Person

Ian Holm

Known for: Acting
Born: September 12, 1931
Died: June 19, 2020
Place of birth: Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK
Also known as: Ian Holm Cuthbert, Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert CBE, Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert

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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In Catlg

8 Works in the catalog credit them.

Acting (8)

Filmography

Alien: RomulusFilm · 2024 · as Rook (Facial and Vocal Reference)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesFilm · 2014 · as Old Bilbo Baggins
The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyFilm · 2012 · as Old Bilbo Baggins
Discovering HamletFilm · 2011 · as Polonius (archive footage)
1066: The Battle for Middle EarthTV · 2009 · as Geschichtenerzähler · 2 episodes
RatatouilleFilm · 2007 · as Skinner (voice)
The Real Middle EarthFilm · 2007 · as Narrator
The TreatmentFilm · 2007 · as Dr. Ernesto Morales
ChromophobiaFilm · 2006 · as Edward Aylesbury
LegendsTV · 2006 · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 episode
O JerusalemFilm · 2006 · as Ben Gurion
Strangers with CandyFilm · 2006 · as Dr. Putney
The Making of 'The Return of the King'Film · 2006 · as Self
Lord of WarFilm · 2005 · as Simeon Weisz
The Adventures of Errol FlynnFilm · 2005 · as Narrator (voice)
The Queen of TreesFilm · 2005 · as Narrator
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'Film · 2004 · as Self
D-Day 6.6.1944Film · 2004 · as Narrator (voice)
Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made RealFilm · 2004 · as Narrator
Garden StateFilm · 2004 · as Gideon Largeman
The AviatorFilm · 2004 · as Professor Fitz
The Day After TomorrowFilm · 2004 · as Terry Rapson
Monsters We MetTV · 2003 · as Narrator · 3 episodes
Prisoner of ParadiseFilm · 2003 · as Narrator (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingFilm · 2003 · as Bilbo
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the CastFilm · 2002 · as Self
From HellFilm · 2001 · as Sir William Gull
Secret AgentTV · 2001 · as Narrator · 4 episodes
The Emperor's New ClothesFilm · 2001 · as Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingFilm · 2001 · as Bilbo
Beautiful JoeFilm · 2000 · as George The Geek
Bless the ChildFilm · 2000 · as Reverend Grissom
Esther KahnFilm · 2000 · as Nathan Quellen
Joe Gould's SecretFilm · 2000 · as Joe Gould
The Last of the Blonde BombshellsFilm · 2000 · as Patrick
The Miracle MakerFilm · 2000 · as Pontius Pilate (voice)
Animal FarmFilm · 1999 · as Squealer (voice)
Shanghai ViceTV · 1999 · as Himself - Narrator · 7 episodes
ShergarFilm · 1999 · as Joseph Maguire
Simon MagusFilm · 1999 · as Sirius / Boris / The Devil
The MatchFilm · 1999 · as Big Tam
Wisconsin Death TripFilm · 1999 · as Narrator (voice)
eXistenZFilm · 1999 · as Kiri Vinokur
Alice Through the Looking GlassFilm · 1998 · as White Knight
King LearFilm · 1998 · as King Lear
Tale of the TidesFilm · 1998 · as Narrator
A Life Less OrdinaryFilm · 1997 · as Mr. Naville
IncognitoFilm · 1997 · as John (uncredited)
Night Falls on ManhattanFilm · 1997 · as Liam Casey
The Fifth ElementFilm · 1997 · as Cornelius
The Sweet HereafterFilm · 1997 · as Mitchell Stephens
A Little Fish in Deep WaterFilm · 1996 · as Narrator
Big NightFilm · 1996 · as Pascal
Loch NessFilm · 1996 · as Water Bailiff
LandscapeFilm · 1995 · as Duff
Little Red Riding HoodFilm · 1995 · as Don Mini
There Is a Light That Never Goes OutFilm · 1995 · as Narrator (voice)
ChappaquiddickFilm · 1994 · as Narrator
Mary Shelley's FrankensteinFilm · 1994 · as Baron Frankenstein
Mustang: The Hidden KingdomFilm · 1994 · as (voice)
The Deep Blue SeaFilm · 1994 · as Sir William Collyer
The Madness of King GeorgeFilm · 1994 · as Willis
The Hour of the PigFilm · 1993 · as Albertus
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey OswaldFilm · 1993 · as Narrator (voice) (UK version, Timewatch: The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald)
The Return of the BorrowersTV · 1993 · as Pod · 6 episodes
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of GloucesterFilm · 1993 · as The Tailor (voice)
Blue IceFilm · 1992 · as Sir Hector
Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The QueenFilm · 1992 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
The BorrowersTV · 1992 · as Pod · 12 episodes
The Last RomanticsFilm · 1992 · as F.R. Leavis
The World of Peter Rabbit and FriendsTV · 1992 · as The Tailor (voice) · 1 episode
Bloody SundayFilm · 1991 · as Narrator
KafkaFilm · 1991 · as Dr. Murnau
Naked LunchFilm · 1991 · as Tom Frost
PerformanceTV · 1991 · as Sir William Collyer · 1 episode
Secret HistoryTV · 1991 · as Narrator · 1 episode
Uncle VanyaFilm · 1991 · as Astrov
A Season of GiantsFilm · 1990 · as Lorenzo de' Medici
A Season of GiantsTV · 1990 · as Lorenzo de' Medici · 3 episodes
ChillersTV · 1990 · as Christopher Waggoner · 1 episode
HamletFilm · 1990 · as Polonius
StalinTV · 1990 · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 3 episodes
Henry VFilm · 1989 · as Captain Fluellen
The Endless GameFilm · 1989 · as Control
The Endless GameTV · 1989 · as Control · 2 episodes
The Kingdom of FunFilm · 1989 · as Narrator
The Tailor of GloucesterFilm · 1989 · as The Tailor
Another WomanFilm · 1988 · as Ken
Game, Set, and MatchTV · 1988 · as Bernard Samson · 13 episodes
Korea: The Unknown WarTV · 1988 · as Narrator (voice) · 6 episodes
Cry From HomeFilm · 1986 · as Narrator
Murder by the BookFilm · 1986 · as Hercule Poirot
The Fishing PartyFilm · 1986 · as Narrator
BrazilFilm · 1985 · as Mr. Kurtzmann
Dance with a StrangerFilm · 1985 · as Desmond Cussen
DreamchildFilm · 1985 · as Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll
Mr. and Mrs. EdgehillFilm · 1985 · as Eustace Edgehill
Screen TwoTV · 1985 · as F.R. Leavis · 1 episode
TelevisionTV · 1985 · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 13 episodes
The Browning VersionFilm · 1985 · as Andrew Crocker-Harris
Visions of PowerFilm · 1985 · as Narrator
WetherbyFilm · 1985 · as Stanley Pilborough
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesFilm · 1984 · as Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot
LaughterhouseFilm · 1984 · as Ben Singleton
The Cost of TreacheryFilm · 1984 · as Narrator
Bette Davis: The Benevolent VolcanoFilm · 1983 · as Narrator (voice)
Natural WorldTV · 1983 · as Narrator · 7 episodes
The Return of the SoldierFilm · 1983 · as Doctor Anderson
Inside the Third ReichTV · 1982 · as Dr. Joseph Goebbels · 2 episodes
Soft TargetsFilm · 1982 · as Alexei
The BellTV · 1982 · as Michael Meade · 4 episodes
40 MinutesTV · 1981 · as Narrator · 2 episodes
Chariots of FireFilm · 1981 · as Sam Mussabini
Strike: The Birth of SolidarityFilm · 1981 · as Lech Walesa
Time BanditsFilm · 1981 · as Napoleon
S.O.S. TitanicFilm · 1980 · as J. Bruce Ismay
The MisanthropeFilm · 1980 · as Alceste
We, the AccusedTV · 1980 · as Paul Presset · 5 episodes
AlienFilm · 1979 · as Ash
All Quiet on the Western FrontFilm · 1979 · as Himmelstoss
Tales of the UnexpectedTV · 1979 · as Alan Corwin · 1 episode
Do You Remember?TV · 1978 · as Walter Street · 1 episode
FlayedFilm · 1978 · as The Man
HolocaustTV · 1978 · as Heinrich Himmler · 2 episodes
Les MisérablesFilm · 1978 · as Thénardier
The Lost BoysFilm · 1978 · as J.M. Barrie
The Lost BoysTV · 1978 · as J.M. Barrie · 3 episodes
The Thief of BaghdadFilm · 1978 · as The Gatekeeper
BBC2 Play of the WeekTV · 1977 · as The Man · 3 episodes
Jesus of NazarethTV · 1977 · as Zerah · 4 episodes
Jubilee 1977TV · 1977 · as Bill Ramsey · 1 episode
March or DieFilm · 1977 · as El Krim
RamseyFilm · 1977 · as Bill Ramsey
The Man in the Iron MaskFilm · 1977 · as Duval
Robin and MarianFilm · 1976 · as King John
Shout at the DevilFilm · 1976 · as Mohammed
Mr. Garrick and Mrs. WoffingtonFilm · 1975 · as Mr. Garrick
Private AffairsTV · 1975 · as David Garrick · 1 episode
Children in CrossfireFilm · 1974 · as Narrator
JuggernautFilm · 1974 · as Nicholas Porter
MasqueradeTV · 1974 · as Blake · 1 episode
NOVATV · 1974 · as Narrator · 1 episode
Napoleon and LoveTV · 1974 · as Napoleon Bonaparte · 9 episodes
Only a GameFilm · 1974 · as Narrator
The Lives of Benjamin FranklinTV · 1974 · as Wedderburn · 1 episode
The Wood DemonFilm · 1974 · as Khrushchov
Orson Welles' Great MysteriesTV · 1973 · as Charles Stubbs · 1 episode
The HomecomingFilm · 1973 · as Lenny
The FrightenersTV · 1972 · as Gordon · 1 episode
The Man from HavenTV · 1972 · as Jack Byron Lever · 6 episodes
The TreatFilm · 1972 · as Gordon
Young WinstonFilm · 1972 · as George E. Buckle
A Severed HeadFilm · 1971 · as Martin Lynch-Gibbon
Film '72TV · 1971 · as Self · 1 episode
FunnyFilm · 1971 · as Huw
Mary, Queen of ScotsFilm · 1971 · as David Riccio
Nicholas and AlexandraFilm · 1971 · as Yakovlev
Emma's TimeFilm · 1970 · as Mark Lang
Play for TodayTV · 1970 · as Alexei · 1 episode
The End of the LineFilm · 1970 · as Reverend P. Bagley
The SalesmanFilm · 1970 · as Salesman
Edward the ConfessorFilm · 1969 · as Edward Gobey
ITV Saturday Night TheatreTV · 1969 · as David Peters · 1 episode
Moonlight on the HighwayFilm · 1969 · Acting
Oh! What a Lovely WarFilm · 1969 · as President Poincare
Omri's BurningFilm · 1969 · as Omri
A Midsummer Night's DreamFilm · 1968 · as Puck
FrankensteinFilm · 1968 · as Frankenstein / The Monster
The Bofors GunFilm · 1968 · as Gunner Flynn
The FixerFilm · 1968 · as Grubeshov
ITV PlayhouseTV · 1967 · as Huw · 1 episode
OpusFilm · 1967 · as Lenny (The Homecoming)
Mystery and ImaginationTV · 1966 · as Wolfe MacFarlane · 1 episode
BBC Play of the MonthTV · 1965 · as Oedipus · 1 episode
National Geographic SpecialsTV · 1965 · as Narrator (voice) · 1 episode
The Power GameTV · 1965 · as Sefton Kemp · 4 episodes
The Wars of the RosesFilm · 1965 · as King Richard III
The Wars of the RosesTV · 1965 · as Richard III · 2 episodes
HorizonTV · 1964 · as Narrator · 1 episode
The Wednesday PlayTV · 1964 · as Mark Lang · 1 episode
The Paradise SuiteFilm · 1963 · as Jamie Norton
The Cherry OrchardFilm · 1962 · as Trofimov
SurvivalTV · 1961 · Acting · 1 episode
Girls at SeaFilm · 1958 · as Marine (uncredited)
RopeFilm · 1957 · as Granillo
Armchair TheatreTV · 1956 · as Edward Gobey · 1 episode
Tony AwardsTV · 1956 · as Self - Nominee · 1 episode
Hallmark Hall of FameTV · 1951 · as Himmelstoss · 1 episode

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