Acting
Ian Holm
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Holm, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Alien: Romulus
Film · 2024
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Film · 2014
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Film · 2012
Discovering Hamlet
Film · 2011
1066: The Battle for Middle Earth
Series · 2009
Ratatouille
Film · 2007
The Treatment
Film · 2007
The Real Middle Earth
Film · 2007
Strangers with Candy
Film · 2006
Chromophobia
Film · 2006
O Jerusalem
Film · 2006
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Film · 2006
Legends
Series · 2006
Lord of War
Film · 2005
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Film · 2005
The Queen of Trees
Film · 2005
Garden State
Film · 2004
The Day After Tomorrow
Film · 2004
The Aviator
Film · 2004
D-Day 6.6.1944
Film · 2004
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Film · 2004
Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real
Film · 2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Film · 2003
Prisoner of Paradise
Film · 2003
Monsters We Met
Series · 2003
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
Film · 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Film · 2001
From Hell
Film · 2001
The Emperor's New Clothes
Film · 2001
Secret Agent
Series · 2001
Bless the Child
Film · 2000
The Miracle Maker
Film · 2000
Esther Kahn
Film · 2000
Joe Gould's Secret
Film · 2000
Beautiful Joe
Film · 2000
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Film · 2000
Animal Farm
Film · 1999
eXistenZ
Film · 1999
Wisconsin Death Trip
Film · 1999
Shergar
Film · 1999
The Match
Film · 1999
Simon Magus
Film · 1999
Shanghai Vice
Series · 1999
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Film · 1998
Tale of the Tides
Film · 1998
King Lear
Film · 1998
The Fifth Element
Film · 1997
The Sweet Hereafter
Film · 1997
A Life Less Ordinary
Film · 1997
Night Falls on Manhattan
Film · 1997
Incognito
Film · 1997
Big Night
Film · 1996
Loch Ness
Film · 1996
A Little Fish in Deep Water
Film · 1996
Landscape
Film · 1995
Little Red Riding Hood
Film · 1995
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Film · 1995
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Film · 1994
The Madness of King George
Film · 1994
Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom
Film · 1994
The Deep Blue Sea
Film · 1994
Chappaquiddick
Film · 1994
The Hour of the Pig
Film · 1993
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
Film · 1993
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester
Film · 1993
The Return of the Borrowers
Series · 1993
Blue Ice
Film · 1992
The Last Romantics
Film · 1992
Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen
Film · 1992
The Borrowers
Series · 1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Series · 1992
Kafka
Film · 1991
Naked Lunch
Film · 1991
Uncle Vanya
Film · 1991
Bloody Sunday
Film · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
Secret History
Series · 1991
Hamlet
Film · 1990
A Season of Giants
Film · 1990
Stalin
Series · 1990
Chillers
Series · 1990
A Season of Giants
Series · 1990
Henry V
Film · 1989
The Tailor of Gloucester
Film · 1989
The Endless Game
Film · 1989
The Kingdom of Fun
Film · 1989
The Endless Game
Series · 1989
Another Woman
Film · 1988
Game, Set, and Match
Series · 1988
Korea: The Unknown War
Series · 1988
Murder by the Book
Film · 1986
Cry From Home
Film · 1986
The Fishing Party
Film · 1986
Brazil
Film · 1985
Dance with a Stranger
Film · 1985
Dreamchild
Film · 1985
Wetherby
Film · 1985
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
Film · 1985
The Browning Version
Film · 1985
Visions of Power
Film · 1985
Television
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Film · 1984
Laughterhouse
Film · 1984
The Cost of Treachery
Film · 1984
The Return of the Soldier
Film · 1983
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
Film · 1983
Natural World
Series · 1983
Soft Targets
Film · 1982
The Bell
Series · 1982
Inside the Third Reich
Series · 1982
Chariots of Fire
Film · 1981
Time Bandits
Film · 1981
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
Film · 1981
40 Minutes
Series · 1981
S.O.S. Titanic
Film · 1980
The Misanthrope
Film · 1980
We, the Accused
Series · 1980
All Quiet on the Western Front
Film · 1979
Alien
Film · 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Series · 1979
Les Misérables
Film · 1978
The Thief of Baghdad
Film · 1978
The Lost Boys
Film · 1978
Flayed
Film · 1978
Holocaust
Series · 1978
The Lost Boys
Series · 1978
Do You Remember?
Series · 1978
The Man in the Iron Mask
Film · 1977
March or Die
Film · 1977
Ramsey
Film · 1977
Jesus of Nazareth
Series · 1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
Series · 1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
Series · 1977
Jubilee 1977
Series · 1977
Robin and Marian
Film · 1976
Shout at the Devil
Film · 1976
Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington
Film · 1975
Private Affairs
Series · 1975
Juggernaut
Film · 1974
The Wood Demon
Film · 1974
Children in Crossfire
Film · 1974
Only a Game
Film · 1974
Napoleon and Love
Series · 1974
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
Series · 1974
NOVA
Series · 1974
NOVA
Series · 1974
Masquerade
Series · 1974
The Homecoming
Film · 1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Series · 1973
Young Winston
Film · 1972
The Treat
Film · 1972
The Frighteners
Series · 1972
The Man from Haven
Series · 1972
A Severed Head
Film · 1971
Mary, Queen of Scots
Film · 1971
Funny
Film · 1971
Nicholas and Alexandra
Film · 1971
Film '72
Series · 1971
Emma's Time
Film · 1970
The End of the Line
Film · 1970
The Salesman
Film · 1970
Play for Today
Series · 1970
Oh! What a Lovely War
Film · 1969
Moonlight on the Highway
Film · 1969
Edward the Confessor
Film · 1969
Omri's Burning
Film · 1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Series · 1969
The Fixer
Film · 1968
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Film · 1968
Frankenstein
Film · 1968
The Bofors Gun
Film · 1968
Opus
Film · 1967
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967
Mystery and Imagination
Series · 1966
Mystery and Imagination
Series · 1966
The Wars of the Roses
Film · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
National Geographic Specials
Series · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
The Power Game
Series · 1965
The Wars of the Roses
Series · 1965
Horizon
Series · 1964
The Wednesday Play
Series · 1964
The Paradise Suite
Film · 1963
The Cherry Orchard
Film · 1962
Survival
Series · 1961
Girls at Sea
Film · 1958
Rope
Film · 1957
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951