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Ian McKellen

Age: 85 years

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Gender: Male

Birthday: May 25, 1939

Place of birth: Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography: Sir Ian Murray McKellen CH CBE (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. With a career spanning more than sixty years, he is noted for his roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespear...

Known for: Acting

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Known for

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Lord of the Ring...

as Gandalf

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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The Lord of the Ring...

as Gandalf

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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The Lord of the Ring...

as Gandalf

The Da Vinci Code
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The Da Vinci Code

as Sir Leigh Teabing

Gods and Monsters
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Gods and Monsters

as James Whale

The Golden Compass
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The Golden Compass

as Iorek Byrnison (voice)

Stardust
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Stardust

as Narrator (voice)

Swept from the Sea
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Swept from the Sea

as Dr. James Kennedy

Jack & Sarah
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Jack & Sarah

as William

And the Band Played On
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And the Band Played ...

as Bill Kraus

Six Degrees of Separation
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Six Degrees of Separ...

as Geoffrey

Neverwas
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Neverwas

as Gabriel Finch

Richard III
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Richard III

as Richard III

Flushed Away
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Flushed Away

as The Toad (voice)

Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
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Ian McKellen on Stag...

The Scarlet Pimpernel
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The Scarlet Pimperne...

as Chauvelin

Doogal
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Doogal

as Zebedee (voice)

Asylum
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Asylum

as Dr. Peter Cleave

The Shadow
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The Shadow

as Dr. Reinhardt Lane

Scandal
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Scandal

as John Profumo

Apt Pupil
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Apt Pupil

as Kurt Dussander

Cold Comfort Farm
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Cold Comfort Farm

as Amos Starkadder

Last Action Hero
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Last Action Hero

as Death

The Keep
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The Keep

as Dr. Theodore Cuza

Macbeth
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Macbeth

as Macbeth

Plenty
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Plenty

as Sir Andrew Charleson

Hamlet Within
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Hamlet Within

Émile
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Émile

as Emile

X-Men
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X-Men

as Magneto

X2
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X2

as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto

X-Men: The Last Stand
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X-Men: The Last Stan...

as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
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The Trial and Tortur...

as Wolf

An Evening with Lily Savage
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An Evening with Lily...

as Self

King Lear
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King Lear

as King Lear

The Magic Roundabout
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The Magic Roundabout

as Zebedee (voice)

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
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Cirque du Soleil: Jo...

as Narrator (voice)

Rasputin
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Rasputin

as Tsar Nicholas II

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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The Hobbit: An Unexp...

as Gandalf the Grey

Priest of Love
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Priest of Love

as D.H. Lawrence

Gladio
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Gladio

as Aldo Moro (voice)

Bent
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Bent

as Uncle Freddie

The Ballad of Little Jo
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The Ballad of Little...

as Percy Corcoran

Alfred the Great
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Alfred the Great

as Roger

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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The Hobbit: The Deso...

as Gandalf the Grey

Walter
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Walter

as Walter

Richard II
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Richard II

as Richard II

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
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Now You See Him: 'Th...

as Self

Saint of 9/11
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Saint of 9/11

as Narrator

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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The Hobbit: The Batt...

as Gandalf the Grey

Schadenfreude
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Schadenfreude

as Continuity Announcer

X-Men: Days of Future Past
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X-Men: Days of Futur...

as Magneto

London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
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London 2012: Paralym...

as Self

A Touch of Love
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A Touch of Love

as George

Theatreland
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Theatreland

as Himself

To Die For
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To Die For

as Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)

Surviving Friendly Fire
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Surviving Friendly F...

Walter and June
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Walter and June

as Walter

Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
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Film Collectibles: C...

as Self

Muse of Fire
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Muse of Fire

as Self

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
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Every Good Boy Deser...

as Alexander Ivanov

A Bit Of Scarlet
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A Bit Of Scarlet

as Narrator

Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
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Ian McKellen: Acting...

The Critic
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The Critic

as Jimmy Erskine

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
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Larry & Vivien: The ...

as Narrator (voice)

Miss in Her Teens
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Miss in Her Teens

as The Prologue

Zina
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Zina

as Kronfeld

Othello
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Othello

as Iago

For the Love of God
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For the Love of God

as The Jackdaw

The One Note Man
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The One Note Man

as Narrator (voice)

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
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All the World's a Sc...

as Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)

Hamlet
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Hamlet

as Hamlet

Mr. Holmes
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Mr. Holmes

as Sherlock Holmes

Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
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Peter Tatchell: Just...

Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
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Armistead Maupin Is ...

as Narration (voice)

Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
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Stonewall 25: Global...

I'll Do Anything
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I'll Do Anything

as John Earl McAlpine

The Wolverine
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The Wolverine

as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
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The Five(ish) Doctor...

as Self

Animal Crackers
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Animal Crackers

as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)

Hamlet
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Hamlet

as Hamlet

The Hobart Shakespeareans
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The Hobart Shakespea...

as Himself

Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
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Untitled Anthony Hop...

as Self

Quintessentially British
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Quintessentially Bri...

as Self

Nelson Mandela Redrawn
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Nelson Mandela Redra...

as Self

Looking for Lowry
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Looking for Lowry

as Himself

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
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Knights of Classic D...

as Self (archive footage)

The Life and Death of Lily Savage
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The Life and Death o...

as Self

The Dresser
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The Dresser

as Norman

Doctor Who: The Snowmen
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Doctor Who: The Snow...

as The Great Intelligence (voice)

Lady Grey London
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Lady Grey London

Beauty and the Beast
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Beauty and the Beast

as Cogsworth

Edward II
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Edward II

as King Edward

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
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The Real Ken Dodd: T...

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
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Shakespeare Live! Fr...

as Self - Performer

The Promise
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The Promise

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
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A Filmmaker's Journe...

as Self

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
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Beyond the Movie: Th...

as Self

Restoration
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Restoration

as Will Gates

Hedda Gabler
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Hedda Gabler

as George Tesman

Dragfox
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Dragfox

as Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking)

The Roof
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The Roof

as And Even Yet Another Fan

Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
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Evolution X - The Ma...

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2
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The Second Uncanny I...

The Art of Breaking Character
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The Art of Breaking ...

as Self

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
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Judi Dench: All the ...

as Self

National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
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National Theatre Liv...

as Spooner

X-Men: Premieres Around the World
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X-Men: Premieres Aro...

as Self

Quest for the Ring
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Quest for the Ring

as Self

A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
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A Passage to Middle-...

as Self

A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
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A Lost and Found Box...

as Narrator (voice)

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
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The Untold Tales of ...

as Self

The Good Liar
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The Good Liar

as Roy Courtnay

The Betty Driver Story
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The Betty Driver Sto...

as Self

The Paul O'Grady Story
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The Paul O'Grady Sto...

as Self

McKellen: Playing the Part
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McKellen: Playing th...

as Himself

Cats
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Cats

as Gus, the Theatre Cat

National Theatre Live: King Lear
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National Theatre Liv...

as King Lear

Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
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Frodo Is Great... Wh...

as Self

All Is True
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All Is True

as Earl of Southampton

David Macaulay: Roman City
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David Macaulay: Roma...

as Augustus Caesar (voice)

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
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The Quest Fulfilled:...

as Self

Edmund the Magnificent
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Edmund the Magnifice...

as Self - Narrator (voice)

How a Kite Flies
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How a Kite Flies

as Mr. Kite (voice)

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Beyond the Movie: Th...

as Self

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
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The World of Gods an...

as Self

The Egg Trick
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The Egg Trick

as Magician

Hating Peter Tatchell
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Hating Peter Tatchel...

as Self

Eighteen
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Eighteen

as Jason Anders (voice)

Small-Time Revolutionary
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Small-Time Revolutio...

as Hamish Miller (voice)

Ringers: Lord of the Fans
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Ringers: Lord of the...

as Self

The Tragedy of King Richard II
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The Tragedy of King ...

as King Richard II

Countdown to War
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Countdown to War

as Adolf Hitler

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
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The Wolverine: Path ...

as Self

Play the Devil: Making Richard III
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Play the Devil: Maki...

Shakespeare on Film
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Shakespeare on Film

Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
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Shakespeare on Stage...

X-Men: The Mutant Watch
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X-Men: The Mutant Wa...

as Self - 'Magneto'

Infinitum: Subject Unknown
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Infinitum: Subject U...

as Dr. Charles Marland-White

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
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Du Fu: China's Great...

On Broadway
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On Broadway

as Self

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
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Never Sleep Again: T...

as Self (archive footage)

Scarfe's Follies
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Scarfe's Follies

Camp Christmas
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Camp Christmas

Lord of the Piercing
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Lord of the Piercing

as Gandalf the Grey (archive footage)

The Christophers
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The Christophers

Inside the Actors Studio
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Inside the Actors St...

as Self

The Simpsons
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The Simpsons

as Ian McKellen (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The One Show
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The One Show

as Self - Guest

The View
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The View

as Self - Guest

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
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Ant & Dec's Saturday...

as Self

The Paul O'Grady Show
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The Paul O'Grady Sho...

Armchair Thriller
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Armchair Thriller

as Anthony Skipling

BBC Play of the Month
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BBC Play of the Mont...

as Captain Plume

The Oscars
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The Oscars

as Self

David Copperfield
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David Copperfield

as David Copperfield

Churchill
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Churchill

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Country Matters
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Country Matters

as David Masterman

Playhouse
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Playhouse

Vicious
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Vicious

as Freddie Thornhill

Who Do You Think You Are?
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Who Do You Think You...

as Self

Doctor Who
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Doctor Who

as Voice of the Snowman

Extras
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Extras

as Ian McKellen

Saturday Night Live
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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

An Audience with...
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An Audience with...

as Self

Great British Theatre
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Great British Theatr...

David Copperfield
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David Copperfield

as Creakle

Windmills of the Gods
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Windmills of the God...

as Chairman

Playing Shakespeare
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Playing Shakespeare

Sesame Street
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Sesame Street

as Himself

Trailblazer Honors
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Trailblazer Honors

as Self - Speaker

ted
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ted

as Narrator (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Late Night with Seth...

as Self

The Graham Norton Show
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The Graham Norton Sh...

as Self - Guest

The Prisoner
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The Prisoner

as 2 / Curtis

Tales of the City
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Tales of the City

as Archibald Anson Gidde

The Graham Norton Show
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The Graham Norton Sh...

as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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Watch What Happens L...

as Self - Guest

Family Guy
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Family Guy

as Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (voice)

Real Time with Bill Maher
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Real Time with Bill ...

as Self

Reunited Apart
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Reunited Apart

as Self

Coronation Street
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Coronation Street

as Mel Hutchwright

Perspectives
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Perspectives

Amol Rajan Interviews
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Amol Rajan Interview...

as Self - Interviewed Guest

Pillar of Fire
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Pillar of Fire

as Narrator

Parkinson
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Parkinson

as Self

Have I Got News for You
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Have I Got News for ...

as Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
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Variety Studio: Acto...

as Self