
Ian Holm
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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70Credits40 TV · 30 films
1951–2012Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedThe Power Game
7.5 Average ratingacross 67 titles
Top TV shows 40best Ian Holm shows
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The Power GameSefton Kemp · 4 eps · 1965 - 2
The Wars of the RosesRichard III · 2 eps · 1965 - 3
The Lives of Benjamin FranklinWedderburn · 1 ep · 1974 - 4
Hallmark Hall of FameHimmelstoss · 1 ep · 1951 - 5
The FrightenersGordon · 1 ep · 1972 - 6
Secret HistoryNarrator · 1 ep · 1991 - 7
Inside the Third ReichDr. Joseph Goebbels · 2 eps · 1982 - 8
Survival1 ep · 1961 - 9
Game, Set, and MatchBernard Samson · 13 eps · 1988 - 10
Jesus of NazarethZerah · 4 eps · 1977 - 11
The Lost BoysJ.M. Barrie · 3 eps · 1978 - 12
HorizonNarrator · 1 ep · 1964 - 13
Natural WorldNarrator · 7 eps · 1983 - 14
HolocaustHeinrich Himmler · 2 eps · 1978 - 15
Screen TwoF.R. Leavis · 1 ep · 1985 - 16
National Geographic SpecialsNarrator (voice) · 1 ep · 1965 - 17
1066: The Battle for Middle EarthGeschichtenerzähler · 2 eps · 2009 - 18
Napoleon and LoveNapoleon Bonaparte · 9 eps · 1974 - 19
NOVANarrator · 1 ep · 1974 - 20
BBC2 Play of the WeekThe Man · 1 ep · 1977 - 21
ITV PlayhouseHuw · 1 ep · 1967 - 22
ITV Saturday Night TheatreDavid Peters · 1 ep · 1969 - 23
Tales of the UnexpectedAlan Corwin · 1 ep · 1979 - 24
Orson Welles' Great MysteriesCharles Stubbs · 1 ep · 1973 - 25
The BorrowersPod · 12 eps · 1992 - 26
ChillersChristopher Waggoner · 1 ep · 1990 - 27The Return of the BorrowersPod · 6 eps · 1993
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Play for TodayAlexei · 1 ep · 1970 - 29
Monsters We MetNarrator · 3 eps · 2003 - 30
40 MinutesNarrator · 2 eps · 1981 - 31
PerformanceSir William Collyer · 1 ep · 1991 - 32
The World of Peter Rabbit and FriendsThe Tailor (voice) · 1 ep · 1992 - 33
Armchair TheatreEdward Gobey · 1 ep · 1956 - 34
Mystery and ImaginationWolfe MacFarlane · 1 ep · 1966 - 35
BBC Play of the MonthOedipus · 1 ep · 1965 - 36
The Wednesday PlayMark Lang · 1 ep · 1964 - 37The BellMichael Meade · 4 eps · 1982
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Korea: The Unknown WarNarrator (voice) · 6 eps · 1988 - 39
Secret AgentNarrator · 4 eps · 2001 - 40
The Endless GameControl · 2 eps · 1989
Top movies 30best Ian Holm movies
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Soft TargetsAlexei · 1982 - 2LandscapeDuff · 1995
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FrankensteinFrankenstein / The Monster · 1968 - 4
The Wood DemonKhrushchov · 1974 - 5
Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom(voice) · 1994 - 6
The Wars of the RosesKing Richard III · 1965 - 7
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingBilbo · 2003 - 8
King LearKing Lear · 1998 - 9
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingBilbo · 2001 · Adventure - 10
AlienAsh · 1979 · Horror - 11
The Cherry OrchardTrofimov · 1962 - 12
The Lost BoysJ.M. Barrie · 1978 - 13
There Is a Light That Never Goes OutNarrator (voice) · 1995 - 14
Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made RealNarrator · 2004 - 15
RatatouilleSkinner (voice) · 2007 · Animation - 16
Bette Davis: The Benevolent VolcanoNarrator (voice) · 1983 - 17
A Season of GiantsLorenzo de' Medici · 1990 - 18
The Adventures of Errol FlynnNarrator (voice) · 2005 - 19
BrazilMr. Kurtzmann · 1985 · Comedy - 20
The Fifth ElementCornelius · 1997 · Science Fiction - 21
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey OswaldNarrator (voice) (UK version, Timewatch: The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald) · 1993 - 22
Discovering HamletPolonius (archive footage) · 2011 - 23
OpusLenny (The Homecoming) · 1967 - 24
Simon MagusSirius / Boris / The Devil · 1999 - 25
The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyOld Bilbo Baggins · 2012 - 26
Lord of WarSimeon Weisz · 2005 · Crime - 27
Girls at SeaMarine (uncredited) · 1958 - 28
Mr. and Mrs. EdgehillEustace Edgehill · 1985 - 29
The AviatorProfessor Fitz · 2004 · Drama - 30
From HellSir William Gull · 2001 · Horror