Ian McKellen
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 in Amadeus (1980). He was further nominated for Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1984). He returned to Broadway in Wild Honey(1986), Dance of Death (1990), No Man's Land (2013), and Waiting for Godot (2013), the latter two being a joint production with Patrick Stewart. McKellen achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular King in Richard III (1995), James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998), Magneto in the X-Men films, Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies. Other notable film roles include A Touch of Love (1969), Plenty (1985), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Restoration (1995), Flushed Away (2006), Mr. Holmes (2015), and The Good Liar (2019). McKellen came out as gay in 1988, and has since championed LGBT social movements worldwide. He was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in October 2014. McKellen is a cofounder of Stonewall, an LGBT rights lobby group in the United Kingdom, named after the Stonewall riots. He is also patron of LGBT History Month, Pride London, Oxford Pride, GayGlos, LGBT Foundation and FFLAG. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian McKellen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
as Gandalf
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
as Gandalf
Avengers: Doomsday
as Magneto
Avengers: Doomsday
as Magneto
Ebenezer
as Jacob Marley
Ebenezer
as Jacob Marley
Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen
as Self
Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen
as Self
The Christophers
as Julian Sklar
The Christophers
as Julian Sklar
Schadenfreude
as Continuity Announcer
Schadenfreude
as Continuity Announcer
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
as Self (archive footage)
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
as Self (archive footage)
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
as Self
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
as Self
Hamlet
as Hamlet
Hamlet
as Hamlet
Quintessentially British
as Self
Quintessentially British
as Self
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
as Self
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
as Self
The Hobbit - M4 Book Edit
as Gandalf the Grey
The Hobbit - M4 Book Edit
as Gandalf the Grey
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
as Dr. Charles Marland-White
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
as Dr. Charles Marland-White
Cats
as Gus, the Theatre Cat
Cats
as Gus, the Theatre Cat
The Good Liar
as Roy Courtnay
The Good Liar
as Roy Courtnay
On Broadway
as Self
On Broadway
as Self
All Is True
as Earl of Southampton
All Is True
as Earl of Southampton
Animal Crackers
as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
Animal Crackers
as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
The Paul O'Grady Story
as Self
The Paul O'Grady Story
as Self
Beauty and the Beast
as Cogsworth
Beauty and the Beast
as Cogsworth
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as Self
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as Self
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
as Self
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
as Self
Shakespeare on Film
Shakespeare on Film
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Performer
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Performer
The Dresser
as Norman
The Dresser
as Norman
Mr. Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
Mr. Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Gandalf the Grey
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Gandalf the Grey
X-Men: Days of Future Past
as Magneto
X-Men: Days of Future Past
as Magneto
Miss in Her Teens
as The Prologue
Miss in Her Teens
as The Prologue
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Gandalf the Grey
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Gandalf the Grey
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
as Self
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
as Self
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Self
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Self
The Wolverine
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
The Wolverine
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
The Egg Trick
as Magician
The Egg Trick
as Magician
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Gandalf the Grey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Gandalf the Grey
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
as Narrator (voice)
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
as Narrator (voice)
Theatreland
as Self
Theatreland
as Self
King Lear
as King Lear
King Lear
as King Lear
Guerrilla Distribution
as Self
Guerrilla Distribution
as Self
X-Men: Evolution of a Trilogy
as Self
X-Men: Evolution of a Trilogy
as Self
X3: The Excitement Continues
as Self
X3: The Excitement Continues
as Self
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
as Self
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
as Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
as Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
as Self
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
The Da Vinci Code
as Sir Leigh Teabing
The Da Vinci Code
as Sir Leigh Teabing
Asylum
as Dr. Peter Cleave
Asylum
as Dr. Peter Cleave
The Magic Roundabout
as Zebedee (voice)
The Magic Roundabout
as Zebedee (voice)
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Gandalf
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Gandalf
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
as Self
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
as Self
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
as Self
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
as Self
X2
as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
X2
as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
as Self
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Gandalf
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Gandalf
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Gandalf
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Gandalf
X-Men
as Magneto
X-Men
as Magneto
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
as Self - 'Magneto'
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
as Self - 'Magneto'
Gods and Monsters
as James Whale
Gods and Monsters
as James Whale
Swept from the Sea
as Dr. James Kennedy
Swept from the Sea
as Dr. James Kennedy
Bent
as Uncle Freddie
Bent
as Uncle Freddie
A Bit Of Scarlet
as Narrator
A Bit Of Scarlet
as Narrator
Rasputin
as Tsar Nicholas II
Rasputin
as Tsar Nicholas II
Richard III
as Richard III
Richard III
as Richard III
Restoration
as Will Gates
Restoration
as Will Gates
Jack & Sarah
as William
Jack & Sarah
as William
Thin Ice
as Ian McKellen
Thin Ice
as Ian McKellen
Cold Comfort Farm
as Amos Starkadder
Cold Comfort Farm
as Amos Starkadder
To Die For
as Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
To Die For
as Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
as Self
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
as Self
Age of Dissent
as Self
Age of Dissent
as Self
The Shadow
as Dr. Reinhardt Lane
The Shadow
as Dr. Reinhardt Lane
Camp Christmas
Camp Christmas
Six Degrees of Separation
as Geoffrey
Six Degrees of Separation
as Geoffrey
A Simple Matter of Justice
as Self
A Simple Matter of Justice
as Self
Last Action Hero
as Death
Last Action Hero
as Death
Gladio
as Aldo Moro (voice)
Gladio
as Aldo Moro (voice)
Scarfe's Follies
Scarfe's Follies
Plenty
as Sir Andrew Charleson
Plenty
as Sir Andrew Charleson
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Chauvelin
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Chauvelin
Macbeth
as Macbeth
Macbeth
as Macbeth
Graceless Go I
as Tony
Graceless Go I
as Tony
The Tragedy of King Richard II
as King Richard II
The Tragedy of King Richard II
as King Richard II
A Touch of Love
as George
A Touch of Love
as George