Ian Holm
Acting
Born: Sep 12, 1931 — Died: Jun 19, 2020
From: Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratatouille | Skinner (voice) | 2007 | 7.839 |
| Lord of War | Simeon Weisz | 2005 | 7.344 |
| Garden State | Gideon Largeman | 2004 | 7.08 |
| The Day After Tomorrow | Terry Rapson | 2004 | 6.552 |
| The Aviator | Professor Fitz | 2004 | 7.216 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Bilbo | 2003 | 8.496 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Bilbo | 2001 | 8.432 |
| From Hell | Sir William Gull | 2001 | 6.697 |
| Bless the Child | Reverend Grissom | 2000 | 5.346 |
| The Miracle Maker | Pontius Pilate (voice) | 2000 | 6.12 |
| Animal Farm | Squealer (voice) | 1999 | 5.674 |
| eXistenZ | Kiri Vinokur | 1999 | 6.786 |
| The Fifth Element | Cornelius | 1997 | 7.565 |
| The Sweet Hereafter | Mitchell Stephens | 1997 | 6.915 |
| A Life Less Ordinary | Mr. Naville | 1997 | 6.134 |
| Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Baron Frankenstein | 1994 | 6.446 |
| The Madness of King George | Willis | 1994 | 6.803 |
| Kafka | Dr. Murnau | 1991 | 6.45 |
| Naked Lunch | Tom Frost | 1991 | 7.009 |
| Hamlet | Polonius | 1990 | 6.606 |
| Henry V | Captain Fluellen | 1989 | 7.134 |
| Another Woman | Ken | 1988 | 6.818 |
| Murder by the Book | Hercule Poirot | 1986 | 5.25 |
| Brazil | Mr. Kurtzmann | 1985 | 7.667 |
| Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot | 1984 | 6.371 |
| All Quiet on the Western Front | Himmelstoss | 1979 | 6.666 |
| Les Misérables | Thénardier | 1978 | 7.188 |
| The Man in the Iron Mask | Duval | 1977 | 6.407 |
| Robin and Marian | King John | 1976 | 6.298 |
| Oh! What a Lovely War | President Poincare | 1969 | 6.73 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1931 |
| From | Goodmayes, Essex, England, … |