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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

Alfred the Great (1969) - Roger
The Promise (1969) - Leonidik
Priest of Love (1981) - D.H. Lawrence
Time Bandits (1981) - Young
The Keep (1983) - Dr. Theodore Cuza
Zina (1985) - Kronfeld
Plenty (1985) - Sir Andrew Charlson
Scandal (1989) - John Profumo
Last Action Hero (1993) - Death
The Ballad of Little Jo (1993) - Percy Corcoran
Six Degrees of Separation (1993) - Geoffrey
Tombstone (1993) - Louis
I'll Do Anything (1994) - John Earl McAlpine
The Shadow (1994) - Reinhardt Lane
Jack & Sarah (1995) - William
Richard III (1995) - Richard III
Restoration (1995) - Will Gates
Bent (1997) - Uncle Freddie
Gods and Monsters (1998) - James Whale
Apt Pupil (1998) - Kurt Dussander
X-Men (2000) - Eric Lensherr / Magneto
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
Sprung! The Magic Roundabout (2005) - Zebedee (voice)
Asylum (2005) - Dr. Peter Cleave
Neverwas (2005) - Gabriel Finch
The Da Vinci Code (2006) - Sir Leigh Teabing
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) - Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Flushed Away (2006) - The Toad (voice)
Stardust (2007) - Narrator (voice)
The Golden Compass (2007) - Iorek Byrnison (voice)
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
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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 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==
 Alfred the Great (1969) - Roger<br />
 The Promise (1969) - Leonidik<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 />
 Priest of Love (1981) - D.H. Lawrence<br />
 Time Bandits (1981) - Young<br />
-Strange Brew (1983) - Antonio<br />
 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 />
-Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) - Sadler<br />
 Scandal (1989) - John Profumo<br />
-The Doors (1991) - Leo<br />
-Thelma & Louise (1991) - Fred<br />
-Point Break (1991) - Paul<br />
-The Last Boy Scout (1991) - Horn<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) - Dr. Hal<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 />
 Bent (1997) - Uncle Freddie<br />
-Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) - Carl<br />
-The Full Monty (1997) - Platoon<br />
-L.A. Confidential (1997) - Caan<br />
-Amy Foster (1997) - Dr. James Kennedy<br />
 Gods and Monsters (1998) - James Whale<br />
 Apt Pupil (1998) - Kurt Dussander<br />
-Soldier (1998) - Ozzie<br />
-The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) - Kazar<br />
 X-Men (2000) - Eric Lensherr / Magneto<br />
-Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) - Leonardo<br />
-Exit Wounds (2001) - Scott Lee<br />
-Swordfish (2001) - Berry<br />
-Training Day (2001) - Carry<br />
-Bandits (2001) - Jimmy<br />
-From Hell (2001) - Timmy<br />
 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - Gandalf<br />
 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Gandalf<br />
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 Emile (2003) - Emile<br />
 The Lord of the Rings (2003) - The Return of the King (2003) - Gandalf<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 />
-Eighteen (2005) - Jason Anders (voice)<br />
-Displaced (2006) - (voice)<br />
-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 />
-I Am Legend (2007) - Sir Christopher<br />
-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<br />
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 Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) - Darwin<br />
 Mr. Holmes (2015) - Sherlock Holmes<br />
-Creed (2015) - Rick<br />
-The Revenant (2015) - Bile<br />
-Deadpool (2016) - Magneto<br />
-Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) - Walken<br />
 National Theatre Live: No Man's Land (2016) - Spooner<br />
 Beauty and the Beast (2017) - Cogsworth<br />
 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]