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Ian Holm

Ian Holm

60 movies on Netflix

Biography

Ian Holm was an English actor who came to screen work after years with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Born in Goodmayes, Essex, in 1931, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first took the stage at Stratford-upon-Avon, going on to play Puck and the fool in King Lear, and Richard III in the BBC's The Wars of the Roses. He won a Tony in 1967 as Lenny in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming, and a supporting BAFTA for The Bofors Gun (1968). His Sam Mussabini in Chariots of Fire (1981) brought a second BAFTA, an Academy Award nomination and a special award at Cannes. He gained notice as the android Ash in Alien (1979) and was Lewis Carroll in Dreamchild (1985). Wider fame came with the elderly Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), and he voiced Chef Skinner in Ratatouille (2007). He was knighted in 1998.

88years old at death

  • Born Goodmayes
  • Died Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Ian Holm Cuthbert (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
60
Career span
56 years1968 to 2024

Genres

First and latest

Photos

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  1. First role

    Holm's first stage role came in 1954 at Stratford-upon-Avon, where he was a spear carrier in a production of Othello.

  2. A first

    Ian Holm took on the role of Napoleon Bonaparte in three productions: the mini-series Napoleon and Love, Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits, and The Emperor's New Clothes.

  3. Big break

    In Ridley Scott's science-fiction film Alien (1979), Holm played Ash, a science officer who turns out to be an android. It was his first film role to attract much notice.

Ian Holm movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Ratatouille2007 Animation, Comedy, Familyas Skinnervoice

    IMDb rating 8.1966K votes

  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001 Adventure, Drama, Fantasyas Bilbo

    IMDb rating 8.92.2M votes

  3. The Day After Tomorrow2004as Terry Rapson

    IMDb rating 6.5518K votes

  4. Alien1979as Ash

    IMDb rating 8.41.1M votes

  5. The Fifth Element1997as Father Vito Cornelius

    IMDb rating 7.6552K votes

  6. Garden State2004as Gideon Largeman

    IMDb rating 7.4229K votes

  7. From Hell2001as Sir William Gull

    IMDb rating 6.7173K votes

  8. Brazil1985as Mr. Kurtzmann

    IMDb rating 7.8223K votes

Most often with

Terry Gilliam directed two of these films, David Cronenberg two and Kenneth Branagh two. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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David Warner, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with David WarnerRalph Richardson, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Ralph RichardsonVanessa Redgrave, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Vanessa RedgraveKenneth Welsh, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Kenneth WelshJohn Gielgud, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with John GielgudVernon Dobtcheff, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Vernon DobtcheffTerry GilliamDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Terry GilliamDavid CronenbergDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by David CronenbergKenneth BranaghDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Kenneth Branagh

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Box office

What Ian Holm's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.6 billion

31 of the 60 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 60 films: 31 worldwide figure; 8 us gross only; 8 never in cinemas; 13 figure not found.

  • 31Worldwide figure
  • 8US gross only
  • 8Never in cinemas
  • 13Figure not found

Top grosser

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001as Bilbo$871 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001as Bilbo
    $871M24.4% of the total
  2. 2
    Ratatouille2007as Skinner (voice)
    $624M17.5% of the total
  3. 3
    The Day After Tomorrow2004as Terry Rapson
    $553M15.5% of the total
  4. 4
    Alien: Romulus2024as Rook (Facial and Vocal Reference)
    $351M9.8% of the total
  5. 5
    The Fifth Element1997as Father Vito Cornelius
    $264M7.4% of the total
  6. 6
    The Aviator2004as Professor Fitz
    $214M6.0% of the total
  7. 7
    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein1994as Victor's Father
    $112M3.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Alien1979as Ash
    $105M2.9% of the total
From Hell (2001), $74.6 millionLord of War (2005), $72.6 millionChariots of Fire (1981), $59.0 millionGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984), $45.9 millionTime Bandits (1981), $42.4 millionBless the Child (2000), $40.4 millionGarden State (2004), $26.8 millionHamlet (1990), $20.7 millionThe Madness of King George (1994), $15.2 millionA Life Less Ordinary (1997), $14.6 millionBig Night (1996), $12.0 millionHenry V (1989), $10.2 millionBrazil (1985), $10.0 millionNight Falls on Manhattan (1996), $9.9 millionThe Sweet Hereafter (1997), $8.0 millionJuggernaut (1974), $3.4 million

$479 millionfrom the other 23 films with a worldwide figure, 13% of the total

Awards

Seven awards and honors from 1967 to 1998, three of them major.

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Ian Holm's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
BAFTA
1982Best Actor in a Supporting RoleChariots of FireWon
1969Best Actor in a Supporting RoleThe Bofors GunWon
Tony Awards
1967Best Featured Actor in a PlayWon
Other honors
1998Knight BachelorWon
1989Commander of the Order of the British EmpireWon
Annie AwardWon
Laurence Olivier AwardsWon

Online

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