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"The Lord of the Rings is just mythology, it's a fairytale, it's an adventure. It never happened, except in our hearts. But then there was the Shire in 3 dimensions. And smoke coming out of the burrows where they lived….. And, I believed."

—McKellen on The Lord of the Rings

Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born May 25, 1939) is a highly acclaimed English actor on both stage and screen. His roles have spanned genres from serious Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular action movies. He is also known for his longtime portrayal of X-Men character Erik Lensherr (Magneto) in the movies based on the Marvel comic. He is also well known as a campaigner for gay rights. For over a decade he has lived in a five-story Victorian conversion in Narrow Street, within London.

McKellen played the role of the wizard Gandalf in Peter Jackson's three films that comprise the screen adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel trilogy The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King). For the first chapter, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised the role of Gandalf for the three-part film adaptation of The Hobbit, including The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the second-part, The Desolation of Smaug and the final-part of the trilogy, The Battle of the Five Armies.

Filmography

Mary Poppins (1964) - Penn
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) - Mickey
Fantastic Voyage (1966) - Burton
The Sand Pebbles (1966) - General Gene
The Good the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - Roddy
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - Randall
Hang 'Em High (1968) - Rita
Thank You All Very Much (1969) - George
Alfred the Great (1969) - Roger
The Promise (1969) - Leonidik
MASH (1970) - Robert
Kelly's Heroes (1970) - Spike
The Omega Man (1971) - Compare
The Godfather (1972) - Hart
The Poseidon Adventure (1972) - Stone
Soylent Green (1973) - Rex
Mean Streets (1973) - Harley
Westworld (1973) - Brian
The Towering Inferno (1974) - Gold
The Godfather Part II (1974) - Hart
Nashville (1975) - Roy
Logan's Run (1976) - Adam
A Bridge Too Far (1977) - Soda
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - Clarence
Caddyshack (1980) - Bulldog
Priest of Love (1981) - D.H. Lawrence
Time Bandits (1981) - Young
Strange Brew (1983) - Antonio
The Keep (1983) - Dr. Theodore Cuza
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) - Deep
Once Upon a Time in America (1984) - Harvey
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984) - Wayne
Night of the Comet (1984) - Bruce
Brazil (1985) - Scott
Ladyhawke (1985) - Luke Lee
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) - Redford
Zina (1985) - Kronfeld
Plenty (1985) - Sir Andrew Charlson
The Untouchables (1987) - Foley
Spaceballs (1987) - Hank
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) - Samson
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) - Sadler
Scandal (1989) - John Profumo
Back to the Future Part II (1989) - Tony Jason
Goodfellas (1990) - Lee
The Godfather Part III (1990) - Hart
The Doors (1991) - Leo
Thelma & Louise (1991) - Fred
Point Break (1991) - Paul
The Last Boy Scout (1991) - Horn
Wayne's World (1992) - Luke Skywalker
Sister Act (1992) - Lemmon
Last Action Hero (1993) - Death
The Ballad of Little Jo (1993) - Percy Corcoran
Demolition Man (1993) - Mr. Claire
Six Degrees of Separation (1993) - Geoffrey
Tombstone (1993) - Louis
I'll Do Anything (1994) - John Earl McAlpine
The Shadow (1994) - Reinhardt Lane
Airheads (1994) - Dr. Hal
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) - Flora
Jack & Sarah (1995) - William
Richard III (1995) - Richard III
Empire Records (1995) - Nicky
Casino (1995) - Edward
Heat (1995) - Dr. Albert
Restoration (1995) - Will Gates
Bent (1997) - Uncle Freddie
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) - Carl
The Full Monty (1997) - Platoon
L.A. Confidential (1997) - Caan
Amy Foster (1997) - Dr. James Kennedy
Gods and Monsters (1998) - James Whale
Apt Pupil (1998) - Kurt Dussander
Soldier (1998) - Ozzie
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) - Kazar
X-Men (2000) - Eric Lensherr / Magneto
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) - Leonardo
Exit Wounds (2001) - Scott Lee
Swordfish (2001) - Berry
Rat Race (2001) - Greg
Training Day (2001) - Carry
Bandits (2001) - Jimmy
From Hell (2001) - Timmy
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - Gandalf
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Gandalf
X2: X-Men United (2003) - Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
Emile (2003) - Emile
The Lord of the Rings (2003) - The Return of the King (2003) - Gandalf
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) - Ed
National Treasure (2004) - Plums
Flight of the Phoenix (2004) - Luke Matthews
The Aviator (2004) - Luke Randall
Elektra (2005) - Martin
Sprung! The Magic Roundabout (2005) - Zebedee (voice)
Hitch (2005) - Elliot
Asylum (2005) - Dr. Peter Cleave
Neverwas (2005) - Gabriel Finch
Eighteen (2005) - Jason Anders (voice)
Displaced (2006) - (voice)
Doogal (2006) - Zebedee (voice)
The Da Vinci Code (2006) - Sir Leigh Teabing
Over the Hedge (2006) - Emmy (voice)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) - Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
The Departed (2006) - Law
Flushed Away (2006) - The Toad (voice)
Blood Diamond (2006) - Clive
Reno 911!: Miami (2007) - Claire
Stardust (2007) - Narrator (voice)
American Gangster (2007) - Chiwetel
Lions for Lambs (2007) - Ford
The Golden Compass (2007) - Iorek Byrnison (voice)
I Am Legend (2007) - Sir Christopher
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) - Andrew
Jumper (2008) - Jean
Knight and Day (2010) - Harrison
Unknown (2011) - Frankie
The Muppets (2011) - Whitey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) - Gandalf
The Wolverine (2013) - Magneto
Jobs (2013) - Hugh
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) - Gandalf
Miss in Her Teens (2014) - The Prologue
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - Magneto
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) - Gandalf
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) - Darwin
Mr. Holmes (2015) - Sherlock Holmes
Creed (2015) - Rick
The Revenant (2015) - Bile
Deadpool (2016) - Magneto
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) - Walken
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land (2016) - Spooner
Beauty and the Beast (2017) - Cogsworth
Animal Crackers (2017) - Horatio P. Huntington (voice)

External links

Ian McKellen Official Website
Ian McKellen on Wikipedia

The Lord of the Rings main cast

Sean Astin • Sean Bean • Cate Blanchett • Orlando Bloom • Billy Boyd •
Marton Csokas • Brad Dourif • Bernard Hill • Ian Holm • Christopher Lee •
Lawrence Makoare • Sir Ian McKellen • Dominic Monaghan • Viggo Mortensen • John Noble •
Paul Norell • Miranda Otto • Craig Parker • Andy Serkis • John Rhys-Davies •
Liv Tyler • Karl Urban • Hugo Weaving • David Wenham • Elijah Wood

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 {{Quote|[[The Lord of the Rings]] is just mythology, it's a fairytale, it's an adventure. It never happened, except in our hearts. But then there was the [[Shire]] in 3 dimensions. And smoke coming out of the burrows where they lived….. And, I believed.|McKellen on ''The Lord of the Rings''}}
-Sir '''Ian Murray McKellen''' (born May 25, 1939) is a highly acclaimed [[England|English]] [[actor]] on both stage and screen. His roles have spanned genres from serious Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular action movies.  He is also known for his longtime portrayal of ''X-Men'' character Erik Lensherr (Magneto) in the movies based on the Marvel comic. He is also well known as a campaigner for [[Wikipedia:gay rights|gay rights]]. For over a decade he has lived in a five-story Victorian conversion in Narrow Street, within London, the capital of England.
+'''Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE''' (born May 25, 1939) is a highly acclaimed [[England|English]] [[actor]] on both stage and screen. His roles have spanned genres from serious Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular action movies. He is also known for his longtime portrayal of ''X-Men'' character Erik Lensherr (Magneto) in the movies based on the Marvel comic. He is also well known as a campaigner for [[Wikipedia:gay rights|gay rights]]. For over a decade he has lived in a five-story Victorian conversion in Narrow Street, within [[London]].
-McKellen played the role of [[Gandalf]] in the [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|three films]] that comprise the screen adaptation of [[Tolkien]]'s novel trilogy ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' (''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Two Towers]]'', and ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Return of the King]]''). For the first chapter, he received an [[Wikipedia:Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor]]. He reprised the role of Gandalf for the [[The Hobbit (films)|three-part film]] adaptation of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', including [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]], the second-part, [[The Desolation of Smaug]] and the final-part of the trilogy, [[Battle of the Five Armies]].
+McKellen played the role of the [[wizard]] [[Gandalf]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|three films]] that comprise the screen adaptation of [[Tolkien|J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s novel trilogy ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' (''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Two Towers]]'', and ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Return of the King]]''). For the first chapter, he received an [[Wikipedia:Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor]]. He reprised the role of Gandalf for the [[The Hobbit (films)|three-part film]] adaptation of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', including [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'']], the second-part, [[The Desolation of Smaug|''The Desolation of Smaug'']] and the final-part of the trilogy, ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.
-==Filmography==
+== Filmography ==
 Mary Poppins (1964) - Penn<br />
@@ Line 27: / Line 26: @@
 The Good the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - Roddy<br />
 Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - Randall<br />
+Hang 'Em High (1968) - Rita<br />
 Thank You All Very Much (1969) - George<br />
 Alfred the Great (1969) - Roger<br />
@@ Line 32: / Line 32: @@
 MASH (1970) - Robert<br />
 Kelly's Heroes (1970) - Spike<br />
+The Omega Man (1971) - Compare<br />
+The Godfather (1972) - Hart<br />
 The Poseidon Adventure (1972) - Stone<br />
+Soylent Green (1973) - Rex<br />
+Mean Streets (1973) - Harley<br />
 Westworld (1973) - Brian<br />
 The Towering Inferno (1974) - Gold<br />
+The Godfather Part II (1974) - Hart<br />
 Nashville (1975) - Roy<br />
+Logan's Run (1976) - Adam<br />
+A Bridge Too Far (1977) - Soda<br />
 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - Clarence<br />
 Caddyshack (1980) - Bulldog<br />
@@ Line 43: / Line 50: @@
 The Keep (1983) - Dr. Theodore Cuza<br />
 This Is Spinal Tap (1984) - Deep<br />
+Once Upon a Time in America (1984) - Harvey<br />
 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984) - Wayne<br />
+Night of the Comet (1984) - Bruce<br />
 Brazil (1985) - Scott<br />
+Ladyhawke (1985) - Luke Lee<br />
 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) - Redford<br />
 Zina (1985) - Kronfeld<br />
 Plenty (1985) - Sir Andrew Charlson<br />
+The Untouchables (1987) - Foley<br />
 Spaceballs (1987) - Hank<br />
 Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) - Samson<br />
@@ Line 54: / Line 65: @@
 Back to the Future Part II (1989) - Tony Jason<br />
 Goodfellas (1990) - Lee<br />
+The Godfather Part III (1990) - Hart<br />
 The Doors (1991) - Leo<br />
+Thelma & Louise (1991) - Fred<br />
+Point Break (1991) - Paul<br />
 The Last Boy Scout (1991) - Horn<br />
 Wayne's World (1992) - Luke Skywalker<br />
+Sister Act (1992) - Lemmon<br />
 Last Action Hero (1993) - Death<br />
 The Ballad of Little Jo (1993) - Percy Corcoran<br />
+Demolition Man (1993) - Mr. Claire<br />
 Six Degrees of Separation (1993) - Geoffrey<br />
+Tombstone (1993) - Louis<br />
 I'll Do Anything (1994) - John Earl McAlpine<br />
 The Shadow (1994) - Reinhardt Lane<br />
-Airheads (1994) - Fred<br />
+Airheads (1994) - Dr. Hal<br />
-Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) - Sammy<br />
+Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) - Flora<br />
 Jack & Sarah (1995) - William<br />
 Richard III (1995) - Richard III<br />
+Empire Records (1995) - Nicky<br />
+Casino (1995) - Edward<br />
 Heat (1995) - Dr. Albert<br />
 Restoration (1995) - Will Gates<br />
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 Emile (2003) - Emile<br />
 The Lord of the Rings (2003) - The Return of the King (2003) - Gandalf<br />
+The Day After Tomorrow (2004) - Ed<br />
+National Treasure (2004) - Plums<br />
+Flight of the Phoenix (2004) - Luke Matthews<br />
+The Aviator (2004) - Luke Randall<br />
+Elektra (2005) - Martin<br />
 Sprung! The Magic Roundabout (2005) - Zebedee (voice)<br />
+Hitch (2005) - Elliot<br />
 Asylum (2005) - Dr. Peter Cleave<br />
 Neverwas (2005) - Gabriel Finch<br />
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 Doogal (2006) - Zebedee (voice)<br />
 The Da Vinci Code (2006) - Sir Leigh Teabing<br />
+Over the Hedge (2006) - Emmy (voice)<br />
 X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) - Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto<br />
+The Departed (2006) - Law<br />
 Flushed Away (2006) - The Toad (voice)<br />
 Blood Diamond (2006) - Clive<br />
 Reno 911!: Miami (2007) - Claire<br />
 Stardust (2007) - Narrator (voice)<br />
+American Gangster (2007) - Chiwetel<br />
 Lions for Lambs (2007) - Ford<br />
 The Golden Compass (2007) - Iorek Byrnison (voice)<br />
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 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) - Andrew<br />
 Jumper (2008) - Jean<br />
+Knight and Day (2010) - Harrison<br />
+Unknown (2011) - Frankie<br />
+The Muppets (2011) - Whitey<br />
 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) - Gandalf<br />
-The Wolverine (2013) - Magneto (uncredited)<br />
+The Wolverine (2013) - Magneto<br />
+Jobs (2013) - Hugh<br />
 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) - Gandalf<br />
 Miss in Her Teens (2014) - The Prologue<br />
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 Animal Crackers (2017) - Horatio P. Huntington (voice)<br />
-==External links==
+== External links ==
 * [http://www.mckellen.com/ Ian McKellen] Official Website
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McKellen Ian McKellen] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]
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