Ian McKellen


    Starbirth:
    May 25, 1939
Birthplace:
Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
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Overview

Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born May 25, 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.


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Hamlet Hamlet 2024
The Critic Jimmy Erskine 2023
The One Note Man Narrator (voice) 2023
Quintessentially British Self 2022
Hamlet Within 2022
Amol Rajan Interviews Ian McKellen Self 2022
Hating Peter Tatchell Self 2021
Infinitum: Subject Unknown Dr. Charles Marland-White 2021
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU 2020
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet 2020
Cats Gus, the Theatre Cat 2019
The Good Liar Roy Courtnay 2019
On Broadway Self 2019
All Is True Earl of Southampton 2018
National Theatre Live: King Lear King Lear 2018
McKellen: Playing the Part Himself 2018
Animal Crackers Horatio P. Huntington (voice) 2017
The Paul O'Grady Story Himself 2017
How a Kite Flies Mr. Kite (voice) 2017
Beauty and the Beast Cogsworth 2017
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin Self 2017
Edmund the Magnificent Self - Narrator (voice) 2017
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage Self 2016
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land Spooner 2016
Play the Devil: Making Richard III 2016
Shakespeare on Film 2016
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen 2016
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film Prospero's Speech Reader (voice) 2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC Self - Performer 2016
The Roof And Even Yet Another Fan 2016
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC Self (archive footage) 2015
The Dresser Norman 2015
Mr. Holmes Sherlock Holmes 2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Gandalf 2014
Nelson Mandela Redrawn Self 2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto 2014
Miss in Her Teens The Prologue 2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Gandalf 2013
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin Self 2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot Himself 2013
Muse of Fire Self 2013
The Wolverine Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited) 2013
The Egg Trick Magician 2013
Doctor Who: The Snowmen The Great Intelligence (voice) 2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Gandalf 2012
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony Himself 2012
Looking for Lowry Himself 2011
The Betty Driver Story Himself (as Sir Ian McKellan) 2011
Small-Time Revolutionary Hamish Miller (voice) 2010
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation Narrator (voice) 2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Self (archive footage) 2010
Theatreland Himself 2009
King Lear King Lear 2008
The Golden Compass Iorek Byrnison (voice) 2007
Stardust Narrator (voice) 2007
For the Love of God The Jackdaw 2007
Flushed Away The Toad (voice) 2006
X-Men: The Last Stand Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto 2006
The Da Vinci Code Sir Leigh Teabing 2006
Saint of 9/11 Narrator 2006
Doogal Zebedee (voice) 2006
Asylum Dr. Peter Cleave 2005
Neverwas Gabriel Finch 2005
The Hobart Shakespeareans Himself 2005
The Magic Roundabout Zebedee (voice) 2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans Self 2005
Eighteen Jason Anders (voice) 2005
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! Himself 2004
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is? 2004
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision Self 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Gandalf 2003
X2 Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto 2003
X-Men: Premieres Around the World Self 2003
Émile Emile 2003
Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories Himself 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Gandalf 2002
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring Self 2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Gandalf 2001
A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' Self 2001
Quest for the Ring Self 2001
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love Narrator (voice) 2001
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! Self 2000
X-Men Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto 2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch Self - 'Magneto' 2000
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man Narrator (voice) 2000
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale Self 1999
Apt Pupil Kurt Dussander 1998
Swept from the Sea Dr. James Kennedy 1998
Gods and Monsters James Whale 1998
Bent Uncle Freddie 1997
Surviving Friendly Fire 1997
A Bit Of Scarlet Narrator 1997
An Evening with Lily Savage Self 1996
Rasputin Tsar Nicholas II 1996
Restoration Will Gates 1995
Richard III Richard III 1995
Jack & Sarah William 1995
Cold Comfort Farm Amos Starkadder 1995
To Die For Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice) 1994
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest 1994
The Shadow Dr. Reinhardt Lane 1994
David Macaulay: Roman City Augustus Caesar (voice) 1994
I'll Do Anything John Earl McAlpine 1994
Six Degrees of Separation Geoffrey 1993
And the Band Played On Bill Kraus 1993
The Ballad of Little Jo Percy Corcoran 1993
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up Narration (voice) 1993
Last Action Hero Death 1993
Gladio Aldo Moro (voice) 1992
Othello Iago 1990
Countdown to War Adolf Hitler 1989
Scandal John Profumo 1989
Zina Kronfeld 1985
Plenty Sir Andrew Charleson 1985
The Keep Dr. Theodore Cuza 1983
Walter and June Walter 1983
The Scarlet Pimpernel Chauvelin 1982
Walter Walter 1982
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare 1982
Priest of Love D.H. Lawrence 1981
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Alexander Ivanov 1979
Macbeth Macbeth 1979
The Vanishing Army 1978
Hedda Gabler George Tesman 1972
Hamlet Hamlet 1970
Edward II King Edward 1970
The Tragedy of King Richard II King Richard II 1970
The Promise 1969
Alfred the Great Roger 1969
A Touch of Love George 1969
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne Wolf 1965
Hamlet Revenant
Marley Scrooge (rumored)
Richard II Richard II
Schadenfreude Continuity Announcer
Untitled "Anthony Hopkins" documentary Self
Dragfox Ginger Snap the Fox
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! <blank> <mt>
The One Show Self - Guest <mt>
The View Self - Guest <mt>
David Copperfield David Copperfield <mt>
Churchill Himself - Narrator (voice) <mt>
Country Matters David Masterman <mt>
Playhouse <blank> <mt>
Inside the Actors Studio Self <mt>
The Simpsons <blank> <mt>
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Self <mt>
The Paul O'Grady Show <blank> <mt>
Armchair Thriller Anthony Skipling <mt>
BBC Play of the Month Captain Plume <mt>
The Oscars Self <mt>
Doctor Who Voice of the Snowman <mt>
Extras Ian McKellen <mt>
Vicious Freddie Thornhill <mt>
An Audience with... Self <mt>
David Copperfield Creakle <mt>
Windmills of the Gods Chairman <mt>
Playing Shakespeare <blank> <mt>
Trailblazer Honors Speaker <mt>
The Prisoner 2 / Curtis <mt>
The Graham Norton Show Self <mt>
Family Guy Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (voice) <mt>
Real Time with Bill Maher Self <mt>
Coronation Street Mel Hutchwright <mt>
Pillar of Fire Narrator <mt>
Who Do You Think You Are? Self <mt>
Saturday Night Live Self - Host <mt>
Great British Theatre <blank> <mt>
Sesame Street Himself <mt>
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self <mt>
The Graham Norton Show Self - Guest <mt>
Tales of the City Archibald Anson Gidde <mt>
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self <mt>
ted Narrator (voice) <mt>
The Graham Norton Show Self (archive footage) <mt>
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