Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

171

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-09-12

Day of Death

2020-06-19 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK

Also Known As

Ian Holm Cuthbert

Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert CBE

Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert

Sir Ian Holm

이안 홈

伊恩·霍姆

Єн Голм

ایان هولم

Ian Holm

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Holm, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Fifth Element

1997

The Fifth Element

as

Cornelius

Brazil

1985

Brazil

as

Mr. Kurtzmann

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

as

Bilbo

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

as

Bilbo

Garden State

2004

Garden State

as

Gideon Largeman

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

The Day After Tomorrow

as

Terry Rapson

Ratatouille

2007

Ratatouille

as

Skinner (voice)

From Hell

2001

From Hell

as

Sir William Gull

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

1994

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

as

Baron Frankenstein

The Sweet Hereafter

1997

The Sweet Hereafter

as

Mitchell Stephens

Animal Farm

1999

Animal Farm

as

Squealer (voice)

Kafka

1991

Kafka

as

Dr. Murnau

Hamlet

1990

Hamlet

as

Polonius

Lord of War

2005

Lord of War

as

Simeon Weisz

eXistenZ

1999

eXistenZ

as

Kiri Vinokur

The Aviator

2004

The Aviator

as

Professor Fitz

Bless the Child

2000

Bless the Child

as

Reverend Grissom

Henry V

1989

Henry V

as

Captain Fluellen

Naked Lunch

1991

Naked Lunch

as

Tom Frost

The Man in the Iron Mask

1977

The Man in the Iron Mask

as

Duval

All Quiet on the Western Front

1979

All Quiet on the Western Front

as

Himmelstoss

Robin and Marian

1976

Robin and Marian

as

King John

Les Misérables

1978

Les Misérables

as

Thénardier

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

as

Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot

The Miracle Maker

2000

The Miracle Maker

as

Pontius Pilate (voice)

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

as

President Poincare

The Madness of King George

1994

The Madness of King George

as

Willis

Murder by the Book

1986

Murder by the Book

as

Hercule Poirot

Another Woman

1988

Another Woman

as

Ken

A Life Less Ordinary

1997

A Life Less Ordinary

as

Mr. Naville

March or Die

1977

March or Die

as

El Krim

Chariots of Fire

1981

Chariots of Fire

as

Sam Mussabini

Strangers with Candy

2006

Strangers with Candy

as

Dr. Putney

Dance with a Stranger

1985

Dance with a Stranger

as

Desmond Cussen

Emma's Time

1970

Emma's Time

as

Mark Lang

Juggernaut

1974

Juggernaut

as

Nicholas Porter

Dreamchild

1985

Dreamchild

as

Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll

Time Bandits

1981

Time Bandits

as

Napoleon

Wisconsin Death Trip

1999

Wisconsin Death Trip

as

Narrator (voice)

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998

Alice Through the Looking Glass

as

White Knight

Esther Kahn

2000

Esther Kahn

as

Nathan Quellen

A Severed Head

1971

A Severed Head

as

Martin Lynch-Gibbon

Night Falls on Manhattan

1997

Night Falls on Manhattan

as

Liam Casey

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971

Mary, Queen of Scots

as

David Riccio

Blue Ice

1992

Blue Ice

as

Sir Hector

Chromophobia

2006

Chromophobia

as

Edward Aylesbury

Young Winston

1972

Young Winston

as

George E. Buckle

The Treatment

2007

The Treatment

as

Dr. Ernesto Morales

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

as

Old Bilbo Baggins

Shout at the Devil

1976

Shout at the Devil

as

Mohammed

O Jerusalem

2006

O Jerusalem

as

Ben Gurion

Big Night

1996

Big Night

as

Pascal

Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

1994

Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

as

(voice)

Loch Ness

1996

Loch Ness

as

Water Bailiff

The Hour of the Pig

1993

The Hour of the Pig

as

Albertus

The Emperor's New Clothes

2001

The Emperor's New Clothes

as

Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand

S.O.S. Titanic

1980

S.O.S. Titanic

as

J. Bruce Ismay

The Fixer

1968

The Fixer

as

Grubeshov

Laughterhouse

1984

Laughterhouse

as

Ben Singleton

Girls at Sea

1958

Girls at Sea

as

Marine (uncredited)

A Little Fish in Deep Water

1996

A Little Fish in Deep Water

as

Narrator

Tale of the Tides

1998

Tale of the Tides

as

Narrator

The Wood Demon

1974

The Wood Demon

as

Khrushchov

Uncle Vanya

1991

Uncle Vanya

as

Astrov

The Cherry Orchard

1962

The Cherry Orchard

as

Trofimov

The Homecoming

1973

The Homecoming

as

Lenny

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

as

Old Bilbo Baggins

Joe Gould's Secret

2000

Joe Gould's Secret

as

Joe Gould

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

as

Narrator (voice)

Prisoner of Paradise

2003

Prisoner of Paradise

as

Narrator (voice)

Wetherby

1985

Wetherby

as

Stanley Pilborough

The Thief of Baghdad

1978

The Thief of Baghdad

as

The Gatekeeper

Landscape

1995

Landscape

as

Duff

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as

Puck

The Return of the Soldier

1983

The Return of the Soldier

as

Doctor Anderson

Discovering Hamlet

2011

Discovering Hamlet

as

Polonius (archive footage)

The Last Romantics

1992

The Last Romantics

as

F.R. Leavis

Rope

1957

Rope

as

Granillo

King Lear

1998

King Lear

as

King Lear

The Wars of the Roses

1965

The Wars of the Roses

as

King Richard III

Beautiful Joe

2000

Beautiful Joe

as

George The Geek

A Season of Giants

1990

A Season of Giants

as

Lorenzo de' Medici

The Deep Blue Sea

1994

The Deep Blue Sea

as

Sir William Collyer

Shergar

1999

Shergar

as

Joseph Maguire

Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen

1992

Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Little Red Riding Hood

1995

Little Red Riding Hood

as

Don Mini

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

2000

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

as

Patrick

Inside the Third Reich

1982

Inside the Third Reich

as

Dr. Joseph Goebbels

The Tailor of Gloucester

1989

The Tailor of Gloucester

as

The Tailor

Moonlight on the Highway

1969

Moonlight on the Highway

as

The Paradise Suite

1963

The Paradise Suite

as

Jamie Norton

Edward the Confessor

1969

Edward the Confessor

as

Edward Gobey

Funny

1971

Funny

as

Huw

Omri's Burning

1969

Omri's Burning

as

Omri

Alien

1979

Alien

as

Ash

The End of the Line

1970

The End of the Line

as

Reverend P. Bagley

D-Day 6.6.1944

2004

D-Day 6.6.1944

as

Narrator (voice)

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

2004

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

as

Self

Frankenstein

1968

Frankenstein

as

Frankenstein / The Monster

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

1991

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

as

Polonius (archive footage)

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

1985

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

as

Eustace Edgehill

The Real Middle Earth

2007

The Real Middle Earth

as

Narrator

Soft Targets

1982

Soft Targets

as

Alexei

The Misanthrope

1980

The Misanthrope

as

Alceste

The Match

1999

The Match

as

Big Tam

The Endless Game

1989

The Endless Game

as

Control

The Browning Version

1985

The Browning Version

as

Andrew Crocker-Harris

The Lost Boys

1978

The Lost Boys

as

J.M. Barrie

The Bofors Gun

1968

The Bofors Gun

as

Gunner Flynn

Incognito

1997

Incognito

as

John (uncredited)

The Beast Within: Making Alien

2003

The Beast Within: Making Alien

as

(archive footage)

The Queen of Trees

2005

The Queen of Trees

as

Narrator

Simon Magus

1999

Simon Magus

as

Sirius / Boris / The Devil

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

Nicholas and Alexandra

as

Yakovlev

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

1983

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

as

Narrator (voice)

The Cost of Treachery

1984

The Cost of Treachery

as

Narrator

The Kingdom of Fun

1989

The Kingdom of Fun

as

Narrator

Opus

1967

Opus

as

Lenny (The Homecoming)

The Last Dragon

2004

The Last Dragon

as

Narrator

Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

1981

Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

as

Lech Walesa

Flayed

1978

Flayed

as

The Man

Cry From Home

1986

Cry From Home

as

Narrator

The Fishing Party

1986

The Fishing Party

as

Narrator

The Tailor of Gloucester

1993

The Tailor of Gloucester

as

The Tailor (voice)

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

1993

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

as

Narrator (voice) (UK version, Timewatch: The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald)

The Making of the Return of the King

2004

The Making of the Return of the King

as

Self

Visions of Power

1985

Visions of Power

as

Narrator

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

1995

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

as

Narrator (voice)

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Alan Corwin

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Himmelstoss

The Return of the Borrowers

The Return of the Borrowers

as

Pod

Holocaust

Holocaust

as

Heinrich Himmler

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

as

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

as

Zerah

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Oedipus

Natural World

Natural World

as

Narrator

Television

Television

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Game, Set, and Match

Game, Set, and Match

as

Bernard Samson

Napoleon and Love

Napoleon and Love

as

1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

as

Geschichtenerzähler

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

as

Pod

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

as

Wedderburn

Performance

Performance

as

Sir William Collyer

Performance

Performance

as

Duff

Performance

Performance

as

King Lear

NOVA

NOVA

as

Narrator

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Khrushchov

Chillers

Chillers

as

Christopher Waggoner

Korea: The Unknown War

Korea: The Unknown War

as

Narrator (voice)

The Bell

The Bell

as

Michael Meade

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

as

J.M. Barrie

Stalin

Stalin

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Shanghai Vice

Shanghai Vice

as

Himself - Narrator

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Alexei

Monsters We Met

Monsters We Met

as

Narrator

Horizon

Horizon

as

Narrator

National Geographic Specials

National Geographic Specials

as

Narrator (voice)

NOVA

NOVA

as

Narrator (voice)

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Legends

Legends

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

as

The Tailor (voice)

Secret Agent

Secret Agent

as

Narrator

Performance

Performance

as

Astrov

Screen Two

Screen Two

as

F.R. Leavis

Survival

Survival

as

The Frighteners

The Frighteners

as

Gordon

40 Minutes

40 Minutes

as

Narrator

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Alceste

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Edward Gobey

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

as

The Man

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

as

J.M. Barrie

Production

Crew

Directing