Ian McKellen
Born 1939
Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cultural icon and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, six Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe…
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Filmography
Movies 172
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum(2027)
as Gandalf
Avengers: Doomsday(2026)In catalog
as Magneto
Ebenezer(2026)
as Jacob Marley
Frank and Percy(2026)
as Percy
Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen(2026)
as Self
The Christophers(2026)
as Julian Sklar
LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes(2026)
as L S Lowry
Schadenfreude(2025)
as Continuity Announcer
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'(2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness(2025)
The Critic(2024)
as Jimmy Erskine
Dragfox(2024)
as Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved(2024)
The Life and Death of Lily Savage(2024)
as Self
Hamlet(2024)
as Hamlet
The One Note Man(2023)
as Narrator (voice)
Quintessentially British(2022)
as Self
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride(2022)
as Self
Hamlet Within(2022)
Hating Peter Tatchell(2021)
as Self
Infinitum: Subject Unknown(2021)
as Dr. Charles Marland-White
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU(2020)
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet(2020)
Cats(2019)
as Gus, the Theatre Cat
The Good Liar(2019)
as Roy Courtnay
On Broadway(2019)
as Self
All Is True(2018)
as Earl of Southampton
National Theatre Live: King Lear(2018)
as King Lear
Animal Crackers(2018)
as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
McKellen: Playing the Part(2018)
as Self
The Paul O'Grady Story(2017)
as Self
How a Kite Flies(2017)
as Mr. Kite (voice)
Beauty and the Beast(2017)
as Cogsworth
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin(2017)
as Self
Edmund the Magnificent(2017)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage(2016)
as Self
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land(2016)
as Spooner
- Film
Play the Devil: Making Richard III(2016)
- Film
Shakespeare on Film(2016)
- Film
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen(2016)
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film(2016)
as Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC(2016)
as Self - Performer
The Roof(2016)
as And Even Yet Another Fan
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC(2015)
as Self (archive footage)
The Dresser(2015)
as Norman
Mr. Holmes(2015)
as Sherlock Holmes
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies(2014)
as Gandalf the Grey
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto(2014)
as Self
Nelson Mandela Redrawn(2014)
as Self
X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)In catalog
as Magneto
Miss in Her Teens(2014)
as The Prologue
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug(2013)
as Gandalf the Grey
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin(2013)
as Self
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot(2013)
as Self
Muse of Fire(2013)
as Self
The Wolverine(2013)
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
The Egg Trick(2013)
as Magician
Doctor Who: The Snowmen(2012)
as The Great Intelligence (voice)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)
as Gandalf the Grey
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony(2012)
as Self
Looking for Lowry(2011)
as Self
The Betty Driver Story(2011)
as Self
Small-Time Revolutionary(2010)
as Hamish Miller (voice)
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation(2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Theatreland(2009)
as Self
King Lear(2008)
as King Lear
The Golden Compass(2007)
as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
Stardust(2007)
as Narrator (voice)
Pet Shop Boys: Cubism(2007)
as Self- voice
- Film
The Art of Breaking Character(2007)
as Self
- Film
For the Love of God(2007)
as The Jackdaw
Guerrilla Distribution(2007)
as Self
Flushed Away(2006)
as The Toad (voice)
- Film
X3: The Excitement Continues(2006)
as Self
Brett Ratner's X-Diaries(2006)
as Self
The Making of 'The Two Towers'(2006)
as Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'(2006)
as Self
X-Men: The Last Stand(2006)
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
The Da Vinci Code(2006)
as Sir Leigh Teabing
Saint of 9/11(2006)
as Narrator
Doogal(2006)
as Zebedee (voice)
Asylum(2005)
as Dr. Peter Cleave
Neverwas(2005)
as Gabriel Finch
The Hobart Shakespeareans(2005)
as Self
The Magic Roundabout(2005)
as Zebedee (voice)
Ringers: Lord of the Fans(2005)
as Self
Eighteen(2005)
as Jason Anders (voice)
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'(2004)
as Self
My First Time(2004)
as Narrator
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!(2004)
as Self
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?(2004)
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision(2003)
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)In catalog
as Gandalf
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King(2003)
as Self
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2(2003)
as Self
X2(2003)
as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
X-Men: Premieres Around the World(2003)
as Self
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men(2003)
Emile(2003)
as Emile
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002)In catalog
as Gandalf
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..(2002)
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script(2002)
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast(2002)
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth(2002)
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale(2002)
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design(2002)
as Self
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)In catalog
as Gandalf
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'(2001)
as Self
Quest for the Ring(2001)
as Self
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love(2001)
as Narrator (voice)
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!(2000)
as Self
X-Men(2000)In catalog
as Magneto
X-Men: The Mutant Watch(2000)In catalog
as Self - 'Magneto'
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man(2000)
as Narrator (voice)
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale(1999)
as Self
After Stonewall(1999)
as Self
Apt Pupil(1998)
as Kurt Dussander
Gods and Monsters(1998)
as James Whale
Swept from the Sea(1998)
as Dr. James Kennedy
Bent(1997)
as Uncle Freddie
Surviving Friendly Fire(1997)
A Bit Of Scarlet(1997)
as Narrator
An Evening with Lily Savage(1996)
as Self
Rasputin(1996)
as Tsar Nicholas II
Richard III(1995)
as Richard III
Restoration(1995)
as Will Gates
Jack & Sarah(1995)
as William
Thin Ice(1995)
as Ian McKellen
Cold Comfort Farm(1995)
as Amos Starkadder
To Die For(1994)
as Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest(1994)
as Self
Age of Dissent(1994)
as Self
The Shadow(1994)
as Dr. Reinhardt Lane
David Macaulay: Roman City(1994)
as Augustus Caesar (voice)
I'll Do Anything(1994)
as John Earl McAlpine
Camp Christmas(1993)
Six Degrees of Separation(1993)
as Geoffrey
A Simple Matter of Justice(1993)
as Self
And the Band Played On(1993)
as Bill Kraus
The Ballad of Little Jo(1993)
as Percy Corcoran
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up(1993)
as Narration (voice)
Last Action Hero(1993)
as Death
Gladio(1992)
as Aldo Moro (voice)
Othello(1990)
as Iago
Countdown to War(1989)
as Adolf Hitler
Scandal(1989)
as John Profumo
Scarfe's Follies(1988)
Süleyman the Magnificent(1987)
as Narrator
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)
Priest of Love(1981)
as D.H. Lawrence
- Film
Dying Day(1980)
as Antony Skipling
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour(1979)
as Alexander Ivanov
Macbeth(1979)
as Macbeth
- Film
Graceless Go I(1974)
as Tony
- Film
Hedda Gabler(1972)
as George Tesman
- Film
Craven Arms(1972)
as David Masterman
Hamlet(1970)
as Hamlet
Edward II(1970)
as King Edward
The Tragedy of King Richard II(1970)
as King Richard II
- Film
The Promise(1969)
Alfred the Great(1969)
as Roger
A Touch of Love(1969)
as George
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne(1965)
as Wolf
- Film
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
as Self
- Film
No Man's Land
as Spooner
Cast Away activity
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