Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

  • Birthday: 1939-05-25
  • Place of birth: Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Also know as: Иэн МакКеллен

Biography

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.

Filmography

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

As Gandalf

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

As Gandalf

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

As Gandalf

The Da Vinci Code

2006

As Sir Leigh Teabing

Swept from the Sea

1998

As Dr. James Kennedy

Jack & Sarah

1995

As William

The Golden Compass

2007

As Iorek Byrnison (voice)

Stardust

2007

As Narrator (voice)

And the Band Played On

1993

As Bill Kraus

Gods and Monsters

1998

As James Whale

Neverwas

2005

As Gabriel Finch

Six Degrees of Separation

1993

As Geoffrey

Richard III

1995

As Richard III

Flushed Away

2006

As The Toad (voice)

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1982

As Chauvelin

Doogal

2006

As Zebedee (voice)

Asylum

2005

As Dr. Peter Cleave

The Shadow

1994

As Dr. Reinhardt Lane

Scandal

1989

As John Profumo

Cold Comfort Farm

1995

As Amos Starkadder

The Keep

1983

As Dr. Theodore Cuza

Apt Pupil

1998

As Kurt Dussander

Last Action Hero

1993

As Death

Macbeth

1979

As Macbeth

Plenty

1985

As Sir Andrew Charleson

Émile

2003

As Emile

X-Men

2000

As Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto

X2

2003

As Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006

As Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto

King Lear

2008

As King Lear

The Magic Roundabout

2005

As Zebedee (voice)

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man

2000

As Narrator (voice)

Rasputin

1996

As Tsar Nicholas II

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

As Gandalf

Priest of Love

1981

As D.H. Lawrence

Bent

1997

As Uncle Freddie

The Ballad of Little Jo

1993

As Percy Corcoran

Alfred the Great

1969

As Roger

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013

As Gandalf

Walter

1982

As Walter

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

2000

As Self

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

As Gandalf

Saint of 9/11

2006

As Narrator

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014

As Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony

2012

As Himself

A Touch of Love

1969

As George

To Die For

1994

As Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)

Walter and June

1983

As Walter

Muse of Fire

2013

As Self

A Bit Of Scarlet

1997

As Narrator

Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare

1982

As

Othello

1990

As Iago

Zina

1985

As Kronfeld

Miss in Her Teens

2014

As The Prologue

For the Love of God

2007

As The Jackdaw

Mr. Holmes

2015

As Sherlock Holmes

I'll Do Anything

1994

As John Earl McAlpine

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

2013

As Himself

The Hobart Shakespeareans

2005

As Himself

The Dresser

2015

As Norman

Doctor Who: The Snowmen

2012

As The Great Intelligence (voice)

Beauty and the Beast

2017

As Cogsworth

Edward II

1970

As King Edward

Looking for Lowry

2011

As Himself

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

2016

As Self - Performer

The Promise

1969

As

Restoration

1995

As Will Gates

Hedda Gabler

1972

As George Tesman

The Roof

2016

As And Even Yet Another Fan

National Theatre Live: No Man's Land

2016

As Spooner

The Wolverine

2013

As Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)

Animal Crackers

2017

As Horatio P. Huntington (voice)

Quest for the Ring

2001

As Self

X-Men: Premieres Around the World

2003

As Self

A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'

2001

As Self

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage

2016

As Self

A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation

2010

As Narrator (voice)

Hamlet Revenant

0000

As

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

2017

As Self

The Good Liar

2019

As Roy Courtnay

The Paul O'Grady Story

2017

As Himself

The Betty Driver Story

2011

As Himself (as Sir Ian McKellan)

McKellen: Playing the Part

2018

As Himself

National Theatre Live: King Lear

2018

As King Lear

Cats

2019

As Gus, the Theatre Cat

Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!

2004

As Himself

All Is True

2018

As Earl of Southampton

The Vanishing Army

1978

As

David Macaulay: Roman City

1994

As Augustus Caesar (voice)

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

2003

As Self

Edmund the Magnificent

2017

As Self - Narrator (voice)

How a Kite Flies

2017

As Mr. Kite (voice)

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

As Self

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

1999

As Self

Marley

0000

As Scrooge (rumored)

The Egg Trick

2013

As Magician

Hating Peter Tatchell

2021

As Self

Eighteen

2005

As Jason Anders (voice)

Small-Time Revolutionary

2010

As Hamish Miller (voice)

The Tragedy of King Richard II

1970

As King Richard II

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

2005

As Self

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin

2013

As Self

Countdown to War

1989

As Adolf Hitler

Play the Devil: Making Richard III

2016

As

Shakespeare on Film

2016

As

Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen

2016

As

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

2000

As Self - 'Magneto'

Infinitum: Subject Unknown

2021

As Dr. Charles Marland-White

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

2020

As

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

As Self (archive footage)

On Broadway

2019

As Self

Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU

2020

As

Theatreland

2009

As Himself

Surviving Friendly Fire

1997

As

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love

2001

As Narrator (voice)

The Critic

2023

As Jimmy Erskine

Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?

2004

As

Quintessentially British

2022

As Self

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

2015

As Self (archive footage)

Hamlet Within

2022

As

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

1965

As Wolf

An Evening with Lily Savage

1996

As Self

Gladio

1992

As Aldo Moro (voice)

Richard II

0000

As Richard II

Schadenfreude

0000

As Continuity Announcer

Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

2003

As Himself

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

1979

As Alexander Ivanov

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

2016

As Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)

Amol Rajan Interviews Ian McKellen

2022

As Self

The One Note Man

2023

As Narrator (voice)

Hamlet

2024

As Hamlet

Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up

1993

As Narration (voice)

Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

1994

As

Hamlet

1970

As Hamlet

Untitled "Anthony Hopkins" documentary

0000

As Self

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

2014

As Self

Dragfox

0000

As Ginger Snap the Fox

The Life and Death of Lily Savage

2024

As Self

Production

The Isle

2019

As Associate Producer

Richard III

1995

As Screenplay

Richard III

1995

As Executive Producer

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