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Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
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Ian McKellen

Born May 25, 1939 in Burnley, England
Sir Ian Murray McKellen is
an English actor. 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 for roles such as
Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and as Magneto in the X-Men
films. In 1988, McKellen came out
and announced he was gay. He became a founding member of Stonewall, one of the
United Kingdom's most influential LGBT rights groups, of which he remains a
prominent spokesman. He was made a Commander of
the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1979, and knighted in the 1991 New
Year Honours for his outstanding work and contributions to theatre. In the 2008
New Year Honours he was made a Companion of Honour (CH) for services to drama
and to equality.
Actor
Animal Crackers (2017)
as "Horatio P. Huntington (voice)"
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
as "Cogsworth"
The Dresser (2015)
as "Norman"
Mr. Holmes (2015)
as "Sherlock Holmes"
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
as "Gandalf"
X-Men: Reunited (2014)
as "Himself"
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
as "Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (Old)"
Miss in Her Teens (2014)
as "The Prologue"
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
as "Gandalf"
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)
as ""
Muse of Fire (2013)
as "Himself"
The Wolverine (2013)
as "Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto"
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
as "Gandalf"
Lady Grey London (2011)
as ""
King Lear (2008)
as "King Lear"
The Golden Compass (2007)
as "Iorek Byrnison (voice)"
Stardust (2007)
as "Narrator (voice)"
For the Love of God (2007)
as "The Jackdaw"
Flushed Away (2006)
as "The Toad"
X-Men: Evolution of a Trilogy (2006)
as "Himself"
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
as "Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto"
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
as "Sir Leigh Teabing"
Saint of 9/11 (2006)
as "Narrator"
Doogal (2006)
as "Zebedee"
Asylum (2005)
as "Dr. Peter Cleave"
Neverwas (2005)
as "Gabriel Finch"
The Hobart Shakespeareans ()
as "Himself"
The Magic Roundabout (2005)
as "Zebedee"
The Appendices: Part Five (2004)
as "Ian McKellen"
The Appendices: Part Six (2004)
as "Ian McKellen"
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
as "Gandalf the White"
The Appendices: Part Four (2003)
as "Ian McKellen"
X2 (2003)
as "Eric Lensherr / Magneto"
Émile (2003)
as "Emile"
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
as "Gandalf the White"
The Appendices: Part Two (2002)
as "Ian McKellen"
The Appendices: Part One (2002)
as "Ian McKellen"
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
as "Gandalf the Grey"
X-Men: Production Scrapbook (2003)
as "Himself"
X-Men (2000)
as "Eric Lensherr / Magneto"
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (2000)
as "Narrator(Voice)"
Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed! (2000)
as "Himself"
David Copperfield (1999)
as "Creakle"
Apt Pupil (1998)
as "Kurt Dussander"
Swept from the Sea (1997)
as "Dr. James Kennedy"
Gods and Monsters (1998)
as "James Whale"
Bent (1997)
as "Uncle Freddie"
A Bit Of Scarlet (1997)
as "Narrator"
Rasputin (1996)
as "Tsar Nicholas II"
Richard III (1995)
as "Richard III"
Restoration (1995)
as "Will Gates"
Jack & Sarah (1995)
as "William"
Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
as "Amos Starkadder"
The Shadow (1994)
as "Dr. Reinhardt Lane"
I'll Do Anything (1994)
as "John Earl McAlpine"
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
as "Geoffrey Miller"
And the Band Played On (1993)
as "Bill Kraus"
The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
as "Percy Corcoran"
Last Action Hero (1993)
as "Death"
Othello (1990)
as "Iago"
Scandal (1989)
as "John Profumo"
Windmills of the Gods (1988)
as "Chairman"
Zina (1985)
as "Kronfeld"
Plenty (1985)
as "Sir Andrew Charleson"
The Keep (1983)
as "Dr. Theodore Cuza"
Walter and June (1983)
as "Walter"
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)
as "Chauvelin"
Walter (1982)
as "Walter"
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1982)
as ""
Priest of Love (1981)
as "D.H. Lawrence"
A Performance of Macbeth (1979)
as "Macbeth"
Edward II (1970)
as "King Edward"
Alfred the Great (1969)
as "Roger"
Thank You All Very Much (1969)
as "George Matthews"
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