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Ian Holm

Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert (12 September 1931 – 19 June 2020) was an English actor. After graduating from RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) 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 nominations for an Academy Award. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998 for services to drama.

Holm won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his performance as Lenny in the Harold Pinter play ''The Homecoming''. He won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the title role in the 1998 West End production of ''King Lear''. For his television roles he received two Primetime Emmy Awards for King Lear, and the HBO film ''The Last of the Blonde Bombshells'' (2003).

He gained acclaim for his role in ''The Bofors Gun'' (1968) winning the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and won a second BAFTA Award for his role as athletics trainer Sam Mussabini in ''Chariots of Fire'' (1981). Other notable films he appeared in include ''Alien'' (1979), ''Brazil'' (1985), ''Henry V'' (1989), ''Naked Lunch'' (1991), ''The Madness of King George'' (1994), ''The Fifth Element'' (1997), ''The Sweet Hereafter'' (1997), and ''The Aviator'' (2004). He played Napoleon in three different films. He gained wider appreciation for his role as the elderly Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' trilogies. Provided by Wikipedia