Ian Holm
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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).
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Known For
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Performance
Legends
Horizon
BBC Play of the Month
Tony Awards
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Days That Shook the World
Holocaust
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Alien: Romulus
The Wars of the Roses
Jesus of Nazareth
The Day After Tomorrow
Time Bandits
The Aviator
Oh! What a Lovely War
The Miracle Maker
Chariots of Fire
Strangers with Candy
Lord of War
The Cherry Orchard
Hamlet
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Brazil
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Fifth Element
Garden State
Blue Ice
The Deep Blue Sea
The Madness of King George
Alien
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
Ratatouille
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen
Uncle Vanya
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
Night Falls on Manhattan
The Cost of Treachery
Prisoner of Paradise
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
Landscape
D-Day 6.6.1944
The Wood Demon
Soft Targets
The Misanthrope
Wisconsin Death Trip
The Queen of Trees
The Browning Version
The Lost Boys
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