1939-05-25 Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 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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Infinitum: Subject Unknown | Dr. Charles Marland-White | 2021-08-06 |
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On Broadway | Self | 2021-08-20 |
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Hating Peter Tatchell | Self | 2020-08-06 |
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Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU | 2020-06-11 | |
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Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet | 2020-04-05 | |
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The Good Liar | Roy Courtnay | 2019-11-08 |
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Cats | Gus, the Theatre Cat | 2019-12-19 |
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All Is True | Earl of Southampton | 2018-12-21 |
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National Theatre Live: King Lear | King Lear | 2018-09-27 |
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McKellen: Playing the Part | Himself | 2018-05-25 |
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How a Kite Flies | Mr. Kite (voice) | 2017-04-28 |
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Beauty and the Beast | Cogsworth | 2017-03-16 |
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The Paul O'Grady Story | Himself | 2017-06-23 |
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The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin | Himself | 2017-03-11 |
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Animal Crackers | Horatio P. Huntington (voice) | 2017-06-23 |
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Edmund the Magnificent | Narrator | 2017-01-01 |
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Play the Devil: Making Richard III | 2016-05-31 | |
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National Theatre Live: No Man's Land | Spooner | 2016-12-15 |
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Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen | 2016-05-31 | |
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Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | 2016-04-23 | |
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The Roof | And Even Yet Another Fan | 2016-03-31 |
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Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage | Self | 2016-12-30 |
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Shakespeare on Film | 2016-05-31 | |
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The Dresser | Norman | 2015-10-31 |
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X-Men: Unguarded | Self | 2015-07-14 |
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Mr. Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | 2015-06-19 |
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Miss in Her Teens | The Prologue | 2014-04-15 |
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X-Men: Days of Future Past | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto | 2014-05-15 |
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X-Men: Reunited | Himself | 2014-11-14 |
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Gandalf | 2014-12-10 |
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The Egg Trick | Magician | 2013-06-21 |
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The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | Himself | 2013-11-23 |
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Gandalf | 2013-12-11 |
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The Wolverine | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited) | 2013-07-23 |
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The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin | Self | 2013-12-03 |
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Muse of Fire | Himself | 2013-09-26 |
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Doctor Who: The Snowmen | The Great Intelligence (voice) | 2012-12-25 |
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London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony | Himself | 2012-08-29 |
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Gandalf | 2012-11-26 |
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The Betty Driver Story | Himself (as Sir Ian McKellan) | 2011-02-01 |
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Looking for Lowry | Himself | 2011-04-24 |
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A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation | Narrator (voice) | 2010-06-25 |
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Small-Time Revolutionary | Hamish Miller (voice) | 2010-07-22 |
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 |
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Theatreland | Himself | 2009-01-01 |
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King Lear | King Lear | 2008-08-06 |
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Spisok korabley | (archive footage) | 2008-04-22 |
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Stardust | Narrator (voice) | 2007-08-09 |
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For the Love of God | The Jackdaw | 2007-02-28 |
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The Golden Compass | Iorek Byrnison (voice) | 2007-12-04 |
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X-Men: Evolution of a Trilogy | Self | 2006-10-02 |
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Saint of 9/11 | Narrator | 2006-04-27 |
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The Two Towers: Behind the Scenes | Self | 2006-08-29 |
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X-Men: The Last Stand - Production Diaries | Self (uncredited) | 2006-10-02 |
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Flushed Away | The Toad (voice) | 2006-10-22 |
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The Da Vinci Code | Sir Leigh Teabing | 2006-05-17 |
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Doogal | Zebedee (voice) | 2006-02-24 |
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X-Men: The Last Stand | Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto | 2006-05-24 |
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The Magic Roundabout | Zebedee (voice) | 2005-02-02 |
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Ringers: Lord of the Fans | 2005-01-21 | |
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Eighteen | Jason Anders (voice) | 2005-01-01 |
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Asylum | Dr. Peter Cleave | 2005-09-09 |
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Neverwas | Gabriel Finch | 2005-09-09 |
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The Hobart Shakespeareans | Himself | 2005-09-06 |
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Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is? | 2004-03-27 | |
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Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! | Himself | 2004-07-23 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Gandalf | 2003-12-01 |
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Émile | Emile | 2003-01-01 |
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The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men: Making X2 | Himself | 2003-11-25 |
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The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision | Himself | 2003-12-26 |
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X-Men: The Uncanny Suspects | Himself | 2003-02-11 |
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X-Men: Premieres Around the World | Himself | 2003-02-11 |
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X2 | Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto | 2003-04-27 |
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X-Factor: The Look of X-Men | Himself | 2003-02-11 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gandalf | 2002-12-18 |
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X-Men: The Mutant Watch | Himself | 2001-08-11 |
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Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love | Narrator (voice) | 2001-09-13 |
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A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' | Himself | 2001-12-09 |
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Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring | Self | 2001-12-23 |
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Quest for the Ring | Himself | 2001-11-29 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Gandalf | 2001-12-18 |
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Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | Narrator (voice) | 2000-05-05 |
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Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed! | Himself | 2000-01-01 |
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X-Men | Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto | 2000-07-13 |
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The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale | Self | 1999-06-08 |
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Gods and Monsters | James Whale | 1998-01-21 |
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Apt Pupil | Kurt Dussander | 1998-10-23 |
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Swept from the Sea | Dr. James Kennedy | 1998-01-23 |
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Surviving Friendly Fire | 1997-06-21 | |
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A Bit Of Scarlet | Narrator | 1997-06-20 |
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Bent | Uncle Freddie | 1997-11-26 |
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Rasputin | Tsar Nicholas II | 1996-03-23 |
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Restoration | Will Gates | 1995-12-29 |
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Richard III | Richard III | 1995-12-29 |
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Jack & Sarah | William | 1995-06-02 |
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Cold Comfort Farm | Amos Starkadder | 1995-01-01 |
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The Shadow | Dr. Reinhardt Lane | 1994-07-01 |
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To Die For | Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice) | 1994-12-02 |
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I'll Do Anything | John Earl McAlpine | 1994-02-04 |
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David Macaulay: Roman City | Augustus Caesar (voice) | 1994-02-15 |
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Last Action Hero | Death | 1993-06-18 |
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And the Band Played On | Bill Kraus | 1993-09-11 |
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The Ballad of Little Jo | Percy Corcoran | 1993-08-20 |
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Six Degrees of Separation | Geoffrey | 1993-12-08 |
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Othello | Iago | 1990-06-23 |
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Countdown to War | Adolf Hitler | 1989-04-07 |
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Scandal | John Profumo | 1989-03-03 |
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Plenty | Sir Andrew Charleson | 1985-09-20 |
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Zina | Kronfeld | 1985-11-01 |
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Walter and June | Walter | 1983-04-30 |
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The Keep | Dr. Theodore Cuza | 1983-12-16 |
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The Scarlet Pimpernel | Chauvelin | 1982-11-09 |
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Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare | 1982-04-25 | |
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Walter | Walter | 1982-11-02 |
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Priest of Love | D.H. Lawrence | 1981-10-11 |
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A Performance of Macbeth | Macbeth | 1979-02-02 |
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The Vanishing Army | 1978-11-29 | |
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Hedda Gabler | George Tesman | 1972-10-20 |
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Edward II | King Edward | 1970-08-06 |
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The Tragedy of King Richard II | King Richard II | 1970-07-30 |
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Alfred the Great | Roger | 1969-10-08 |
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The Promise | 1969-12-01 | |
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A Touch of Love | George | 1969-09-01 |
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Hamlet Revenant | ||
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The Critic | Jimmy Erskine | |
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Marley | Scrooge (rumored) |
