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Sir Ian Holm CBE (born 12 September, 1931) is an English award-winning actor known for his stage work and for many film roles, including the hobbit Bilbo Baggins in the first and third films of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Father Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element and the android Ash in Alien. Holm was born Ian Holm Cuthbert in Goodmayes, Essex, the son of "relatively elderly" Scottish parents Jean Holm (née Wilson), a nurse, and Dr. James Harvey Cuthbert, a psychiatrist who worked as the superintendent of the West Ham Corporation Mental Hospital and was also a pioneer of electric shock therapy. He had an older brother, Eric. Holm was educated at Chigwell School and then the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Holm was an established star of the Royal Shakespeare Company before making an impact on television and film. In 1965, Holm played Richard III in the BBCs serialisation of the Wars of the Roses plays, based on the RSC production of the plays, and gradually made a name for himself with minor roles in films such as Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) and Young Winston (1972). In 1967, he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, for playing the role of Lenny in The Homecoming by Harold Pinter. In 1977, Holm appeared in the TV mini-series Jesus of Nazareth as the Sadducee Zerah, and in the following year played J M Barrie in the BBC TV series The Lost Boys, in which his son Barnaby played the young George Llewelyn Davies. Holm has been married four times. In 1991 he married his third wife, popular actress Penelope Wilton, and they appeared together in The Borrowers (1993) on British television. They divorced in 2001. He is currently married to artist Sophie de Stempel, a protégé and life model of Lucian Freud. Holm has five children (three daughters and two sons) from three women, amongst others the first two of his four wives. His eldest daughter, Jessica, is presenter of the "Crufts Dog Show". Sarah-Jane Holm played Jenny Rodenhurst Simcock in A Bit of a Do. Barnaby Holm acted as a child but now lives in Los Angeles as a Hollywood club owner, while Harry Holm is a filmmaker most notable for his music videos. Melissa Holm is a casting director. He was awarded a CBE in 1990. he was made a Knight Bachelor in 1998 for Services to Drama. He was treated for prostate cancer in 2001, which currently appears to be in complete remission. Biography Credit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Holm |
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 While shooting in Mexico, all conversation was dominated by bowels. During filming, if you`ll pardon the expression, you`re frightened to fart. I`ve always been a minimalist. It was Bogart who once said, `If you think the right thoughts, the camera will pick it up`. The most important thing in the face is the eyes, and if you can make the eyes talk, you`re halfway there. On his Hobbit feet in the "Lord of the Rings" films: "These things are like boats with toes."Trivia Developed a severe case of stage fright in 1976 while performing The Iceman Cometh and left the theatre. He has only returned three times since then. An Associate Member of RADA. In a return to the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he first received acclaim in the mid-60s for his contemporary stylings of Richard III and Henry V, he developed a confidence-shattering case of "stage fright" during a 1976 performance of "The Iceman Cometh" and quickly withdrew from the production. His only stage appearance for almost two decades was as Astrov in "Uncle Vanya" in 1979. He finally returned to the theatre to create the role of Andy in Harold Pinter's short play "Moonlight" in 1993 for which he received the Evening Standard Award. His King Lear a few years later earned him the Olivier Award as well as the Evening Standard and London Critic's Circle Theatre awards. Children - with Lynn Mary Shaw: daughters Jessica Holm and Sarah-Jane Holm; with Sophie Baker: son Harry Holm; also had son Barnaby Holm and daughter Melissa Holm (who is now a casting director under the name of Lissy Holm) with professional photographer Bee Gilbert, with whom Holm had a relationship after his first marriage (1965-1976) but never married. He was awarded the 1993 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in "Moonlight." Treated for prostate cancer in 2001. Was slated to play Pope John Paul II in a CBS miniseries, but had to drop out because of undisclosed "personal reasons". Jon Voight took his place. Has two roles in common with Orson Bean. Bean was the voice of Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit (1977) (TV), while Holm played in the Peter Jackson trilogy. Bean also played Frodo in The Return of the King (1980) (TV); Holm played Frodo on BBC radio. Played a meteorologist in The Day After Tomorrow (2004) (as Professor Terry Rapson) and The Aviator (2004) (as Professor Fitz). He was awarded the 1997 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in "King Lear." He was awarded the 1997 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best Actor for his performance in King Lear at the Royal National Theatre. Has played Napoleon Bonaparte three times in "Napoleon and Love" (1972) (mini), Time Bandits (1981) and The Emperor's New Clothes (2001) - and was a front-runner for the part in Stanley Kubrick's unproduced biopic. Though he has only appeared in two production of The Lord of the Rings, he has worked with three Aragorns. He appeared with Viggo Mortensen in the Lord of the Rings films, Robert Stephens in the radio adaptation, and worked with John Hurt in Alien (1979). Mortensen and Hurt were also both last-minute replacements for other actors. Clearly has no objections to being buried up to his neck in the pursuit of his craft, as this has happened to him in no less than three films: Alien (1979), Brazil (1985) and Simon Magus (1999). He was awarded the 1993 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor in "Moonlight." His wife, Penelope Wilton, was awarded Best Actress for "The Deep Blue Sea" at the same awards ceremony. Won Broadway's 1967 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for Harold Pinter's "The Homecoming," a role he recreated in the film version with the same title, The Homecoming (1973). He was awarded the 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of the 1997 season for his performance in "King Lear" at the Royal National Theatre: Cottesloe stage. Appointed a CBE in 1990; Knighted in June 1998. | ||
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