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
