Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Acting
Born 1931-09-12 - Died 2020-06-19Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Holm, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (135)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8.5

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003Movie8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8.4

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001Movie8.4
Alien
8.2

Alien

1979Movie8.2
Ratatouille
7.8

Ratatouille

2007Movie7.8
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
7.4

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012Movie7.4
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
7.3

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014Movie7.3
The Fifth Element
7.6

The Fifth Element

1997Movie7.6
Alien: Romulus
7.2

Alien: Romulus

2024Movie7.2
The Aviator
7.2

The Aviator

2004Movie7.2
The Day After Tomorrow
6.6

The Day After Tomorrow

2004Movie6.6
Brazil
7.7

Brazil

1985Movie7.7
Lord of War
7.3

Lord of War

2005Movie7.3
eXistenZ
6.8

eXistenZ

1999Movie6.8
Chariots of Fire
6.8

Chariots of Fire

1981Movie6.8
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
6.4

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

1994Movie6.4
From Hell
6.7

From Hell

2001Movie6.7
Time Bandits
6.6

Time Bandits

1981Movie6.6
March or Die
5.8

March or Die

1977Movie5.8
Garden State
7.1

Garden State

2004Movie7.1
Naked Lunch
7.0

Naked Lunch

1991Movie7.0
Robin and Marian
6.3

Robin and Marian

1976Movie6.3
The Madness of King George
6.8

The Madness of King George

1994Movie6.8
The Miracle Maker
6.2

The Miracle Maker

2000Movie6.2
The Sweet Hereafter
6.9

The Sweet Hereafter

1997Movie6.9
Night Falls on Manhattan
6.4

Night Falls on Manhattan

1997Movie6.4
Henry V
7.1

Henry V

1989Movie7.1
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
6.4

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984Movie6.4
Kafka
6.4

Kafka

1991Movie6.4
Another Woman
6.8

Another Woman

1988Movie6.8
Chromophobia
5.2

Chromophobia

2006Movie5.2
A Life Less Ordinary
6.2

A Life Less Ordinary

1997Movie6.2
Strangers with Candy
5.7

Strangers with Candy

2006Movie5.7
S.O.S. Titanic
6.0

S.O.S. Titanic

1980Movie6.0
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
6.5

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

2004Movie6.5
The Hour of the Pig
6.2

The Hour of the Pig

1993Movie6.2
All Quiet on the Western Front
6.7

All Quiet on the Western Front

1979Movie6.7
Big Night
7.0

Big Night

1996Movie7.0
Alice Through the Looking Glass
5.2

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998Movie5.2
The Fixer
6.2

The Fixer

1968Movie6.2
Young Winston
6.2

Young Winston

1972Movie6.2
Blue Ice
5.3

Blue Ice

1992Movie5.3
Les Misérables
7.1

Les Misérables

1978Movie7.1
Animal Farm
5.7

Animal Farm

1999Movie5.7
The Thief of Baghdad
5.5

The Thief of Baghdad

1978Movie5.5
Hamlet
6.6

Hamlet

1990Movie6.6
Loch Ness
5.7

Loch Ness

1996Movie5.7
Dreamchild
6.6

Dreamchild

1985Movie6.6
Shout at the Devil
6.0

Shout at the Devil

1976Movie6.0
Bless the Child
5.4

Bless the Child

2000Movie5.4
Juggernaut
6.3

Juggernaut

1974Movie6.3
The Man in the Iron Mask
6.4

The Man in the Iron Mask

1977Movie6.4
Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday

1991Movie
Discovering Hamlet
7.5

Discovering Hamlet

2011Movie7.5
Nicholas and Alexandra
7.0

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971Movie7.0
Dance with a Stranger
6.1

Dance with a Stranger

1985Movie6.1
The Emperor's New Clothes
6.8

The Emperor's New Clothes

2001Movie6.8
Little Red Riding Hood
6.0

Little Red Riding Hood

1995Movie6.0
Uncle Vanya
7.0

Uncle Vanya

1991Movie7.0
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
6.9

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

2000Movie6.9
Oh! What a Lovely War
6.6

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969Movie6.6
The Treatment
6.0

The Treatment

2007Movie6.0
Beautiful Joe
5.4

Beautiful Joe

2000Movie5.4
Incognito
5.8

Incognito

1997Movie5.8
The Last Romantics

The Last Romantics

1992Movie
The Return of the Soldier
6.2

The Return of the Soldier

1983Movie6.2
Soft Targets
10.0

Soft Targets

1982Movie10.0
The Match
6.0

The Match

1999Movie6.0
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
8.8

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

2006Movie8.8
Esther Kahn
6.0

Esther Kahn

2000Movie6.0
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
7.7

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005Movie7.7
Simon Magus
7.4

Simon Magus

1999Movie7.4
Rope

Rope

1957Movie
O Jerusalem
6.1

O Jerusalem

2006Movie6.1
The Lost Boys
8.0

The Lost Boys

1978Movie8.0
Flayed

Flayed

1978Movie
Opus
7.5

Opus

1967Movie7.5
The Queen of Trees
7.3

The Queen of Trees

2005Movie7.3
Mary, Queen of Scots
6.7

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971Movie6.7
Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real
7.9

Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real

2004Movie7.9
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
7.3

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

1985Movie7.3
The Browning Version
6.4

The Browning Version

1985Movie6.4
Wetherby
6.0

Wetherby

1985Movie6.0
The Wars of the Roses
8.7

The Wars of the Roses

1965Movie8.7
The Homecoming
6.2

The Homecoming

1973Movie6.2
The Cherry Orchard
8.0

The Cherry Orchard

1962Movie8.0
Murder by the Book
5.3

Murder by the Book

1986Movie5.3
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
7.3

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

1993Movie7.3
The Deep Blue Sea
5.0

The Deep Blue Sea

1994Movie5.0
The Salesman

The Salesman

1970Movie
The Cost of Treachery
1.0

The Cost of Treachery

1984Movie1.0
Joe Gould's Secret
6.0

Joe Gould's Secret

2000Movie6.0
A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.3

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968Movie6.3
Landscape
10.0

Landscape

1995Movie10.0
The Endless Game
6.3

The Endless Game

1989Movie6.3
Chappaquiddick

Chappaquiddick

1994Movie
Girls at Sea
7.3

Girls at Sea

1958Movie7.3
D-Day 6.6.1944
7.1

D-Day 6.6.1944

2004Movie7.1
A Season of Giants
7.7

A Season of Giants

1990Movie7.7
The Bofors Gun
6.5

The Bofors Gun

1968Movie6.5
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast

The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast

2002Movie
Ramsey

Ramsey

1977Movie
Laughterhouse
5.8

Laughterhouse

1984Movie5.8
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
7.8

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

1983Movie7.8
King Lear
8.5

King Lear

1998Movie8.5
A Little Fish in Deep Water

A Little Fish in Deep Water

1996Movie
The Wood Demon
9.0

The Wood Demon

1974Movie9.0
Omri's Burning

Omri's Burning

1969Movie
The Kingdom of Fun

The Kingdom of Fun

1989Movie
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
8.0

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

1995Movie8.0
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester

1993Movie
Prisoner of Paradise
6.8

Prisoner of Paradise

2003Movie6.8
The Misanthrope

The Misanthrope

1980Movie
Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen
7.7

Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen

1992Movie7.7
A Severed Head
5.2

A Severed Head

1971Movie5.2
Children in Crossfire

Children in Crossfire

1974Movie
The Real Middle Earth
7.0

The Real Middle Earth

2007Movie7.0
Wisconsin Death Trip
5.7

Wisconsin Death Trip

1999Movie5.7
Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington

Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington

1975Movie
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

1981Movie
The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor of Gloucester

1989Movie
Moonlight on the Highway
6.0

Moonlight on the Highway

1969Movie6.0
Cry From Home

Cry From Home

1986Movie
Emma's Time

Emma's Time

1970Movie
Only a Game

Only a Game

1974Movie
The End of the Line

The End of the Line

1970Movie
Shergar
6.4

Shergar

1999Movie6.4
Frankenstein
9.5

Frankenstein

1968Movie9.5
The Treat

The Treat

1972Movie
Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom
9.0

Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

1994Movie9.0
Edward the Confessor

Edward the Confessor

1969Movie
Tale of the Tides

Tale of the Tides

1998Movie
The Fishing Party

The Fishing Party

1986Movie
Funny

Funny

1971Movie
The Paradise Suite

The Paradise Suite

1963Movie
Visions of Power

Visions of Power

1985Movie

TV Shows (52)

NOVA
7.0

NOVA

1974Series7.0
Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970Series6.6
Horizon
7.5

Horizon

1964Series7.5
Natural World
7.4

Natural World

1983Series7.4
BBC Play of the Month
5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965Series5.2
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985Series7.1
Film '72
5.1

Film '72

1971Series5.1
The Wednesday Play
5.2

The Wednesday Play

1964Series5.2
Tales of the Unexpected
6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

1979Series6.8
ITV Playhouse
7.0

ITV Playhouse

1967Series7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969Series7.0
Performance
6.3

Performance

1991Series6.3
Jesus of Nazareth
7.8

Jesus of Nazareth

1977Series7.8
BBC2 Play of the Week
7.0

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977Series7.0
40 Minutes
6.4

40 Minutes

1981Series6.4
Jubilee 1977

Jubilee 1977

1977Series
The Power Game
10.0

The Power Game

1965Series10.0
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
6.8

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973Series6.8
Legends
5.0

Legends

2006Series5.0
National Geographic Specials
7.1

National Geographic Specials

1965Series7.1
Holocaust
7.3

Holocaust

1978Series7.3
Television
8.0

Television

1985Series8.0
Secret History
8.5

Secret History

1991Series8.5
Chillers
6.7

Chillers

1990Series6.7
Survival
8.0

Survival

1961Series8.0
Inside the Third Reich
8.0

Inside the Third Reich

1982Series8.0
The Frighteners
8.5

The Frighteners

1972Series8.5
The Borrowers
6.7

The Borrowers

1992Series6.7
Mystery and Imagination
5.8

Mystery and Imagination

1966Series5.8
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
6.4

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

1992Series6.4
Napoleon and Love
7.0

Napoleon and Love

1974Series7.0
Game, Set, and Match
7.8

Game, Set, and Match

1988Series7.8
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
9.0

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

1974Series9.0
The Wars of the Roses
9.0

The Wars of the Roses

1965Series9.0
The Endless Game

The Endless Game

1989Series
Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1975Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8
Do You Remember?

Do You Remember?

1978Series
Masquerade

Masquerade

1974Series
Monsters We Met
6.4

Monsters We Met

2003Series6.4
Korea: The Unknown War

Korea: The Unknown War

1988Series
The Return of the Borrowers
7.0

The Return of the Borrowers

1993Series7.0
Shanghai Vice
8.0

Shanghai Vice

1999Series8.0
Armchair Theatre
6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956Series6.0
The Lost Boys
7.5

The Lost Boys

1978Series7.5
1066: The Battle for Middle Earth
7.1

1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

2009Series7.1
Secret Agent

Secret Agent

2001Series
Stalin
9.0

Stalin

1990Series9.0
The Bell
3.0

The Bell

1982Series3.0
We, the Accused

We, the Accused

1980Series
The Man from Haven

The Man from Haven

1972Series