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Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 12, 1931
Died Jun 19, 2020 (88)
Birthplace Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Jun 20, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 includin ... g 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.

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Filmography

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

as Old Bilbo Baggins

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

as Old Bilbo Baggins

Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

2011

as Polonius (archive footage)

The Real Middle Earth

The Real Middle Earth

2007

as Narrator

Ratatouille

Ratatouille

2007

as Skinner (voice)

The Treatment

The Treatment

2007

as Dr. Ernesto Morales

Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

2006

as Dr. Putney

Chromophobia

Chromophobia

2006

as Edward Aylesbury

The Queen of Trees

The Queen of Trees

2005

as Narrator

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005

as Narrator (voice)

Lord of War

Lord of War

2005

as Simeon Weisz

D-Day 6.6.1944

D-Day 6.6.1944

2004

as Narrator (voice)

Garden State

Garden State

2004

as Gideon Largeman

The Aviator

The Aviator

2004

as Professor Fitz

The Last Dragon

The Last Dragon

2004

as Narrator

The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

as Terry Rapson

Prisoner of Paradise

Prisoner of Paradise

2003

as Narrator (voice)

The Beast Within: Making Alien

The Beast Within: Making Alien

2003

as (archive footage)

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

2001

as Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand

From Hell

From Hell

2001

as Sir William Gull

Joe Gould's Secret

Joe Gould's Secret

2000

as Joe Gould

Esther Kahn

Esther Kahn

2000

as Nathan Quellen

Bless the Child

Bless the Child

2000

as Reverend Grissom

Beautiful Joe

Beautiful Joe

2000

as George The Geek

The Miracle Maker

The Miracle Maker

2000

as Pontius Pilate (voice)

Wisconsin Death Trip

Wisconsin Death Trip

1999

as Narrator (voice)

Animal Farm

Animal Farm

1999

as Squealer (voice)

eXistenZ

eXistenZ

1999

as Kiri Vinokur

The Match

The Match

1999

as Big Tam

Shergar

Shergar

1999

as Joseph Maguire

Simon Magus

Simon Magus

1999

as Sirius / Boris / The Devil

Tale of the Tides

Tale of the Tides

1998

as Narrator

King Lear

King Lear

1998

as King Lear

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998

as White Knight

The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter

1997

as Mitchell Stephens

Night Falls on Manhattan

Night Falls on Manhattan

1997

as Liam Casey

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

1997

as Cornelius

A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary

1997

as Mr. Naville

Incognito

Incognito

1997

as John (uncredited)

A Little Fish in Deep Water

A Little Fish in Deep Water

1996

as Narrator

Big Night

Big Night

1996

as Pascal

Loch Ness

Loch Ness

1996

as Water Bailiff

Landscape

Landscape

1995

as Duff

Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

1994

as (voice)

The Deep Blue Sea

The Deep Blue Sea

1994

as Sir William Collyer

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

1994

as Baron Frankenstein

The Hour of the Pig

The Hour of the Pig

1993

as Albertus

The Last Romantics

The Last Romantics

1992

as F.R. Leavis

Blue Ice

Blue Ice

1992

as Sir Hector

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

1991

as Astrov

Naked Lunch

Naked Lunch

1991

as Tom Frost

Kafka

Kafka

1991

as Dr. Murnau

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

1991

as Polonius (archive footage)

Hamlet

Hamlet

1990

as Polonius

A Season of Giants

A Season of Giants

1990

as Lorenzo de' Medici

The Kingdom of Fun

The Kingdom of Fun

1989

as Narrator

The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor of Gloucester

1989

as The Tailor

The Endless Game

The Endless Game

1989

as Control

Henry V

Henry V

1989

as Captain Fluellen

Another Woman

Another Woman

1988

as Ken

Murder by the Book

Murder by the Book

1986

as Hercule Poirot

The Browning Version

The Browning Version

1985

as Andrew Crocker-Harris

Wetherby

Wetherby

1985

as Stanley Pilborough

Dreamchild

Dreamchild

1985

as Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

1985

as Eustace Edgehill

Dance with a Stranger

Dance with a Stranger

1985

as Desmond Cussen

Brazil

Brazil

1985

as Mr. Kurtzmann

Laughterhouse

Laughterhouse

1984

as Ben Singleton

The Cost of Treachery

The Cost of Treachery

1984

as Narrator

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984

as Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

1983

as Narrator (voice)

The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

1983

as Doctor Anderson

Soft Targets

Soft Targets

1982

as Alexei

Inside the Third Reich

Inside the Third Reich

1982

as Dr. Joseph Goebbels

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

1981

as Sam Mussabini

Time Bandits

Time Bandits

1981

as Napoleon

The Misanthrope

The Misanthrope

1980

as Alceste

S.O.S. Titanic

S.O.S. Titanic

1980

as J. Bruce Ismay

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

1979

as Himmelstoss

Alien

Alien

1979

as Ash

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

1978

as J.M. Barrie

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1978

as Thénardier

The Thief of Baghdad

The Thief of Baghdad

1978

as The Gatekeeper

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1977

as Duval

March or Die

March or Die

1977

as El Krim

Shout at the Devil

Shout at the Devil

1976

as Mohammed

Robin and Marian

Robin and Marian

1976

as King John

The Wood Demon

The Wood Demon

1974

as Khrushchov

Juggernaut

Juggernaut

1974

as Nicholas Porter

The Homecoming

The Homecoming

1973

as Lenny

Young Winston

Young Winston

1972

as George E. Buckle

Funny

Funny

1971

as Huw

A Severed Head

A Severed Head

1971

as Martin Lynch-Gibbon

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971

as David Riccio

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

as Yakovlev

The End of the Line

The End of the Line

1970

as Reverend P. Bagley

Omri's Burning

Omri's Burning

1969

as Omri

Edward the Confessor

Edward the Confessor

1969

as Edward Gobey

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

as President Poincare

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1968

as Frankenstein / The Monster

The Bofors Gun

The Bofors Gun

1968

as Gunner Flynn

The Fixer

The Fixer

1968

as Grubeshov

Opus

Opus

1967

as Lenny (The Homecoming)

The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses

1965

as King Richard III

The Paradise Suite

The Paradise Suite

1963

as Jamie Norton

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

1962

as Trofimov

Girls at Sea

Girls at Sea

1958

as Marine (uncredited)

Rope

Rope

1957

as Granillo

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Game, Set, and Match

as Bernard Samson

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Oct 03, 1988

The Borrowers

as Pod

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Nov 08, 1992

Natural World

as Narrator

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 30, 1983

The Return of the Borrowers

as Pod

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Korea: The Unknown War

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 18, 1988

Jesus of Nazareth

as Zerah

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 27, 1977

The Bell

as Michael Meade

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 13, 1982

Secret Agent

as Narrator

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 01, 2001

The Lost Boys

as J.M. Barrie

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 11, 1978

Monsters We Met

as Narrator

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 08, 2003

Holocaust

as Heinrich Himmler

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 16, 1978

1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

as Geschichtenerzähler

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 18, 2009

Tales of the Unexpected

as Alan Corwin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Himmelstoss

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

BBC Play of the Month

as Oedipus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

as Wedderburn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 21, 1974

Performance

as Sir William Collyer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Performance

as Duff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Performance

as Lear

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

NOVA

as Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 1974

BBC Play of the Month

as Khrushchov

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Chillers

as Christopher Waggoner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1990

Play for Today

as Alexei

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Horizon

as Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 04, 1964

National Geographic Specials

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1965

NOVA

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 1974

Days That Shook the World

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 2003

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

as The Tailor (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 13, 1992

Performance

as Astrov

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Screen Two

as F.R. Leavis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1985

The Frighteners

as Gordon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 07, 1972

Television

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Feb 12, 1985

Napoleon and Love

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Mar 05, 1974

Shanghai Vice

as Himself - Narrator

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 28, 1999

Stalin

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 13, 1990

Mystery and Imagination

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 29, 1966

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Legends

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 17, 2006

Survival

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1961

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 36 36 36
2024 6 20 34 12
2024 7 37 50 19
2024 8 34 70 23
2024 9 23 39 14
2024 10 15 23 10
2024 11 14 21 9
2024 12 19 28 12
2025 1 26 61 15
2025 2 14 23 2
2025 3 7 14 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 3 4 1
2025 6 2 3 1
2025 7 1 2 1
2025 8 2 5 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 755 755
2024 6 746 711
2025 1 834 677
2025 2 804 656

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