

From Hell

From Hell

Sir William Gull

2001

Esther Kahn

Esther Kahn

Nathan Quellen

2000

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

Patrick

2000

Bless the Child

Bless the Child

Reverend Grissom

2000

Beautiful Joe

Beautiful Joe

George The Geek

2000

The Miracle Maker

The Miracle Maker

Pontius Pilate (voice)

2000

Joe Gould's Secret

Joe Gould's Secret

Joe Gould

2000

Animal Farm

Animal Farm

Squealer (voice)

1999

Wisconsin Death Trip

Wisconsin Death Trip

Narrator (voice)

1999

The Match

The Match

Big Tam

1999

Shergar

Shergar

Joseph Maguire

1999

eXistenZ

eXistenZ

Kiri Vinokur

1999

Simon Magus

Simon Magus

Sirius / Boris / The Devil

1999

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

White Knight

1998

Tale of the Tides

Tale of the Tides

Narrator

1998

King Lear

King Lear

King Lear

1998

Incognito

Incognito

John (uncredited)

1997

A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary

Mr. Naville

1997

The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter

Mitchell Stephens

1997

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

Cornelius

1997

Night Falls on Manhattan

Night Falls on Manhattan

Liam Casey

1997

Big Night

Big Night

Pascal

1996

Loch Ness

Loch Ness

Water Bailiff

1996

A Little Fish in Deep Water

A Little Fish in Deep Water

Narrator

1996

Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

Don Mini

1995

Landscape

Landscape

Duff

1995

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

Narrator (voice)

1995

The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George

Willis

1994

The Deep Blue Sea

The Deep Blue Sea

Sir William Collyer

1994

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Baron Frankenstein

1994

Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

(voice)

1994

Chappaquiddick

Chappaquiddick

Narrator

1994

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor (voice)

1993

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

Narrator (voice) (UK version, Timewatch: The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald)

1993

The Hour of the Pig

The Hour of the Pig

Albertus

1993

Blue Ice

Blue Ice

Sir Hector

1992

The Last Romantics

The Last Romantics

F.R. Leavis

1992

Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen

Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen

Self - Narrator (voice)

1992

Naked Lunch

Naked Lunch

Tom Frost

1991

Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday

Narrator

1991

Kafka

Kafka

Dr. Murnau

1991

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Astrov

1991

Hamlet

Hamlet

Polonius

1990

A Season of Giants

A Season of Giants

Lorenzo de' Medici

1990

The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor

1989

Henry V

Henry V

Captain Fluellen

1989

The Endless Game

The Endless Game

Control

1989

The Kingdom of Fun

The Kingdom of Fun

Narrator

1989

Another Woman

Another Woman

Ken

1988

The Fishing Party

The Fishing Party

Narrator

1986

Cry From Home

Cry From Home

Narrator

1986

Murder by the Book

Murder by the Book

Hercule Poirot

1986

The Browning Version

The Browning Version

Andrew Crocker-Harris

1985

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

Eustace Edgehill

1985

Dreamchild

Dreamchild

Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll

1985

Wetherby

Wetherby

Stanley Pilborough

1985

Dance with a Stranger

Dance with a Stranger

Desmond Cussen

1985

Brazil

Brazil

Mr. Kurtzmann

1985

Visions of Power

Visions of Power

Narrator

1985

The Cost of Treachery

The Cost of Treachery

Narrator

1984

Laughterhouse

Laughterhouse

Ben Singleton

1984

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot

1984

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

Narrator (voice)

1983

The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

Doctor Anderson

1983

Soft Targets

Soft Targets

Alexei

1982

Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

Lech Walesa

1981

Time Bandits

Time Bandits

Napoleon

1981

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

Sam Mussabini

1981

S.O.S. Titanic

S.O.S. Titanic

J. Bruce Ismay

1980

The Misanthrope

The Misanthrope

Alceste

1980

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Himmelstoss

1979

Alien

Alien

Ash

1979

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Thénardier

1978

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

J.M. Barrie

1978

Flayed

Flayed

The Man

1978

The Thief of Baghdad

The Thief of Baghdad

The Gatekeeper

1978

March or Die

March or Die

El Krim

1977

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

Duval

1977

Ramsey

Ramsey

Bill Ramsey

1977

Shout at the Devil

Shout at the Devil

Mohammed

1976

Robin and Marian

Robin and Marian

King John

1976

Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington

Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington

Mr. Garrick

1975

The Wood Demon

The Wood Demon

Khrushchov

1974

Juggernaut

Juggernaut

Nicholas Porter

1974

Children in Crossfire

Children in Crossfire

Narrator

1974

The Homecoming

The Homecoming

Lenny

1973

The Treat

The Treat

Gordon

1972

Young Winston

Young Winston

George E. Buckle

1972

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

David Riccio

1971

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra

Yakovlev

1971

Funny

Funny

Huw

1971

A Severed Head

A Severed Head

Martin Lynch-Gibbon

1971

The End of the Line

The End of the Line

Reverend P. Bagley

1970

The Salesman

The Salesman

Salesman

1970

Emma's Time

Emma's Time

Mark Lang

1970

Omri's Burning

Omri's Burning

Omri

1969

Moonlight on the Highway

Moonlight on the Highway

1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

President Poincare

1969

Edward the Confessor

Edward the Confessor

Edward Gobey

1969

The Fixer

The Fixer

Grubeshov

1968

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Frankenstein / The Monster

1968

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Puck

1968

The Bofors Gun

The Bofors Gun

Gunner Flynn

1968

Opus

Opus

Lenny (The Homecoming)

1967

The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses

King Richard III

1965

The Paradise Suite

The Paradise Suite

Jamie Norton

1963

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

Trofimov

1962

Girls at Sea

Girls at Sea

Marine (uncredited)

1958

Rope

Rope

Granillo

1957