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When Bilbo found the Ring, he immediately knew that it was the One Ring but allowed Bilbo to keep it. Later, he persuaded Bilbo to leave the Ring to Frodo, and shortly after, he started the quest to Quest of Mount Doom. He fell battling the Balrog in Moria, but come back was Gandalf the White. He also freed Theoden from the evil spells of Saruman and Wormtongue, and casted Saruman out. After the War of the Ring Gandalf sailed from the Grey Havens with Elrond, Bilbo, and Frodo.
Date of birth: May 25 1939, in Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
Birth name: Ian Murray McKellen
He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in 1961, and began his career in earnest. In
1988, he publicly came out of the closet on the BBC Radio 4 program, while discussing
Margaret Thatcher's "section 28" legislation which would make the
"public promotion of homosexuality" a crime. It was reason enough
for him to take a stand, and he has been active in the Gay Rights movement ever
since. He currently resides in Limehouse, where he lives with his current lover
of 8 years, Sean Mathias. To this day, he works mostly in theater, and was knighted
by Queen Elizabeth in 1990 for his efforts in the arts. He has a sister, Jean.
Ian Mckellen's Link's:
http://www.mckellen.com/
http://www.ianmckellen.cjb.net/
Magneto (2007) He played Magneto
The Colossus (2007) He played Cecil Rhodes
Flushed Away (2006) He played Toad
Displaced (2006)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) He played Eric Lensherr/Magneto
The Da Vinci Code (2006) He played Sir Leigh Teabing
Doogal (2006) He played Zebedee
Neverwas (2005) He played Gabriel Finch
Coronation Street He played Mel Hutchwright in 10 episodes
The Magic Roundabout (2005) He played Zebedee
Eighteen (2004) He played Jason Anders
Asylum (2004) He played Peter Cleave
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) He played Gandalf
Emile (2003) He played Emile
X2 (2003) He played Eric Lensherr/Magneto
The Simpsons He played Himself in the episode The Regina Monologues November
23 2003
Have I Got News for You He played Himself November 7 2003
Parkinson He played Himself April 12 2003
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway He played Himself March 1 2003
The Uncanny Suspects (2003) He played Himself
X-Factor: The Look of 'X-Men' (2003) He played Himself
X-Men Production Scrapbook (2003) He played Himself
The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2002) He played Himself/Gandalf the Grey/Gandalf
the White
Making the Movie (2002) He played Himself
The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) He played Himself
8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2002) He played Himself
The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2002) He played Himself
Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute (2002) He played Himself
Saturday Night Live He played Host March 16 2002
Richard and Judy He played Himself February 13 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) He played Gandalf the Grey/Gandalf
the White
Lord of the Piercing (2002) He played Gandalf
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) He played Gandalf
Breakfast He played Himself December 10 2001
A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' (2001) He played Himself
Quest for the Ring (2001) He played Himself/Gandalf
Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed! (2000) He played Himself
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) He played Himself
William Shakespeare (2000) He played Richard III
X-Men (2000) He played Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (2000) He played Narrator
David Copperfield (1999) He played Creakle
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (1999) He played
Himself
Apt Pupil (1998) He played Kurt Dussander
Gods and Monsters (1998) He played James Whale
Swept from the Sea (1997) He played Dr. James Kennedy
Bent (1997) He played Uncle Freddie
Great Composers (1997) He played Pyotyr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
A Bit of Scarlet (1997) He played Narrator
Rasputin (1996) He played Tsar Nicholas II
TFI Friday He played Himself March 15 1996
An Evening with Lily Savage (1996) He played Audience Member/Himself
Thin Ice (1995) He played Himself
Restoration (1995) He played Will Gates
Richard III (1995) He played Richard III
Jack and Sarah (1995) He played William
Cold Comfort Farm (1995) He played Amos Starkadder
To Die For (1994) He played Quilt Documentary Narrator
The Shadow(1994) He played Dr. Reinhardt Lane
I'll Do Anything (1994) He played John Earl McAlpine
Six Degrees of Separation (1993) He played Geoffrey
And the Band Played On (1993) He played Bill Kraus
The Ballad of Little Jo (1993) He played Percy Corcoran, Jo's Roommate, worked
in Ruby City Assay Office
Last Action Hero (1993) He played Death
Tales of the City (1993) He played Archibald Anson Gidde
Pet Shop Boys: Videography (1991) He played The Vampire in video for Heart
Othello (1990) He played Iago
Countdown to War (1989) He played Adolf Hitler
Scandal (1989) He played John Profumo
Windmills of the Gods (1988) He played Chairman
Zina (1985) He played Kronfeld
Playing Shakespeare (1984) He played Himself
Plenty (1985) He played Sir Andrew Charleson
Walter and June (1983) He played Walter
The Keep (1983) He played Dr. Theodore Cuza
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) He played Chauvelin
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1982) He played Himself/various characters
Walter (1982) He played Walter
Dying Day (1982) He played Anthony Skipling
Priest of Love (1981) He played D. H. Lawrence
Amud Ha'Esh (1979) He played the Narrator in the English version
Macbeth (1979) He played Macbeth
The Recruiting Officer (1973) He played Capt. Plume
Hamlet (1972) He played Hamlet
Hedda Gabler (1972) He played George Tesman
Edward II (1970) He played King Edward
The Tragedy of King Richard II (1970) He played Richard II
Ross (1970) He played T.E. Lawrence
Keats (1970) He played John Keats
The Promise (1969) He played Leonidik
Alfred the Great (1969) He played Roger
A Touch of Love (1969) He played George Matthews
Hay Fever (1968) He played Simon Bliss
David Copperfield (1966) He played David Copperfield in episodes 5-13
Sunday Out of Season (1965) He played Victor Leech
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne (1965)
