Ian Holm

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

173

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

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

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • Horizon

    Horizon

  • NOVA

    NOVA

  • NOVA

    NOVA

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

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

  • Alien

    Alien

  • Ratatouille

    Ratatouille

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

  • 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

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • The Fifth Element

    The Fifth Element

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

  • The Day After Tomorrow

    The Day After Tomorrow

  • Brazil

    Brazil

  • Survival

    Survival

  • The Aviator

    The Aviator

  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Lord of War

    Lord of War

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

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

  • Esther Kahn

    Esther Kahn

  • From Hell

    From Hell

  • eXistenZ

    eXistenZ

  • Henry V

    Henry V

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

  • The Treatment

    The Treatment

  • The Treat

    The Treat

  • Garden State

    Garden State

  • The Fixer

    The Fixer

  • Shergar

    Shergar

  • Beautiful Joe

    Beautiful Joe

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Soft Targets

    Soft Targets

  • Opus

    Opus

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Blue Ice

    Blue Ice

  • Legends

    Legends

  • Wetherby

    Wetherby

  • O Jerusalem

    O Jerusalem

  • Another Woman

    Another Woman

  • Holocaust

    Holocaust

  • Simon Magus

    Simon Magus

  • Young Winston

    Young Winston

  • Juggernaut

    Juggernaut

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Chariots of Fire

    Chariots of Fire

  • Naked Lunch

    Naked Lunch

  • Incognito

    Incognito

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

    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

  • The Misanthrope

    The Misanthrope

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

  • Dreamchild

    Dreamchild

  • The Homecoming

    The Homecoming

  • Laughterhouse

    Laughterhouse

  • March or Die

    March or Die

  • Shout at the Devil

    Shout at the Devil

  • The Miracle Maker

    The Miracle Maker

  • Chromophobia

    Chromophobia

  • Robin and Marian

    Robin and Marian

  • Loch Ness

    Loch Ness

  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

  • Time Bandits

    Time Bandits

  • A Life Less Ordinary

    A Life Less Ordinary

  • The Borrowers

    The Borrowers

  • Kafka

    Kafka

  • The Madness of King George

    The Madness of King George

  • The Emperor's New Clothes

    The Emperor's New Clothes

  • The Making of 'The Return of the King'

    The Making of 'The Return of the King'

  • Chillers

    Chillers

  • Murder by the Book

    Murder by the Book

  • Joe Gould's Secret

    Joe Gould's Secret

  • The Match

    The Match

  • Nicholas and Alexandra

    Nicholas and Alexandra

  • Mystery and Imagination

    Mystery and Imagination

  • Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real

    Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real

  • Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

  • The Thief of Baghdad

    The Thief of Baghdad

  • The Man in the Iron Mask

    The Man in the Iron Mask

  • Dance with a Stranger

    Dance with a Stranger

  • S.O.S. Titanic

    S.O.S. Titanic

  • Night Falls on Manhattan

    Night Falls on Manhattan

  • National Geographic Specials

    National Geographic Specials

  • The Tailor of Gloucester

    The Tailor of Gloucester

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Inside the Third Reich

    Inside the Third Reich

  • Edward the Confessor

    Edward the Confessor

  • Oh! What a Lovely War

    Oh! What a Lovely War

  • The Frighteners

    The Frighteners

  • Prisoner of Paradise

    Prisoner of Paradise

  • The Return of the Soldier

    The Return of the Soldier

  • Mary, Queen of Scots

    Mary, Queen of Scots

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Alice Through the Looking Glass

  • The Lost Boys

    The Lost Boys

  • The Sweet Hereafter

    The Sweet Hereafter

  • 40 Minutes

    40 Minutes

  • Wisconsin Death Trip

    Wisconsin Death Trip

  • The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    The Adventures of Errol Flynn

  • Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington

    Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington

  • The Browning Version

    The Browning Version

  • Flayed

    Flayed

  • Napoleon and Love

    Napoleon and Love

  • Emma's Time

    Emma's Time

  • Game, Set, and Match

    Game, Set, and Match

  • Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

    Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

  • D-Day 6.6.1944

    D-Day 6.6.1944

  • The Wars of the Roses

    The Wars of the Roses

  • Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

    Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

  • The Bofors Gun

    The Bofors Gun

  • The Hour of the Pig

    The Hour of the Pig

  • Omri's Burning

    Omri's Burning

  • The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

    The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

  • Bless the Child

    Bless the Child

  • The Return of the Borrowers

    The Return of the Borrowers

  • Moonlight on the Highway

    Moonlight on the Highway

  • Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

    Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

  • The Power Game

    The Power Game

  • A Severed Head

    A Severed Head

  • 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

    1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

  • The Lost Boys

    The Lost Boys

  • Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

  • The Endless Game

    The Endless Game

  • The Last Romantics

    The Last Romantics

  • Strangers with Candy

    Strangers with Candy

  • The Wars of the Roses

    The Wars of the Roses

  • The Kingdom of Fun

    The Kingdom of Fun

  • The Bell

    The Bell

  • The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

    The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

  • Big Night

    Big Night

  • Landscape

    Landscape

  • Girls at Sea

    Girls at Sea

  • The End of the Line

    The End of the Line

  • Discovering Hamlet

    Discovering Hamlet

  • The Deep Blue Sea

    The Deep Blue Sea

  • Shanghai Vice

    Shanghai Vice

  • The Cost of Treachery

    The Cost of Treachery

  • Monsters We Met

    Monsters We Met

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Stalin

    Stalin

  • A Season of Giants

    A Season of Giants

  • Television

    Television

  • A Little Fish in Deep Water

    A Little Fish in Deep Water

  • Korea: The Unknown War

    Korea: The Unknown War

  • The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

  • There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

    There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

  • The Paradise Suite

    The Paradise Suite

  • Secret Agent

    Secret Agent

  • The Queen of Trees

    The Queen of Trees

  • King Lear

    King Lear

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

    Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen

  • The Real Middle Earth

    The Real Middle Earth

  • Tale of the Tides

    Tale of the Tides

  • The Wood Demon

    The Wood Demon

  • The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

    The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

  • Funny

    Funny

  • Visions of Power

    Visions of Power

  • Rope

    Rope

  • Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

    Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

  • The Fishing Party

    The Fishing Party

  • Ramsey

    Ramsey

  • Cry From Home

    Cry From Home