- 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
Filmography
- The Colossus (2008)
- The Golden Compass (2007)
- Stardust (2007)
- For the Love of God (2007)
- Neverwas (2006)
- The Da Vinci Code (2006)
- Doogal (2006)
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- Flushed Away (2006)
- Saint of 9/11 (2006)
- Displaced (2006)
- Asylum (2005)
News
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
McKellen: Shakespeare is first-rate
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2009-11-11
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


Ian McKellen calls Holy Bible FICTION
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TCM - Ian McKellen on different cultural performances