Ian Holm

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

180

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-09-12

Day of death

2020-06-19 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK

Ian Holm

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Holm, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Horizon

    Horizon

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • NOVA

    NOVA

  • NOVA

    NOVA

  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

  • The Fifth Element

    The Fifth Element

  • Alien

    Alien

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

  • Ratatouille

    Ratatouille

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • The Aviator

    The Aviator

  • The Day After Tomorrow

    The Day After Tomorrow

  • Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

  • Blue Ice

    Blue Ice

  • Beautiful Joe

    Beautiful Joe

  • Juggernaut

    Juggernaut

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Shergar

    Shergar

  • March or Die

    March or Die

  • Legends

    Legends

  • Laughterhouse

    Laughterhouse

  • eXistenZ

    eXistenZ

  • Lord of War

    Lord of War

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Henry V

    Henry V

  • The Sweet Hereafter

    The Sweet Hereafter

  • Strangers with Candy

    Strangers with Candy

  • Incognito

    Incognito

  • Kafka

    Kafka

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Chromophobia

    Chromophobia

  • Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington

    Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington

  • The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

    The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

  • Wetherby

    Wetherby

  • Brazil

    Brazil

  • Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

  • Holocaust

    Holocaust

  • Loch Ness

    Loch Ness

  • The Browning Version

    The Browning Version

  • Survival

    Survival

  • The Treat

    The Treat

  • Omri's Burning

    Omri's Burning

  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

  • From Hell

    From Hell

  • Mystery and Imagination

    Mystery and Imagination

  • Mystery and Imagination

    Mystery and Imagination

  • 40 Minutes

    40 Minutes

  • Chillers

    Chillers

  • Oh! What a Lovely War

    Oh! What a Lovely War

  • Emma's Time

    Emma's Time

  • Landscape

    Landscape

  • Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

  • The Fixer

    The Fixer

  • Flayed

    Flayed

  • Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

    Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

  • Simon Magus

    Simon Magus

  • Dreamchild

    Dreamchild

  • Naked Lunch

    Naked Lunch

  • Garden State

    Garden State

  • Edward the Confessor

    Edward the Confessor

  • The Bofors Gun

    The Bofors Gun

  • The Misanthrope

    The Misanthrope

  • Chariots of Fire

    Chariots of Fire

  • The Kingdom of Fun

    The Kingdom of Fun

  • Rope

    Rope

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Robin and Marian

    Robin and Marian

  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

  • The Last Romantics

    The Last Romantics

  • The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

    The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

  • Time Bandits

    Time Bandits

  • National Geographic Specials

    National Geographic Specials

  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

  • The Frighteners

    The Frighteners

  • O Jerusalem

    O Jerusalem

  • Big Night

    Big Night

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • The Miracle Maker

    The Miracle Maker

  • Game, Set, and Match

    Game, Set, and Match

  • Another Woman

    Another Woman

  • Shout at the Devil

    Shout at the Devil

  • The Lost Boys

    The Lost Boys

  • 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

    1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

  • The Match

    The Match

  • The Power Game

    The Power Game

  • The Borrowers

    The Borrowers

  • Bless the Child

    Bless the Child

  • The Madness of King George

    The Madness of King George

  • Napoleon and Love

    Napoleon and Love

  • Night Falls on Manhattan

    Night Falls on Manhattan

  • A Life Less Ordinary

    A Life Less Ordinary

  • Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

  • The Hour of the Pig

    The Hour of the Pig

  • The Lost Boys

    The Lost Boys

  • Mary, Queen of Scots

    Mary, Queen of Scots

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Alice Through the Looking Glass

  • The Man in the Iron Mask

    The Man in the Iron Mask

  • S.O.S. Titanic

    S.O.S. Titanic

  • Stalin

    Stalin

  • Young Winston

    Young Winston

  • The Return of the Borrowers

    The Return of the Borrowers

  • Inside the Third Reich

    Inside the Third Reich

  • Shanghai Vice

    Shanghai Vice

  • Dance with a Stranger

    Dance with a Stranger

  • Nicholas and Alexandra

    Nicholas and Alexandra

  • Girls at Sea

    Girls at Sea

  • The Emperor's New Clothes

    The Emperor's New Clothes

  • The Return of the Soldier

    The Return of the Soldier

  • Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real

    Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real

  • Monsters We Met

    Monsters We Met

  • The Bell

    The Bell

  • Television

    Television

  • Secret Agent

    Secret Agent

  • The Thief of Baghdad

    The Thief of Baghdad

  • The Real Middle Earth

    The Real Middle Earth

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Jubilee 1977

    Jubilee 1977

  • The Wars of the Roses

    The Wars of the Roses

  • The Fishing Party

    The Fishing Party

  • The Deep Blue Sea

    The Deep Blue Sea

  • Cry From Home

    Cry From Home

  • Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

    Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

  • The Wars of the Roses

    The Wars of the Roses

  • The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    The Adventures of Errol Flynn

  • Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

    Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

  • The End of the Line

    The End of the Line

  • Korea: The Unknown War

    Korea: The Unknown War

  • Joe Gould's Secret

    Joe Gould's Secret

  • The Making of 'The Return of the King'

    The Making of 'The Return of the King'

  • D-Day 6.6.1944

    D-Day 6.6.1944

  • Esther Kahn

    Esther Kahn

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Discovering Hamlet

    Discovering Hamlet

  • The Endless Game

    The Endless Game

  • The Wood Demon

    The Wood Demon

  • A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

    A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

  • The Queen of Trees

    The Queen of Trees

  • The Endless Game

    The Endless Game

  • A Season of Giants

    A Season of Giants

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • A Severed Head

    A Severed Head

  • Prisoner of Paradise

    Prisoner of Paradise

  • Visions of Power

    Visions of Power

  • The Cost of Treachery

    The Cost of Treachery

  • The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

  • The Treatment

    The Treatment

  • The Paradise Suite

    The Paradise Suite

  • Wisconsin Death Trip

    Wisconsin Death Trip

  • Soft Targets

    Soft Targets

  • Ramsey

    Ramsey

  • The Homecoming

    The Homecoming

  • Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen

    Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen

  • Tale of the Tides

    Tale of the Tides

  • Moonlight on the Highway

    Moonlight on the Highway

  • The Tailor of Gloucester

    The Tailor of Gloucester

  • The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

    The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

  • Murder by the Book

    Murder by the Book

  • Funny

    Funny

  • Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

    Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

  • There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

    There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

  • Opus

    Opus

  • The Salesman

    The Salesman

  • A Little Fish in Deep Water

    A Little Fish in Deep Water

  • Chappaquiddick

    Chappaquiddick

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester

  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday

  • Children in Crossfire

    Children in Crossfire