Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

1939-05-25 Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK 157 Credits

Biography

Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cultural icon and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, six Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and five Emmy Awards. McKel...

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Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Doomsday

2026

as Magneto

Acting

The Avengers, Wakandans, Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts, and X-Men all fight against Doctor Doom. Plot TBA.

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

2025

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Exploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact.

Dragged Through Time

2025

Acting

Touching on major moments for the LGBTQ community throughout history.

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

2025

Acting

A star-studded documentary revealing the private man behind one of Britain’s greatest comic geniuses, using home movies and extracts from notebooks th...

The Critic

The Critic

2024

as Jimmy Erskine

5.9
Acting

Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor...

Dragfox

Dragfox

2024

as Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)

Acting

Sam's search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighbourhood fox. Together they embark on a magical journey to the attic to discover the s...

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

2024

Acting

Produced over four years with full access from Ken’s widow Lady Dodd, the film takes an in-depth look into Doddy’s private world, exploring the many s...

The Life and Death of Lily Savage

The Life and Death of Lily Savage

2024

as Self

7.0
Acting

Intimate documentary exploring how Paul O'Grady's creation, Lily Savage, took mainstream TV by storm. Unravel the real story of Lily with insights fro...

Hamlet

Hamlet

2024

as Hamlet

7.6
Acting

A tale of revenge that has stood the test of time, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is reimagined for the modern day as a gripping psychological thriller...

The One Note Man

The One Note Man

2023

as Narrator (voice)

7.0
Acting

A musical man lives a careful life. Each day is like the next, just how he likes it. One day, however, misfortune and fate collide, breaking his routi...

Quintessentially British

Quintessentially British

2022

as Self

3.8
Acting

This unique and cheeky documentary explores Britain and what makes our country great from our traditions to our self-deprecating sense of humour.

Freedom: 50 Years of Pride

Freedom: 50 Years of Pride

2022

as Self

8.0
Acting

This documentary reveals the surprising and overlooked history of Pride: its origins, its struggles and its triumphs. Made in creative and editorial ...

Hamlet Within

Hamlet Within

2022

Acting

A radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, the avenging prince of Denmark, William Shakespeare's creature; his origins and his unendin...

Hating Peter Tatchell

Hating Peter Tatchell

2021

as Self

4.2
Acting

The powerful and inspiring true story of the controversial human rights campaigner whose provocative acts of civil diso bedience rocked the British es...

Infinitum: Subject Unknown

Infinitum: Subject Unknown

2021

as Dr. Charles Marland-White

5.4
Acting

Jane is the subject of a twisted science experiment where she is placed in a parallel world and is forced to find a way to either alter her reality or...

Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU

Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU

2020

6.0
Acting

One-man stage performance by English stage and screen actor Sir Ian McKellen. McKellen reprises roles over his career in the theatre (such as the work...

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

2020

10.0
Acting

Sir Ian McKellen reads the poetry, Michael Wood traces the journey on the ground. Together they conjure up the extraordinary life, times and words of ...

Cats

Cats

2019

as Gus, the Theatre Cat

4.1
Acting

A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.

The Good Liar

The Good Liar

2019

as Roy Courtnay

6.7
Acting

Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer...

On Broadway

On Broadway

2019

as Self

8.7
Acting

An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inc...

The Isle

The Isle

2019

Associate Producer

4.8
Producing

1840 and another ship crashes on the rocks of an almost deserted island in Scotland. Three sailors survive the wreck and make it to shore where the fe...

All Is True

All Is True

2018

as Earl of Southampton

6.0
Acting

London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theater, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he stop...

National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear

2018

as King Lear

8.2
Acting

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who...

McKellen: Playing the Part

McKellen: Playing the Part

2018

as Himself

7.2
Acting

Built upon a 14 hour interview, McKellen: Playing the Part is a unique journey through the key landmarks of McKellen's life, from early childhood into...

Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers

2017

as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)

6.2
Acting

A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.

The Paul O'Grady Story

The Paul O'Grady Story

2017

as Self

8.3
Acting

A razor-witted entertainer who found fame as two people - first his drag queen alter ego, Lily Savage, and then as himself. This documentary film char...

How a Kite Flies

How a Kite Flies

2017

as Mr. Kite (voice)

Acting

Sir Ian McKellen voices an alcoholic kite. A down-and-out who prefers to hang around his dingy local strip joint rather than get out into the blue sky...

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

2017

as Cogsworth

7.0
Acting

A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

2017

as Self

6.6
Acting

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin celebrates one of the world’s most beloved storytellers, following his evolution from a conservative son of the O...

Edmund the Magnificent

Edmund the Magnificent

2017

as Self - Narrator (voice)

7.3
Acting

When news breaks that the county pig fete's being revived, the once-legendary Farmer decides to make one final roll of the dice - and invest his life ...

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage

2016

as Self

7.8
Acting

This documentary celebrates one of Britain’s greatest actors, Dame Judi Dench, and looks back over her remarkable 60-year career.

National Theatre Live: No Man's Land

National Theatre Live: No Man's Land

2016

as Spooner

7.5
Acting

One summer's evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst's stately hou...

Play the Devil: Making Richard III

2016

Acting

Sir Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine talking about making the film.

Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen

2016

6.0
Acting

Acting legend Ian McKellen discusses his impressive range of Shakespearean performances. Since playing Malvolio in Twelfth Night at 12 years old, Ian ...

Shakespeare on Film

2016

6.0
Acting

Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine in conversation about Richard III.

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

2016

as Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)

Acting

An exploration into the history of Shakespeare's plays, from the silent era to the modern day featuring archive interviews with movie directors includ...

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

2016

as Self - Performer

7.2
Acting

From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversar...

The Roof

The Roof

2016

as And Even Yet Another Fan

6.3
Acting

A brief comedy about a visit from a legendary theatre maker and his legion of fans.

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

2015

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

The BBC delves into its archives to discover British acting greats as they take their first tentative steps on the road to success. Long before they w...

The Dresser

The Dresser

2015

as Norman

6.2
Acting

One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King Lear. Bom...

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

2015

as Sherlock Holmes

6.5
Acting

In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he re...

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

as Gandalf the Grey

7.3
Acting

Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruine...

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

2014

as Self

Acting

This fascinating documentary unfolds in reverse telling the story of Mandela from the old man to the rural child. With contributions from storytellers...

X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014

as Magneto

7.5
Acting

The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an e...

Miss in Her Teens

2014

as The Prologue

3.0
Acting

An adaptation of David Garrick's 1747 afterpiece, this lighthearted comedy follows Miss Biddy Bellair as she pits her suitors against eachother in ord...

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013

as Gandalf the Grey

7.6
Acting

The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to ge...

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin

2013

as Self

6.8
Acting

A nice exploration of the samurai-ninja aspect of the story, including its roots in the actual Marvel comic books. There are the requisite interviews ...

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

2013

as Self

7.9
Acting

With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who about to film, the "classic" Doctors Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy are keen to be involved. B...

Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

2013

as Self

6.5
Acting

Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature documentary follow...

The Wolverine

The Wolverine

2013

as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)

6.4
Acting

Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.

The Egg Trick

The Egg Trick

2013

as Magician

6.0
Acting

Do you know the joke about the broken egg?

Doctor Who: The Snowmen

Doctor Who: The Snowmen

2012

as The Great Intelligence (voice)

7.7
Acting

The Doctor has retired to 1892 London. Despite the protests of his allies, he is determined to keep out of mankind's affairs. However, a governess nam...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

as Gandalf the Grey

7.4
Acting

Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mounta...

London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony

2012

as Self

7.5
Acting

The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic games.

Looking for Lowry

Looking for Lowry

2011

as Himself

Acting

Looking for Lowry is an entertaining documentary film about the life and work of the much loved British artist L.S. Lowry (1887 – 1976). This contempo...

The Betty Driver Story

The Betty Driver Story

2011

as Self

10.0
Acting
Lady Grey London

Lady Grey London

2010

7.0
Acting

Starring Marion Cotillard as Lady Grey, a burlesque artist with magical healing powers, the unshakable Sir Ian Mckellan as her crippled fan and Russel...

Small-Time Revolutionary

Small-Time Revolutionary

2010

as Hamish Miller (voice)

4.0
Acting

England, 1988. Thatcher, New Order, Section 28, The Kants. Russell finds himself caught between two opposing worlds and needs to decide whether to kee...

A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation

A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation

2010

as Narrator (voice)

7.0
Acting

When his father dies unexpectedly, a young man seeking to cope with his grief goes on a powerful emotional journey through time and space.

Theatreland

Theatreland

2009

as Himself

Acting

8 part series behind the scenes at the famous Theatre Royal, Haymarket, with a focus on a production Waiting for Godot featuring Ian McKellen, Patrick...

King Lear

King Lear

2008

as King Lear

6.7
Acting

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

2007

as Iorek Byrnison (voice)

6.1
Acting

After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherwor...

Stardust

Stardust

2007

as Narrator (voice)

7.3
Acting

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the ...

The Art of Breaking Character

2007

as Self

Acting

The cast of Extras talking about corpsing on set.

For the Love of God

2007

as The Jackdaw

4.0
Acting

'For the Love of God' is the wickedly irreverent tale of Graham (Coogan); an over-grown man-child still living at home under the suffocating glare of ...

Flushed Away

Flushed Away

2006

as The Toad (voice)

6.3
Acting

London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Rat...

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006

as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

6.4
Acting

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mut...

The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code

2006

as Sir Leigh Teabing

6.7
Acting

A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. ...

Saint of 9/11

Saint of 9/11

2006

as Narrator

5.7
Acting

Saint of 9/11 presents the turbulent, restless, spiritual and remarkable journey of Father Mychal Judge. Compassionate champion of the needy and forgo...

Doogal

Doogal

2006

as Zebedee (voice)

4.9
Acting

An adorable candy-loving mutt goes on a mission to save the world.

Neverwas

Neverwas

2005

as Gabriel Finch

6.4
Acting

Zach Riley is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the privately run mental institution, Millwood. What h...

Asylum

Asylum

2005

as Dr. Peter Cleave

5.9
Acting

A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former...

The Hobart Shakespeareans

The Hobart Shakespeareans

2005

as Himself

4.0
Acting

Rafe Esquith, 1992 American Teacher of the Year and National Medal of Arts recipient, teaches 5th-grade children whose parents don't speak English at ...

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

2005

as Self

6.3
Acting

'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' is a feature-length documentary that explores how "The Lord of the Rings" has influenced Western popular culture over the ...

Eighteen

Eighteen

2005

as Jason Anders (voice)

4.5
Acting

Pip, a street kid just turning 18, receives his grandfather's World War II-era memoirs and discovers parallels to his own life.

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

2004

as Self

6.0
Acting

A documentary about the making of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'.

The Magic Roundabout

The Magic Roundabout

2004

as Zebedee (voice)

5.4
Acting

A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the...

Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!

Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!

2004

as Self

6.7
Acting

The documentary looks at the rise to celebrity status of NZ actor and musician Bret McKenzie, who appeared for 3 seconds as an extra in "The Lord of t...

The Making of the Return of the King

The Making of the Return of the King

2004

as Self

8.8
Acting

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes (personally selecte...

Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?

Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?

2004

Acting

Profile of the life, work and ethos behind one of Britain's most controversial and prolific human rights campaigner: gay UK activist Peter Tatchell.

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

2003

as Self

6.2
Acting

Making of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

as Gandalf

8.5
Acting

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outc...

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

2003

as Self

8.1
Acting

Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in history.

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2

2003

8.0
Acting

The making of the sequel to the first X-Men film, trying to make it bigger and better than the previous film, and the challenges that come with that g...

X2

X2

2003

as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto

7.0
Acting

Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm...

The Making of The Two Towers

The Making of The Two Towers

2003

8.8
Acting

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes (personally selected by Pet...

Evolution X - The Making of X-Men

Evolution X - The Making of X-Men

2003

4.5
Acting

A four part documentary on the making of the first X-Men film, from pre-production, to principal photography, to post-production, and reflections on t...

X-Men: Premieres Around the World

X-Men: Premieres Around the World

2003

as Self

5.9
Acting

We find notes from Singer, Stan Lee, Stewart, McKellen, Berry, Mane, Davison, Romijn-Stamos, Paquin, Jackman, Janssen, and Marsden.

Émile

Émile

2003

as Emile

5.8
Acting

In a story weaving the past and present together, Emile seeks redemption from the family he abandoned.

Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

2003

as Self

8.5
Acting

From the very beginning of the design process on the film trilogy, right up to the summer months prior to the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Tw...

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

as Gandalf

8.4
Acting

Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies l...

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

as Self

6.5
Acting

A documentary about the influences on Tolkien, covering in brief his childhood and how he detested the onslaught of industry through the idyllic count...

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

as Gandalf

8.4
Acting

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the han...

A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'

A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'

2001

as Self

8.0
Acting

The making of Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's classic work.

Quest for the Ring

Quest for the Ring

2001

as Self

5.6
Acting
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love

2001

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

A portrait of the 30 year relationship between Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. With comments by their friends and family.

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

2000

as Self

6.2
Acting

A documentary from Universal about the movie "The Invisible Man" (1933) directed by James Whale.

X-Men

X-Men

2000

as Magneto

7.0
Acting

Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organizat...

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

2000

as Self - 'Magneto'

7.0
Acting

While Senator Kelly addresses a senate committee about the supposed mutant menace, we learn about the making of the movie, X-Men.

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man

2000

as Narrator (voice)

7.1
Acting

A child is born. We see underwater swimmers representing this. He is young, in a jungle setting, with two fanciful "instincts" guiding him as swooping...

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

1999

as Self

6.0
Acting

Written, co-produced and co-directed by David J. Skal, THE WORLD OF GODS AND MONSTERS is a behind-the scenes chronicle of the making of the 1998 Acade...

After Stonewall

After Stonewall

1999

as Self

5.5
Acting

This sequel to "Before Stonewall" documents the history of gay and lesbian life from the riots at Stonewall in 1969 to the present. Narrated by Meliss...

Apt Pupil

Apt Pupil

1998

as Kurt Dussander

6.5
Acting

One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles t...

Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters

1998

as James Whale

7.0
Acting

It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and...

Swept from the Sea

Swept from the Sea

1998

as Dr. James Kennedy

6.4
Acting

The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. Whe...

Bent

Bent

1997

as Uncle Freddie

6.8
Acting

Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentrati...

Surviving Friendly Fire

Surviving Friendly Fire

1997

1.0
Acting

In the early 90's seventy youth from a Hollywood homeless shelter started a theatre project encouraging them to tell their stories.. The youth ran the...

A Bit Of Scarlet

A Bit Of Scarlet

1997

as Narrator

4.6
Acting

A Bit of Scarlet excavates clips from Britain's cinema archives to create a moving and humorous testament to the closeted gay and lesbian images from ...

An Evening with Lily Savage

An Evening with Lily Savage

1996

as Self

Acting

Enjoy the outrageous and flamboyant First Lady of British Comedy, Lily Savage, as she performs her incredibly hysterical live show before a star-studd...

Rasputin

Rasputin

1996

as Tsar Nicholas II

6.5
Acting

Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation...or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of...

Richard III

Richard III

1995

as Richard III

6.7
Acting

A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil...

Restoration

Restoration

1995

as Will Gates

6.0
Acting

An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel j...

Richard III

Richard III

1995

Executive Producer, Screenplay

6.7
Producing Writing

A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil...

Jack & Sarah

Jack & Sarah

1995

as William

6.7
Acting

Jack always lands on his feet. He lands on his feet when he marries the beautiful Sarah. He lands on his feet when he buys a luxurious new home. Howev...

Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm

1995

as Amos Starkadder

6.8
Acting

In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough rela...

To Die For

To Die For

1994

as Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)

2.2
Acting

Simon and Mark live together in London. When Mark dies of AIDS, Simon gets on with his life rather quickly, too quickly to suit the ghost of Mark, who...

Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

1994

Acting

Finished a quarter century after the earth-shaking protests that forever altered the public perception of LGBTQ people in America, Stonewall 25: Globa...

The Shadow

The Shadow

1994

as Dr. Reinhardt Lane

6.1
Acting

Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom u...

David Macaulay: Roman City

David Macaulay: Roman City

1994

as Augustus Caesar (voice)

9.0
Acting

The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in...

I'll Do Anything

I'll Do Anything

1994

as John Earl McAlpine

5.5
Acting

Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter h...

Camp Christmas

Camp Christmas

1993

3.5
Acting

Several guests who are lesbian or gay go to a home for Christmas.

Six Degrees of Separation

Six Degrees of Separation

1993

as Geoffrey

6.4
Acting

The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-cl...

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

1993

as Bill Kraus

6.5
Acting

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

The Ballad of Little Jo

The Ballad of Little Jo

1993

as Percy Corcoran

5.9
Acting

After being thrown out of her home, a young woman decides to disguise herself as a man to survive the ruthless Wild West.

Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up

Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up

1993

as Narration (voice)

Acting

An affectionate portrait of San Francisco, and of the man whose Tales of the City have inspired thousands to go there. Maupin relates a life story mor...

Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

1993

as Death

6.5
Acting

After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is ...

Gladio

Gladio

1992

as Aldo Moro (voice)

7.0
Acting

In three programmes shown over consecutive weeks in BBC2's Timewatch strand, Allan Francovich interviewed key Gladio players such as Propaganda Due he...

Othello

Othello

1990

as Iago

7.0
Acting

Noble Moroccan Othello finds his life with beautiful, fiercely loyal Desdemona thrown tragically out of balance when secretly jealous, scheming confid...

Countdown to War

Countdown to War

1989

as Adolf Hitler

5.0
Acting

Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until...

Scandal

Scandal

1989

as John Profumo

5.9
Acting

An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through ...

Scarfe's Follies

Scarfe's Follies

1988

Acting

Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe looks at that most English of things - the folly.

Süleyman the Magnificent

Süleyman the Magnificent

1987

as Narrator

Acting

Süleyman (or Süleiman) the Magnificent was the longest-reigning emperor of the Ottoman empire. Known for his military campaigns spanning three contine...

Zina

Zina

1985

as Kronfeld

5.4
Acting

Zina, the daughter of Leon Trotsky by his first wife, is undergoing freudian analysis in Berlin in the 'thirties. Meanwhile Trotsky is in exile in Pri...

Plenty

Plenty

1985

as Sir Andrew Charleson

5.7
Acting

David Hare's account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.

The Keep

The Keep

1983

as Dr. Theodore Cuza

5.6
Acting

Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks i...

Walter and June

Walter and June

1983

as Walter

7.0
Acting

Sequel to the TV film "Walter". In the United States, the two films have been released together on DVD as a package, called "Loving Walter".

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1982

as Chauvelin

6.7
Acting

During the French Revolution, a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel (a humble wayside flower), snatches French aristos fro...

Walter

Walter

1982

as Walter

5.2
Acting

A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know what to...

Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare

Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare

1982

Acting

A record of McKellen's one-man Broadway show about the Bard.

Priest of Love

Priest of Love

1981

as D.H. Lawrence

5.0
Acting

Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow," D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. When...

Dying Day

1980

as Antony Skipling

Acting

A lonely man with punctilious habits listens to a tape cassette of ambient barroom sounds, which include the hushed tones of two men plotting to kill ...

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

1979

as Alexander Ivanov

Acting

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is a stage play by Tom Stoppard with music by André Previn. It was first performed in 1977. The play criticizes the Sov...

Macbeth

Macbeth

1979

as Macbeth

7.3
Acting

Macbeth is a 1978 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare. Produced by Thames Tele...

Graceless Go I

Graceless Go I

1974

as Tony

Acting

Roger begins supporting a football team.

Hedda Gabler

1972

as George Tesman

Acting

Adaptation of the play by Henrik Ibsen.

Hamlet

Hamlet

1970

as Hamlet

Acting

Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide whether...

Edward II

Edward II

1970

as King Edward

4.8
Acting

The reign of Edward II, King of England, is troubled from the start when he brings his male lover, hated by the nobles, out of exile.

The Tragedy of King Richard II

The Tragedy of King Richard II

1970

as King Richard II

Acting

The Tragedy of King Richard II, by William Shakespeare. The actions and repercussions of a proud King, whose vanity and selfishness lead to his downfa...

The Promise

1969

Acting

Set in Leningrad. Follows the lives of three young Russians from the terror of the German siege of Leningrad through the uncertainty of the postwar ye...

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

1969

as Roger

4.3
Acting

While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the 9th century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land...

A Touch of Love

A Touch of Love

1969

as George

6.4
Acting

Intellectually driven doctoral student Rosamund Stacey, while undertaking graduate work at the British Museum, becomes pregnant after a brief affair w...

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

1965

as Wolf

Acting

An elderly right-wing politician is kidnapped, seemingly as part of a student prank. But his captors have a more alarming agenda.

Richard II

N/A

as Richard II

Acting

The Tragedy of King Richard II

Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude

N/A

as Continuity Announcer

Acting

Jeremy O'Reilly, the self-important presenter of a TV news show, returns to a clueless East End community where a prank leads to the murder of a beaut...

Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary

N/A

as Self

Acting

Anthony Hopkins has confirmed that his wife is working on a documentary about his life.

The Christophers

N/A

Acting

The estranged children of a once-famous artist hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be discovered and sold after his death.

No Man's Land

N/A

as Spooner

Acting

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart lead the cast in this glorious revival of Harold Pinter’s comic classic. One summer's evening, two ageing writers, H...