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Sir Ian Holm CBE (born September 12, 1931) is a
British actor.
Born as Ian Holm Cuthbert in Goodmayes, Essex,
England|Essex, 
he was educated at Chigwell School and then the
RADA|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Holm was an 
established star of the Royal Shakespeare Company
before making an 
impact on television and film. He has been married
four times.

In 1965, Holm played Richard III (play)|Richard
III in the BBCs serialisation of the Wars of the
Roses 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 (movie)|Mary, Queen of Scots
(1971) and Young Winston (1972).  By the time of
Alien (movie)|Alien (1979) and Chariots of Fire
(1981), he was a major star in the UK, and his
reputation gradually spread to the USA.  He
continued to perform William
Shakespeare|Shakespeare, and appeared with Kenneth
Branagh in Henry V (1989 movie)|Henry V (1989) and
as Polonius to Mel Gibson's Hamlet. He could also
be seen as Desmond Cussen opposite Miranda
Richardson in Dance with a Stranger.

In 1991 he married, as his third wife, popular
actress Penelope Wilton, and they appeared
together in The Borrowers (1993) on British
television, although in 2001 they divorced.  In
1989 Holm was created a Order of the British
Empire|Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for
his services to drama, and in 1998 he was
knighted.

In 2001 he starred in From Hell as the physician
William Withey Gull|Sir William Withey Gull. The
same year he appeared as Bilbo Baggins in the
blockbuster film The Lord of the Rings: The
Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the
Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, having
previously played Bilbo's nephew Frodo Baggins in
The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 BBC
Radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. He
reappeared in the trilogy in The Lord of the
Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of
the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). In 2004,
he appeared in The Day After Tomorrow, Zach
Braff's Garden State, and Martin Scorsese's The
Aviator.

He has played Napoleon Bonaparte three different
times. First, in the 1972 television series
Napoleon and Love. Next, in a cameo comic
rendition, in Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits from
1981. He completed the set in 2001 playing the
fallen and exiled leader in the fanciful film The
Emperor's New Clothes (2001 movie)|The Emperor's
New Clothes.

His is one of the most familiar voices in Britain,
having been heard in countless TV documentaries
and commercials.

It has also been announced that Holm will play the
late Pope John Paul II in a CBS television
special. 

==Filmography==

*Oh! What A Lovely War 1969
*Nicholas and Alexandra 1971
*Napoleon and Love tv series 1972
*Mary, Queen of Scots (movie)|Mary, Queen of Scots
1971
*Young Winston 1972
*Alien 1979
*Chariots of Fire 1981
*Time Bandits 1981
*Brazil (film)|Brazil 1985
*Dance with a Stranger 1985
*Game, Set and Match tv series 1988
*Henry V (1989 movie)|Henry V 1989
*Naked Lunch (movie)|Naked Lunch 1991
*Hamlet 1992
*The Madness of King George 1994
*The Sweet Hereafter 1997
*The Fifth Element 1997
*From Hell 2001
*The Emperor's New Clothes (2001 movie)|The
Emperor's New Clothes
*The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of
the Ring 2001
*The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
King 2003
*The Day After Tomorrow 2004
*Garden State 2004
*The Aviator 2004

==External links==
*imdb name | id=0000453 | name=Sir Ian Holm
*http://www.ian-holm.de Sir Ian Holm
(inoffiziell)(in German/English)