Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert CBE 12 September 1931 19 June 2020 was an English actor After beginning his career on the British stage as a leading member of the Royal Shakespeare Company he became a successful and prolific performer on television and in films He received numerous accolades including two BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award along with nominations for an Academy Award and two Emmy Awards He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in 1989 by Queen Elizabeth II 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 Award nominations for King Lear 1998 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 a BAFTA Award win 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 The Madness of King George 1994 The Fifth Element 1997 The Sweet Hereafter 1997 and The Aviator 2004 He gained wider appreciation for his role as the elderly Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jacksons The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies He also voiced Chef Skinner in the Pixar animated film Ratatouille 2007 Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Holm licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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