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Ian Holm

Biography

Ian Holm

Actor

Born
September 12, 1931
Age at death
88 years old
Place of birth
Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK
Years active
1951 – 2024
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69

Credits

38

Movies

31

TV series

74

Years active

6.9

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Ian Holm

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Career timeline

  1. 1931 · Born

    Born in Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK

  2. 1951 · Screen debut

    Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV)

  3. 2001 · Breakthrough

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Movie)

  4. 2020 · Died

    June 19, 2020

  5. 2024 · Latest release

    Alien: Romulus (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama41
  • Adventure11
  • Comedy10
  • Action8
  • Science Fiction8
  • Fantasy7
Highest-rated title The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 8.5 Most popular title The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 8.5

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Ian Holm in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2024 Alien: Romulus as Rook (Facial and Vocal Reference) Movie
  2. 2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Old Bilbo Baggins Movie
  3. 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Old Bilbo Baggins Movie
  4. 2007 Ratatouille as Skinner (voice) Movie
  5. 2005 Lord of War as Simeon Weisz Movie
  6. 2004 The Aviator as Professor Fitz Movie
  7. 2004 Garden State as Gideon Largeman Movie
  8. 2004 The Day After Tomorrow as Terry Rapson Movie
  9. 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Bilbo Movie
  10. 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Bilbo Movie
  11. 2001 From Hell as Sir William Gull Movie
  12. 2000 Bless the Child as Reverend Grissom Movie
  13. 1999 Animal Farm as Squealer (voice) Movie
  14. 1999 eXistenZ as Kiri Vinokur Movie
  15. 1997 A Life Less Ordinary as Mr. Naville Movie
  16. 1997 The Sweet Hereafter as Mitchell Stephens Movie
  17. 1997 The Fifth Element as Cornelius Movie
  18. 1997 Night Falls on Manhattan as Liam Casey Movie
  19. 1996 Big Night as Pascal Movie
  20. 1996 Loch Ness as Water Bailiff Movie
  21. 1994 The Madness of King George as Willis Movie
  22. 1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Baron Frankenstein Movie
  23. 1992 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends as The Tailor (voice) TV
  24. 1992 The Borrowers as Pod Clock TV
  25. 1991 Naked Lunch as Tom Frost Movie
  26. 1991 Kafka as Dr. Murnau Movie
  27. 1991 Secret History as Narrator TV
  28. 1991 Performance as Sir William Collyer TV
  29. 1990 Hamlet as Polonius Movie
  30. 1990 Chillers as Christopher Waggoner TV
  31. 1989 Henry V as Captain Fluellen Movie
  32. 1988 Another Woman as Ken Movie
  33. 1988 Game, Set, and Match as Bernard Samson TV
  34. 1985 Brazil as Mr. Kurtzmann Movie
  35. 1985 Screen Two as F.R. Leavis TV
  36. 1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes as Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot Movie
  37. 1983 Natural World as Narrator TV
  38. 1981 40 Minutes as Narrator TV
  39. 1981 Time Bandits as Napoleon Movie
  40. 1981 Chariots of Fire as Sam Mussabini Movie
  41. 1979 All Quiet on the Western Front as Himmelstoss Movie
  42. 1979 Alien as Ash Movie
  43. 1979 Tales of the Unexpected as Alan Corwin TV
  44. 1978 Holocaust as Heinrich Himmler TV
  45. 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week as The Man TV
  46. 1977 Jesus of Nazareth as Zerah TV
  47. 1977 Jubilee 1977 as Bill Ramsey TV
  48. 1976 Shout at the Devil as Mohammed Movie
  49. 1976 Robin and Marian as King John Movie
  50. 1974 Juggernaut as Nicholas Porter Movie
  51. 1974 Napoleon and Love as Napoleon Bonaparte TV
  52. 1974 NOVA as Narrator TV
  53. 1973 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries as Charles Stubbs TV
  54. 1972 The Frighteners as Gordon TV
  55. 1971 Nicholas and Alexandra as Yakovlev Movie
  56. 1970 Play for Today as Alexei TV
  57. 1969 Oh! What a Lovely War as President Poincare Movie
  58. 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre as David Peters TV
  59. 1967 ITV Playhouse as Huw TV
  60. 1966 Mystery and Imagination as Wolfe MacFarlane TV
  61. 1965 The Power Game as Sefton Kemp TV
  62. 1965 BBC Play of the Month as Oedipus TV
  63. 1965 National Geographic Specials as Narrator (voice) TV
  64. 1965 The Wars of the Roses as Richard III TV
  65. 1964 The Wednesday Play as Mark Lang TV
  66. 1964 Horizon as Narrator TV
  67. 1961 Survival TV
  68. 1956 Armchair Theatre as Edward Gobey TV
  69. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Himmelstoss TV

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Quick facts

When did Ian Holm die?

Ian Holm died on June 19, 2020 at the age of 88.

Where was Ian Holm born?

Ian Holm was born in Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK.

What was Ian Holm’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Ian Holm is Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951).

How many movies and series has Ian Holm made?

Our catalogue lists 69 titles for Ian Holm: 38 movies and 31 TV series.

What is Ian Holm’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King has the highest audience rating, with 8.5/10 on TMDB.

Also born on September 12

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