Ian Holm

Known for ActingBorn 1931-09-12Died 2020-06-19Goodmayes, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Landscape

Soft Targets

The Power Game

Frankenstein

Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

Stalin

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

The Wood Demon

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

The Wars of the Roses

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

King Lear

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Secret History

The Wars of the Roses

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Frighteners

Alien

Shanghai Vice

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

Ratatouille

Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real

Television

The Lost Boys

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

Game, Set, and Match

The Cherry Orchard

Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen

Discovering Hamlet

Jesus of Nazareth

Survival

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

A Season of Giants

The Fifth Element

Brazil

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Alien: Romulus

Lord of War

Simon Magus

The Queen of Trees

The Lost Boys

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Aviator

Natural World

1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

Opus

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill