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Ian McKellen

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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,…

Filmography169 films
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  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum2027
  2. Avengers: Doomsday2026
  3. Ebenezer2026
  4. Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen2026
  5. The Christophers2026
  6. LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes2026
  7. Schadenfreude2025
  8. A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'2025
  9. Dragged Through Time2025
  10. Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness2025
  11. The Critic2024
  12. Dragfox2024
  13. The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved2024
  14. The Life and Death of Lily Savage2024
  15. Hamlet2024
  16. The One Note Man2023
  17. Quintessentially British2022
  18. Freedom: 50 Years of Pride2022
  19. Hamlet Within2022
  20. Hating Peter Tatchell2021
  21. Infinitum: Subject Unknown2021
  22. Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU2020
  23. Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet2020
  24. Cats2019
  25. The Good Liar2019
  26. On Broadway2019
  27. All Is True2018
  28. Animal Crackers2018
  29. McKellen: Playing the Part2018
  30. The Paul O'Grady Story2017
  31. How a Kite Flies2017
  32. Beauty and the Beast2017
  33. The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin2017
  34. Edmund the Magnificent2017
  35. Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage2016
  36. Play the Devil: Making Richard III2016
  37. Shakespeare on Film2016
  38. Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen2016
  39. All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film2016
  40. Shakespeare Live! From the RSC2016
  41. The Roof2016
  42. Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC2015
  43. The Dresser2015
  44. Mr. Holmes2015
  45. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014
  46. Double Take: Xavier & Magneto2014
  47. Nelson Mandela Redrawn2014
  48. X-Men: Days of Future Past2014
  49. Miss in Her Teens2014
  50. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013
  51. The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin2013
  52. The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot2013
  53. Muse of Fire2013
  54. The Wolverine2013
  55. The Egg Trick2013
  56. Doctor Who: The Snowmen2012
  57. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012
  58. Looking for Lowry2011
  59. The Betty Driver Story2011
  60. Small-Time Revolutionary2010
  61. A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation2010
  62. Theatreland2009
  63. King Lear2008
  64. The Golden Compass2007
  65. Stardust2007
  66. The Art of Breaking Character2007
  67. For the Love of God2007
  68. Guerrilla Distribution2007
  69. Flushed Away2006
  70. X3: The Excitement Continues2006
  71. Brett Ratner's X-Diaries2006
  72. The Making of 'The Return of the King'2006
  73. The Making of 'The Two Towers'2006
  74. X-Men: The Last Stand2006
  75. The Da Vinci Code2006
  76. Saint of 9/112006
  77. Doogal2006
  78. Asylum2005
  79. Neverwas2005
  80. The Hobart Shakespeareans2005
  81. The Magic Roundabout2005
  82. Ringers: Lord of the Fans2005
  83. Eighteen2005
  84. A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'2004
  85. My First Time2004
  86. Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!2004
  87. Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?2004
  88. The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision2003
  89. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003
  90. Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King2003
  91. The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X22003
  92. X22003
  93. Evolution X - The Making of X-Men2003
  94. X-Men: Premieres Around the World2003
  95. Emile2003
  96. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002
  97. The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth2002
  98. The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design2002
  99. The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script2002
  100. The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale2002
  101. The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast2002
  102. The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..2002
  103. Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
  104. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
  105. Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'2001
  106. Quest for the Ring2001
  107. Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love2001
  108. Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!2000
  109. X-Men2000
  110. X-Men: The Mutant Watch2000
  111. Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man2000
  112. The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale1999
  113. After Stonewall1999
  114. Apt Pupil1998
  115. Gods and Monsters1998
  116. Swept from the Sea1998
  117. Bent1997
  118. Surviving Friendly Fire1997
  119. A Bit Of Scarlet1997
  120. An Evening with Lily Savage1996
  121. Rasputin1996
  122. Restoration1995
  123. Richard III1995
  124. Jack & Sarah1995
  125. Thin Ice1995
  126. Cold Comfort Farm1995
  127. To Die For1994
  128. Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest1994
  129. Age of Dissent1994
  130. The Shadow1994
  131. David Macaulay: Roman City1994
  132. I'll Do Anything1994
  133. Camp Christmas1993
  134. Six Degrees of Separation1993
  135. A Simple Matter of Justice1993
  136. And the Band Played On1993
  137. The Ballad of Little Jo1993
  138. Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up1993
  139. Last Action Hero1993
  140. Gladio1992
  141. Othello1990
  142. Countdown to War1989
  143. Scandal1989
  144. Scarfe's Follies1988
  145. Süleyman the Magnificent1987
  146. Zina1985
  147. Plenty1985
  148. The Keep1983
  149. Walter and June1983
  150. The Scarlet Pimpernel1982
  151. Walter1982
  152. Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare1982
  153. Priest of Love1981
  154. Dying Day1980
  155. Every Good Boy Deserves Favour1979
  156. Macbeth1979
  157. Graceless Go I1974
  158. Hedda Gabler1972
  159. Craven Arms1972
  160. Hamlet1970
  161. Edward II1970
  162. The Tragedy of King Richard II1970
  163. The Promise1969
  164. Alfred the Great1969
  165. A Touch of Love1969
  166. The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne1965
  167. Frank and PercyTBA
  168. No Man's LandTBA
  169. Untitled Anthony Hopkins DocumentaryTBA
  1. Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen2026
  2. The Christophers2026
  3. LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes2026