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Ian McKellen

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012

About Ian McKellen

Known for: Acting
Born: May 25, 1939 (age 87)
Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK

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,…

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Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Ian Murray McKellen, Ian McKellern

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Filmography

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum2027as Gandalf

Avengers: Doomsday2026as Magneto
Ebenezer2026as Jacob Marley
Frank and Percy2026as Percy
Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen2026as Self
The Christophers2026as Julian Sklar
LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes2026as L S Lowry
Schadenfreude2025as Continuity Announcer
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'2025as Self (archive footage)
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness2025
The Critic2024as Jimmy Erskine
Dragfox2024as Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved2024
The Life and Death of Lily Savage2024as Self
Hamlet2024as Hamlet
The One Note Man2023as Narrator (voice)
Quintessentially British2022as Self
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride2022as Self
Hamlet Within2022
Hating Peter Tatchell2021as Self
Infinitum: Subject Unknown2021as Dr. Charles Marland-White
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU2020
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet2020
Cats2019as Gus, the Theatre Cat
The Good Liar2019as Roy Courtnay
On Broadway2019as Self
All Is True2018as Earl of Southampton
Animal Crackers2018as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
McKellen: Playing the Part2018as Self
The Paul O'Grady Story2017as Self
How a Kite Flies2017as Mr. Kite (voice)
Beauty and the Beast2017as Cogsworth
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin2017as Self
Edmund the Magnificent2017as Self - Narrator (voice)
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage2016as Self
Play the Devil: Making Richard III2016
Shakespeare on Film2016
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen2016
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film2016as Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC2016as Self - Performer
The Roof2016as And Even Yet Another Fan
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC2015as Self (archive footage)
The Dresser2015as Norman
Mr. Holmes2015as Sherlock Holmes
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014as Gandalf the Grey
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto2014as Self
Nelson Mandela Redrawn2014as Self
X-Men: Days of Future Past2014as Magneto
Miss in Her Teens2014as The Prologue
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013as Gandalf the Grey
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin2013as Self
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot2013as Self
Muse of Fire2013as Self
The Wolverine2013as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
The Egg Trick2013as Magician
Doctor Who: The Snowmen2012as The Great Intelligence (voice)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012as Gandalf the Grey
Looking for Lowry2011as Self
The Betty Driver Story2011as Self
Small-Time Revolutionary2010as Hamish Miller (voice)
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation2010as Narrator (voice)
Theatreland2009as Self
King Lear2008as King Lear
The Golden Compass2007as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
Stardust2007as Narrator (voice)
Pet Shop Boys: Cubism2007as Self- voice
The Art of Breaking Character2007as Self
For the Love of God2007as The Jackdaw
Guerrilla Distribution2007as Self
Flushed Away2006as The Toad (voice)
X3: The Excitement Continues2006as Self
Brett Ratner's X-Diaries2006as Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'2006as Self
The Making of 'The Two Towers'2006as Self
X-Men: The Last Stand2006as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
The Da Vinci Code2006as Sir Leigh Teabing
Saint of 9/112006as Narrator
Doogal2006as Zebedee (voice)
Asylum2005as Dr. Peter Cleave
Neverwas2005as Gabriel Finch
The Hobart Shakespeareans2005as Self
The Magic Roundabout2005as Zebedee (voice)
Ringers: Lord of the Fans2005as Self
Eighteen2005as Jason Anders (voice)
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'2004as Self
My First Time2004as Narrator
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!2004as Self
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?2004
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision2003as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003as Gandalf
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King2003as Self
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X22003as Self
X22003as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men2003
X-Men: Premieres Around the World2003as Self
Emile2003as Emile
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002as Gandalf
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth2002as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design2002as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script2002as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale2002as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast2002as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..2002as Self
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring2001as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001as Gandalf
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'2001as Self
Quest for the Ring2001as Self
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love2001as Narrator (voice)
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!2000as Self
X-Men2000as Magneto
X-Men: The Mutant Watch2000as Self - 'Magneto'
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man2000as Narrator (voice)
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale1999as Self
After Stonewall1999as Self
Apt Pupil1998as Kurt Dussander
Gods and Monsters1998as James Whale
Swept from the Sea1998as Dr. James Kennedy
Bent1997as Uncle Freddie
Surviving Friendly Fire1997
A Bit Of Scarlet1997as Narrator
An Evening with Lily Savage1996as Self
Rasputin1996as Tsar Nicholas II
Restoration1995as Will Gates
Richard III1995as Richard III
Jack & Sarah1995as William
Thin Ice1995as Ian McKellen
Cold Comfort Farm1995as Amos Starkadder
To Die For1994as Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest1994as Self
Age of Dissent1994as Self
The Shadow1994as Dr. Reinhardt Lane
David Macaulay: Roman City1994as Augustus Caesar (voice)
I'll Do Anything1994as John Earl McAlpine
Camp Christmas1993
Six Degrees of Separation1993as Geoffrey
A Simple Matter of Justice1993as Self
And the Band Played On1993as Bill Kraus
The Ballad of Little Jo1993as Percy Corcoran
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up1993as Narration (voice)
Last Action Hero1993as Death
Gladio1992as Aldo Moro (voice)
Othello1990as Iago
Countdown to War1989as Adolf Hitler
Scandal1989as John Profumo
Scarfe's Follies1988
Süleyman the Magnificent1987as Narrator
Zina1985as Kronfeld
Plenty1985as Sir Andrew Charleson
The Keep1983as Dr. Theodore Cuza
Walter and June1983as Walter
The Scarlet Pimpernel1982as Chauvelin
Walter1982as Walter
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare1982
Priest of Love1981as D.H. Lawrence
Dying Day1980as Antony Skipling
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour1979as Alexander Ivanov
Macbeth1979as Macbeth
Graceless Go I1974as Tony
Hedda Gabler1972as George Tesman
Craven Arms1972as David Masterman
Hamlet1970as Hamlet
Edward II1970as King Edward
The Tragedy of King Richard II1970as King Richard II
The Promise1969
Alfred the Great1969as Roger
A Touch of Love1969as George
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne1965as Wolf
No Man's LandYear unavailableas Spooner
Untitled Anthony Hopkins DocumentaryYear unavailableas Self

Richard III1995Screenplay

The Isle2019Associate Producer

Richard III1995Executive Producer

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Filmography

Acting 169

Writing 1

Producing 2