Actor
Ian McKellen
172 movies as actor
Born May 25, 1939 (age 87)From Burnley, Lancashire, England, UKAlso known as Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Ian Murray McKellen, Ian McKellern
Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cultural icon and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, six Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and five Emmy Awards.
McKellen made his stage debut in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of its repertory company, and in 1965 made his first West End appearance. In 1969, he was invited to join the Prospect Theatre Company to play the lead parts in Shakespeare's Richard II and Marlowe's Edward II. In the 1970s, McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He has earned five Olivier Awards for his roles in Pillars of the Community (1977), The Alchemist (1978), Bent (1979), Wild Honey (1984), and Richard III (1995). McKellen made his Broadway debut in The Promise (1965). He received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Antonio Salieri …
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Adventure, Fantasy
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Adventure, Fantasy
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Adventure, Fantasy
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Adventure, Fantasy
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · Action, Adventure
Beauty and the Beast
2017 · Family, Fantasy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Action, Adventure
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · Fantasy, Adventure
X-Men
2000 · Adventure, Action
X2
2003 · Adventure, Action
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006 · Adventure, Action
The Wolverine
2013 · Action, Sci-Fi
Ian McKellen movies
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
Self
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
Spooner
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2027 · Gandalf
Avengers: Doomsday
2026 · Magneto
Ebenezer
2026 · Jacob Marley
Frank and Percy
2026 · Percy
Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen
2026 · Self
The Christophers
2026 · Julian Sklar
LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes
2026 · L S Lowry
Schadenfreude
2025 · Continuity Announcer
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2025
The Critic
2024 · Jimmy Erskine
Dragfox
2024 · Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
2024 · Self
Hamlet
2024 · Hamlet
The One Note Man
2023 · Narrator (voice)
Quintessentially British
2022 · Self
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
2022 · Self
Hamlet Within
2022
Hating Peter Tatchell
2021 · Self
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
2021 · Dr. Charles Marland-White
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
2020
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2020
Cats
2019 · Gus, the Theatre Cat
The Good Liar
2019 · Roy Courtnay
On Broadway
2019 · Self
All Is True
2018 · Earl of Southampton
National Theatre Live: King Lear
2018 · King Lear
Animal Crackers
2018 · Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
McKellen: Playing the Part
2018 · Self
The Paul O'Grady Story
2017 · Self
How a Kite Flies
2017 · Mr. Kite (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
2017 · Cogsworth
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017 · Self
Edmund the Magnificent
2017 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016 · Self
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
2016 · Spooner
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhe
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
2016
Shakespeare on Film
Shakespeare on Film
2016
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
2016
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
2016 · Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016 · Self - Performer
The Roof
2016 · And Even Yet Another Fan
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015 · Self (archive footage)
The Dresser
2015 · Norman
Mr. Holmes
2015 · Sherlock Holmes
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Gandalf the Grey
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto
2014 · Self
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014 · Self
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · Magneto
Miss in Her Teens
2014 · The Prologue
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · Gandalf the Grey
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
2013 · Self
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013 · Self
Muse of Fire
2013 · Self
The Wolverine
2013 · Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
The Egg Trick
2013 · Magician
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012 · The Great Intelligence (voice)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Gandalf the Grey
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2012 · Self
Looking for Lowry
2011 · Self
The Betty Driver Story
2011 · Self
Small-Time Revolutionary
2010 · Hamish Miller (voice)
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
2010 · Narrator (voice)
Theatreland
2009 · Self
King Lear
2008 · King Lear
The Golden Compass
2007 · Iorek Byrnison (voice)
Stardust
2007 · Narrator (voice)
Pet Shop Boys: Cubism
2007 · Self- voice
The Art of Breaking Character
The Art of Breaking Character
2007 · Self
For the Love of God
For the Love of God
2007 · The Jackdaw
Guerrilla Distribution
2007 · Self
Flushed Away
2006 · The Toad (voice)
X3: The Excitement Continues
X3: The Excitement Continues
2006 · Self
Brett Ratner's X-Diaries
2006 · Self
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2006 · Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2006 · Self
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006 · Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
The Da Vinci Code
2006 · Sir Leigh Teabing
Saint of 9/11
2006 · Narrator
Doogal
2006 · Zebedee (voice)
Neverwas
2005 · Gabriel Finch
Asylum
2005 · Dr. Peter Cleave
The Hobart Shakespeareans
2005 · Self
The Magic Roundabout
2005 · Zebedee (voice)
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005 · Self
Eighteen
2005 · Jason Anders (voice)
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004 · Self
My First Time
2004 · Narrator
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
2004 · Self
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
2004
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2003 · Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Gandalf
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003 · Self
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
2003 · Self
X2
2003 · Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
2003 · Self
Emile
2003 · Emile
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Gandalf
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
2002 · Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
2002 · Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
2002 · Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
2002 · Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
2002 · Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
2002 · Self
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Gandalf
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001 · Self
Quest for the Ring
2001 · Self
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2001 · Narrator (voice)
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000 · Self
X-Men
2000 · Magneto
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
2000 · Self - 'Magneto'
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
2000 · Narrator (voice)
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
1999 · Self
After Stonewall
1999 · Self
Apt Pupil
1998 · Kurt Dussander
Gods and Monsters
1998 · James Whale
Swept from the Sea
1998 · Dr. James Kennedy
Bent
1997 · Uncle Freddie
Surviving Friendly Fire
1997
A Bit Of Scarlet
1997 · Narrator
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996 · Self
Rasputin
1996 · Tsar Nicholas II
Richard III
1995 · Richard III
Restoration
1995 · Will Gates
Jack & Sarah
1995 · William
Thin Ice
1995 · Ian McKellen
Cold Comfort Farm
1995 · Amos Starkadder
To Die For
1994 · Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
1994 · Self
Age of Dissent
1994 · Self
The Shadow
1994 · Dr. Reinhardt Lane
David Macaulay: Roman City
1994 · Augustus Caesar (voice)
I'll Do Anything
1994 · John Earl McAlpine
Camp Christmas
1993
Six Degrees of Separation
1993 · Geoffrey
A Simple Matter of Justice
1993 · Self
And the Band Played On
1993 · Bill Kraus
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993 · Percy Corcoran
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
1993 · Narration (voice)
Last Action Hero
1993 · Death
Gladio
1992 · Aldo Moro (voice)
Othello
1990 · Iago
Countdown to War
1989 · Adolf Hitler
Scandal
1989 · John Profumo
Scarfe's Follies
1988
Süleyman the Magnificent
1987 · Narrator
Zina
1985 · Kronfeld
Plenty
1985 · Sir Andrew Charleson
The Keep
1983 · Dr. Theodore Cuza
Walter and June
1983 · Walter
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1982 · Chauvelin
Walter
1982 · Walter
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
1982
Priest of Love
1981 · D.H. Lawrence
Dying Day
Dying Day
1980 · Antony Skipling
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
1979 · Alexander Ivanov
Macbeth
1979 · Macbeth
Graceless Go I
Graceless Go I
1974 · Tony
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler
1972 · George Tesman
Craven Arms
Craven Arms
1972 · David Masterman
Hamlet
1970 · Hamlet
Edward II
1970 · King Edward
The Tragedy of King Richard II
1970 · King Richard II
The Promise
The Promise
1969
Alfred the Great
1969 · Roger
A Touch of Love
1969 · George
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
1965 · Wolf
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