Ian McKellen

Born

May 25, 1939 (85 years old)

Known For

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Beauty and the Beast

Family, Fantasy, Romance

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Animation, Comedy, Family

X-Men: The Last Stand

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

The Da Vinci Code

Mystery, Thriller

The Golden Compass

Adventure, Fantasy

Animation, Comedy

Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Last Action Hero

Action, Adventure, Comedy

Crime, Drama, Family

Crime

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Drama, Thriller

Action, Fantasy

Comedy

Saturday Night Live

Comedy, News

Comedy

Gods and Monsters

Drama

Six Degrees of Separation

Comedy, Drama, Mystery

The Graham Norton Show

Comedy, Talk

Fantasy, Horror

Comedy, Kids

Doctor Who: The Snowmen

Adventure, Drama, Family

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

Documentary

Real Time with Bill Maher

Comedy, Talk

Animal Crackers

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Drama, War

The Magic Roundabout

Animation, Comedy, Family

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Comedy, Talk

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Documentary

Drama, History, Romance

Drama, Thriller

Drama, History

Drama, Romance

Drama, Romance, Thriller

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Coronation Street

Soap

And the Band Played On

Drama, [undefined]

Talk

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Comedy, Talk

Drama, History, Romance

Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

Comedy

Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Drama, [undefined]

Cold Comfort Farm

Comedy, Romance

Swept from the Sea

Drama, Romance

Have I Got News for You

Comedy, News

Drama, History, [undefined]

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

Comedy, [undefined]

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Comedy, Talk

Comedy, Drama, Romance

I'll Do Anything

Comedy, Drama

Inside the Actors Studio

Talk

Infinitum: Subject Unknown

Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Action, Drama, Romance

Drama, Romance

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Comedy, Family

Tales of the City

Drama, Mystery

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man

Drama, Family, Fantasy

Talk

The Ballad of Little Jo

Drama, Romance, Western

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin

Documentary

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

Documentary

Who Do You Think You Are?

Documentary, Family

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

Documentary

Crime, Drama, Thriller

McKellen: Playing the Part

Documentary, History

Alfred the Great

History

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

Documentary

Drama, [undefined]

Drama, Romance

A Touch of Love

Drama

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Documentary, Music, [undefined]

Drama, Romance, War

The Paul O'Grady Show

Comedy, Talk

Drama, [undefined]

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

Documentary

National Theatre Live: No Man's Land

Drama

Quest for the Ring

Documentary, [undefined]

National Theatre Live: King Lear

Drama

A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'

Adventure, Documentary, Fantasy

Drama

Drama, [undefined]

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

Documentary, History, [undefined]

X-Men: Premieres Around the World

Documentary

BBC Play of the Month

Drama

Windmills of the Gods

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage

Documentary, [undefined]

A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation

Animation

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

Documentary, [undefined]

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Talk

Drama

Drama, Thriller

Edmund the Magnificent

Comedy

Hating Peter Tatchell

Documentary

Armchair Thriller

Drama

A Bit Of Scarlet

Documentary

Quintessentially British

Documentary

Drama, History, [undefined]

Documentary, History

Lady Grey London

Fantasy, Romance

Comedy

The Paul O'Grady Story

Documentary

Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!

Documentary

Documentary

An Audience with...

Talk

London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony

Documentary

Miss in Her Teens

Comedy

Drama

For the Love of God

Animation, Comedy

Small-Time Revolutionary

Countdown to War

Drama, History, War

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

Documentary

Documentary

Country Matters

Drama

Playing Shakespeare

Documentary

Trailblazer Honors

Documentary

Talk

Documentary, War & Politics

Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU

Comedy, Drama

Documentary

Surviving Friendly Fire

Walter and June

Drama, [undefined]

Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

Documentary

The One Note Man

Comedy

The Hobart Shakespeareans

Documentary

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

Documentary

Evolution X - The Making of X-Men

Documentary

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2

Documentary

The Betty Driver Story

Documentary

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

Documentary

Comedy, Drama

Shakespeare on Film

Documentary

Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen

Documentary

David Copperfield

Drama

Documentary

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

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An Evening with Lily Savage

Comedy

Documentary

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

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Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love

Documentary

Amol Rajan Interviews Ian McKellen

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

Documentary

Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?

Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up

Documentary

Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary

Documentary

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

Documentary

Looking for Lowry

Documentary

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Documentary, [undefined]

The Life and Death of Lily Savage

Comedy, Documentary

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

Documentary

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

The Art of Breaking Character

Comedy, Documentary

Hamlet Revenant

Drama

David Macaulay: Roman City

Documentary, History

How a Kite Flies

Comedy, Drama

Drama, Family, Fantasy

The Tragedy of King Richard II

Drama

Play the Devil: Making Richard III

Documentary

Scarfe's Follies

Great British Theatre

Billy And Dom Eat The World

Documentary

Documentary

Amol Rajan Interviews

Documentary, Talk

Talk