Ian Holm

Acting · Born 1931-09-12 in Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK

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…

Filmography

• The Fifth Element as Cornelius
• Brazil as Mr. Kurtzmann
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Bilbo
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Bilbo
• Garden State as Gideon Largeman
• Ratatouille as Skinner (voice)
• Lord of War as Simeon Weisz
• The Aviator as Professor Fitz
• Henry V as Captain Fluellen
• Naked Lunch as Tom Frost

TV

• Jesus of Nazareth as Zerah
• Tales of the Unexpected as Alan Corwin
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Himmelstoss
• The Return of the Borrowers as Pod
• Holocaust as Heinrich Himmler
• BBC Play of the Month as Oedipus
• Natural World as Narrator
• Game, Set, and Match as Bernard Samson
• 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth as Geschichtenerzähler
• The Borrowers as Pod