Ian Holm
Born September 12, 1931 · Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK
Ian Holm was a renowned English actor who began his career on the British stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company before transitioning to television and film. He won numerous awards including two BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award for his performances in various productions. He also appeared in notable films such as Alien, Brazil, and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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1979
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Biography
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).
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- NOVA(1974)TV Series · 1 epas Narrator (voice)
- Tony Awards(1956)TV Series · 1 epas Self - Nominee
- Play for Today(1970)TV Series · 1 epas Alexei
- The Wednesday Play(1964)TV Series · 1 epas Mark Lang
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)as Bilbo
- Horizon(1964)TV Series · 1 epas Narrator
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)as Bilbo
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies(2014)as Old Bilbo Baggins
- Natural World(1983)TV Series · 7 epsas Narrator
- Screen Two(1985)TV Series · 1 epas Albertus
- ITV Playhouse(1967)TV Series · 1 epas Huw
- BBC Play of the Month(1965)TV Series · 1 epas Alceste
- Film '72(1971)TV Series · 1 epas Self
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)as Old Bilbo Baggins
- Tales of the Unexpected(1979)TV Series · 1 epas Alan Corwin
- Ratatouille(2007)as Skinner (voice)
- Alien: Romulus(2024)as Rook (Facial and Vocal Reference)
- The Fifth Element(1997)as Cornelius
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre(1969)TV Series · 1 epas David Peters
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteries(1973)TV Series · 1 epas Charles Stubbs