Movies (Acting Roles)
Discovering Hamlet
Ian Holm was
80 in Discovering Hamlet
as 'Polonius (archive footage)'.
Tue, Nov 01 2011
Ratatouille
Ian Holm was
75 in Ratatouille
as 'Skinner (voice)'.
Thu, Jun 21 2007
The Treatment
Ian Holm was
75 in The Treatment
as 'Dr. Ernesto Morales'.
Fri, May 04 2007
O Jerusalem
Ian Holm was
75 in O Jerusalem
as 'Ben Gurion'.
Tue, Oct 17 2006
Chromophobia
Ian Holm was
74 in Chromophobia
as 'Edward Aylesbury'.
Wed, May 10 2006
Lord of War
Ian Holm was
74 in Lord of War
as 'Simeon Weisz'.
Fri, Sep 16 2005
The Aviator
Ian Holm was
73 in The Aviator
as 'Professor Fitz'.
Fri, Dec 17 2004
Garden State
Ian Holm was
72 in Garden State
as 'Gideon Largeman'.
Wed, Jul 28 2004
D-Day 6.6.1944
Ian Holm was
72 in D-Day 6.6.1944
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Sun, Jun 06 2004
The Last Dragon
Ian Holm was
72 in The Last Dragon
as 'Narrator'.
Fri, Mar 05 2004
The Emperor's New Clothes
Ian Holm was
69 in The Emperor's New Clothes
as 'Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand'.
Sat, Aug 11 2001
From Hell
Ian Holm was
69 in From Hell
as 'Sir William Gull'.
Thu, Feb 08 2001
Esther Kahn
Ian Holm was
69 in Esther Kahn
as 'Nathan Quellen'.
Wed, Oct 04 2000
Bless the Child
Ian Holm was
68 in Bless the Child
as 'Reverend Grissom'.
Fri, Aug 11 2000
Beautiful Joe
Ian Holm was
68 in Beautiful Joe
as 'George The Geek'.
Fri, Jun 09 2000
The Miracle Maker
Ian Holm was
68 in The Miracle Maker
as 'Pontius Pilate (voice)'.
Fri, Mar 31 2000
Animal Farm
Ian Holm was
68 in Animal Farm
as 'Squealer (voice)'.
Sun, Oct 03 1999
The Match
Ian Holm was
67 in The Match
as 'Big Tam'.
Fri, Aug 13 1999
Shergar
Ian Holm was
67 in Shergar
as 'Joseph Maguire'.
Tue, Jun 01 1999
eXistenZ
Ian Holm was
67 in eXistenZ
as 'Kiri Vinokur'.
Wed, Apr 14 1999
Simon Magus
Ian Holm was
67 in Simon Magus
as 'Sirius / Boris / The Devil'.
Wed, Feb 17 1999
King Lear
Ian Holm was
66 in King Lear
as 'King Lear'.
Sat, Mar 21 1998
Incognito
Ian Holm was
66 in Incognito
as 'John (uncredited)'.
Fri, Nov 14 1997
The Sweet Hereafter
Ian Holm was
66 in The Sweet Hereafter
as 'Mitchell Stephens'.
Thu, Sep 25 1997
The Fifth Element
Ian Holm was
65 in The Fifth Element
as 'Cornelius'.
Fri, May 02 1997
Big Night
Ian Holm was
65 in Big Night
as 'Pascal'.
Fri, Sep 20 1996
Loch Ness
Ian Holm was
64 in Loch Ness
as 'Water Bailiff'.
Fri, Aug 23 1996
Landscape
Ian Holm was
64 in Landscape
as 'Duff'.
Sat, Oct 21 1995
The Deep Blue Sea
Ian Holm was
63 in The Deep Blue Sea
as 'Sir William Collyer'.
Sat, Nov 12 1994
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
Ian Holm was
62 in The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
as 'Narrator (voice) (UK version, Timewatch: The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald)'.
Tue, Nov 09 1993
Blue Ice
Ian Holm was
61 in Blue Ice
as 'Sir Hector'.
Fri, Oct 09 1992
Naked Lunch
Ian Holm was
60 in Naked Lunch
as 'Tom Frost'.
Fri, Dec 27 1991
Kafka
Ian Holm was
60 in Kafka
as 'Dr. Murnau'.
Fri, Nov 15 1991
Uncle Vanya
Ian Holm was
60 in Uncle Vanya
as 'Astrov'.
Sat, Oct 12 1991
Hamlet
Ian Holm was
59 in Hamlet
as 'Polonius'.
Wed, Dec 19 1990
A Season of Giants
Ian Holm was
59 in A Season of Giants
as 'Lorenzo de' Medici'.
Sun, Nov 04 1990
Henry V
Ian Holm was
58 in Henry V
as 'Captain Fluellen'.
Thu, Oct 05 1989
The Endless Game
Ian Holm was
57 in The Endless Game
as 'Control'.
Sun, Aug 20 1989
Another Woman
Ian Holm was
57 in Another Woman
as 'Ken'.
Thu, Oct 13 1988
Cry From Home
Ian Holm was
54 in Cry From Home
as 'Narrator'.
Thu, Feb 20 1986
Murder by the Book
Ian Holm was
54 in Murder by the Book
as 'Hercule Poirot'.
Wed, Jan 01 1986
The Browning Version
Ian Holm was
54 in The Browning Version
as 'Andrew Crocker-Harris'.
Tue, Dec 31 1985
Dreamchild
Ian Holm was
54 in Dreamchild
as 'Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll'.
Fri, Oct 04 1985
Wetherby
Ian Holm was
53 in Wetherby
as 'Stanley Pilborough'.
Wed, Jun 19 1985
Brazil
Ian Holm was
53 in Brazil
as 'Mr. Kurtzmann'.
Wed, Feb 20 1985
Laughterhouse
Ian Holm was
52 in Laughterhouse
as 'Ben Singleton'.
Sat, Sep 01 1984
Soft Targets
Ian Holm was
51 in Soft Targets
as 'Alexei'.
Tue, Oct 19 1982
Time Bandits
Ian Holm was
49 in Time Bandits
as 'Napoleon'.
Mon, Jul 13 1981
Chariots of Fire
Ian Holm was
49 in Chariots of Fire
as 'Sam Mussabini'.
Fri, May 15 1981
S.O.S. Titanic
Ian Holm was
48 in S.O.S. Titanic
as 'J. Bruce Ismay'.
Fri, Feb 29 1980
The Misanthrope
Ian Holm was
48 in The Misanthrope
as 'Alceste'.
Sun, Jan 27 1980
Alien
Ian Holm was
47 in Alien
as 'Ash'.
Fri, May 25 1979
Les Misérables
Ian Holm was
47 in Les Misérables
as 'Thénardier'.
Wed, Dec 27 1978
The Lost Boys
Ian Holm was
47 in The Lost Boys
as 'J.M. Barrie'.
Wed, Oct 11 1978
Flayed
Ian Holm was
46 in Flayed
as 'The Man'.
Wed, Feb 22 1978
March or Die
Ian Holm was
45 in March or Die
as 'El Krim'.
Thu, Sep 08 1977
Robin and Marian
Ian Holm was
44 in Robin and Marian
as 'King John'.
Thu, Mar 11 1976
The Wood Demon
Ian Holm was
43 in The Wood Demon
as 'Khrushchov'.
Sun, Nov 17 1974
Juggernaut
Ian Holm was
43 in Juggernaut
as 'Nicholas Porter'.
Wed, Sep 25 1974
The Homecoming
Ian Holm was
42 in The Homecoming
as 'Lenny'.
Mon, Oct 29 1973
Young Winston
Ian Holm was
40 in Young Winston
as 'George E. Buckle'.
Thu, Jul 20 1972
Funny
Ian Holm was
40 in Funny
as 'Huw'.
Tue, Nov 16 1971
A Severed Head
Ian Holm was
39 in A Severed Head
as 'Martin Lynch-Gibbon'.
Thu, Jan 21 1971
The End of the Line
Ian Holm was
38 in The End of the Line
as 'Reverend P. Bagley'.
Mon, Jun 29 1970
Emma's Time
Ian Holm was
38 in Emma's Time
as 'Mark Lang'.
Wed, May 13 1970
Omri's Burning
Ian Holm was
38 in Omri's Burning
as 'Omri'.
Thu, Oct 16 1969
The Fixer
Ian Holm was
37 in The Fixer
as 'Grubeshov'.
Sun, Dec 08 1968
Frankenstein
Ian Holm was
37 in Frankenstein
as 'Frankenstein / The Monster'.
Mon, Nov 11 1968
The Bofors Gun
Ian Holm was
36 in The Bofors Gun
as 'Gunner Flynn'.
Thu, Apr 04 1968
Opus
Ian Holm was
35 in Opus
as 'Lenny (The Homecoming)'.
Mon, Jan 02 1967
The Paradise Suite
Ian Holm was
31 in The Paradise Suite
as 'Jamie Norton'.
Sun, Feb 24 1963
Girls at Sea
Ian Holm was
27 in Girls at Sea
as 'Marine (uncredited)'.
Wed, Oct 01 1958
Rope
Ian Holm was
26 in Rope
as 'Granillo'.
Wed, Oct 02 1957
TV Shows (Acting Roles)
Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate agesLegends
Ian Holm was
75+ in Legends
as 'Self - Narrator (voice)'.
First Air Date
Fri, Nov 17 2006
Monsters We Met
Ian Holm was
71+ in Monsters We Met
as 'Narrator'.
First Air Date
Tue, Apr 08 2003
Secret Agent
Ian Holm was
69+ in Secret Agent
as 'Narrator'.
First Air Date
Mon, Jan 01 2001
Shanghai Vice
Ian Holm was
67+ in Shanghai Vice
as 'Himself - Narrator'.
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 28 1999
The Borrowers
Ian Holm was
61+ in The Borrowers
as 'Pod'.
First Air Date
Sun, Nov 08 1992
Performance
Ian Holm was
59+ in Performance
as 'Sir William Collyer, Duff, Lear, Astrov'.
First Air Date
Fri, Feb 22 1991
Chillers
Ian Holm was
58+ in Chillers
as 'Christopher Waggoner'.
First Air Date
Sat, Apr 14 1990
Stalin
Ian Holm was
58+ in Stalin
as 'Self - Narrator (voice)'.
First Air Date
Tue, Mar 13 1990
Game, Set, and Match
Ian Holm was
57+ in Game, Set, and Match
as 'Bernard Samson'.
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 03 1988
Korea: The Unknown War
Ian Holm was
56+ in Korea: The Unknown War
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
First Air Date
Sat, Jun 18 1988
Television
Ian Holm was
53+ in Television
as 'Self - Narrator (voice)'.
First Air Date
Tue, Feb 12 1985
Screen Two
Ian Holm was
53+ in Screen Two
as 'F.R. Leavis'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jan 06 1985
Natural World
Ian Holm was
52+ in Natural World
as 'Narrator'.
First Air Date
Sun, Oct 30 1983
The Bell
Ian Holm was
50+ in The Bell
as 'Michael Meade'.
First Air Date
Wed, Jan 13 1982
The Lost Boys
Ian Holm was
47+ in The Lost Boys
as 'J.M. Barrie'.
First Air Date
Wed, Oct 11 1978
Holocaust
Ian Holm was
46+ in Holocaust
as 'Heinrich Himmler'.
First Air Date
Sun, Apr 16 1978
Jesus of Nazareth
Ian Holm was
45+ in Jesus of Nazareth
as 'Zerah'.
First Air Date
Sun, Mar 27 1977
Napoleon and Love
Ian Holm was
42+ in Napoleon and Love
First Air Date
Tue, Mar 05 1974
NOVA
Ian Holm was
42+ in NOVA
as 'Narrator, Narrator (voice)'.
First Air Date
Sun, Mar 03 1974
The Frighteners
Ian Holm was
40+ in The Frighteners
as 'Gordon'.
First Air Date
Fri, Jul 07 1972
Play for Today
Ian Holm was
39+ in Play for Today
as 'Alexei'.
First Air Date
Thu, Oct 15 1970
BBC Play of the Month
Ian Holm was
34+ in BBC Play of the Month
as 'Oedipus, Khrushchov'.
First Air Date
Tue, Oct 19 1965
Horizon
Ian Holm was
32+ in Horizon
as 'Narrator'.
First Air Date
Tue, Feb 04 1964
Survival
Ian Holm was
29+ in Survival
First Air Date
Wed, Feb 01 1961
Tony Awards
Ian Holm was
24+ in Tony Awards
as 'Self - Nominee'.
First Air Date
Sun, Apr 01 1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ian Holm was
20+ in Hallmark Hall of Fame
as 'Himmelstoss'.
First Air Date
Mon, Dec 24 1951