

Ian Holm
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
12 Sep 1931
Age
95 Years
Born In
Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK
Total Projects
186
Years Active
73 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus
as Rook (Facial and Vocal Reference)

movie
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Old Bilbo Baggins

movie
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Old Bilbo Baggins

movie
Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet
as Polonius (archive footage)

tv
1066: The Battle for Middle Earth
1066: The Battle for Middle Earth
as Geschichtenerzähler

movie
Ratatouille
Ratatouille
as Skinner (voice)

movie
The Real Middle Earth
The Real Middle Earth
as Narrator

movie
The Treatment
The Treatment
as Dr. Ernesto Morales

tv
Legends
Legends
as Self - Narrator (voice)

movie
O Jerusalem
O Jerusalem
as Ben Gurion

movie
Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy
as Dr. Putney

movie
Chromophobia
Chromophobia
as Edward Aylesbury

movie
The Queen of Trees
The Queen of Trees
as Narrator

movie
Lord of War
Lord of War
as Simeon Weisz

movie
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Aviator
The Aviator
as Professor Fitz

movie
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self

movie
Garden State
Garden State
as Gideon Largeman

movie
D-Day 6.6.1944
D-Day 6.6.1944
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow
as Terry Rapson

movie
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
as Self

movie
Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real
Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real
as Narrator

movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Bilbo

tv
Monsters We Met
Monsters We Met
as Narrator

movie
Prisoner of Paradise
Prisoner of Paradise
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Bilbo

movie
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes
as Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand

movie
From Hell
From Hell
as Sir William Gull

tv
Secret Agent
Secret Agent
as Narrator

movie
Esther Kahn
Esther Kahn
as Nathan Quellen

movie
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
as Patrick

movie
Bless the Child
Bless the Child
as Reverend Grissom

movie
Beautiful Joe
Beautiful Joe
as George The Geek

movie
The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker
as Pontius Pilate (voice)

movie
Joe Gould's Secret
Joe Gould's Secret
as Joe Gould

movie
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
as Squealer (voice)

movie
Wisconsin Death Trip
Wisconsin Death Trip
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Match
The Match
as Big Tam

movie
Shergar
Shergar
as Joseph Maguire

movie
eXistenZ
eXistenZ
as Kiri Vinokur

tv
Shanghai Vice
Shanghai Vice
as Himself - Narrator

movie
Simon Magus
Simon Magus
as Sirius / Boris / The Devil

movie
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as White Knight

movie
Tale of the Tides
Tale of the Tides
as Narrator

movie
King Lear
King Lear
as King Lear

movie
Incognito
Incognito
as John (uncredited)

movie
A Life Less Ordinary
A Life Less Ordinary
as Mr. Naville

movie
The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter
as Mitchell Stephens

movie
The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element
as Cornelius

movie
Night Falls on Manhattan
Night Falls on Manhattan
as Liam Casey

movie
Big Night
Big Night
as Pascal

movie
Loch Ness
Loch Ness
as Water Bailiff

movie
A Little Fish in Deep Water
A Little Fish in Deep Water
as Narrator

movie
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
as Don Mini

movie
Landscape
Landscape
as Duff

movie
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George
as Willis

movie
The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea
as Sir William Collyer

movie
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Baron Frankenstein

movie
Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom
Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom
as (voice)

movie
Chappaquiddick
Chappaquiddick
as Narrator

movie
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester
as The Tailor (voice)

tv
The Return of the Borrowers
The Return of the Borrowers
as Pod

movie
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
as Narrator (voice) (UK version, Timewatch: The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald)

movie
The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig
as Albertus

tv
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
as The Tailor (voice)

tv
The Borrowers
The Borrowers
as Pod

movie
Blue Ice
Blue Ice
as Sir Hector

movie
The Last Romantics
The Last Romantics
as F.R. Leavis

movie
Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen
Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen
as Self - Narrator (voice)

movie
Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch
as Tom Frost

movie
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday
as Narrator

movie
Kafka
Kafka
as Dr. Murnau

movie
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya
as Astrov

tv
Performance
Performance
as Sir William Collyer

tv
Performance
Performance
as Duff

tv
Performance
Performance
as King Lear

tv
Performance
Performance
as Astrov

movie
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Polonius

movie
A Season of Giants
A Season of Giants
as Lorenzo de' Medici

tv
Stalin
Stalin
as Self - Narrator (voice)

tv
Chillers
Chillers
as Christopher Waggoner

movie
The Tailor of Gloucester
The Tailor of Gloucester
as The Tailor

movie
Henry V
Henry V
as Captain Fluellen

movie
The Endless Game
The Endless Game
as Control

tv
The Endless Game
The Endless Game
as Control

movie
The Kingdom of Fun
The Kingdom of Fun
as Narrator

movie
Another Woman
Another Woman
as Ken

tv
Game, Set, and Match
Game, Set, and Match
as Bernard Samson

tv
Korea: The Unknown War
Korea: The Unknown War
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Fishing Party
The Fishing Party
as Narrator

movie
Cry From Home
Cry From Home
as Narrator

movie
Murder by the Book
Murder by the Book
as Hercule Poirot

movie
The Browning Version
The Browning Version
as Andrew Crocker-Harris

movie
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
as Eustace Edgehill

movie
Dreamchild
Dreamchild
as Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll

movie
Wetherby
Wetherby
as Stanley Pilborough

movie
Dance with a Stranger
Dance with a Stranger
as Desmond Cussen

movie
Brazil
Brazil
as Mr. Kurtzmann

movie
Visions of Power
Visions of Power
as Narrator

tv
Television
Television
as Self - Narrator (voice)

tv
Screen Two
Screen Two
as F.R. Leavis

movie
The Cost of Treachery
The Cost of Treachery
as Narrator

movie
Laughterhouse
Laughterhouse
as Ben Singleton

movie
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
as Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot

movie
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
as Narrator (voice)

tv
Natural World
Natural World
as Narrator

movie
The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier
as Doctor Anderson

movie
Soft Targets
Soft Targets
as Alexei

tv
Inside the Third Reich
Inside the Third Reich
as Dr. Joseph Goebbels

tv
The Bell
The Bell
as Michael Meade

movie
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
as Lech Walesa

tv
40 Minutes
40 Minutes
as Narrator

movie
Time Bandits
Time Bandits
as Napoleon

movie
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire
as Sam Mussabini

movie
S.O.S. Titanic
S.O.S. Titanic
as J. Bruce Ismay

movie
The Misanthrope
The Misanthrope
as Alceste

movie
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Himmelstoss

movie
Alien
Alien
as Ash

tv
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Alan Corwin

movie
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
as Thénardier

movie
The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys
as J.M. Barrie

tv
The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys
as J.M. Barrie

tv
Holocaust
Holocaust
as Heinrich Himmler

movie
Flayed
Flayed
as The Man

movie
The Thief of Baghdad
The Thief of Baghdad
as The Gatekeeper

tv
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
as The Man

tv
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
as J.M. Barrie

movie
March or Die
March or Die
as El Krim

movie
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Duval

movie
Ramsey
Ramsey
as Bill Ramsey

tv
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth
as Zerah

tv
Jubilee 1977
Jubilee 1977
as Bill Ramsey

movie
Shout at the Devil
Shout at the Devil
as Mohammed

movie
Robin and Marian
Robin and Marian
as King John

movie
Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington
Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington
as Mr. Garrick

tv
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
as Wedderburn

movie
The Wood Demon
The Wood Demon
as Khrushchov

movie
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
as Nicholas Porter

movie
Children in Crossfire
Children in Crossfire
as Narrator

tv
Napoleon and Love
Napoleon and Love
as Napoleon Bonaparte

tv
NOVA
NOVA
as Narrator

tv
NOVA
NOVA
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Homecoming
The Homecoming
as Lenny

movie
The Treat
The Treat
as Gordon

movie
Young Winston
Young Winston
as George E. Buckle

tv
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
as Gordon

movie
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots
as David Riccio

movie
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Yakovlev

movie
Funny
Funny
as Huw

movie
A Severed Head
A Severed Head
as Martin Lynch-Gibbon

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Alexei

movie
The End of the Line
The End of the Line
as Reverend P. Bagley

movie
The Salesman
The Salesman
as Salesman

movie
Emma's Time
Emma's Time
as Mark Lang

movie
Omri's Burning
Omri's Burning
as Omri

movie
Moonlight on the Highway
Moonlight on the Highway

movie
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War
as President Poincare

movie
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor
as Edward Gobey

tv
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as David Peters

movie
The Fixer
The Fixer
as Grubeshov

movie
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
as Frankenstein / The Monster

movie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Puck

movie
The Bofors Gun
The Bofors Gun
as Gunner Flynn

tv
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
as Huw

movie
Opus
Opus
as Lenny (The Homecoming)

tv
Mystery and Imagination
Mystery and Imagination
as Wolfe MacFarlane

tv
Mystery and Imagination
Mystery and Imagination
as Dr Frankenstein / The Being

tv
The Power Game
The Power Game
as Sefton Kemp

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Oedipus

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Khrushchov

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Alceste

tv
National Geographic Specials
National Geographic Specials
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses
as King Richard III

tv
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses
as Richard III

tv
Horizon
Horizon
as Narrator

movie
The Paradise Suite
The Paradise Suite
as Jamie Norton

movie
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
as Trofimov

tv
Survival
Survival

movie
Girls at Sea
Girls at Sea
as Marine (uncredited)

movie
Rope
Rope
as Granillo

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Edward Gobey

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Jamie Norton

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Reverend P. Bagley

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Himmelstoss