Ian McKellen on screen and stage
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Sir Ian McKellen is an English stage and screen actor. He is the recipient of seven Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA 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, Magneto in the X-Men films, Sir Leigh Teabing in The Da Vinci Code (2006), Sherlock Holmes in Mr. Holmes (2015) and Cogsworth in the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (2017).
Theatre
Filmography
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling | Plowden | Episode: "The Tomb of His Ancestors" |
| 1965 | Sunday Out of Season | Victor Leech | Television film |
| The Wednesday Play | Wolf | Episode: "The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne" | |
| 1966 | David Copperfield | David Copperfield | 9 episodes |
| 1970 | Solo | John Keats | Episode: "Ian McKellen as John Keats" |
| 1972 | Country Matters | David Masterman | Episode: "Craven Arms" |
| 1978 | Jackanory | Reader | 5 episodes reading "The Moon in the Cloud" |
| 1979 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Television film |
| 1980 | Armchair Thriller | Anthony Skipling | 4-episode story: "Dying Day" |
| 1981 | Pillar of Fire | Narrator | Documentary |
| 1982 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Paul Chauvelin | Television film |
| Walter | Walter | ||
| 1983 | Walter and June | Walter | |
| 1988 | Windmills of the Gods | Chairman | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Countdown to War | Adolf Hitler | Television film |
| 1990 | Othello | Iago | |
| 1993 | Tales of the City | Archibald Anson Gidde | Miniseries, episodes 3 and 5 |
| And The Band Played On | Bill Kraus | Television film | |
| 1995 | Cold Comfort Farm | Amos Starkadder | |
| 1996 | Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny | Tsar Nicholas II | |
| 1999 | David Copperfield | Mr. Creakle | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Ian McKellen/Kylie Minogue" |
| 2003 | The Simpsons | Himself | Voice; Episode: "The Regina Monologues" |
| 2005 | Coronation Street | Mel Hutchwright/Lionel Hipkiss | 10 episodes |
| 2006 | Extras | Himself | Episode: "Sir Ian McKellen" |
| 2008 | King Lear | King Lear | Television film |
| 2009 | The Prisoner | Number Two | 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Doctor Who | The Great Intelligence | Voice; Episode: "The Snowmen" |
| 2013–2016 | Vicious | Freddie Thornhill | 14 episodes |
| 2015 | The Dresser | Norman | Television film |
| 2018 | Family Guy | Dr. Cecil Pritchfield | Voice; Episode: "Send in Stewie, Please" |
| 2024 | Ted | Narrator | 2 episodes |
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Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gandalf | Voice |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | ||
| 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age | ||
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth | |||
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Music videos
| Year | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Pet Shop Boys | "Heart"[7] |
| 2008 | Guillemots | "Falling Out of Reach"[8] |
| 2014 | George Ezra | "Listen to the Man"[9] |
Other musical appearances
- In 1987, McKellen appeared reciting Shakespeare while rock group The Fleshtones improvised behind him on Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes which ran on MTV.[10]
- Appears on the Scissor Sisters track "Invisible Light" from their 2010 album Night Work, reciting a passage regarding the "Invisible Light" of the title.[11]
Audiobooks
- Audiobook narrator of Michelle Paver's series Wolf Brother,[12] Spirit Walker,[13] Soul Eater,[14] Outcast,[15] Oath Breaker,[16] and Ghost Hunter,[17] as well as a version of Homer's Odyssey.[18]
See also
References
Sources
External links
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