Ian McKellen is an English stage and screen actor. He is the recipient of seven Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations. McKellen's work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. His notable film roles include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, Magneto in the X-Men films, Sir Leigh Teabing in The Da Vinci Code (2006), Sherlock Holmes in Mr. Holmes (2015) and Cogsworth in the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (2017).
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1964 | The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling | Plowden | Episode: "The Tomb of His Ancestors" |
1965 | The Wednesday Play | Wolf | Episode: "The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne" |
1966 | David Copperfield | David Copperfield | 9 episodes |
1970 | Solo | John Keats | Episode: "Ian McKellen as John Keats" |
1972 | Country Matters | David Masterman | Episode: "Craven Arms" |
1978 | Jackanory | Reader | 5 episodes reading " The Moon in the Cloud" |
1980 | Armchair Thriller | Anthony Skipling | 4-episode story: "Dying Day" |
1981 | Pillar of Fire | Narrator | Documentary |
1988 | Windmills of the Gods | Chairman | 2 episodes |
1993 | Tales of the City | Archibald Anson Gidde | Miniseries, episodes 3 and 5 |
1999 | David Copperfield | Mr. Creakle | 2 episodes |
2002 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Ian McKellen/Kylie Minogue" |
2003 | The Simpsons | Himself | Voice Episode: " The Regina Monologues" |
2005 | Coronation Street | Mel Hutchwright/Lionel Hipkiss | 10 episodes |
2006 | Extras | Himself | Episode: "Sir Ian McKellen" |
2009 | The Prisoner | Number Two | 6 episodes |
2012 | Doctor Who | The Great Intelligence | Voice Episode: " The Snowmen" |
2013–2016 | Vicious | Freddie Thornhill | 14 episodes |
2018 | Family Guy | Dr. Cecil Pritchfield | Voice Episode: "Send in Stewie, Please" |
2024 | Ted | Narrator | 2 episodes |
Sources: [2] [5] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gandalf | Voice |
2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | ||
2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age | ||
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth | |||
Source: [6] |
Year | Artist | Song |
---|---|---|
1988 | Pet Shop Boys | " Heart" |
2014 | George Ezra | " Listen to the Man" |
Ian McKellen is an English stage and screen actor. He is the recipient of seven Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations. McKellen's work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. His notable film roles include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, Magneto in the X-Men films, Sir Leigh Teabing in The Da Vinci Code (2006), Sherlock Holmes in Mr. Holmes (2015) and Cogsworth in the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (2017).
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1964 | The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling | Plowden | Episode: "The Tomb of His Ancestors" |
1965 | The Wednesday Play | Wolf | Episode: "The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne" |
1966 | David Copperfield | David Copperfield | 9 episodes |
1970 | Solo | John Keats | Episode: "Ian McKellen as John Keats" |
1972 | Country Matters | David Masterman | Episode: "Craven Arms" |
1978 | Jackanory | Reader | 5 episodes reading " The Moon in the Cloud" |
1980 | Armchair Thriller | Anthony Skipling | 4-episode story: "Dying Day" |
1981 | Pillar of Fire | Narrator | Documentary |
1988 | Windmills of the Gods | Chairman | 2 episodes |
1993 | Tales of the City | Archibald Anson Gidde | Miniseries, episodes 3 and 5 |
1999 | David Copperfield | Mr. Creakle | 2 episodes |
2002 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Ian McKellen/Kylie Minogue" |
2003 | The Simpsons | Himself | Voice Episode: " The Regina Monologues" |
2005 | Coronation Street | Mel Hutchwright/Lionel Hipkiss | 10 episodes |
2006 | Extras | Himself | Episode: "Sir Ian McKellen" |
2009 | The Prisoner | Number Two | 6 episodes |
2012 | Doctor Who | The Great Intelligence | Voice Episode: " The Snowmen" |
2013–2016 | Vicious | Freddie Thornhill | 14 episodes |
2018 | Family Guy | Dr. Cecil Pritchfield | Voice Episode: "Send in Stewie, Please" |
2024 | Ted | Narrator | 2 episodes |
Sources: [2] [5] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gandalf | Voice |
2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | ||
2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age | ||
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth | |||
Source: [6] |
Year | Artist | Song |
---|---|---|
1988 | Pet Shop Boys | " Heart" |
2014 | George Ezra | " Listen to the Man" |