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Robin and Marian (1976) -- This swashbuckling, high-spirited romantic sequel to the classic Robin Hood adventure stars Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn.
Uncle Vanya (1991) -- Clip: Modern ways
Ratatouille (2007) -- Interview: Ian Holm "On his character"
O Jerusalem (2006) -- Trailer for this historical drama
Frankenstein (1994) -- In this suspenseful horror tale, film legend Robert DeNiro brings a frightening realism to his portrayal of the tragic Creature created, then abandoned, by Victor Frankenstein.

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Sir Ian Holm is an Academy Award-nominated British film and stage actor... more

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Developed a severe case of stage fright in 1976 while performing The Iceman... more

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Nominated for Oscar. Another 15 wins & 12 nominations more

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10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies
 (From The Movie Fanatic. 8 November 2009, 4:59 AM, PST)

10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies
 (From The Movie Fanatic. 8 November 2009, 4:59 AM, PST)

Alternate Names:

Sir Ian Holm


Filmography

Actor:
  1. This Side of the Looking Glass (2010) (in production) .... Charlie

  2. Ratatouille (2007) (voice) .... Skinner
  3. O Jerusalem (2006) .... Ben Gurion
    ... aka Ô Jérusalem (France)
    ... aka O' Jerusalem (Italy)
  4. The Treatment (2006) .... Dr. Ernesto Morales
  5. Renaissance (2006) (voice) .... Jonas Muller
  6. Lord of War (2005) .... Simeon Weisz
    ... aka Lord of War (France)
  7. Chromophobia (2005) .... Edward Aylesbury
  8. Strangers with Candy (2005) .... Dr. Putney
  9. The Aviator (2004) .... Professor Fitz
    ... aka Aviator (Germany)
  10. 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)
  11. D-Day 6.6.1944 (2004) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka D-Day (UK)
    ... aka D-Day: 6.6.44 (UK: DVD title)
  12. The Day After Tomorrow (2004) .... Terry Rapson
  13. Garden State (2004) .... Gideon Largeman
  14. 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)
  15. Spinning Wheels (2002) .... Hood thief
  16. Waterbaby (2002) (TV) (voice) .... God
  17. "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
  18. 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)
  19. From Hell (2001) .... Sir William Gull
  20. The Emperor's New Clothes (2001) .... Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand
    ... aka I vestiti nuovi dell'imperatore (Italy)
  21. Field of Fish (2000) .... Narrator/Old Tom Maynard
  22. The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) (TV) .... Patrick
  23. Bless the Child (2000) .... Reverend Grissom
    ... aka Die Prophezeiung (Germany)
  24. Beautiful Joe (2000) .... George The Geek
  25. Esther Kahn (2000) .... Nathan Quellen
    ... aka eSTheR KaHN (France: poster title)
  26. The Miracle Maker (2000) (voice) .... Pontius Pilate
    ... aka Gwr Y Gwyrthiau (UK: Welsh title)
  27. Joe Gould's Secret (2000) .... Joe Gould

  28. Animal Farm (1999) (TV) (voice) .... Squealer
  29. Wisconsin Death Trip (1999) (voice) .... Narrator
  30. The Match (1999) .... Big Tam
    ... aka The Beautiful Game (UK: alternative title)
  31. Shergar (1999) .... Joseph Maguire
  32. 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)
  33. eXistenZ (1999) .... Kiri Vinokur
  34. Gooseberries Don't Dance (1999)
  35. "Shanghai Vice" (1999) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
  36. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) (TV) .... White Knight
  37. The Fifth Element (1998) (VG) (voice) .... Priest Vito Cornelius
    ... aka Le cinquième élément (France)
  38. "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
  39. Frog (1998)
  40. Incognito (1997) (uncredited) .... John
  41. A Life Less Ordinary (1997) .... Naville
  42. The Sweet Hereafter (1997) .... Mitchell Stevens
    ... aka De beaux lendemains (Canada: French title)
  43. The Fifth Element (1997) .... Father Vito Cornelius
    ... aka Le cinquième élément (France)
  44. Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) .... Liam Casey
  45. Loch Ness (1996) .... Water Bailiff
  46. Big Night (1996) .... Pascal
  47. The Madness of King George (1994) .... Dr. Willis
    ... aka The Madness of George III (Australia)
    ... aka The Madness of King George III (Australia)
  48. Frankenstein (1994) .... Baron Frankenstein
    ... aka Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (USA: complete title)
  49. "The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends" .... The Tailor (1 episode, 1993)
        - The Tailor of Gloucester (1993) TV episode (voice) .... The Tailor
  50. "The Return of the Borrowers" (1993) TV series .... Pod
  51. "Timewatch" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1993)
    ... aka BBC History: Timewatch (UK)
        - Hunger Strike: A Hidden History (1993) TV episode .... Narrator
  52. The Hour of the Pig (1993) .... Albertus
    ... aka The Advocate
  53. "The Borrowers" (1992) TV series .... Pod
  54. Blue Ice (1992) .... Sir Hector
  55. Naked Lunch (1991) .... Tom Frost
    ... aka Le festin nu (Canada: French title)
  56. Kafka (1991) .... Doctor Murnau
    ... aka Kafka (France)
  57. A Season of Giants (1991) (TV) .... Lorenzo De Medici
    ... aka La primavera di Michelangelo (Italy)
    ... aka Michelangelo: The Last Giant
  58. Uncle Vanya (1991) (TV) .... Astrov
  59. The Last Romantics (1991) (TV) .... F.R. Leavis
  60. Hamlet (1990/I) .... Polonius
  61. "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
  62. The Endless Game (1990) (TV) .... Control

  63. Henry V (1989) .... Fluellen
  64. The Tailor of Gloucester (1989) (TV) .... The Tailor
  65. "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)
  66. Another Woman (1988) .... Ken
  67. Murder by the Book (1986) (TV) .... Hercule Poirot
  68. Dreamchild (1985) .... Reverend Charles L. Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll)
  69. Dance with a Stranger (1985) .... Desmond Cussen
  70. Wetherby (1985) .... Stanley Pilborough
  71. Brazil (1985) .... Mr. M. Kurtzmann
  72. The Browning Version (1985) (TV) .... Andrew Crocker-Harris
  73. Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985) (TV) .... Eustace Edgehill
    ... aka Star Quality: Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (UK)
  74. "Television" (1985) TV series .... Narrator
  75. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) .... Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot
  76. Laughterhouse (1984) .... Ben Singleton
    ... aka Singleton's Pluck
  77. "Play for Today" .... Alexei (1 episode, 1982)
        - Soft Targets (1982) TV episode .... Alexei
  78. "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
  79. Inside the Third Reich (1982) (TV) .... Dr. Joseph Goebbels
  80. "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
  81. The Return of the Soldier (1982) .... Doctor Anderson
  82. Time Bandits (1981) .... Napoleon
  83. Chariots of Fire (1981) .... Sam Mussabini
  84. Strike: The Birth of Solidarity (1981) (TV) .... Lech Walesa
  85. "We, the Accused" (1980) TV mini-series .... Paul Pressett
    ... aka Mystery!: We, the Accused (USA: alternative title)

  86. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Himmelstoss (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) TV episode .... Himmelstoss
  87. S.O.S. Titanic (1979) (TV) .... Joseph Bruce Ismay
  88. Alien (1979) .... Ash
    ... aka Alien: The Director's Cut (USA: director's cut)
  89. Les miserables (1978) (TV) .... Thenardier
  90. The Thief of Baghdad (1978) (TV) .... The Gatekeeper
    ... aka Le voleur de Bagdad (France: theatrical title)
  91. "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
  92. Night School (1978) (TV) .... Walter
  93. "Holocaust" .... Heinrich Himmler (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Holocaust: The Story of the Family Weiss (USA: alternative title)
        - Part 2 (1978) TV episode .... Heinrich Himmler
  94. "BBC2 Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1978)
        - Flayed (1978) TV episode
  95. March or Die (1977) .... El Krim
  96. "Jubilee" .... Bill Ramsey (1 episode, 1977)
        - Ramsey (1977) TV episode .... Bill Ramsey
  97. "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) TV mini-series .... Zerah
    ... aka Gesù di Nazareth (Italy)
  98. The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) (TV) .... Duval
  99. Shout at the Devil (1976) .... Mohammed, O'Flynn's Mute Servant
  100. Robin and Marian (1976) .... King John
  101. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Khrushchov / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1974)
        - The Wood Demon (1974) TV episode .... Khrushchov
        - King Oedipus (1972) TV episode .... Oedipus
  102. Juggernaut (1974) .... Nicholas Porter
    ... aka Terror on the Britannic (UK: DVD title) (USA)
  103. "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)
  104. "Masquerade" .... Blake (1 episode, 1974)
        - May We Come In? (1974) TV episode .... Blake
  105. "Great Mysteries" .... Charles Stubbs (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
        - Trial for Murder (1974) TV episode .... Charles Stubbs
  106. The Homecoming (1973) .... Lenny
    ... aka Harold Pinter's The Homecoming (Australia: DVD box title) (USA: poster title)
  107. "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
  108. Young Winston (1972) .... George E. Buckle
  109. "The Man from Haven" (1972) TV series .... Jack Byron Lever (unknown episodes)
  110. Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) .... David Riccio
  111. Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) .... Yakovlev
  112. "ITV Playhouse" .... Huw (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
        - Funny (1971) TV episode .... Huw
        - Omri's Burning (1969) TV episode
  113. A Severed Head (1970) .... Martin Lynch-Gibbon
  114. "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
  115. "The Wednesday Play" .... Mark Lang (1 episode, 1970)
        - Emma's Time (1970) TV episode .... Mark Lang

  116. "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
  117. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) .... President Poincare
  118. The Fixer (1968) .... Grubeshov
  119. "Mystery and Imagination" .... Frankenstein / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1968)
        - Frankenstein (1968) TV episode .... Frankenstein / the monster
        - The Body Snatcher (1966) TV episode .... MacFarlane
  120. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) .... Puck
  121. The Bofors Gun (1968) .... Flynn
  122. "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
  123. "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
  124. The Cherry Orchard (1962) (TV) .... Trofimov

  125. Girls at Sea (1958) (uncredited)
  126. "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:
  1. Joe Gould's Secret (2000) (performer: "Nobody Knows When You're Down")
Self:
  1. "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)
  2. "Legends" .... Himself - Narrator (1 episode, 2007)
        - Al Bowlly: The Very Thought of You (2007) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Ian Holm) .... Himself - Narrator
  3. The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005) (TV) .... Narrator
  4. "Breakfast" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode dated 3 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  5. Fragile Lives: Immunization at Risk (2004) (voice) .... Narrator
  6. Prisoner of Paradise (2002) (voice) .... Narrator
  7. A Day in the Life of a Hobbit (2002) (V) .... Himself
  8. The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2002) (V) .... Himself
  9. Quest for the Ring (2001) (TV) .... Bilbo Baggins

  10. "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - The Films of Atom Egoyan (????) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "Expedition Journal" .... Voice (1 episode, 1999)
        - Leading the Way (1999) TV episode .... Voice
  12. The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  13. Tale of the Tides: The Hyaena and the Mudskipper (1998) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  14. "Nyhetsmorgon" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Filmen 'Femte elementet'/Nyheter och väder (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "The Churchills" (1996) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
  16. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (1995) (TV) .... Narrator
  17. Hiroshima: The Decision to Drop the Bomb (1995) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  18. The Seas of Zanzibar (1995) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  19. "Surprise Surprise!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
        - Episode #10.1 (1993) TV episode .... Himself
  20. Elizabeth R (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Narrator
  21. The Fever (1991) (voice) .... Narrator
  22. Untitled 'Naked Lunch' Featurette (1991) .... Himself
  23. "Stalin" (1990) TV mini-series .... Narrator

  24. "Korea: The Unknown War" (1988) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
  25. "Arena" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1983)
        - Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano (1983) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
  26. Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano (1983) (TV) .... Narrator
  27. "Omnibus" .... Reader (1 episode, 1981)
        - Landseer: A Victorian Comedy (1981) TV episode .... Reader
  28. Strike! (1980) (TV)
Archive Footage:
  1. "20 to 1"
        - Magnificent Movies (2006) TV episode (uncredited) .... Ash
  2. "80s"
        - Episode #1.5 (2005) TV episode .... Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot
  3. The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004) (VG) .... Bilbo Baggins
  4. The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003) (V) .... Ash/Himself
  5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (VG) .... Bilbo Baggins
  6. The Unforgettable Joan Sims (2002) (TV)
  7. Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Ash
  8. The Alien Legacy (1999) (V) .... Himself
  9. Clay Pigeons (1998) (uncredited) .... Ash - 'Alien'
  10. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Ash (segment "Alien")


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Played Frodo Baggins in the 1981 BBC Radio production of The Lord of the Rings. more

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