Ian McKellen


  • Date of Birth: 25 May, 1939
  • Place of Birth: Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Biography: Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939), is an English actor of stage and screen. He has received a Tony Award and two Academy Award nominations. His work has spanned genres from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is known to many... Read more

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Starting this Sunday, we'll all know him as Number Two. But until The Prisoner premieres, Ian McKellen will continue to be known for his impeccable gravitas and his stunning performances as one of the greatest actors of our time. ... Full Article

I know, silly question. Patrick McGoohan's masterful, provocative, and visionary series from 1967 will hopefully always be one of the benchmarks against which great television (and social commentary) is measured. ... Full Article

Capitalism may "offer" freedom, but it doesn't provide it according to British actor and liberal activist Ian McKellen. McKellen was discussing his latest role as "Number Two," in AMC's reinvention of the Cold War show "The Prisoner." ... Full Article

By Christine Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Venerable English stage actor Ian McKellen has played all the great parts from Hamlet to Richard III, but in the twilight of his career, he is finding new roles in mainstream film and... ... Full Article

Sir Ian McKellen has admitted that none of his film parts match up to being in a Shakespeare play. The actor, who has performed frequently with the Royal Shakespeare Company, said Jude Law - starring in Hamlet on Broadway -... ... Full Article

WHAT IT'S ABOUT A man you will know as Six wakes up suddenly amid sand dunes in a vast desert wilderness (it was filmed in Namibia ) to witness a chase. ... Full Article

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