Ian McKellen - Filmography

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The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum Poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum 2027 Leading
Role: Gandalf
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Avengers: Doomsday Poster
Avengers: Doomsday 2026
Role: Magneto
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Ebenezer Poster
Ebenezer 2026
Role: Jacob Marley
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Frank and Percy Poster
Frank and Percy 2026 Leading
Role: Percy
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Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen Poster
Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen 2026 Leading
Role: himself
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The Christophers Poster
The Christophers 2026 Leading
Role: Julian Sklar
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LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes Poster
LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes 2026 Leading
Role: L S Lowry
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Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness Poster
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness 2025
The Critic Poster
The Critic 2024 Leading
Role: Jimmy Erskine
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The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved Poster
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved 2024
The Life and Death of Lily Savage Poster
The Life and Death of Lily Savage 2024
Role: himself
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Hamlet Poster
Hamlet 2024 Leading
Role: Hamlet
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ted Poster
ted 2024–2026
Role: Narrator (voice), episodes: 3
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Amol Rajan Interviews Poster
Amol Rajan Interviews 2021
Role: himself (Interviewed Guest), episodes: 1
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Infinitum: Subject Unknown Poster
Infinitum: Subject Unknown 2021 Leading
Role: Dr. Charles Marland-White
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Reunited Apart Poster
Reunited Apart 2020
Role: himself, episodes: 1
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Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet Poster
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet 2020
Cats Poster
Cats 2019
Role: Gus, the Theatre Cat
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The Good Liar Poster
The Good Liar 2019 Leading
Role: Roy Courtnay
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All Is True Poster
All Is True 2018 Leading
Role: Earl of Southampton
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Animal Crackers Poster
Animal Crackers 2018 Leading
Role: Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
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Beauty and the Beast Poster
Beauty and the Beast 2017
Role: Cogsworth
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The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin Poster
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin 2017 Leading
Role: himself
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The Dresser Poster
The Dresser 2015 Leading
Role: Norman
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Poster
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015–2026
Role: himself (guest), episodes: 1
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Mr. Holmes Poster
Mr. Holmes 2015 Leading
Role: Sherlock Holmes
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Poster
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 2014
Role: himself, episodes: 1
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Poster
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014 Leading
Role: Gandalf the Grey
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Trailblazer Honors Poster
Trailblazer Honors 2014
Role: himself (Speaker), episodes: 1
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X-Men: Days of Future Past Poster
X-Men: Days of Future Past 2014 Leading
Role: Magneto
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Late Night with Seth Meyers Poster
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014
Role: himself (guest), episodes: 1
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Poster
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013 Leading
Role: Gandalf the Grey
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The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin Poster
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin 2013 Leading
Role: himself
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The Wolverine Poster
The Wolverine 2013
Role: Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
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Vicious Poster
Vicious 2013–2015 Leading
Role: Freddie Thornhill, episodes: 12
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Doctor Who: The Snowmen Poster
Doctor Who: The Snowmen 2012
Role: The Great Intelligence (voice)
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Poster
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012 Leading
Role: Gandalf the Grey
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The Talk Poster
The Talk 2010
Role: himself, episodes: 1
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Poster
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy 2010
Role: himself (archive footage)
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The Prisoner Poster
The Prisoner 2009 Leading
Role: 2 / Curtis, episodes: 6
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Poster
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 2009
Role: himself (guest), episodes: 1
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King Lear Poster
King Lear 2008 Leading
Role: King Lear
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The Golden Compass Poster
The Golden Compass 2007
Role: Iorek Byrnison (voice)
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Stardust Poster
Stardust 2007
Role: Narrator (voice)
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The Graham Norton Show Poster
The Graham Norton Show 2007
Role: himself (guest), episodes: 1
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Flushed Away Poster
Flushed Away 2006 Leading
Role: The Toad (voice)
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The One Show Poster
The One Show 2006
Role: himself (guest), episodes: 1
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X-Men: The Last Stand Poster
X-Men: The Last Stand 2006 Leading
Role: Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
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The Da Vinci Code Poster
The Da Vinci Code 2006 Leading
Role: Sir Leigh Teabing
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Doogal Poster
Doogal 2006
Role: Zebedee (voice)
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Asylum Poster
Asylum 2005 Leading
Role: Dr. Peter Cleave
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Extras Poster
Extras 2005–2006
Role: Ian McKellen, episodes: 1
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The Magic Roundabout Poster
The Magic Roundabout 2005 Leading
Role: Zebedee (voice)
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Eighteen Poster
Eighteen 2005
Role: Jason Anders (voice)
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Who Do You Think You Are? Poster
Who Do You Think You Are? 2004
Role: himself, episodes: 1
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The Paul O'Grady Show Poster
The Paul O'Grady Show 2004–2015
Parkinson Poster
Parkinson 2004
Role: himself (guest), episodes: 2
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 Leading
Role: Gandalf
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X2 Poster
X2 2003 Leading
Role: Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
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Real Time with Bill Maher Poster
Real Time with Bill Maher 2003
Role: himself, episodes: 2
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! Poster
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003
Role: himself, episodes: 1
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 Leading
Role: Gandalf
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Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Poster
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 2002–2024
Role: himself, episodes: 1
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 Leading
Role: Gandalf
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X-Men Poster
X-Men 2000 Leading
Role: Magneto
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X-Men: The Mutant Watch Poster
X-Men: The Mutant Watch 2000
Role: himself ('Magneto')
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Family Guy Poster
Family Guy 1999
Role: Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (voice), episodes: 1
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Apt Pupil Poster
Apt Pupil 1998 Leading
Role: Kurt Dussander
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Gods and Monsters Poster
Gods and Monsters 1998 Leading
Role: James Whale
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Parkinson Poster
Parkinson 1998–2004
Role: himself, episodes: 3
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Bent Poster
Bent 1997 Leading
Role: Uncle Freddie
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The View Poster
The View 1997
Role: himself (guest), episodes: 2
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HARDtalk Poster
HARDtalk 1997
Film Independent Spirit Awards Poster
Film Independent Spirit Awards 1996
Role: himself (host), episodes: 1
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TFI Friday Poster
TFI Friday 1996–2000
Richard III Poster
Richard III 1995 Leading
Role: Richard III
Screenplay, Executive Producer
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Restoration Poster
Restoration 1995
Role: Will Gates
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Jack & Sarah Poster
Jack & Sarah 1995
Role: William
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The Shadow Poster
The Shadow 1994 Leading
Role: Dr. Reinhardt Lane
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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Poster
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 1994
Role: himself, episodes: 1
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Six Degrees of Separation Poster
Six Degrees of Separation 1993 Leading
Role: Geoffrey
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Tales of the City Poster
Tales of the City 1993
Role: Archibald Anson Gidde, episodes: 2
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien Poster
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1993–2009
Role: himself (guest), episodes: 1
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And the Band Played On Poster
And the Band Played On 1993
Role: Bill Kraus
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Late Show with David Letterman Poster
Late Show with David Letterman 1993–2015
Role: himself (guest), episodes: 1
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Last Action Hero Poster
Last Action Hero 1993
Role: Death
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Have I Got News for You Poster
Have I Got News for You 1990
Role: himself, episodes: 1
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The Simpsons Poster
The Simpsons 1989
Role: Ian McKellen (voice), episodes: 1
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Scandal Poster
Scandal 1989 Leading
Role: John Profumo
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Theatre Night Poster
Theatre Night 1985–1990
Role: Iago, episodes: 1
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Playing Shakespeare Poster
Playing Shakespeare 1984
The Keep Poster
The Keep 1983
Role: Dr. Theodore Cuza
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The Scarlet Pimpernel Poster
The Scarlet Pimpernel 1982 Leading
Role: Chauvelin
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American Playhouse Poster
American Playhouse 1982–1996
Role: Archibald Anson Gidde, episodes: 1
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The South Bank Show Poster
The South Bank Show 1978–2023
An Audience with... Poster
An Audience with... 1978–2013
Role: himself, episodes: 1
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Saturday Night Live Poster
Saturday Night Live 1975
Role: himself (host), episodes: 1
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Playhouse Poster
Playhouse 1974–1983
Role: Alexander, episodes: 1
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Country Matters Poster
Country Matters 1972–1973
Role: David Masterman, episodes: 1
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Film '72 1971
Role: himself, episodes: 1
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Sesame Street Poster
Sesame Street 1969
Role: himself, episodes: 1
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre Poster
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 1969
Role: Lyov, episodes: 1
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Omnibus Poster
Omnibus 1967–2003
Role: himself (Reading Poetry), episodes: 1
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ITV Playhouse Poster
ITV Playhouse 1967–1982
Role: Tony, episodes: 1
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BBC Play of the Month Poster
BBC Play of the Month 1965–1983
Role: Captain Plume, episodes: 1
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The Wednesday Play Poster
The Wednesday Play 1964–1970
Role: Wolf, episodes: 1
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Coronation Street Poster
Coronation Street 1960
Role: Mel Hutchwright, episodes: 14
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Tony Awards Poster
Tony Awards 1956
Role: himself (Winner), episodes: 1
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The Oscars Poster
The Oscars 1953
Role: himself, episodes: 3
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Golden Globe Awards Poster
Golden Globe Awards 1944
Role: himself (Winner), episodes: 1
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