Ian McKellan
Facts:
- Was born in Burnley, England
- Was born on May 25,1939
- Was knighted in 1990
- Is a vegetarian
- Played Maggie Smith in a "Weekend Update" skit on an episode of Saturday Night Live that he hosted
- The original Lord of the Rings books, and X-Men comics, both feature a character named Sauron, and a book entitled "The Return of the King." The X-Men graphic novel The Return of the King is, appropriately, about the return of Magneto
- Began acting as a means of escape from mourning after his mother's death and constant bullying at school from fellow students
- Plays Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings
Has appeared in:
- The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne (TV SHOW 1965)
- Sunday Out of Season (TV SHOW 1965)
- "David Copperfield" (1966)
- Hay Fever (TV SHOW 1968)
- A Touch of Love (1969)
- Alfred the Great (1969)
- The Promise (1969)
- Keats (TV SHOW 1970)
- Ross (TV SHOW 1970)
- Hamlet (TV SHOW 1972)
- The Tragedy of King Richard II (TV SHOW 1970)
- Edward II (TV SHOW 1970)
- Hedda Gabler (TV SHOW 1972)
- The Recruiting Officer (TV SHOW 1973)
- Macbeth (TV SHOW 1979)
- Dying Day (TV SHOW 1980)
- Priest of Love (1981)
- Walter (TV SHOW 1982)
- Scarlet Pimpernel, The (TV SHOW 1982)
- The Keep (1983)
- Walter and June (TV SHOW 1983)
- Plenty (1985)
- Zina (1985)
- Windmills of the Gods (TV SHOW 1988)
- Scandal (1989)
- Countdown to War (TV SHOW 1989)
- Othello (TV SHOW 1990)
- "Sleepers" (TV SHOW 1991)
- Last Action Hero (1993)
- The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
- And the Band Played On (TV SHOW 1993)
- Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
- I'll Do Anything (1994)
- The Shadow (1994)
- To Die For (1994)
- Cold Comfort Farm (TV SHOW 1995)
- Jack and Sarah (1995)
- Richard III (1995)
- Restoration (1995)
- Rasputin (TV SHOW 1996)
- Bent (1997)
- Swept from the Sea (1997)
- Gods and Monsters (1998)
- Apt Pupil (1998)
- David Copperfield (TV SHOW 1999)
- Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (2000)
- X-Men (2000)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
- X2 (2003)
- Emile (2003)
- Pet Shop Boys: Pop Art - The Videos (2003)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- Asylum (2004)
Thanks to The Internet Movie Database.
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