Ian McKellen on screen and stage

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Ian McKellen is an English stage and screen actor. He is the recipient of seven Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations. McKellen's work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. His notable film roles include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, Magneto in the X-Men films, Sir Leigh Teabing in The Da Vinci Code (2006), Sherlock Holmes in Mr. Holmes (2015) and Cogsworth in the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (2017).

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Theatre

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The hands of McKellen on a 1999 Gods and Monsters plaque in London's Leicester Square.
YearTitleRoleVenue
1964A Scent of FlowersGodrey Duke of York's Theatre
1965 Much Ado About Nothing Claudio National Theatre
The Old Vic
Armstrong's Last GoodnightProtestant Evangelist National Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre
Trelawny of the 'Wells' Capt. de Foenix
1966 The Man of Destiny
O'Flaherty V.C.
Corporal Napoleon
Private O'Flaherty
Mermaid Theatre
A Lily in Little IndiaAlvin Hanker Hampstead Theatre
Their Very Own and Golden CityAndrew Cobham Mermaid Theatre
1967 The Promise Leonidik Fortune Theatre
Henry Miller's Theatre
1968 The White Liars / Black Comedy Tom / Harold Gorringe Lyric Theatre
1968–1970 Richard II Richard II UK tour
1969 The Bacchae Pentheus Liverpool Playhouse
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Director
Liverpool Playhouse
Three Months Gone
1969–1970 Edward II Edward II UK and European tours
1970Billy's Last StandDarkly Royal Court Theatre
The Recruiting Officer Captain PlumeUK tour
Chips with Everything Corporal Hill
1971 Hamlet Prince Hamlet UK and European tours
The Swan SongSvetlovidov Crucible Theatre
1972 The Real Inspector Hound Director
Phoenix Theatre
The Erpingham Camp Director
Watford Palace Theatre
Ruling the Roost
Tis Pity She's a Whore
The Three Arrows
Page-boy
Giovanni
Prince Yoremitsu
UK tour
1973A Private MatterDirector
Vaudeville Theatre
1973–1974 The Way of the World
The Wood Demon
King Lear
Lady Wishfort's Footman
Kruschov
Edgar
UK tour
Brooklyn Academy of Music
1974 Tis Pity She's a Whore Giovanni Wimbledon Theatre
Dr Faustus Dr. Faustus Edinburgh Festival
Aldwych Theatre
The Marquis of KeithThe Marquis of Keith Aldwych Theatre
1975 King John King John
The Clandestine Marriage Director
Savoy Theatre
AshesColin The Young Vic
Too True to Be Good Aubrey "Popsy" Bagot Aldwych Theatre
1976–1977 Romeo and Juliet Romeo Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Aldwych Theatre
Theatre Royal, Newcastle
1976 The Winter's Tale King Leontes Royal Shakespeare Theatre
1976–1978 Macbeth Macbeth The Other Place
The Young Vic
Warehouse
1977–1978 The Alchemist Face Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Aldwych Theatre
1977 Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Alexander Barbican Arts Centre
Pillars of the Community Karsten Bernick Aldwych Theatre
The Days of the Commune Langevin
1978A Miserable and Lonely DeathKentridge
1978–1979 Twelfth Night / Three Sisters Sir Toby Belch / AndreiAlso producer
UK tour
1979 Bent Max Royal Court Theatre
Criterion Theatre
1980–1990 Acting Shakespeare HimselfWorld tours
1980–1981 Amadeus Salieri Broadhurst Theatre
1982 Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Alexander Barbican Arts Centre
1983Short ListTerry Hampstead Theatre
CowardiceBoy Ambassadors Theatre
1984 Venice Preserv'd Pierre Royal National Theatre
Wild Honey Michael Platonov
Coriolanus Gaius Marcius Coriolanus
1985 The Duchess of Malfi Bosola
The Real Inspector Hound / The Critic Inspector Hound / Mr. Puff
The Cherry Orchard Yermolai Lopakhin
1986–1987 Wild Honey Michael Platonov August Wilson Theatre
1988–1989 Henceforward ... Jerome Vaudeville Theatre
1989 Othello Iago The Other Place
The Young Vic
1990–1992 Richard III Richard III World tour
1992 Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya Royal National Theatre
1993–1997A Knight OutHimselfUK & US tours
1997–1998 An Enemy of the People Dr. Tomas Stockmann Royal National Theatre
Ahmanson Theatre
1997 Peter Pan Mr. Darling/Captain Hook Royal National Theatre
1998 Present Laughter Garry Essendine West Yorkshire Playhouse
1999 The Tempest Prospero
2001–2004 Dance of Death Edgar Broadhurst Theatre
Lyric Theatre
Sydney Arts Festival
2004, 2005 Aladdin Widow Twankie The Old Vic
2006 The Cut Max Donmar Warehouse
2007–2008 King Lear Lear Stratford-upon-Avon
Brooklyn Academy of Music
New London Theatre
The Seagull Sorin
2009–2010 Waiting for Godot Estragon Theatre Royal Haymarket
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
Fugard Theatre, Cape Town
2011The SyndicateDon Antonio Chichester Festival Theatre
2013–2014 Waiting for Godot / No Man's Land Estragon / Spooner Cort Theatre
2016 No Man's Land Spooner Wyndham's Theatre
2016–2019 The Exorcist Demon (voice) Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Phoenix Theatre
UK tour
2017 Shakespeare, Tolkien, Others and You Himself Park Theatre
2017–2018 King Lear Lear Chichester Festival Theatre
Duke of York's Theatre
2019–2020 Ian McKellen on Stage HimselfUK tour
Harold Pinter Theatre
Hudson Theatre
2021 Hamlet Prince Hamlet Theatre Royal, Windsor
The Cherry Orchard Firs
2022Hamlet with Ian McKellenPerformer Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2022–2023 Mother Goose Mother Goose Duke of York's Theatre
UK tour
2023Frank and PercyPercy Theatre Royal, Windsor
Theatre Royal, Bath
The Other Palace
2024Player Kings John Falstaff Noël Coward Theatre

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1965Sunday Out of SeasonVictor LeechJohn Nelson-BurtonTelevision film
1969 Alfred the Great Roger Clive Donner
A Touch of Love George Matthews Waris Hussein
The Promise Leonidik Michael Hayes
1979 Macbeth MacbethPhillip CassonTelevision film
1981 Priest of Love D. H. Lawrence Christopher Miles
1982 The Scarlet Pimpernel Paul ChauvelinClive DonnerTelevision film
Walter Walter Stephen Frears
1983 The Keep Dr. Theodore Cuza Michael Mann
Walter and June WalterStephen FrearsTelevision film
1985 Plenty Sir Andrew Charleson Fred Schepisi
Zina Arthur Kronfeld Ken McMullen
1989 Scandal John Profumo Michael Caton-Jones
Countdown to War Adolf Hitler Patrick Lau Television film
1990 Othello IagoTrevor Nunn
1993 Six Degrees of Separation Geoffrey Miller Fred Schepisi
The Ballad of Little Jo Percy Corcoran Maggie Greenwald
Last Action Hero Death John McTiernan
And The Band Played On Bill Kraus Roger Spottiswoode Television film
1994 To Die For Quilt Documentary Narrator Peter Litten Voice role
The Shadow Dr. Reinhardt Lane Russell Mulcahy
I'll Do Anything John Earl McAlpine James L. Brooks
1995 Restoration Will Gates Michael Hoffman
Richard III Richard III Richard Loncraine Also writer and executive producer
Jack and Sarah William Tim Sullivan
Cold Comfort Farm Amos Starkadder John Schlesinger Television film
1996 Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny Tsar Nicholas II Uli Edel
1997 Swept from the Sea Dr. James Kennedy Beeban Kidron
Bent Uncle Freddie Sean Mathias
1998 Gods and Monsters James Whale Bill Condon
Apt Pupil Kurt Dussander Bryan Singer
2000 X-Men Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Gandalf the Grey Peter Jackson
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Gandalf the White
2003 X2 Erik Lehnsherr / MagnetoBryan Singer
Emile EmileCarl Bessai
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Gandalf the WhitePeter Jackson
2004 Eighteen Older Jason Anders Richard Bell Voice role
2005 Neverwas Gabriel Finch Joshua Michael Stern
Asylum Dr. Peter Cleave David Mackenzie
The Magic Roundabout ZebedeeDave Borthwick, Jean Duval, and Frank PassinghamVoice role
2006 Flushed Away The Toad David Bowers & Sam Fell
The Da Vinci Code Sir Leigh Teabing Ron Howard
X-Men: The Last Stand Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto Brett Ratner
2007 Stardust Narrator Matthew Vaughn Voice role
The Golden Compass Iorek Byrnison Chris Weitz
2008 King Lear King Lear Trevor Nunn Television film
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Gandalf the GreyPeter Jackson
2013 The Wolverine Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto James Mangold
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Gandalf the GreyPeter Jackson
2014Miss in Her TeensThe PrologueMatthew Butler Hart
X-Men: Days of Future Past Erik Lehnsherr / MagnetoBryan SingerShared role with Michael Fassbender
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Gandalf the GreyPeter Jackson
2015 Mr. Holmes Sherlock Holmes Bill Condon
The Dresser NormanTelevision film
2017 Beauty and the Beast Cogsworth
Animal Crackers Horatio P. Huntington Scott Christian Sava & Tony Bancroft Voice role
2018 All Is True Earl of Southampton Kenneth Branagh
2019 The Good Liar Roy CourtnayBill Condon
Cats Gus the Theatre Cat Tom Hooper
2021 Infinitum: Subject Unknown Dr. Charles Marland-White Matthew Butler-Hart
2023 The One Note Man StorytellerGeorge SiougasVoice role; short film
The Critic Jimmy Erskine Anand Tucker
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1964The Indian Tales of Rudyard KiplingPlowdenEpisode: "The Tomb of His Ancestors"
1965 The Wednesday Play WolfEpisode: "The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne"
1966 David Copperfield David Copperfield 9 episodes
1970Solo John Keats Episode: "Ian McKellen as John Keats"
1972Country MattersDavid MastermanEpisode: "Craven Arms"
1978 Jackanory Reader 5 episodes reading "The Moon in the Cloud"
1980 Armchair Thriller Anthony Skipling4-episode story: "Dying Day"
1981 Pillar of Fire Narrator Documentary
1988 Windmills of the Gods Chairman2 episodes
1993 Tales of the City Archibald Anson GiddeMiniseries, episodes 3 and 5
1999 David Copperfield Mr. Creakle2 episodes
2002 Saturday Night Live Himself (host)Episode: "Ian McKellen/Kylie Minogue"
2003 The Simpsons HimselfVoice
Episode: "The Regina Monologues"
2005 Coronation Street Mel Hutchwright/Lionel Hipkiss 10 episodes
2006 Extras HimselfEpisode: "Sir Ian McKellen"
2009 The Prisoner Number Two 6 episodes
2012 Doctor Who The Great Intelligence Voice
Episode: "The Snowmen"
20132016 Vicious Freddie Thornhill14 episodes
2018 Family Guy Dr. Cecil PritchfieldVoice
Episode: "Send in Stewie, Please"
2024 Ted Narrator2 episodes
Sources: [2] [5]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Gandalf Voice
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
Source: [6]

Music

Music videos

YearArtistSong
1988 Pet Shop Boys "Heart"
2014 George Ezra "Listen to the Man"

Audiobooks

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