Ian McKellen ist ein britischer Schauspieler, geboren am 25. Mai 1939 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. Er studierte am St Catharine’s College und an der Bolton School. Auf der Bühne wurde er in London und am Broadway mit sechs Laurence Olivier Awards und einem Tony Award ausgezeichnet. Im Kino wurde er ab den 2000er Jahren einem breiten Publikum bekannt, unter anderem als „Gandalf“ in den Trilogien „Der Herr der Ringe“ und „Der Hobbit“ sowie als „Magneto“ in der „X-Men“-Reihe.
Filmografie
Filme
2027 – The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2026 – Avengers: Doomsday
2026 – Ebenezer – Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte
2026 – Frank and Percy
2026 – Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen
2026 – The Christophers
2026 – LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes
2025 – Schadenfreude
2025 – A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025 – Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2024 – The Critic
2024 – Dragfuchs
2024 – Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 – The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024 – The Life and Death of Lily Savage
2024 – Hamlet
2023 – The One Note Man
2022 – Quintessentially British
2022 – Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
2022 – Hamlet Within
2021 – Hating Peter Tatchell
2021 – Infinity - Unbekannte Dimension
2020 – Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
2020 – Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2019 – Cats
2019 – The Good Liar: Das alte Böse
2019 – On Broadway
2018 – All Is True
2018 – National Theatre Live: King Lear
2018 – Ein tierischer Zirkus
2018 – McKellen: Playing the Part
2017 – The Paul O'Grady Story
2017 – How a Kite Flies
2017 – Die Schöne und das Biest
2017 – The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017 – Edmund the Magnificent
2016 – Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016 – National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
2016 – No Man's Land
2016 – Play the Devil: Making Richard III
2016 – Shakespeare on Film
2016 – Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
2016 – All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
2016 – Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016 – The Roof
2015 – Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015 – The Dresser
2015 – Mr. Holmes
2014 – Der Hobbit – Die Schlacht der fünf Heere
2014 – Double Take: Xavier & Magneto
2014 – Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014 – X-Men: Zukunft ist Vergangenheit
2014 – Miss in Her Teens
2013 – Der Hobbit – Smaugs Einöde
2013 – The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
2013 – The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013 – Muse of Fire
2013 – Wolverine – Weg des Kriegers
2013 – The Egg Trick
2012 – Doctor Who: Die Schneemänner
2012 – Der Hobbit – Eine unerwartete Reise
2012 – London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2011 – Looking for Lowry
2011 – The Betty Driver Story
2010 – Small-Time Revolutionary
2010 – A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
2009 – Theatreland
2008 – King Lear
2007 – Der goldene Kompass
2007 – Der Sternwanderer
2007 – Pet Shop Boys: Cubism
2007 – The Art of Breaking Character
2007 – For the Love of God
2007 – Guerrilla Distribution
2006 – Flutsch und weg
2006 – X3: The Excitement Continues
2006 – Brett Ratner's X-Diaries
2006 – Hinter den Kulissen von Die Rückkehr des Königs
2006 – Hinter den Kulissen von Die Zwei Türme
2006 – X-Men: Der letzte Widerstand
2006 – The Da Vinci Code – Sakrileg
2006 – Saint of 9/11
2006 – Doogal
2005 – Neverwas
2005 – Stellas Versuchung
2005 – The Hobart Shakespeareans
2005 – The Magic Roundabout
2005 – Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005 – Eighteen
2004 – A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004 – My First Time
2004 – Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
2004 – Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
2003 – The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2003 – Der Herr der Ringe – Die Rückkehr des Königs
2003 – National Geographic - Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003 – The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
2003 – The Two Towers: Designing Middle-earth
2003 – X-Men 2
2003 – Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003 – X-Men: Premieres Around the World
2003 – Emile
2002 – Der Herr der Ringe – Die zwei Türme
2002 – The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
2002 – The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth
2002 – The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
2002 – The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
2002 – The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
2002 – The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
2001 – National Geographic - Beyond the Movie: Der Herr der Ringe
2001 – Der Herr der Ringe – Die Gefährten
2001 – Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001 – Quest for the Ring
2001 – Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2000 – Jetzt siehst Du ihn!
2000 – X-Men
2000 – X-Men: The Mutant Watch
2000 – Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
1999 – The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
1999 – After Stonewall
1998 – Der Musterschüler
1998 – Gods and Monsters
1998 – Amy Foster - Im Meer der Gefühle
1997 – Bent
1997 – Surviving Friendly Fire
1997 – A Bit Of Scarlet
1996 – An Evening with Lily Savage
1996 – Rasputin
1995 – Restoration - Zeit der Sinnlichkeit
1995 – Richard III
1995 – Jack und Sarah - Daddy im Alleingang
1995 – Thin Ice
1995 – Cold Comfort Farm
1994 – To Die For
1994 – Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
1994 – Age of Dissent
1994 – Shadow und der Fluch des Khan
1994 – David Macaulay: Roman City
1994 – Geht’s hier nach Hollywood?
1993 – Camp Christmas
1993 – Das Leben - Ein Sechserpack
1993 – A Simple Matter of Justice
1993 – ...und das Leben geht weiter
1993 – Little Jo - Eine Frau unter Wölfen
1993 – Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
1993 – Last Action Hero
1992 – Gladio
1990 – Othello
1989 – Countdown to War
1989 – Scandal
1988 – Scarfe's Follies
1987 – Süleyman the Magnificent
1985 – Zina
1985 – Eine demanzipierte Frau
1983 – Die unheimliche Macht
1983 – Walter and June
1982 – Das scharlachrote Siegel
1982 – Walter
1982 – Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
1981 – Priest of Love
1980 – Dying Day
1979 – Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
1979 – A Performance of Macbeth
1974 – Graceless Go I
1972 – Hedda Gabler
1972 – Craven Arms
1970 – Hamlet
1970 – Edward II
1970 – The Tragedy of King Richard II
1969 – The Promise
1969 – Alfred der Große - Bezwinger der Wikinger
1969 – A Touch of Love
1965 – The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary Serien
2025 – Billy und Dom - Zwei Gefaehrten auf kulinarischer Mission
2024 – Ted
2021 – Amol Rajan Interviews
2021 – Great British Theatre
2020 – Reunited Apart
2015 – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2014 – Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 – Trailblazer Honors
2014 – Late Night with Seth Meyers
2013 – Vicious
2011 – Perspectives
2010 – The Talk
2009 – The Prisoner - Der Gefangene
2009 – Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2007 – The Graham Norton Show
2006 – The One Show
2005 – Extras
2004 – Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 – The Paul O'Grady Show
2004 – Parkinson
2003 – Churchill
2003 – Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 – Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2002 – Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
1999 – David Copperfield
1999 – Family Guy
1998 – Parkinson
1997 – The View
1997 – HARDtalk
1996 – Film Independent Spirit Awards
1996 – TFI Friday
1994 – Ungeschminkt
1994 – Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1993 – Tales of the City
1993 – Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 – Late Show with David Letterman
1990 – Have I Got News for You
1989 – Die Simpsons
1988 – Im Schatten der Götter
1985 – Theatre Night
1984 – Playing Shakespeare
1982 – American Playhouse
1981 – עמוד האש
1978 – The South Bank Show
1978 – An Audience with...
1975 – Saturday Night Live
1974 – Playhouse
1972 – Country Matters
1971 – Film '72
1970 – Solo
1969 – Sesame Street
1969 – ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1967 – Omnibus
1967 – ITV Playhouse
1966 – David Copperfield
1965 – BBC Play of the Month
1964 – The Wednesday Play
1960 – Coronation Street
1956 – Tony Awards
1953 – Oscar Verleihung
1944 – Golden Globe Awards
Filme
2027 – The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2026 – Avengers: Doomsday
2026 – Ebenezer – Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte
2026 – Frank and Percy
2026 – Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen
2026 – The Christophers
2026 – LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes
2025 – Schadenfreude
2025 – A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025 – Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2024 – The Critic
2024 – Dragfuchs
2024 – Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 – The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024 – The Life and Death of Lily Savage
2024 – Hamlet
2023 – The One Note Man
2022 – Quintessentially British
2022 – Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
2022 – Hamlet Within
2021 – Hating Peter Tatchell
2021 – Infinity - Unbekannte Dimension
2020 – Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
2020 – Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2019 – Cats
2019 – The Good Liar: Das alte Böse
2019 – On Broadway
2018 – All Is True
2018 – National Theatre Live: King Lear
2018 – Ein tierischer Zirkus
2018 – McKellen: Playing the Part
2017 – The Paul O'Grady Story
2017 – How a Kite Flies
2017 – Die Schöne und das Biest
2017 – The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017 – Edmund the Magnificent
2016 – Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016 – National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
2016 – No Man's Land
2016 – Play the Devil: Making Richard III
2016 – Shakespeare on Film
2016 – Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
2016 – All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
2016 – Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016 – The Roof
2015 – Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015 – The Dresser
2015 – Mr. Holmes
2014 – Der Hobbit – Die Schlacht der fünf Heere
2014 – Double Take: Xavier & Magneto
2014 – Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014 – X-Men: Zukunft ist Vergangenheit
2014 – Miss in Her Teens
2013 – Der Hobbit – Smaugs Einöde
2013 – The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
2013 – The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013 – Muse of Fire
2013 – Wolverine – Weg des Kriegers
2013 – The Egg Trick
2012 – Doctor Who: Die Schneemänner
2012 – Der Hobbit – Eine unerwartete Reise
2012 – London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2011 – Looking for Lowry
2011 – The Betty Driver Story
2010 – Small-Time Revolutionary
2010 – A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
2009 – Theatreland
2008 – King Lear
2007 – Der goldene Kompass
2007 – Der Sternwanderer
2007 – Pet Shop Boys: Cubism
2007 – The Art of Breaking Character
2007 – For the Love of God
2007 – Guerrilla Distribution
2006 – Flutsch und weg
2006 – X3: The Excitement Continues
2006 – Brett Ratner's X-Diaries
2006 – Hinter den Kulissen von Die Rückkehr des Königs
2006 – Hinter den Kulissen von Die Zwei Türme
2006 – X-Men: Der letzte Widerstand
2006 – The Da Vinci Code – Sakrileg
2006 – Saint of 9/11
2006 – Doogal
2005 – Neverwas
2005 – Stellas Versuchung
2005 – The Hobart Shakespeareans
2005 – The Magic Roundabout
2005 – Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005 – Eighteen
2004 – A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004 – My First Time
2004 – Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
2004 – Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
2003 – The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2003 – Der Herr der Ringe – Die Rückkehr des Königs
2003 – National Geographic - Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003 – The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
2003 – The Two Towers: Designing Middle-earth
2003 – X-Men 2
2003 – Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003 – X-Men: Premieres Around the World
2003 – Emile
2002 – Der Herr der Ringe – Die zwei Türme
2002 – The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
2002 – The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth
2002 – The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
2002 – The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
2002 – The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
2002 – The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
2001 – National Geographic - Beyond the Movie: Der Herr der Ringe
2001 – Der Herr der Ringe – Die Gefährten
2001 – Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001 – Quest for the Ring
2001 – Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2000 – Jetzt siehst Du ihn!
2000 – X-Men
2000 – X-Men: The Mutant Watch
2000 – Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
1999 – The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
1999 – After Stonewall
1998 – Der Musterschüler
1998 – Gods and Monsters
1998 – Amy Foster - Im Meer der Gefühle
1997 – Bent
1997 – Surviving Friendly Fire
1997 – A Bit Of Scarlet
1996 – An Evening with Lily Savage
1996 – Rasputin
1995 – Restoration - Zeit der Sinnlichkeit
1995 – Richard III
1995 – Jack und Sarah - Daddy im Alleingang
1995 – Thin Ice
1995 – Cold Comfort Farm
1994 – To Die For
1994 – Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
1994 – Age of Dissent
1994 – Shadow und der Fluch des Khan
1994 – David Macaulay: Roman City
1994 – Geht’s hier nach Hollywood?
1993 – Camp Christmas
1993 – Das Leben - Ein Sechserpack
1993 – A Simple Matter of Justice
1993 – ...und das Leben geht weiter
1993 – Little Jo - Eine Frau unter Wölfen
1993 – Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
1993 – Last Action Hero
1992 – Gladio
1990 – Othello
1989 – Countdown to War
1989 – Scandal
1988 – Scarfe's Follies
1987 – Süleyman the Magnificent
1985 – Zina
1985 – Eine demanzipierte Frau
1983 – Die unheimliche Macht
1983 – Walter and June
1982 – Das scharlachrote Siegel
1982 – Walter
1982 – Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
1981 – Priest of Love
1980 – Dying Day
1979 – Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
1979 – A Performance of Macbeth
1974 – Graceless Go I
1972 – Hedda Gabler
1972 – Craven Arms
1970 – Hamlet
1970 – Edward II
1970 – The Tragedy of King Richard II
1969 – The Promise
1969 – Alfred der Große - Bezwinger der Wikinger
1969 – A Touch of Love
1965 – The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary Serien
2025 – Billy und Dom - Zwei Gefaehrten auf kulinarischer Mission
2024 – Ted
2021 – Amol Rajan Interviews
2021 – Great British Theatre
2020 – Reunited Apart
2015 – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2014 – Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 – Trailblazer Honors
2014 – Late Night with Seth Meyers
2013 – Vicious
2011 – Perspectives
2010 – The Talk
2009 – The Prisoner - Der Gefangene
2009 – Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2007 – The Graham Norton Show
2006 – The One Show
2005 – Extras
2004 – Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 – The Paul O'Grady Show
2004 – Parkinson
2003 – Churchill
2003 – Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 – Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2002 – Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
1999 – David Copperfield
1999 – Family Guy
1998 – Parkinson
1997 – The View
1997 – HARDtalk
1996 – Film Independent Spirit Awards
1996 – TFI Friday
1994 – Ungeschminkt
1994 – Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1993 – Tales of the City
1993 – Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 – Late Show with David Letterman
1990 – Have I Got News for You
1989 – Die Simpsons
1988 – Im Schatten der Götter
1985 – Theatre Night
1984 – Playing Shakespeare
1982 – American Playhouse
1981 – עמוד האש
1978 – The South Bank Show
1978 – An Audience with...
1975 – Saturday Night Live
1974 – Playhouse
1972 – Country Matters
1971 – Film '72
1970 – Solo
1969 – Sesame Street
1969 – ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1967 – Omnibus
1967 – ITV Playhouse
1966 – David Copperfield
1965 – BBC Play of the Month
1964 – The Wednesday Play
1960 – Coronation Street
1956 – Tony Awards
1953 – Oscar Verleihung
1944 – Golden Globe Awards