Ian Holm

Did You Know?

• Ian was knighted in 1998 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for "services to drama."
• Ian was born in a mental asylum where his father was a doctor and the superintendent.
• Ian has been married three times since 1955 to Lynn Mary Shaw, Sophie Baker and is currently married to Penelope Baker. He had a long-time affair with a photographer named Bee.
• Ian has five children.
• Ian's brother, Eric, died of cancer while in Egypt when Ian was 13 years old. The entire family was traumatized.
• Ian earned and Academy Award nomination for his performance in Chariots Of Fire.
• Ian received an Emmy nomination for the television version of 'King Lear.' Even though he lost to Stanley Tucci, the actor dedicated his award to Sir Ian Holm.
• Ian was nominated for another Emmy for the made-for-tv movie 'The Last of the Blonde Bombshells.'

Movie Highlights

The Fifth Element (1997)
The Fifth Element was Ian's biggest grossing career film as it brought in $263+million.

Actor Credits

1. This Side of the Looking Glass (2009)
2. Shergar (2008)
3. O Jerusalem (2007)
4. Ratatouille (2007)
5. The Treatment (2007)
6. Strangers with Candy (2006)
7. The Lost Boys (2006)
8. Lord of War (2005)
9. Garden State (2004)
10. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
11. King Lear (2004)
12. The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003)
13. Prisoner of Paradise (2002)
14. The Emperor's New Clothes (2002)
15. Esther Kahn (2002)
16. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001)
17. From Hell (2001)
18. The Last Of The Blonde Bombshells (2001)
19. Beautiful Joe (2001)
20. Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
21. eXistenZ (1999)
22. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998)
23. The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
24. Incognito (1997)
25. The Fifth Element (1997)
26. A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
27. Big Night (1996)
28. The Return Of The Borrowers (1996)
29. Night Falls On Manhattan (1996)
30. Loch Ness (1996)
31. The Advocate (1995)
32. The Madness Of King George (1994)
33. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
34. Blue Ice (1992)
35. The Borrowers (1992)
36. Naked Lunch (1991)
37. Kafka (1991)
38. Hamlet (1990)
39. The Endless Game (1990)
40. Henry V (1989)
41. Another Woman (1988)
42. Dreamchild (1985)
43. Brazil (1985)
44. Wetherby (1985)
45. Dance With A Stranger (1984)
46. Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan (1984)
47. Singleton's Pluck (1984)
48. Time Bandits (1981)
49. Chariots Of Fire (1981)
50. All Quiet On The Western Front (1979)
51. Alien (1979)
52. SOS Titanic (1979)
53. The Thief Of Baghdad (1978)
54. Holocaust (1978)
55. March Or Die (1977)
56. The Man In The Iron Mask (1977)
57. Jesus Of Nazareth (1977)
58. Shout At The Devil (1976)
59. Robin And Marian (1976)
60. Juggernaut (1974)
61. The Homecoming (1973)
62. Young Winston (1972)
63. A Severed Head (1971)
64. Mary, Queen Of Scots (1971)
65. Oh! What A Lovely War (1969)
66. The Bofors Gun (1968)

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