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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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Date of Birth:
12 September 1931, Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK more
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Mini Biography:
Sir Ian Holm is an Academy Award-nominated British film and stage actor... more
Trivia:
Has played Napoleon Bonaparte three times in "Napoleon and Love" (1974), Time Bandits (1981)... more
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Down 28% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 15 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(34 articles)
Ridley Scott Describes Alien Prequel
 (From Screen Rant. 29 October 2009, 1:39 PM, PDT)
Blu-Ray Round Up, Oct. 15, 2009: ‘Wolf,’ ‘Waterworld,’ ‘Frankenstein’
 (From HollywoodChicago.com. 15 October 2009, 3:37 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Sir Ian Holm
US TV Schedule:
Fri. Nov. 611:00 PMAMC From Hell  more

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. This Side of the Looking Glass (in production) (2010) Charlie 2010 - -
- 2. Ratatouille (2007) (voice) Skinner 2007 $616M 8.2 (113,774)
- 3. O Jerusalem (2006)   Ben Gurion 2006 - 6.5 (401)
AKAs:
  • Ô Jérusalem (France)
  • O' Jerusalem (Italy)
- 4. The Treatment (2006) Dr. Ernesto Morales 2006 - 6.0 (580)
- 5. Renaissance (2006) (voice) Jonas Muller 2006 - 6.8 (6,992)
- 6. Lord of War (2005)   Simeon Weisz 2005 - 7.7 (71,046)
AKAs:
  • Lord of War (France)
- 7. Chromophobia (2005) Edward Aylesbury 2005 - 6.1 (698)
- 8. Strangers with Candy (2005) Dr. Putney 2005 - 6.0 (4,572)
- 9. The Aviator (2004)   Professor Fitz 2004 $174M 7.6 (75,283)
AKAs:
  • Aviator (Germany)
- 10. The Last Dragon (2004) (TV)   (voice) Narrator (UK version) 2004 - 6.7 (457)
AKAs:
  • Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real (USA: DVD title)
  • Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (USA)
- 11. D-Day 6.6.1944 (2004) (TV)   (voice) Narrator 2004 - 6.9 (151)
AKAs:
  • D-Day (UK)
  • D-Day: 6.6.44 (UK: DVD title)
- 12. The Day After Tomorrow (2004) Terry Rapson 2004 $528M 6.3 (81,295)
- 13. Garden State (2004) Gideon Largeman 2004 - 7.9 (86,110)
- 14. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)   Bilbo 2003 $1.13B 8.8 (323,777)
AKAs:
  • Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs (Germany)
  • The Return of the King (USA: short title)
- 15. Spinning Wheels (2002) Hood thief 2002 - 7.1 (5)
- 16. Waterbaby (2002) (TV) (voice) God 2002 - 6.7 (6)
- 17. "The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science" (1996)   Narrator (1 episode, 2002) 2002 - -
AKAs:
  • The New Detectives (USA: short title)
- 18. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)   Bilbo Baggins 2001 $861M 8.7 (350,418)
AKAs:
  • The Fellowship of the Ring (USA: short title)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Motion Picture (USA: promotional title)
- 19. From Hell (2001) Sir William Gull 2001 - 6.8 (47,754)
- 20. The Emperor's New Clothes (2001)   Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand 2001 - 7.0 (1,476)
AKAs:
  • I vestiti nuovi dell'imperatore (Italy)
- 21. Field of Fish (2000) Narrator/Old Tom Maynard 2000 - 6.6 (8)
- 22. The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) (TV) Patrick 2000 - 7.4 (752)
- 23. Bless the Child (2000)   Reverend Grissom 2000 - 4.8 (7,322)
AKAs:
  • Die Prophezeiung (Germany)
- 24. Beautiful Joe (2000) George The Geek 2000 - 5.6 (1,259)
- 25. Esther Kahn (2000)   Nathan Quellen 2000 - 6.6 (489)
AKAs:
  • eSTheR KaHN (France: poster title)
- 26. The Miracle Maker (2000)   (voice) Pontius Pilate 2000 - 7.2 (524)
AKAs:
  • Gwr Y Gwyrthiau (UK: Welsh title)
- 27. Joe Gould's Secret (2000) Joe Gould 2000 - 6.5 (1,029)
- 28. Animal Farm (1999) (TV) (voice) Squealer 1999 - 6.0 (2,539)
- 29. Wisconsin Death Trip (1999) (voice) Narrator 1999 - 6.6 (563)
- 30. The Match (1999)   Big Tam 1999 - 5.9 (776)
AKAs:
  • The Beautiful Game (UK: alternative title)
- 31. Shergar (1999) Joseph Maguire 1999 - 5.2 (201)
- 32. Simon Magus (1999)   Sirius / 2 characters not shown 1999 - 6.8 (364)
AKAs:
  • Simon Magus: A Tale from a Vanished World (UK: closing credits title)
  • Simon le magicien (France)
- 33. eXistenZ (1999) Kiri Vinokur 1999 - 6.8 (32,844)
- 34. "Shanghai Vice" (1999) (voice) Narrator 1999 - 8.1 (18)
- 35. Gooseberries Don't Dance (1999) 1999 - 7.1 (18)
- 36. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) (TV) White Knight 1998 - 5.7 (541)
- 37. The Fifth Element (1998) (VG)   (voice) Priest Vito Cornelius 1998 - 7.6 (6,182)
AKAs:
  • Le cinquième élément (France)
- 38. "Performance" (1992)   Lear / Sir William Collyer (3 episodes, 1994-1998) 1998 - 7.7 (7)
- 39. Frog (1998) 1998 - 7.5 (7)
- 40. Incognito (1997) (uncredited) John 1997 - 6.2 (1,392)
- 41. A Life Less Ordinary (1997) Naville 1997 $8.97M 6.3 (17,224)
- 42. The Sweet Hereafter (1997)   Mitchell Stevens 1997 - 7.8 (15,362)
AKAs:
  • De beaux lendemains (Canada: French title)
- 43. The Fifth Element (1997)   Father Vito Cornelius 1997 $264M 7.4 (120,140)
AKAs:
  • Le cinquième élément (France)
- 44. Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) Liam Casey 1996 - 6.4 (2,755)
- 45. Loch Ness (1996) Water Bailiff 1996 - 5.1 (1,553)
- 46. Big Night (1996) Pascal 1996 $12.1M 7.1 (7,070)
- 47. The Madness of King George (1994)   Dr. Willis 1994 $27.4M 7.3 (5,797)
AKAs:
  • The Madness of George III (Australia)
  • The Madness of King George III (Australia)
- 48. Frankenstein (1994)   Baron Frankenstein 1994 $112M 6.2 (18,042)
AKAs:
  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (USA: complete title)
- 49. "The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends" (1992)   The Tailor (1 episode, 1993) 1993 - 8.1 (111)
- 50. "The Return of the Borrowers" (1993) Pod 1993 - 6.9 (61)
- 51. "Timewatch" (1982)   Narrator (1 episode, 1993) 1993 - 8.9 (23)
AKAs:
  • BBC History: Timewatch (UK)
- 52. The Hour of the Pig (1993)   Albertus 1993 - 6.8 (978)
AKAs:
  • The Advocate
- 53. "The Borrowers" (1992) Pod 1992 - 6.7 (243)
- 54. Blue Ice (1992) Sir Hector 1992 - 5.0 (745)
- 55. Naked Lunch (1991)   Tom Frost 1991 - 6.8 (13,974)
AKAs:
  • Le festin nu (Canada: French title)
- 56. Kafka (1991)   Doctor Murnau 1991 - 6.9 (4,036)
AKAs:
  • Kafka (France)
- 57. A Season of Giants (1991) (TV)   Lorenzo De Medici 1991 - 6.9 (37)
AKAs:
  • La primavera di Michelangelo (Italy)
  • Michelangelo: The Last Giant
- 58. Uncle Vanya (1991) (TV) Astrov 1991 - 8.2 (35)
- 59. The Last Romantics (1991) (TV) F.R. Leavis 1991 - 7.7 (28)
- 60. Hamlet (1990/I) Polonius 1990 - 6.8 (9,200)
- 61. "Chillers" (1990)   (1 episode) 1990 - 7.6 (17)
AKAs:
  • Cadavres exquis (France: short title)
  • Les cadavres exquis de Patricia Highsmith (France)
  • Mistress of Suspense (UK)
  • Patricia Highsmith's Tales (International: English title: complete title)
- 62. The Endless Game (1990) (TV) Control 1990 - 7.1 (68)
- 63. Henry V (1989) Fluellen 1989 - 7.9 (13,861)
- 64. The Tailor of Gloucester (1989) (TV) The Tailor 1989 - 6.4 (33)
- 65. "Game, Set, and Match" (1988)   Bernard Samson (13 episodes, 1988) 1988 - 8.4 (58)
- 66. Another Woman (1988) Ken 1988 - 7.3 (3,999)
- 67. Murder by the Book (1986) (TV) Hercule Poirot 1986 - 6.5 (33)
- 68. Dreamchild (1985) Reverend Charles L. Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) 1985 - 7.0 (705)
- 69. Dance with a Stranger (1985) Desmond Cussen 1985 - 6.8 (979)
- 70. Wetherby (1985) Stanley Pilborough 1985 - 6.9 (391)
- 71. Brazil (1985) Mr. M. Kurtzmann 1985 - 8.0 (69,545)
- 72. The Browning Version (1985) (TV) Andrew Crocker-Harris 1985 - 8.6 (43)
- 73. Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985) (TV)   Eustace Edgehill 1985 - 8.3 (23)
AKAs:
  • Star Quality: Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (UK)
- 74. "Television" (1985) Narrator 1985 - -
- 75. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot 1984 - 6.1 (6,575)
- 76. Laughterhouse (1984)   Ben Singleton 1984 - 6.3 (54)
AKAs:
  • Singleton's Pluck
- 77. "Play for Today" (1970)   Alexei (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 7.1 (52)
- 78. "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979)   Alan Corwin (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 7.7 (235)
AKAs:
  • Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
- 79. Inside the Third Reich (1982) (TV) Dr. Joseph Goebbels 1982 - 7.5 (246)
- 80. "The Bell" (1982)   Michael Meade (4 episodes, 1982) 1982 - 9.1 (7)
- 81. The Return of the Soldier (1982) Doctor Anderson 1982 - 6.7 (172)
- 82. Time Bandits (1981) Napoleon 1981 - 6.9 (20,849)
- 83. Chariots of Fire (1981) Sam Mussabini 1981 - 7.3 (14,945)
- 84. Strike: The Birth of Solidarity (1981) (TV) Lech Walesa 1981 - 7.8 (6)
- 85. "We, the Accused" (1980)   Paul Pressett 1980 - 8.1 (20)
AKAs:
  • Mystery!: We, the Accused (USA: alternative title)
- 86. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)   Himmelstoss (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 8.6 (63)
AKAs:
  • Hallmark Television Playhouse
- 87. S.O.S. Titanic (1979) (TV) Joseph Bruce Ismay 1979 - 6.1 (509)
- 88. Alien (1979)   Ash 1979 $183M 8.5 (160,949)
AKAs:
  • Alien: The Director's Cut (USA: director's cut)
- 89. Les miserables (1978) (TV) Thenardier 1978 - 7.3 (519)
- 90. The Thief of Baghdad (1978) (TV)   The Gatekeeper 1978 - 5.2 (166)
AKAs:
  • Le voleur de Bagdad (France: theatrical title)
- 91. "The Lost Boys" (1978)   J.M. Barrie (3 episodes, 1978) 1978 - 8.5 (62)
AKAs:
  • J.M. Barrie and the Lost Boys
- 92. Night School (1978) (TV) Walter 1978 - -
- 93. "Holocaust" (1978)   Heinrich Himmler (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 8.4 (1,383)
AKAs:
  • Holocaust: The Story of the Family Weiss (USA: alternative title)
- 94. "BBC2 Play of the Week" (1977)   (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 8.2 (7)
- 95. March or Die (1977) El Krim 1977 - 6.1 (1,141)
- 96. "Jubilee" (1977)   Bill Ramsey (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - -
1 TV episode:
- 97. "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977)   Zerah 1977 - 8.5 (4,245)
AKAs:
  • Gesù di Nazareth (Italy)
- 98. The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) (TV) Duval 1977 - 6.6 (816)
- 99. Shout at the Devil (1976) Mohammed, O'Flynn's Mute Servant 1976 - 6.1 (812)
- 100. Robin and Marian (1976) King John 1976 - 6.5 (4,286)
- 101. "BBC Play of the Month" (1965)   Khrushchov / Oedipus (2 episodes, 1972-1974) 1974 - 7.5 (24)
- 102. Juggernaut (1974)   Nicholas Porter 1974 - 6.4 (1,727)
AKAs:
  • Terror on the Britannic (UK: DVD title) (USA)
- 103. "Napoleon and Love" (1974)   Napoleon (9 episodes, 1974) 1974 - 8.0 (22)
- 104. "Masquerade" (1974)   Blake (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - -
- 105. "Great Mysteries" (1973)   Charles Stubbs (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 7.6 (14)
AKAs:
  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1 TV episode:
- 106. The Homecoming (1973)   Lenny 1973 - 7.8 (251)
AKAs:
  • Harold Pinter's The Homecoming (Australia: DVD box title) (USA: poster title)
- 107. "Conjugal Rights" (1973)   Michael (3 episodes, 1973) 1973 - -
- 108. Young Winston (1972) George E. Buckle 1972 - 6.6 (589)
- 109. "The Man from Haven" (1972) Jack Byron Lever (unknown episodes) 1972 - 6.8 (5)
- 110. Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) David Riccio 1971 - 7.6 (1,352)
- 111. Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) Yakovlev 1971 - 7.1 (1,454)
- 112. "ITV Playhouse" (1967)   Huw (2 episodes, 1969-1971) 1971 - 6.3 (13)
- 113. A Severed Head (1970) Martin Lynch-Gibbon 1970 - 5.4 (90)
- 114. "Armchair Theatre" (1956)   Edward Gobey / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1963-1970) 1970 - 7.4 (22)
- 115. "The Wednesday Play" (1964)   Mark Lang (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.2 (19)
- 116. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (1969)   David Peters (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 4.5 (6)
AKAs:
  • ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
- 117. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) President Poincare 1969 - 7.0 (1,011)
- 118. The Fixer (1968) Grubeshov 1968 - 7.0 (516)
- 119. "Mystery and Imagination" (1966)   Frankenstein / 3 characters not shown (2 episodes, 1966-1968) 1968 - 7.0 (14)
- 120. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) Puck 1968 - 6.2 (284)
- 121. The Bofors Gun (1968) Flynn 1968 - 6.4 (125)
- 122. "The Power Game" (1965)   Sefton Kemp (4 episodes, 1966) 1966 - 7.5 (17)
- 123. "War of the Roses" (1965)   King Richard III / Richard Duke of Gloucester (2 episodes, 1965) 1965 - 8.1 (28)
- 124. The Cherry Orchard (1962) (TV) Trofimov 1962 - -
- 125. Girls at Sea (1958) (uncredited) 1958 - 8.1 (16)
- 126. "ITV Play of the Week" (1955)   Granillo (2 episodes, 1957) 1957 - 8.0 (15)
AKAs:
  • Play of the Week (UK: short title)
Soundtrack
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- 1. Joe Gould's Secret (2000) (performer: "Nobody Knows When You're Down") 2000 - 6.5 (1,029)
Miscellaneous Crew
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Treasures in Trust (1995) (TV) (narrator) 1995 - -
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Horizon" (1964)   Himself - Narrator (6 episodes, 2005-2008) 2008 - 8.8 (149)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 2. "Legends" (2006)   Himself - Narrator (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 5.5 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 3. The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005) (TV) Narrator 2005 - 8.3 (145)
- 4. "Breakfast" (2000)   Himself (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 5.3 (48)
1 TV episode:
- 5. Fragile Lives: Immunization at Risk (2004) (voice) Narrator 2004 - -
- 6. Prisoner of Paradise (2002) (voice) Narrator 2002 - 8.0 (163)
- 7. A Day in the Life of a Hobbit (2002) (V) Himself 2002 - 7.3 (57)
- 8. The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2002) (V) Himself 2002 - 7.2 (343)
- 9. Quest for the Ring (2001) (TV) Bilbo Baggins 2001 - 6.9 (338)
- 10. "The Directors" (1999)   Himself (1 episode) 1999 - 7.6 (81)
- 11. The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) Himself 1999 - 4.0 (216)
- 12. "Expedition Journal" (1999)   Voice (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - -
- 13. Tale of the Tides: The Hyaena and the Mudskipper (1998) (TV) (voice) Narrator 1998 - -
- 14. "Nyhetsmorgon" (1992)   Himself (1 episode, 1997) 1997 - 5.6 (129)
- 15. "The Churchills" (1996) (voice) Narrator 1996 - 7.5 (16)
- 16. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (1995) (TV) Narrator 1995 - -
- 17. Hiroshima: The Decision to Drop the Bomb (1995) (TV) (voice) Narrator 1995 - 8.4 (14)
- 18. The Seas of Zanzibar (1995) (TV) (voice) Narrator 1995 - -
- 19. "Surprise Surprise!" (1984)   Himself (1 episode, 1993) 1993 - 6.1 (12)
1 TV episode:
- 20. Elizabeth R (1992) (TV) Himself - Narrator 1992 - 8.5 (5)
- 21. Untitled 'Naked Lunch' Featurette (1991) Himself 1991 - 4.7 (5)
- 22. The Fever (1991) (voice) Narrator 1991 - -
- 23. "Stalin" (1990) Narrator 1990 - 7.0 (18)
- 24. "Korea: The Unknown War" (1988) (voice) Narrator 1988 - 5.7 (11)
- 25. "Arena" (1975)   Narrator (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 8.0 (10)
- 26. Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano (1983) (TV) Narrator 1983 - 8.8 (238)
- 27. "Omnibus" (1967)   Reader (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 7.5 (14)
- 28. Strike! (1980) (TV) 1980 - -
Archive Footage
- 1. "20 to 1"  
1 TV episode:
- 2. "80s"  
1 TV episode:
- 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")

Additional Details

Other Works:
Played Frodo Baggins in the 1981 BBC Radio production of The Lord of the Rings. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 2 Interviews | 6 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
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Drama | Documentary | Biography | Comedy more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Independent Film | Character Name In Title | Murder more

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