Ian Holm

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AKA: Ian Holm Cuthbert, Sir Ian Holm
Nationality: English
Birthdate: 09/12/1931
Birthplace: Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

biography

A bit of a latecomer to movies, Ian Holm enjoyed a distinguished stage career for many years before stepping in front of the camera. Following his graduation from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he made his debut at Stratford as a spear carrier in "Othello" (1954), and thereafter became a fixture with the company, performing notably as Mutius opposite Laurence Olivier's "Titus Andronicus" and as the Fool to Charles Laughton's "King Lear". When the Stratford company became the Royal Shakespeare Company, Holm was one of the first long term contract artists, excelling as "Richard III" and Continued

Credits

Voice of Skinner
2007
Dr. Ernesto Morales
2007
Dr. Putney
2006
Simeon Weisz
2005
Professor Fitz
2004
Gideon Largeman
2004
Narrator
2003
Sir William Gull
2001
Nathan Quellen
2000
Reverend Grissom
2000
Joe Gould
2000
The Devil
2000
Kiri Vinokur
1999
Narrator
1999
Mitchell Stephens
1997
Liam Casey
1997
Cornelius
1997
Doctor Murnau
1991
Tom Frost
1991
Mr Kurtzmann
1985
Desmond Cussen
1985
Ash
1979
King John
1976
Lenny
1973
President Poincare
1969
Dr Gilbert Anderson
Gatekeeper
David Riccio
Big Tam
Porter
Grubeshov
Victor's Father
Napoleon
El Krim
Edward Aylesbury
Albertus
Polonius
Captain Fluellen
Sir Hector
Martin Lynch-Gibbon
Reverend Charles L Dodgson
Gunner Flynn
Stanley Pilborough
Eugene Lenormand
Ben Gurion
Joseph Maguire
Ben Singleton
Narrator

milestones

Year
Milestone
1954 
Made professional stage debut as spear carrier in Royal Shakespeare Company's (then Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon) "Othello"
1954 
Spent 14 seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, appearing in the classic Shakespearean repertory
 
Toured Europe with Laurence Olivier in Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus", playing Mutius
1959 
Portrayed the Fool to Charles Laughton's "King Lear"
1965 
Created the role of Lenny in RSC production of Harold Pinter's "The Homecoming", directed by Peter Hall
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