Ian McKellen
Acting
Born May 25, 1939
From Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
Also known as Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Ian Murray McKellen, Ian McKellern
Biography
Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played 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....
Filmography
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Gandalf
2027
Avengers: Doomsday
Magneto
2026
Ebenezer
Jacob Marley
2026
The Christophers
Julian Sklar
20266.8
LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes
L S Lowry
2026
Schadenfreude
Continuity Announcer
2025
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
Self (archive footage)
2025
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Dragged Through Time
2025
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2025
The Critic
Jimmy Erskine
20245.8
Dragfox
Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)
20249.0
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
Self
20247.0
Hamlet
Hamlet
20247.8
The One Note Man
Narrator (voice)
20236.7
Quintessentially British
Self
20223.8
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
Self
20228.0
Hamlet Within
2022
Hating Peter Tatchell
Self
20214.1
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
Dr. Charles Marland-White
20215.4
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
20207.0
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
202010.0
Cats
Gus, the Theatre Cat
20194.1
The Good Liar
Roy Courtnay
20196.7
On Broadway
Self
20198.7
All Is True
Earl of Southampton
20186.1
National Theatre Live: King Lear
King Lear
20188.1
Animal Crackers
Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
20186.4
McKellen: Playing the Part
Self
20187.2
The Paul O'Grady Story
Self
20178.3
How a Kite Flies
Mr. Kite (voice)
2017
Beauty and the Beast
Cogsworth
20177.0
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Self
20176.3
Edmund the Magnificent
Self - Narrator (voice)
20177.3
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
Self
20167.8
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
Spooner
20167.5
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Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
20166.0
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Shakespeare on Film
20166.0
—
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
2016
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)
2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self - Performer
20167.2
The Roof
And Even Yet Another Fan
20166.3
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2015
The Dresser
Norman
20156.2
Mr. Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
20156.5
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Gandalf the Grey
20147.3
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto
Self
2014
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Self
201410.0
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Magneto
20147.5
Miss in Her Teens
The Prologue
20143.0
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Gandalf the Grey
20137.6
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
Self
20137.0
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Self
20137.8
Muse of Fire
Self
20136.5
The Wolverine
Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
20136.4
The Egg Trick
Magician
20136.0
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
The Great Intelligence (voice)
20127.7
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Gandalf the Grey
20127.4
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Self
20127.5
Looking for Lowry
Self
2011
The Betty Driver Story
Self
201110.0
Small-Time Revolutionary
Hamish Miller (voice)
20103.0
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
Narrator (voice)
20107.0
Theatreland
Self
2009
King Lear
King Lear
20086.7
The Golden Compass
Iorek Byrnison (voice)
20076.1
Stardust
Narrator (voice)
20077.3
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The Art of Breaking Character
Self
2007
—
For the Love of God
The Jackdaw
20074.0
Guerrilla Distribution
Self
2007
Flushed Away
The Toad (voice)
20066.3
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Self
20068.8
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
20068.9
X-Men: The Last Stand
Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
20066.4
The Da Vinci Code
Sir Leigh Teabing
20066.7
Saint of 9/11
Narrator
20065.7
Doogal
Zebedee (voice)
20064.9
Neverwas
Gabriel Finch
20056.4
Asylum
Dr. Peter Cleave
20056.0
The Hobart Shakespeareans
Self
20056.0
The Magic Roundabout
Zebedee (voice)
20055.4
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self
20056.5
Eighteen
Jason Anders (voice)
20054.5
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
20046.5
My First Time
Narrator
20042.0
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
Self
20047.5
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
20047.0
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
Self
20036.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Gandalf
20038.5
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Self
20038.1
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
Self
20037.0
X2
Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
20037.0
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
20033.7
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
Self
20035.5
Emile
Emile
20036.2
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Gandalf
20028.4
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
Self
2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
Self
2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
Self
2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
Self
2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
Self
2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
Self
2002
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
Self
20016.6
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Gandalf
20018.4
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Self
20018.0
Quest for the Ring
Self
20015.7
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
Narrator (voice)
20018.0
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
Self
20006.4
X-Men
Magneto
20007.0
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Self - 'Magneto'
20007.0
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
Narrator (voice)
20007.1
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
Self
19996.5
After Stonewall
Self
19995.6
Apt Pupil
Kurt Dussander
19986.6
Gods and Monsters
James Whale
19986.9
Swept from the Sea
Dr. James Kennedy
19986.4
Bent
Uncle Freddie
19976.9
Surviving Friendly Fire
19973.0
A Bit Of Scarlet
Narrator
19974.4
An Evening with Lily Savage
Self
199610.0
Rasputin
Tsar Nicholas II
19966.6
Richard III
Richard III
19956.8
Restoration
Will Gates
19956.1
Jack & Sarah
William
19956.7
Cold Comfort Farm
Amos Starkadder
19956.8
To Die For
Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
19942.6
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
Self
1994
Age of Dissent
Self
1994
The Shadow
Dr. Reinhardt Lane
19946.1
David Macaulay: Roman City
Augustus Caesar (voice)
19949.0
I'll Do Anything
John Earl McAlpine
19945.6
Camp Christmas
19932.7
Six Degrees of Separation
Geoffrey
19936.4
A Simple Matter of Justice
Self
1993
And the Band Played On
Bill Kraus
19936.5
The Ballad of Little Jo
Percy Corcoran
19936.0
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
Narration (voice)
19939.0
Last Action Hero
Death
19936.5
Gladio
Aldo Moro (voice)
19927.0
Othello
Iago
19907.3
Countdown to War
Adolf Hitler
19896.7
Scandal
John Profumo
19896.0
Scarfe's Follies
1988
Süleyman the Magnificent
Narrator
1987
Zina
Kronfeld
19856.0
Plenty
Sir Andrew Charleson
19855.7
The Keep
Dr. Theodore Cuza
19835.6
Walter and June
Walter
19836.7
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Chauvelin
19826.7
Walter
Walter
19825.9
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
19827.0
Priest of Love
D.H. Lawrence
19815.0
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Dying Day
Antony Skipling
19808.0
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Alexander Ivanov
1979
Macbeth
Macbeth
19797.5
—
Graceless Go I
Tony
197410.0
—
Hedda Gabler
George Tesman
19728.0
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Craven Arms
David Masterman
1972
Hamlet
Hamlet
19708.0
Edward II
King Edward
19704.9
The Tragedy of King Richard II
King Richard II
19707.0
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The Promise
19699.0
Alfred the Great
Roger
19694.7
A Touch of Love
George
19696.6
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
Wolf
196510.0
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Richard II
Richard II
N/A
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Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
Self
N/A
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No Man's Land
Spooner
N/A
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Frank and Percy
Percy
N/A