Ian McKellen
Born in Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK — May 25 1939
Biography
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…
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Ian McKellen's Credits
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The Simpsons
Ian McKellen (voice)
Family Guy
Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (voice)
Coronation Street
Mel Hutchwright
Sesame Street
Self
BBC Play of the Month
Captain Plume
ted
Narrator (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Gandalf
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Gandalf
Omnibus
Self - Reading Poetry
The Oscars
Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Gandalf
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
The Wednesday Play
Wolf
Playhouse
Alexander
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Gandalf the Grey
Avengers: Doomsday
Magneto
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
Beauty and the Beast
Cogsworth
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Magneto
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Gandalf the Grey
Extras
Ian McKellen
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Gandalf the Grey
The Da Vinci Code
Sir Leigh Teabing
Vicious
Freddie Thornhill
Stardust
Narrator (voice)
Trailblazer Honors
Self - Speaker
Flushed Away
The Toad (voice)
The Prisoner
2 / Curtis
Tales of the City
Archibald Anson Gidde
The Golden Compass
Iorek Byrnison (voice)
Country Matters
David Masterman
David Copperfield
Creakle
Perspectives
Cats
Gus, the Theatre Cat
Apt Pupil
Kurt Dussander
Mr. Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Last Action Hero
Death
Armchair Thriller
Anthony Skipling
The Good Liar
Roy Courtnay
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Self
Playing Shakespeare
The Shadow
Dr. Reinhardt Lane
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
Scandal
John Profumo
Six Degrees of Separation
Geoffrey
The Keep
Dr. Theodore Cuza
Billy & Dom Eat the World
Self
Asylum
Dr. Peter Cleave
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Gandalf
The Critic
Jimmy Erskine
Richard III
Richard III
Bent
Uncle Freddie
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self
I'll Do Anything
John Earl McAlpine
And the Band Played On
Bill Kraus
Jack & Sarah
William
Restoration
Will Gates
All Is True
Earl of Southampton
Animal Crackers
Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
Neverwas
Gabriel Finch
Gods and Monsters
James Whale
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Self - 'Magneto'
Rasputin
Tsar Nicholas II
On Broadway
Self
The Magic Roundabout
Zebedee (voice)
Pillar of Fire
Narrator
Swept from the Sea
Dr. James Kennedy
Muse of Fire
Self
Windmills of the Gods
Chairman
The Ballad of Little Jo
Percy Corcoran
The Dresser
Norman
Priest of Love
D.H. Lawrence
Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol
Jacob Marley
Edward II
King Edward
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
The Wolverine
Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
Self
Doogal
Zebedee (voice)
The Christophers
Julian Sklar
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Self
A Touch of Love
George
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Chauvelin
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Self
Plenty
Sir Andrew Charleson
Alfred the Great
Roger
Zina
Kronfeld
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
Dr. Charles Marland-White
Hamlet
Hamlet
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
Churchill
Self - Narrator (voice)
Schadenfreude
Continuity Announcer
Walter
Walter
After Stonewall
Self
Eighteen
Jason Anders (voice)
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
An Evening with Lily Savage
Self
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
Self
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Self
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self - Performer
Camp Christmas
McKellen: Playing the Part
Self
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
Self
Hating Peter Tatchell
Self
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
Spooner
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
Hamlet Within
Emile
Emile
Dragfox
Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)
Cold Comfort Farm
Amos Starkadder
Great British Theatre
King Lear
King Lear
Othello
Iago
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
Quest for the Ring
Self
To Die For
Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Self
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
Self
Miss in Her Teens
The Prologue
The Roof
And Even Yet Another Fan
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
Self
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Self
Frank and Percy
Percy
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
Self
The Tragedy of King Richard II
King Richard II
National Theatre Live: King Lear
King Lear
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
Self (archive footage)
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
Wolf
Countdown to War
Adolf Hitler
The One Note Man
Narrator (voice)
The Isle
Production
Hamlet
Hamlet
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Alexander Ivanov
Macbeth
Macbeth
Dying Day
Antony Skipling
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
Self
For the Love of God
The Jackdaw
Graceless Go I
Tony
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
Self
The Betty Driver Story
Self
Theatreland
Self
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
The Great Intelligence (voice)
Saint of 9/11
Narrator
Gladio
Aldo Moro (voice)
Walter and June
Walter
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
Self
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
Self
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
Narrator (voice)
My First Time
Narrator
The Art of Breaking Character
Self
The Paul O'Grady Story
Self
Quintessentially British
Self
How a Kite Flies
Mr. Kite (voice)
Hedda Gabler
George Tesman
No Man's Land
Spooner
Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
Self
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
Self
David Macaulay: Roman City
Augustus Caesar (voice)
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
Looking for Lowry
Self
Scarfe's Follies
Edmund the Magnificent
Self - Narrator (voice)
X-Men
Magneto
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
Self
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Self
The Hobart Shakespeareans
Self
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
The Promise
Small-Time Revolutionary
Hamish Miller (voice)
The Egg Trick
Magician
Süleyman the Magnificent
Narrator
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
Narrator (voice)
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
Narration (voice)
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
Narrator (voice)
Shakespeare on Film
X-Men: The Last Stand
Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Guerrilla Distribution
Self
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
X2
Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
Dragged Through Time
A Bit Of Scarlet
Narrator
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)
Richard II
Richard II
Surviving Friendly Fire
Age of Dissent
Self
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes
L S Lowry
Craven Arms
David Masterman