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Overview
Mini Biography:
On May 25th, 1939, in the town of Burnley in northern England, Ian Murray... moreTrivia:
Studied at St. Catharine's College, University of Cambridge, when he was 18... moreAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 33 wins & 30 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(102 articles)
Atwell cast in 'Prisoner' remake (From digitalspy. 15 July 2008, 11:40 PM, PDT)
McKellen To Appear Nude On U.S. TV? (From WENN. 15 July 2008, 9:00 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Sir Ian McKellenUS TV Schedule:
| Sun. July 20 | 3:00 PM | FX | X-Men |
Filmography
Actor:
- The Colossus (2008) (in production) .... Cecil Rhodes
... aka The Diamond Nightingale (UK) - The Hobbit (2011) (announced) (rumored) .... Gandalf
- "The Prisoner" (2009) TV series (pre-production) .... Number Two (2009)
- King Lear (2008) (TV) (post-production) .... King Lear
- The Golden Compass (2007) (voice) .... Iorek Byrnison
- Stardust (2007) (voice) .... Narrator
- For the Love of God (2007) .... Jackdaw
- Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II - Rise of the Witch King (2006) (VG) (voice) .... Gandalf the Grey / Gandalf the White
- Flushed Away (2006) (voice) .... The Toad
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) .... Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
... aka X-Men 3 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title)
... aka X3 (International: English title: informal short title) (USA: promotional abbreviation) - The Da Vinci Code (2006) .... Sir Leigh Teabing
- Doogal (2006) (voice) .... Zebedee
- Displaced (2006) (voice)
- Neverwas (2005) .... Gabriel Finch
- "Coronation Street" .... Mel Hutchwright (10 episodes, 2005)
... aka Corrie (UK: informal title)
... aka The Street (UK: informal title)
- Episode #1.6032 (2005) TV episode .... Mel Hutchwright
- Episode #1.6031 (2005) TV episode .... Mel Hutchwright
- Episode #1.6030 (2005) TV episode .... Mel Hutchwright
- Episode #1.6028 (2005) TV episode .... Mel Hutchwright
- Episode #1.6029 (2005) TV episode .... Mel Hutchwright
(5 more) - Asylum (2005) .... Dr. Peter Cleave
- The Magic Roundabout (2005) (voice: English version) .... Zebedee
... aka Pollux - Le manège enchanté (France)
... aka Sprung! The Magic Roundabout (USA)
... aka The Magic Roundabout (UK) - The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Gandalf
- Eighteen (2004/I) (voice) .... Jason Anders
- The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Gandalf
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) .... Gandalf
... aka Herr der Ringe: Die Rückkehr des Königs, Der (Germany)
... aka The Return of the King (USA: short title) - Emile (2003) .... Emile
... aka Émile (Canada: French title) - X2 (2003) .... Eric Lensherr / Magneto
... aka X-Men 2 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title)
... aka X-2 (USA: poster title)
... aka X-Men 2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title)
... aka X2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title) - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) .... Gandalf
... aka Herr der Ringe: Die zwei Türme, Der (Germany)
... aka The Two Towers (USA: short title) - "Saturday Night Live" .... Host (1 episode, 2002)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
- Ian McKellen/Kylie Minogue (2002) TV episode .... Host - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) .... Gandalf the Grey
... aka The Fellowship of the Ring (USA: short title)
... aka The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Motion Picture (USA: promotional title) - X-Men (2000) .... Eric Lensherr / Magneto
... aka X-Men 1.5 (USA: DVD box title) - Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (2000) (voice) .... Narrator
- David Copperfield (1999) (TV) .... Creakle
- Apt Pupil (1998) .... Kurt Dussander
... aka Élève doué, L' (Canada: French title)
... aka Un élève doué - Été de corruption (France) - Gods and Monsters (1998) .... James Whale
- Swept from the Sea (1997) .... Dr. James Kennedy
... aka Amy Foster (UK)
... aka Amy Foster: Swept from the Sea (UK: DVD title)
... aka Balayé par la mer (Canada: French title) - Bent (1997) .... Uncle Freddie
- Rasputin (1996) (TV) .... Tsar Nicholas II
... aka Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (USA: video box title) - Restoration (1995) .... Will Gates
- Richard III (1995) .... Richard III
- Jack & Sarah (1995) .... William
- Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (TV) .... Amos Starkadder
- To Die For (1994) (voice) .... Quilt Documentary Narrator
... aka Heaven's a Drag - The Shadow (1994) .... Dr. Reinhardt Lane
- I'll Do Anything (1994) .... John Earl McAlpine
- Six Degrees of Separation (1993) .... Geoffrey Miller
- And the Band Played On (1993) (TV) .... Bill Kraus
- The Ballad of Little Jo (1993) .... Percy Corcoran
... aka Little Man Jo (New Zealand: English title: video title) - Last Action Hero (1993) .... Death
- "Tales of the City" (1993) TV mini-series .... Archibald Anson Gidde
... aka Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City - "Sleepers" (1991) TV series .... Andre Zorin (unknown episodes)
- Othello (1990) (TV) .... Iago
- Scandal (1989) .... John Profumo
- Countdown to War (1989) (TV) .... Adolf Hitler
- Windmills of the Gods (1988) (TV) .... Chairman
... aka Sidney Sheldon's Windmills of the Gods - Plenty (1985) .... Sir Andrew Charleson
- Zina (1985) .... Kronfeld
- The Keep (1983) .... Dr. Theodore Cuza
- Walter and June (1983) (TV) .... Walter
... aka Loving Walter (USA: DVD title) - The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV) .... Chauvelin
- Walter (1982) (TV) .... Walter
- Priest of Love (1981) .... Lawrence
- "Play for Today" (1 episode, 1980)
- The Vanishing Army (1980) TV episode - "Armchair Thriller" .... Anthony Skipling (1 episode, 1980)
- Dying Day (1980) TV episode .... Anthony Skipling - "BBC2 Playhouse" (1 episode, 1979)
- Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1979) TV episode - A Performance of Macbeth (1979) (TV) .... Macbeth
... aka A Performance of Macbeth by William Shakespeare (UK: long title)
... aka Macbeth (UK: short title) - "Jackanory" .... Reader (1 episode, 1978)
- The Moon in the Cloud (1978) TV episode .... Reader - "Play of the Month" .... Captain Plume / ... (4 episodes, 1968-1973)
- The Recruiting Officer (1973) TV episode .... Captain Plume
- Hedda Gabler (1972) TV episode .... George Tesman
- Ross (1970) TV episode .... Ross / T.E. Lawrence
- Hay Fever (1968) TV episode .... Simon Bliss - "Country Matters" .... David Masterman (1 episode, 1972)
- Craven Arms (1972) TV episode .... David Masterman - Keith Michell at Her Majesty's Show of the Week (1972) (TV)
- Hamlet (1970) (TV) .... Hamlet
- Keats (1970) (TV) .... John Keats
... aka Solo: Keats (UK: series title) - The Tragedy of King Richard II (1970) (TV) .... Richard II
- Edward II (1970) (TV) .... King Edward
- The Promise (1969) .... Leonidik
- Alfred the Great (1969) .... Roger
- A Touch of Love (1969) .... George Matthews
... aka Thank You All Very Much (USA) - "David Copperfield" (1966) TV series .... David Copperfield (unknown episodes)
- "The Wednesday Play" .... Wolf (1 episode, 1965)
- The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne (1965) TV episode .... Wolf - The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne (1965) (TV) .... Wolf
- Sunday Out of Season (1965) (TV) .... Victor Leech
- "The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling" (1 episode, 1964)
- The Tomb of His Ancestors (1964) TV episode
Soundtrack:
- Apt Pupil (1998) (performer: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)")
... aka Élève doué, L' (Canada: French title)
... aka Un élève doué - Été de corruption (France)
Producer:
- Richard III (1995) (executive producer)
Thanks:
- Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed! (2000) (V) (special thanks)
- The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (1999) (V) (acknowledgment)
Self:
- "Sunday AM" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
... aka The Andrew Marr Show (UK: new title)
- Episode #3.35 (2008) TV episode (as Sir Ian McKellen) .... Himself
- Episode dated 24 June 2007 (2007) TV episode (as Sir Ian McKellen) .... Himself - The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "Parkinson" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2003-2007)
- Episode dated 10 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 11 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 21 February 2004 (2004) TV episode (as Sir Ian McKellen) .... Himself
- Episode dated 12 April 2003 (2003) TV episode (as Sir Ian McKellen) .... Himself - "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
- Episode dated 29 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 17 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Audience Member
... aka Rufus Wainwright Sings Judy Garland: Live from the London Palladium (USA: video title) - "Mornings with Kerri-Anne" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 27 July 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Cubism: Pet Shop Boys in Concert - Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City (2007) (V) (voice) .... Himself - Interval announcer
- Guerrilla Distribution (2007) (V) .... Himself
- The Secret Policeman's Ball (2006) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
... aka The Secret Policeman's Ball 2006 (Australia) - "HBO First Look" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2003-2006)
- Down the Loo... The Making of 'Flushed Away' (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- X2: X-Men United (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Extras" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Sir Ian McKellen (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Richard & Judy" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2002-2006)
- Episode dated 30 June 2006 (2006) TV episode (as Sir Ian McKellen) .... Himself
- Episode dated 7 January 2004 (2004) TV episode (as Sir Ian McKellen) .... Himself
- Episode dated 13 February 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - "Corazón de..." .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006)
- Episode dated 24 May 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 17 May 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "This Morning" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka This Morning with Richard and Judy (UK: informal title)
- Episode dated 19 May 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2003-2006)
- Episode #10.7 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #5.14 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Last Call with Carson Daly" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 3 May 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 2 May 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Real Time with Bill Maher" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
... aka Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08 (USA: promotional title)
- Episode #4.10 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.7 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Saint of 9/11 (2006) .... Narrator
- "The Bigger Picture" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka Graham Norton's Bigger Picture (UK: new title)
... aka The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton (USA: long title)
- Episode #2.2 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "The Paul O'Grady Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
... aka The New Paul O'Grady Show (UK: new title)
- Episode #3.70 (2005) TV episode (as Sir Ian McKellen) .... Himself
- Episode #2.37 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Breakfast" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2001-2005)
- Episode dated 6 December 2005 (2005) TV episode (as Sir Ian McKellen) .... Himself
- Episode dated 15 February 2005 (2005) TV episode (as Sir Ian McKellen) .... Himself
- Episode dated 10 December 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself - The Hobart Shakespeareans (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- The British Soap Awards 2005 (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Du kommst nicht vorbei - Fans im Bann des Ringes (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005) .... Himself
- "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1985-2004)
- Sir Ian McKellen (2004) TV episode .... Himself
- Ian McKellen: Diary of a Year (1985) TV episode .... Himself - The Olympic Torch Concert Live (2004) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- "Arena" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2004)
- Pavarotti: The Last Tenor (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator - Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is? (2004) .... Himself
- The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- "HARDtalk" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 26 February 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- Episode dated 26 December 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - The Lord of the Rings: The Quest Fulfilled (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 26 December 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Paula Zahn Now" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 22 December 2003 (2003) TV episode (as Sir Ian McKellen) .... Himself - "4Pop" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Kuninkaan paluu - tarun päätös (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Frids film" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 18 December 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Filmland" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Filmland Special - Ringenes Herre: Kongen vender tilbage (2003) TV episode .... Himself - National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- "E! News Daily" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
... aka E! News Live (USA: new title)
... aka E! News Live Weekend (USA)
- Episode dated 26 November 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2' (2003) (V) .... Himself
... aka The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men (USA) - "The Simpsons" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- The Regina Monologues (2003) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Ian McKellen) .... Himself - "Tussen de sterren" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode #1.2 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Have I Got News for You" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
... aka HIGNFY (UK: short title)
... aka Have I Got 1992 for You (UK: rerun title)
... aka Have I Got Old News for You (UK: rerun title)
... aka Have I Got a Little Bit More News for You (UK: rerun title (longer version))
... aka Have I Got the 90s for You (UK: rerun title)
- Episode #26.4 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode #2.8 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - The Uncanny Suspects (2003) (V) .... Himself
- X-Men Production Scrapbook (2003) (V) .... Himself
- X-Factor: The Look of 'X-Men' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- "Churchill" (1 episode, 2003)
- The Lion's Roar (2003) TV episode (voice) - "The View" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2002)
- Episode dated 22 December 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 12 March 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Episode #9.5 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - A Day in the Life of a Hobbit (2002) (V) .... Himself
- The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Cirque du Soleil's Performance
- "+ de cinéma" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Episode dated 20 March 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- "Politically Incorrect" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka P.I. (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 1 March 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute (2002) (TV) (as Sir Ian McKellen) .... Himself
- Making the Movie (2002) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Making the Movie: The Lord of the Rings (USA) - The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2002) (V) .... Himself
- "Nyhetsmorgon" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Sagan om Ringen äventyrets Början (2001) TV episode .... Himself - A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- Quest for the Ring (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed! (2000) (V) .... Himself
- The Book That Wrote Itself (1999) .... Himself
- The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
- "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
... aka Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 8 March 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself - The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (1999) (V) .... Himself
- "Blankety Blank" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
... aka Lily Savage's Blankety Blank (UK: new title)
- Episode #15.10 (1998) TV episode .... Himself - "Light Lunch" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- UK for Hollywood (1997) TV episode .... Himself - An Audience with Elton John (1997) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Surviving Friendly Fire (1997) (voice) .... Himself
- A Bit of Scarlet (1997) .... Narrator
- "Great Composers" .... Tchaikovsky (1 episode, 1997)
- Tchaikovsky (1997) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Ian McKellen) .... Tchaikovsky - An Evening with Lily Savage (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- "TFI Friday" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
... aka Thank Four It's Friday
- Episode dated 15 March 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself - Thin Ice (1995) .... Himself
- David Macaulay: Roman City (1994) (TV) .... Augustus Caesaar
- Camp Christmas (1993) (TV) .... Himself
- The 46th Annual Tony Awards (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "Playing Shakespeare" (1984) TV mini-series .... Himself
- Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- "Amud Ha'Esh" (1979) TV mini-series .... Narrator (English Version)
... aka Pillar of Fire
Archive Footage:
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"The Colbert Report"
- Episode dated 14 May 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Cannes 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006) .... Himself
- Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters - Volume 2 (2005) (V) (as Sir Ian McKellen) .... Himself
- 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- DNZ: The Real Middle Earth (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Pet Shop Boys: Pop Art - The Videos (2003) (V) (uncredited) .... Nosferatu
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (VG) (voice) (as Sir Ian McKellen) .... Gandalf
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (VG) (voice) .... Gandalf
- Lord of the Piercing (2002) (TV) .... Gandalf
- William Shakespeare (2000) .... Richard III
- Pet Shop Boys: Videography (1991) (V) (uncredited) .... Nosferatu
- Showbusiness (1988) (V) (uncredited) .... Nosferatu (video: "Heart")
Additional Details
Other Works:
His Royal Shakespeare Company credits include: the title role in "King Lear" (2007), Sorin in Chekhov's "The Seagull" (2007), Iago in "Othello" (1989, also filmed for TV as Othello (1990) (TV)), Andrei in Chekhov's "Three Sisters", "Is There still Honey For Tea", Sir Toby Belch in "Twelfth Night", Kentridge in "A Miserable and Lonely Death" (all 1978), Langevin in "The Days of the Commune" by Bertolt Brecht, Karsten in Ibsen's "Pillars of the Community", Alexander in "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" by Tom Stoppard (also 1982), Face in Jonson' "The Alchemist" (all 1977), the title role in "Macbeth", Leontes in "The Winter's Tale", Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" (all 1976), Aubrey in Shaw's "Too Good To Be True", Philip the Bastard in "King John"M (both 1975), the title roles in Wedekind's "The Marquis of Keith" and Marlowe's "Dr Faustus" (both 1974), Capt. de Foenix in Pinero's "Trelawny of the Wells", an evangelist in Arden's "Armstrong's Last Goodnight" and Claudio in "Much Ado About Nothing" (1965). morePublicity Listings:
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