Ian McKellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. With a career spanning more than sixty years, he is noted for his roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cultural icon and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, six Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and five Emmy Awards.
McKellen made his stage debut in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of its repertory company and in 1965 made his first West End appearance. In 1969, he was invited to join the Prospect Theatre Company to play the lead parts in Shakespeare's Richard II and Marlowe's Edward II. In the 1970s, McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He has earned five Olivier Awards for his roles in Pillars of the Community (1977), The Alchemist (1978), Bent (1979), Wild Honey (1984), and Richard III (1995). McKellen made his Broadway debut in The Promise (1965). He went on to receive the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1980). He was further nominated for Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1984). He returned to Broadway in Wild Honey (1986), Dance of Death (1990), No Man's Land (2013), and Waiting for Godot (2013), the latter two being a joint production with Patrick Stewart.
McKellen achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular King in Richard III (1995), James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998), Magneto in the X-Men films, Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (2017), and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies. Other notable film roles include A Touch of Love (1969), Plenty (1985), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Restoration (1995), Mr. Holmes (2015), and The Good Liar (2019).
McKellen came out as gay in 1988 and has since championed LGBT social movements worldwide. He was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in October 2014. McKellen is a cofounder of Stonewall, an LGBT rights lobby group in the United Kingdom, named after the Stonewall riots. He is also a patron of LGBT History Month, Pride London, Oxford Pride, GayGlos, LGBT Foundation, and FFLAG.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.829 |
| Birthday | 1939-05-25 |
| Place of Birth | Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Иэн МакКеллен, Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Ian Murray McKellen, Σερ Ίαν Μάρεϊ ΜακΚέλεν, Ίαν ΜακΚέλεν, Ίαν Μάρεϊ ΜακΚέλεν, Ian McKellern, 이안 맥켈런, イアン・マッケラン, 伊恩·麦凯伦, 伊恩·麥克連, Єн Маккеллен, ایان مککلن, ی ین مککلن, |
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2012
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0/0
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2.2/6
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Walter and June
7/1
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8.5/1
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6.5/2
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A Bit Of Scarlet
4.583/6
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Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
0/0
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2024
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5.4/36
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5.4/5
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2014
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3/2
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7/2
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4/2
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The One Note Man
7/1
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Hamlet
7.8/5
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Mr. Holmes
6.474/1863
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2004
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
0/0
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Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
0/0
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Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
0/0
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5.6/49
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6.4/9724
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2013
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6.2/194
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0/0
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The Hobart Shakespeareans
4/1
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0/0
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3.2/4
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7.7/226
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7/3
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0/0
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0/0
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6/1
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7.6/9
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0/0
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0/0
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6.3/3
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7/1
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8/1
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7.8/6
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7.8/9
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5.9/8
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5.6/9
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7.2/10
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7/6
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8.3/3
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7.211/19
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4.056/983
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8.2/9
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6.7/3
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All Is True
6.1/128
London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theater, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he stop...
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All Is True
1994
David Macaulay: Roman City
9/1
The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in...
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David Macaulay: Roman City
2003
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
6.4/6
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The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2017
Edmund the Magnificent
7.2/5
When news breaks that the county pig fete's being revived, the once-legendary Farmer decides to make one final roll of the dice - and invest his life...
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Edmund the Magnificent
2017
How a Kite Flies
0/0
Sir Ian McKellen voices an alcoholic kite. A down-and-out who prefers to hang around his dingy local strip joint rather than get out into the blue sky...
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How a Kite Flies
2001
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
6.3/17
A documentary about the influences on Tolkien, covering in brief his childhood and how he detested the onslaught of industry through the idyllic count...
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Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
1999
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
6/1
Written, co-produced and co-directed by David J. Skal, THE WORLD OF GODS AND MONSTERS is a behind-the scenes chronicle of the making of the 1998 Acade...
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The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
2013
The Egg Trick
6/1
Do you know the joke about the broken egg?
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The Egg Trick
2021
Hating Peter Tatchell
4.2/5
The powerful and inspiring true story of the controversial human rights campaigner whose provocative acts of civil diso bedience rocked the British es...
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Hating Peter Tatchell
2005
Eighteen
4.5/11
Pip, a street kid just turning 18, receives his grandfather's World War II-era memoirs and discovers parallels to his own life.
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Eighteen
2010
Small-Time Revolutionary
4/2
England, 1988. Thatcher, New Order, Section 28, The Kants. Russell finds himself caught between two opposing worlds and needs to decide whether to kee...
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Small-Time Revolutionary
2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
6.3/21
'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' is a feature-length documentary that explores how "The Lord of the Rings" has influenced Western popular culture over the...
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Ringers: Lord of the Fans
1970
The Tragedy of King Richard II
0/0
The Tragedy of King Richard II, by William Shakespeare. The actions and repercussions of a proud King, whose vanity and selfishness lead to his downfa...
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The Tragedy of King Richard II
1989
Countdown to War
5/2
Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until...
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Countdown to War
2013
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
6.8/24
A nice exploration of the samurai-ninja aspect of the story, including its roots in the actual Marvel comic books. There are the requisite interviews...
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The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
2016
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
6/1
Acting legend Ian McKellen discusses his impressive range of Shakespearean performances. Since playing Malvolio in Twelfth Night at 12 years old, Ian...
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Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
2016
Shakespeare on Film
6/1
Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine in conversation about Richard III.
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Shakespeare on Film
2016
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
0/0
Sir Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine talking about making the film.
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Play the Devil: Making Richard III
2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
6.991/222
While Senator Kelly addresses a senate committee about the supposed mutant menace, we learn about the making of the movie, X-Men.
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X-Men: The Mutant Watch
2021
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
5.4/51
Jane is the subject of a twisted science experiment where she is placed in a parallel world and is forced to find a way to either alter her reality or...
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Infinitum: Subject Unknown
2020
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
10/2
Sir Ian McKellen reads the poetry, Michael Wood traces the journey on the ground. Together they conjure up the extraordinary life, times and words of...
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Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2019
On Broadway
8.7/3
An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inc...
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On Broadway
2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.8/158
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office a...
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
1988
Scarfe's Follies
0/0
Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe looks at that most English of things - the folly.
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Scarfe's Follies
1993
Camp Christmas
3.5/2
Several guests who are lesbian or gay go to a home for Christmas.
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Camp Christmas
2002
Lord of the Piercing
6.5/2
Short that was shown during the "2002 MTV Movie Awards (2002)" which spoofs "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)". In it, the Cou...
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Lord of the Piercing
The Christophers
0/0
The estranged children of a once-famous artist hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be discovered and sold after his death.
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The Christophers
2003
The Making of The Two Towers
8.7/9
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes (personally selected by Pet...
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The Making of The Two Towers
2004
The Making of the Return of the King
8.6/9
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes (personally selecte...
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The Making of the Return of the King
1987
Süleyman the Magnificent
0/0
Süleyman (or Süleiman) the Magnificent was the longest-reigning emperor of the Ottoman empire. Known for his military campaigns spanning three contine...
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