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Date of Birth:
12 September
1931
,
Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK
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Mini Biography:
Sir Ian Holm is an Academy Award-nominated British film and stage actor...
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Has played Napoleon Bonaparte three times in
"Napoleon and Love"
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Time Bandits
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 15 wins & 12 nominations
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'The Hobbit' May Do Whatever A Spider Can If Tobey Maguire Lands The Role Of Bilbo Baggins
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. 14 December 2009, 3:00 PM, PST)
Tobey Maguire May Make Hobbit a Habit
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Alternate Names:
Sir Ian Holm
US TV Schedule:
Wed. Dec. 16
6:00 PM
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The Fifth Element
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Actor
,
Soundtrack
,
Miscellaneous Crew
,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Actor:
In Production
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
This Side of the Looking Glass
(2010)
(
in production
)
....
Charlie
Ratatouille
(2007) (voice) ....
Skinner
O Jerusalem
(2006) ....
Ben Gurion
... aka Ô Jérusalem (France)
... aka O' Jerusalem (Italy)
The Treatment
(2006) .... Dr. Ernesto Morales
Renaissance
(2006) (voice) .... Jonas Muller
Lord of War
(2005) ....
Simeon Weisz
... aka Lord of War (France)
Chromophobia
(2005) .... Edward Aylesbury
Strangers with Candy
(2005) .... Dr. Putney
The Aviator
(2004) ....
Professor Fitz
... aka Aviator (Germany)
The Last Dragon
(2004) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator (UK version)
... aka Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real (USA: DVD title)
... aka Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (USA)
D-Day 6.6.1944
(2004) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka D-Day (UK)
... aka D-Day: 6.6.44 (UK: DVD title)
The Day After Tomorrow
(2004) ....
Terry Rapson
Garden State
(2004) ....
Gideon Largeman
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(2003) ....
Bilbo
... aka Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs (Germany)
... aka The Return of the King (USA: short title)
Spinning Wheels
(2002) .... Hood thief
Waterbaby
(2002) (TV) (voice) ....
God
"The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science"
.... Narrator (1 episode, 2002)
... aka The New Detectives (USA: short title)
-
Murder for Hire
(2002)
TV episode
(voice) .... Narrator
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(2001) ....
Bilbo Baggins
... aka The Fellowship of the Ring (USA: short title)
... aka The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Motion Picture (USA: promotional title)
From Hell
(2001) ....
Sir William Gull
The Emperor's New Clothes
(2001) ....
Napoleon Bonaparte
/ Sergeant Eugene Lenormand
... aka I vestiti nuovi dell'imperatore (Italy)
Field of Fish
(2000) .... Narrator/Old Tom Maynard
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
(2000) (TV) .... Patrick
Bless the Child
(2000) .... Reverend Grissom
... aka Die Prophezeiung (Germany)
Beautiful Joe
(2000) .... George The Geek
Esther Kahn
(2000) .... Nathan Quellen
... aka eSTheR KaHN (France: poster title)
The Miracle Maker
(2000) (voice) ....
Pontius Pilate
... aka Gwr Y Gwyrthiau (UK: Welsh title)
Joe Gould's Secret
(2000) .... Joe Gould
Animal Farm
(1999) (TV) (voice) ....
Squealer
Wisconsin Death Trip
(1999) (voice) .... Narrator
The Match
(1999) .... Big Tam
... aka The Beautiful Game (UK: alternative title)
Shergar
(1999) .... Joseph Maguire
Simon Magus
(1999) .... Sirius / Boris /
The Devil
... aka Simon Magus: A Tale from a Vanished World (UK: closing credits title)
... aka Simon le magicien (France)
eXistenZ
(1999) .... Kiri Vinokur
Gooseberries Don't Dance
(1999)
"Shanghai Vice"
(1999)
TV mini-series
(voice) .... Narrator
Alice Through the Looking Glass
(1998) (TV) ....
White Knight
The Fifth Element
(1998) (VG) (voice) ....
Priest Vito Cornelius
... aka Le cinquième élément (France)
"Performance"
.... Lear / ... (3 episodes, 1994-1998)
-
King Lear
(1998)
TV episode
....
Lear
-
Landscape
(1995)
TV episode
-
The Deep Blue Sea
(1994)
TV episode
....
Sir William Collyer
Frog
(1998)
Incognito
(1997) (uncredited) .... John
A Life Less Ordinary
(1997) .... Naville
The Sweet Hereafter
(1997) ....
Mitchell Stevens
... aka De beaux lendemains (Canada: French title)
The Fifth Element
(1997) ....
Father Vito Cornelius
... aka Le cinquième élément (France)
Night Falls on Manhattan
(1996) .... Liam Casey
Loch Ness
(1996) ....
Water Bailiff
Big Night
(1996) ....
Pascal
The Madness of King George
(1994) ....
Dr. Willis
... aka The Madness of George III (Australia)
... aka The Madness of King George III (Australia)
Frankenstein
(1994) ....
Baron Frankenstein
... aka Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (USA: complete title)
"The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends"
.... The Tailor (1 episode, 1993)
-
The Tailor of Gloucester
(1993)
TV episode
(voice) .... The Tailor
"The Return of the Borrowers"
(1993)
TV series
....
Pod
"Timewatch"
.... Narrator (1 episode, 1993)
... aka BBC History: Timewatch (UK)
-
Hunger Strike: A Hidden History
(1993)
TV episode
.... Narrator
The Hour of the Pig
(1993) .... Albertus
... aka The Advocate
"The Borrowers"
(1992)
TV series
....
Pod
Blue Ice
(1992) .... Sir Hector
Naked Lunch
(1991) ....
Tom Frost
... aka Le festin nu (Canada: French title)
Kafka
(1991) .... Doctor Murnau
... aka Kafka (France)
A Season of Giants
(1991) (TV) ....
Lorenzo De Medici
... aka La primavera di Michelangelo (Italy)
... aka Michelangelo: The Last Giant
Uncle Vanya
(1991) (TV) ....
Astrov
The Last Romantics
(1991) (TV) .... F.R. Leavis
Hamlet
(1990/I) ....
Polonius
"Chillers"
(1 episode)
... aka Cadavres exquis (France: short title)
... aka Les cadavres exquis de Patricia Highsmith (France)
... aka Mistress of Suspense (UK)
... aka Patricia Highsmith's Tales (International: English title: complete title)
-
The Stuff of Madness
(????)
TV episode
The Endless Game
(1990) (TV) ....
Control
Henry V
(1989) ....
Fluellen
The Tailor of Gloucester
(1989) (TV) .... The Tailor
"Game, Set, and Match"
.... Bernard Samson (13 episodes, 1988)
-
London Match: Part 3
(1988)
TV episode
.... Bernard Samson
-
London Match: Part 2
(1988)
TV episode
.... Bernard Samson
-
London Match: Part 1
(1988)
TV episode
.... Bernard Samson
-
Mexico Set: Part 5
(1988)
TV episode
.... Bernard Samson
-
Mexico Set: Part 4
(1988)
TV episode
.... Bernard Samson
(
8 more
)
Another Woman
(1988) .... Ken
Murder by the Book
(1986) (TV) ....
Hercule Poirot
Dreamchild
(1985) ....
Reverend Charles L. Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll)
Dance with a Stranger
(1985) .... Desmond Cussen
Wetherby
(1985) .... Stanley Pilborough
Brazil
(1985) ....
Mr. M. Kurtzmann
The Browning Version
(1985) (TV) ....
Andrew Crocker-Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
(1985) (TV) .... Eustace Edgehill
... aka Star Quality: Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (UK)
"Television"
(1985)
TV series
.... Narrator
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
(1984) ....
Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot
Laughterhouse
(1984) .... Ben Singleton
... aka Singleton's Pluck
"Play for Today"
.... Alexei (1 episode, 1982)
-
Soft Targets
(1982)
TV episode
.... Alexei
"Tales of the Unexpected"
.... Alan Corwin (1 episode, 1982)
... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
-
Death Can Add
(1982)
TV episode
.... Alan Corwin
Inside the Third Reich
(1982) (TV) ....
Dr. Joseph Goebbels
"The Bell"
.... Michael Meade (4 episodes, 1982)
-
Episode #1.4
(1982)
TV episode
....
Michael Meade
-
Episode #1.3
(1982)
TV episode
....
Michael Meade
-
Episode #1.2
(1982)
TV episode
....
Michael Meade
-
Episode #1.1
(1982)
TV episode
....
Michael Meade
The Return of the Soldier
(1982) .... Doctor Anderson
Time Bandits
(1981) ....
Napoleon
Chariots of Fire
(1981) ....
Sam Mussabini
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
(1981) (TV) .... Lech Walesa
"We, the Accused"
(1980)
TV mini-series
.... Paul Pressett
... aka Mystery!: We, the Accused (USA: alternative title)
"Hallmark Hall of Fame"
.... Himmelstoss (1 episode, 1979)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
-
All Quiet on the Western Front
(1979)
TV episode
....
Himmelstoss
S.O.S. Titanic
(1979) (TV) ....
Joseph Bruce Ismay
Alien
(1979) ....
Ash
... aka Alien: The Director's Cut (USA: director's cut)
Les miserables
(1978) (TV) ....
Thenardier
The Thief of Baghdad
(1978) (TV) .... The Gatekeeper
... aka Le voleur de Bagdad (France: theatrical title)
"The Lost Boys"
.... J.M. Barrie (3 episodes, 1978)
... aka J.M. Barrie and the Lost Boys
-
An Awfully Big Adventure
(1978)
TV episode
....
J.M. Barrie
-
Dark and Sinister Man
(1978)
TV episode
....
J.M. Barrie
-
We Set Out to Be Wrecked
(1978)
TV episode
....
J.M. Barrie
Night School
(1978) (TV) .... Walter
"Holocaust"
.... Heinrich Himmler (2 episodes, 1978)
... aka Holocaust: The Story of the Family Weiss (USA: alternative title)
-
Part 4
(1978)
TV episode
....
Heinrich Himmler
-
Part 3
(1978)
TV episode
....
Heinrich Himmler
"BBC2 Play of the Week"
(1 episode, 1978)
-
Flayed
(1978)
TV episode
March or Die
(1977) .... El Krim
"Jubilee"
.... Bill Ramsey (1 episode, 1977)
-
Ramsey
(1977)
TV episode
.... Bill Ramsey
"Jesus of Nazareth"
(1977)
TV mini-series
....
Zerah
... aka Gesù di Nazareth (Italy)
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1977) (TV) .... Duval
Shout at the Devil
(1976) .... Mohammed, O'Flynn's Mute Servant
Robin and Marian
(1976) ....
King John
"BBC Play of the Month"
.... Khrushchov / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1974)
-
The Wood Demon
(1974)
TV episode
.... Khrushchov
-
King Oedipus
(1972)
TV episode
....
Oedipus
Juggernaut
(1974) .... Nicholas Porter
... aka Terror on the Britannic (UK: DVD title) (USA)
"Napoleon and Love"
.... Napoleon (9 episodes, 1974)
-
The End of Love
(1974)
TV episode
....
Napoleon
-
Louise
(1974)
TV episode
....
Napoleon
-
Maria Luisa
(1974)
TV episode
....
Napoleon
-
Maria Walewska
(1974)
TV episode
....
Napoleon
-
Eleonore
(1974)
TV episode
....
Napoleon
(
4 more
)
"Masquerade"
.... Blake (1 episode, 1974)
-
May We Come In?
(1974)
TV episode
.... Blake
"Great Mysteries"
.... Charles Stubbs (1 episode, 1974)
... aka Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
-
Trial for Murder
(1974)
TV episode
.... Charles Stubbs
The Homecoming
(1973) .... Lenny
... aka Harold Pinter's The Homecoming (Australia: DVD box title) (USA: poster title)
"Conjugal Rights"
.... Michael (3 episodes, 1973)
-
Michael and Jenny
(1973)
TV episode
.... Michael
-
Charles and Paula
(1973)
TV episode
.... Michael
-
Alan and Rosamund
(1973)
TV episode
.... Michael
Young Winston
(1972) .... George E. Buckle
"The Man from Haven"
(1972)
TV series
.... Jack Byron Lever (unknown episodes)
Mary, Queen of Scots
(1971) ....
David Riccio
Nicholas and Alexandra
(1971) ....
Yakovlev
"ITV Playhouse"
.... Huw (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
-
Funny
(1971)
TV episode
.... Huw
-
Omri's Burning
(1969)
TV episode
A Severed Head
(1970) .... Martin Lynch-Gibbon
"Armchair Theatre"
.... Edward Gobey / ... (3 episodes, 1963-1970)
-
The End of the Line
(1970)
TV episode
.... Reverend P. Bagley
-
Edward the Confessor
(1969)
TV episode
.... Edward Gobey
-
The Paradise Suite
(1963)
TV episode
.... Jamie Norton
"The Wednesday Play"
.... Mark Lang (1 episode, 1970)
-
Emma's Time
(1970)
TV episode
.... Mark Lang
"ITV Saturday Night Theatre"
.... David Peters (1 episode, 1969)
... aka ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
-
Moonlight on the Highway
(1969)
TV episode
.... David Peters
Oh! What a Lovely War
(1969) .... President Poincare
The Fixer
(1968) .... Grubeshov
"Mystery and Imagination"
.... Frankenstein / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1968)
-
Frankenstein
(1968)
TV episode
....
Frankenstein
/
the monster
-
The Body Snatcher
(1966)
TV episode
.... MacFarlane
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1968) ....
Puck
The Bofors Gun
(1968) .... Flynn
"The Power Game"
.... Sefton Kemp (4 episodes, 1966)
-
Confound Their Politics
(1966)
TV episode
....
Sefton Kemp
-
Trade Secret
(1966)
TV episode
....
Sefton Kemp
-
Persons and Papers
(1966)
TV episode
....
Sefton Kemp
-
Late Via Rome
(1966)
TV episode
....
Sefton Kemp
"War of the Roses"
.... King Richard III / ... (2 episodes, 1965)
-
Richard III
(1965)
TV episode
....
King Richard III
-
Edward IV
(1965)
TV episode
....
Richard Duke of Gloucester
The Cherry Orchard
(1962) (TV) .... Trofimov
Girls at Sea
(1958) (uncredited)
"ITV Play of the Week"
.... Granillo (2 episodes, 1957)
... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
-
Rope
(1957)
TV episode
.... Granillo
-
The Wooden Dish
(1957)
TV episode
.... Granillo
Soundtrack:
Joe Gould's Secret
(2000) (performer: "Nobody Knows When You're Down")
Miscellaneous Crew:
Treasures in Trust
(1995) (TV) (narrator)
Self:
2000s
1990s
1980s
"Horizon"
.... Himself - Narrator (6 episodes, 2005-2008)
-
Are We Alone in the Universe?
(2008)
TV episode
(voice) .... Himself - Narrator
-
My Pet Dinosaur
(2007)
TV episode
(voice) .... Himself - Narrator
-
We Are the Aliens
(2006)
TV episode
(voice) .... Himself - Narrator
-
Bye Bye Planet Pluto
(2006)
TV episode
(voice) .... Himself - Narrator
-
Most of Our Universe Is Missing
(2006)
TV episode
(voice) .... Himself - Narrator
(
1 more
)
"Legends"
.... Himself - Narrator (1 episode, 2007)
-
Al Bowlly: The Very Thought of You
(2007)
TV episode
(voice) (as Sir Ian Holm) .... Himself - Narrator
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
(2005) (TV) .... Narrator
"Breakfast"
.... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
-
Episode dated 3 September 2004
(2004)
TV episode
.... Himself
Fragile Lives: Immunization at Risk
(2004) (voice) .... Narrator
Prisoner of Paradise
(2002) (voice) .... Narrator
A Day in the Life of a Hobbit
(2002) (V) .... Himself
The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
(2002) (V) .... Himself
Quest for the Ring
(2001) (TV) ....
Bilbo Baggins
"The Directors"
.... Himself (1 episode)
-
The Films of Atom Egoyan
(????)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Expedition Journal"
.... Voice (1 episode, 1999)
-
Leading the Way
(1999)
TV episode
.... Voice
The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
(1999) (TV) .... Himself
Tale of the Tides: The Hyaena and the Mudskipper
(1998) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
"Nyhetsmorgon"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
-
Filmen 'Femte elementet'/Nyheter och väder
(1997)
TV episode
.... Himself
"The Churchills"
(1996)
TV mini-series
(voice) .... Narrator
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
(1995) (TV) .... Narrator
Hiroshima: The Decision to Drop the Bomb
(1995) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
The Seas of Zanzibar
(1995) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
"Surprise Surprise!"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
-
Episode #10.1
(1993)
TV episode
.... Himself
Elizabeth R
(1992) (TV) .... Himself - Narrator
The Fever
(1991) (voice) .... Narrator
Untitled 'Naked Lunch' Featurette
(1991) .... Himself
"Stalin"
(1990)
TV mini-series
.... Narrator
"Korea: The Unknown War"
(1988)
TV mini-series
(voice) .... Narrator
"Arena"
.... Narrator (1 episode, 1983)
-
Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano
(1983)
TV episode
(voice) .... Narrator
Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano
(1983) (TV) .... Narrator
"Omnibus"
.... Reader (1 episode, 1981)
-
Landseer: A Victorian Comedy
(1981)
TV episode
.... Reader
Strike!
(1980) (TV)
Archive Footage:
"20 to 1"
-
Magnificent Movies
(2006)
TV episode
(uncredited) .... Ash
"80s"
-
Episode #1.5
(2005)
TV episode
.... Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
(2004) (VG) .... Bilbo Baggins
The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien'
(2003) (V) .... Ash/Himself
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(2003) (VG) .... Bilbo Baggins
The Unforgettable Joan Sims
(2002) (TV)
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
(2000) (TV) .... Ash
The Alien Legacy
(1999) (V) .... Himself
Clay Pigeons
(1998) (uncredited) .... Ash - 'Alien'
Terror in the Aisles
(1984) .... Ash (segment "Alien")
Additional Details
Other Works:
Played Frodo Baggins in the 1981 BBC Radio production of The Lord of the Rings.
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Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 2 Interviews | 6 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo
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