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, including a Tony Award, six Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award, and he has been nominated for two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and five Emmy Awards. McKellen made his stage
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
⭐ 8.418The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
⭐ 8.482The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
⭐ 8.4The Da Vinci Code
⭐ 6.7Gods and Monsters
⭐ 7The Golden Compass
⭐ 6.07Stardust
⭐ 7.282Swept from the Sea
⭐ 6.5Jack & Sarah
⭐ 6.7And the Band Played On
⭐ 6.475Six Degrees of Separation
⭐ 6.4Neverwas
⭐ 6.343Richard III
⭐ 6.7Flushed Away
⭐ 6.305Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
⭐ 6The Scarlet Pimpernel
⭐ 6.9Doogal
⭐ 5Asylum
⭐ 5.8The Shadow
⭐ 6.1Scandal
⭐ 5.9Cold Comfort Farm
⭐ 6.7Apt Pupil
⭐ 6.5Last Action Hero
⭐ 6.5The Keep
⭐ 5.7Macbeth
⭐ 7.3Plenty
⭐ 5.7Hamlet Within
⭐ 0Émile
⭐ 5.9X-Men
⭐ 7.002X2
⭐ 7X-Men: The Last Stand
⭐ 6.4The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
⭐ 0An Evening with Lily Savage
⭐ 0King Lear
⭐ 6.7The Magic Roundabout
⭐ 5.4Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
⭐ 7.1Rasputin
⭐ 6.5The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
⭐ 7.357Priest of Love
⭐ 5Gladio
⭐ 7Bent
⭐ 6.9The Ballad of Little Jo
⭐ 5.938Alfred the Great
⭐ 4.3The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
⭐ 7.57Walter
⭐ 5.1Richard II
⭐ 0Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
⭐ 6.2Saint of 9/11
⭐ 5.7The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
⭐ 7.324Schadenfreude
⭐ 0X-Men: Days of Future Past
⭐ 7.5London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
⭐ 7.5A Touch of Love
⭐ 6.4Theatreland
⭐ 0To Die For
⭐ 2.2Surviving Friendly Fire
⭐ 1Walter and June
⭐ 7Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
⭐ 8.5Muse of Fire
⭐ 6.5Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
⭐ 0A Bit Of Scarlet
⭐ 4.6Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
⭐ 0The Critic
⭐ 5.598Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
⭐ 0Zina
⭐ 5.4Miss in Her Teens
⭐ 3Othello
⭐ 7For the Love of God
⭐ 4The One Note Man
⭐ 7All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
⭐ 0Hamlet
⭐ 7.8Mr. Holmes
⭐ 6.476Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
⭐ 0Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
⭐ 0Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
⭐ 0I'll Do Anything
⭐ 5.6The Wolverine
⭐ 6.4The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
⭐ 7.9Animal Crackers
⭐ 6.2Hamlet
⭐ 0The Hobart Shakespeareans
⭐ 4Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
⭐ 0Quintessentially British
⭐ 3.8Nelson Mandela Redrawn
⭐ 0Looking for Lowry
⭐ 0Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
⭐ 0The Life and Death of Lily Savage
⭐ 7The Dresser
⭐ 6.2Doctor Who: The Snowmen
⭐ 7.7Lady Grey London
⭐ 7Beauty and the Beast
⭐ 7Edward II
⭐ 4.8The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
⭐ 0Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
⭐ 7.5The Promise
⭐ 0A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
⭐ 6Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
⭐ 8.167Restoration
⭐ 6Hedda Gabler
⭐ 0Dragfox
⭐ 0The Roof
⭐ 6.3Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
⭐ 7The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2
⭐ 8The Art of Breaking Character
⭐ 0Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
⭐ 7.8National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
⭐ 7.8X-Men: Premieres Around the World
⭐ 5.9Quest for the Ring
⭐ 5.6A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
⭐ 7.8A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
⭐ 7The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
⭐ 6.6The Good Liar
⭐ 6.686The Betty Driver Story
⭐ 10The Paul O'Grady Story
⭐ 8.3McKellen: Playing the Part
⭐ 7.2Cats
⭐ 4National Theatre Live: King Lear
⭐ 8.2Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
⭐ 6.7All Is True
⭐ 6.1David Macaulay: Roman City
⭐ 9The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
⭐ 6.4Edmund the Magnificent
⭐ 7.2How a Kite Flies
⭐ 0Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
⭐ 6.5The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
⭐ 6The Egg Trick
⭐ 6Hating Peter Tatchell
⭐ 4.2Eighteen
⭐ 4.5Small-Time Revolutionary
⭐ 4Ringers: Lord of the Fans
⭐ 6.3The Tragedy of King Richard II
⭐ 0Countdown to War
⭐ 5The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
⭐ 6.8Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
⭐ 6Shakespeare on Film
⭐ 6Play the Devil: Making Richard III
⭐ 0X-Men: The Mutant Watch
⭐ 7Infinitum: Subject Unknown
⭐ 5.4Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
⭐ 10On Broadway
⭐ 8.7Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
⭐ 7.8Scarfe's Follies
⭐ 0Camp Christmas
⭐ 3.5Lord of the Piercing
⭐ 6.5The Christophers
⭐ 0The Making of The Two Towers
⭐ 8.8The Making of the Return of the King
⭐ 8.8Süleyman the Magnificent
⭐ 0J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
⭐ 10Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
⭐ 8Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
⭐ 0Avengers: Doomsday
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