
Ian Holm
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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 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for King Lear (1998), and the HBO film The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2003).
He gained acclaim for his role in The Bofors Gun (1968) winning the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA Award win for his role as athletics trainer Sam Mussabini in Chariots of Fire (1981). Other notable films he appeared in include Alien (1979), Brazil (1985), Henry V (1989), The Madness of King George (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), and The Aviator (2004). He gained wider appreciation for his role as the elderly Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. He also voiced Chef Skinner in the Pixar animated film Ratatouille (2007).
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Known For

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Performance

Legends

Horizon

BBC Play of the Month

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

Days That Shook the World

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

Tony Awards

Holocaust

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Alien: Romulus

Jesus of Nazareth

The Day After Tomorrow

Time Bandits

Oh! What a Lovely War

The Miracle Maker

The Aviator

Chariots of Fire

Lord of War

Strangers with Candy

Alien

The Cherry Orchard

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Hamlet

Brazil

All Quiet on the Western Front

The Fifth Element

Blue Ice

Garden State

The Madness of King George

The Deep Blue Sea

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

Ratatouille

Uncle Vanya

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen

Night Falls on Manhattan

D-Day 6.6.1944

The Cost of Treachery

Soft Targets

Wisconsin Death Trip

The Browning Version

The Misanthrope

Prisoner of Paradise

The Lost Boys

The Queen of Trees

Landscape

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Wood Demon
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