Ian Holm facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ian Holm
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Holm in Edinburgh in 2004
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Ian Holm Cuthbert
12 September 1931 |
| Died | 19 June 2020 (aged 88) London, England
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| Resting place | Highgate Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1957–2014 |
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| Children | 5 |
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Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert (born September 12, 1931 – died June 19, 2020) was a famous English actor. He was known for his many roles in movies and on stage. He started his acting journey with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Later, he became very successful in films.
Ian Holm won many awards during his career. These included two BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award. He was also nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar) and two Emmy Awards. In 1989, Queen Elizabeth II made him a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. This is a special honor for people who have done great things.
You might know him best as the older Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies. He also voiced Chef Skinner in the Pixar animated film Ratatouille.
Early Life and Training
Ian Holm Cuthbert was born in Goodmayes, Essex, England. His birthday was September 12, 1931. His father was a doctor who worked with mental health. His mother was a nurse. Ian had an older brother who passed away when Ian was 12.
He went to Chigwell School in Essex. After school, he joined an amateur acting group. A famous actor named Henry Baynton helped him get into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1950. This is a very famous acting school.
His studies were paused when he had to join the British Army for a year. He also volunteered for an acting tour in the United States. Ian Holm graduated from RADA in 1953. He made his first stage appearance in 1954 in a play called Othello.
A Career on Stage and Screen
Ian Holm became a big star with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He performed in many plays before moving to TV and movies. In 1965, he played Richard III in a BBC TV series.
In 1967, he won a Tony Award for his role in the play The Homecoming. A Tony Award is a top honor for stage actors. He also won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in 1998 for playing the main role in King Lear.
Famous Roles You Might Know
Ian Holm's first big movie role was Ash, a science officer who turned out to be a robot, in the science fiction film Alien (1979). He also played the running coach Sam Mussabini in Chariots of Fire (1981). For this role, he won a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He had many other memorable film roles:
- Brazil (1985)
- Henry V (1989)
- The Madness of King George (1994)
- The Fifth Element (1997)
- The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
- The Aviator (2004)
In 2001, he became widely known for playing the older Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. He had actually played Bilbo's nephew, Frodo Baggins, in a radio version of The Lord of the Rings in 1981. He returned as Bilbo in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Later, he played Bilbo again in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
Ian Holm also lent his voice to the character Chef Skinner in the popular animated movie Ratatouille (2007). He was nominated for an Emmy Award twice for his TV work.
He played Napoleon Bonaparte three times in different productions. A famous writer, Harold Pinter, once said that Ian Holm was his favorite actor.
Becoming a Knight
For his amazing contributions to acting, Ian Holm received special honors from the Queen. In 1989, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). In 1998, he was given the title of Knight Bachelor, which means he could be called "Sir Ian Holm."
Personal Life
Ian Holm was married four times. He had five children from his different relationships. His last wife was an artist named Sophie de Stempel.
He also acted with his third wife, actress Penelope Wilton, in the BBC mini-series The Borrowers (1993).
His Final Years
Ian Holm was treated for prostate cancer in 2001. He was later diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. He passed away in a hospital in London on June 19, 2020, at the age of 88. His ashes are buried in Highgate Cemetery.
Images for kids
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Grave of Ian Holm in Highgate Cemetery
See also
In Spanish: Ian Holm para niños
