Deceased

How Did Ian Holm Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88

Also known asIan Holm Cuthbert, Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert CBE, Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert, Sir Ian HolmGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn12/09/1931Born inGoodmayes, Essex, England, UKDied19/06/2020Died inChelsea and Westminster HospitalCausepneumonia, Parkinson's diseaseWikidataQ223091 ↗Buried atHighgate CemeteryTMDb#65 ↗

Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert was an English actor. After graduating from RADA and beginning his career on the British stage as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he became a successful and prolific performer on television and in film. He received numerous accolades including two BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award, along with a nomination for an Academy Award. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998 for services to drama.

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Filmography118 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2024	Alien: RomulusMovie	Rook (Facial and Vocal Reference)	93
2014	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesMovie	Old Bilbo Baggins	83
2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyMovie	Old Bilbo Baggins	81
2009	1066: The Battle for Middle EarthSeries	Geschichtenerzähler	78
2007	RatatouilleMovie	Skinner (voice)	76
2007	The TreatmentMovie	Dr. Ernesto Morales	76
2006	Strangers with CandyMovie	Dr. Putney	75
2006	ChromophobiaMovie	Edward Aylesbury	75
2006	O JerusalemMovie	Ben Gurion	75
2006	LegendsSeries	Self - Narrator (voice)	75
2005	Lord of WarMovie	Simeon Weisz	74
2005	The Adventures of Errol FlynnMovie	Narrator (voice)	74
2004	The AviatorMovie	Professor Fitz	73
2004	The Day After TomorrowMovie	Terry Rapson	73
2004	Garden StateMovie	Gideon Largeman	73
2004	D-Day 6.6.1944Movie	Narrator (voice)	73
2004	The Making of 'The Return of the King'Movie	Self	73
2004	Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made RealMovie	Narrator	73
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingMovie	Bilbo	72
2003	Monsters We MetSeries	Narrator	72
2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingMovie	Bilbo	70
2001	From HellMovie	Sir William Gull	70
2001	The Emperor's New ClothesMovie	Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand	70
2000	The Last of the Blonde BombshellsMovie	Patrick	69
2000	Bless the ChildMovie	Reverend Grissom	69
2000	The Miracle MakerMovie	Pontius Pilate (voice)	69
2000	Esther KahnMovie	Nathan Quellen	69
2000	Joe Gould's SecretMovie	Joe Gould	69
2000	Beautiful JoeMovie	George The Geek	69
1999	Simon MagusMovie	Sirius / Boris / The Devil	68
1999	eXistenZMovie	Kiri Vinokur	68
1999	Animal FarmMovie	Squealer (voice)	68
1999	Wisconsin Death TripMovie	Narrator (voice)	68
1999	ShergarMovie	Joseph Maguire	68
1999	The MatchMovie	Big Tam	68
1998	Alice Through the Looking GlassMovie	White Knight	67
1998	King LearMovie	King Lear	67
1997	The Fifth ElementMovie	Cornelius	66
1997	Night Falls on ManhattanMovie	Liam Casey	66
1997	IncognitoMovie	John (uncredited)	66
1997	A Life Less OrdinaryMovie	Mr. Naville	66
1997	The Sweet HereafterMovie	Mitchell Stephens	66
1996	Big NightMovie	Pascal	65
1996	Loch NessMovie	Water Bailiff	65
1994	Mary Shelley's FrankensteinMovie	Baron Frankenstein	63
1994	The Madness of King GeorgeMovie	Willis	63
1993	The Hour of the PigMovie	Albertus	62
1992	The World of Peter Rabbit and FriendsSeries	The Tailor (voice)	61
1992	Blue IceMovie	Sir Hector	61
1992	Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The QueenMovie	Self - Narrator (voice)	61
1992	The BorrowersSeries	Pod	61
1991	PerformanceSeries	Sir William Collyer	60
1991	Naked LunchMovie	Tom Frost	60
1991	KafkaMovie	Dr. Murnau	60
1990	HamletMovie	Polonius	59
1990	ChillersSeries	Christopher Waggoner	59
1989	Henry VMovie	Captain Fluellen	58
1989	The Endless GameMovie	Control	58
1989	The Endless GameSeries	Control	58
1988	Another WomanMovie	Ken	57
1988	Game, Set, and MatchSeries	Bernard Samson	57
1986	Murder by the BookMovie	Hercule Poirot	55
1985	Screen TwoSeries	F.R. Leavis	54
1985	BrazilMovie	Mr. Kurtzmann	54
1985	WetherbyMovie	Stanley Pilborough	54
1985	Dance with a StrangerMovie	Desmond Cussen	54
1985	DreamchildMovie	Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll	54
1985	TelevisionSeries	Self - Narrator (voice)	54
1984	Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesMovie	Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot	53
1983	Natural WorldSeries	Narrator	52
1983	The Return of the SoldierMovie	Doctor Anderson	52
1982	Soft TargetsMovie	Alexei	51
1981	Chariots of FireMovie	Sam Mussabini	50
1981	Time BanditsMovie	Napoleon	50
1981	40 MinutesSeries	Narrator	50
1980	S.O.S. TitanicMovie	J. Bruce Ismay	49
1979	AlienMovie	Ash	48
1979	Tales of the UnexpectedSeries	Alan Corwin	48
1979	All Quiet on the Western FrontMovie	Himmelstoss	48
1978	Les MisérablesMovie	Thénardier	47
1978	HolocaustSeries	Heinrich Himmler	47
1978	The Thief of BaghdadMovie	The Gatekeeper	47
1978	Do You Remember?Series	Walter Street	47
1977	BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries	J.M. Barrie	46
1977	Jesus of NazarethSeries	Zerah	46
1977	March or DieMovie	El Krim	46
1977	The Man in the Iron MaskMovie	Duval	46
1977	Jubilee 1977Series	Bill Ramsey	46
1976	Robin and MarianMovie	King John	45
1976	Shout at the DevilMovie	Mohammed	45
1975	Private AffairsSeries	David Garrick	44
1974	NOVASeries	Narrator	43
1974	JuggernautMovie	Nicholas Porter	43
1974	The Lives of Benjamin FranklinSeries	Wedderburn	43
1974	Napoleon and LoveSeries	Napoleon Bonaparte	43
1973	The HomecomingMovie	Lenny	42
1972	The FrightenersSeries	Gordon	41
1972	Young WinstonMovie	George E. Buckle	41
1971	Nicholas and AlexandraMovie	Yakovlev	40
1971	Mary, Queen of ScotsMovie	David Riccio	40
1971	A Severed HeadMovie	Martin Lynch-Gibbon	40
1971	Film '72Series	Self	40
1970	Play for TodaySeries	Alexei	39
1969	Oh! What a Lovely WarMovie	President Poincare	38
1969	ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries	David Peters	38
1969	Moonlight on the HighwayMovie	—	38
1968	The FixerMovie	Grubeshov	37
1968	A Midsummer Night's DreamMovie	Puck	37
1968	The Bofors GunMovie	Gunner Flynn	37
1967	ITV PlayhouseSeries	Huw	36
1966	Mystery and ImaginationSeries	Wolfe MacFarlane	35
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Khrushchov	34
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Alceste	34
1965	National Geographic SpecialsSeries	Narrator (voice)	34
1964	HorizonSeries	Narrator	33
1958	Girls at SeaMovie	Marine (uncredited)	27
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Edward Gobey	25
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Himmelstoss	20