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Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Actor · Died June 19, 2020, aged 88 · Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK

2 BAFTA Awards · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Oscar nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert CBE (September 12, 1931 – June 19, 2020) was an English actor. After beginning his career on the British stage as a leading member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he became a successful and prolific performer on television and in films. He received numerous accolades including two BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award and two Emmy Awards. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1989 by Queen Elizabeth II. Holm won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his performance as Lenny in the Harold Pinter play The Homecoming. He won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the title role in the 1998 West End production of King Lear. For his television roles he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for King Lear (1998), and the HBO film The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2003). He gained acclaim for his role in The Bofors Gun (1968) winning the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA Award win for his role as athletics trainer Sam Mussabini in Chariots of Fire (1981). Other notable films he appeared in include Alien (1979), Brazil (1985), Henry V (1989), The Madness of King George (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), and The Aviator (2004). He gained wider appreciation for his role as the elderly Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. He also voiced Chef Skinner in the Pixar animated film Ratatouille (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Holm, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
September 12, 1931
Died
June 19, 2020 (aged 88)
From
Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
78 on MovieCove · 180 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 5% in 30 days

What are Ian Holm's films like?

Across their 65 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
21%
Self
19%
Survival
19%
Morality
18%
Power
12%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief9 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality7 titles, browse their movies with this themePower6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 64 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 20 · Serious 11 · Dark 33

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 26 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 17

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 25 · Intense 27

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 28 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 8

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 38 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 32 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 34 · Full focus 15

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 17 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 27

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 39 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

42 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 15 of 42 analyzed roles.

Shadow
15 of 42
Mentor
10 of 42
Ally
6 of 42
Hero
3 of 42
Shapeshifter
2 of 42
Threshold guardian
2 of 42
Herald
2 of 42
Trickster
2 of 42
Show the 42 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
38
Melancholic
30
Dread
20
Contemplative
21
Absurd
10
Other
61

How their films linger

Bittersweet26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet36
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ian Holm's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 56 of their 78 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (25).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ian Holm's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

180 credits, 78 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Alien: Romulus(2024)

    as Rook (Facial and Vocal Reference)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies(2014)

    as Old Bilbo Baggins

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)

    as Old Bilbo Baggins

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Discovering Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Polonius (archive footage)

  • 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Geschichtenerzähler

  • Ratatouille(2007)

    as Skinner (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Real Middle Earth(2007)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Dr. Ernesto Morales

  • O Jerusalem(2006)

    as Ben Gurion

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Strangers with Candy(2005)

    as Dr. Putney

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Chromophobia(2005)

    as Edward Aylesbury

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Renaissance(2006)

    as Jonas Muller

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Queen of Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator

  • Lord of War(2005)

    as Simeon Weisz

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Errol Flynn(2005)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Aviator(2004)

    as Professor Fitz

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Garden State(2004)

    as Gideon Largeman

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • D-Day 6.6.1944(2004)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Day After Tomorrow(2004)

    as Terry Rapson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real(2004)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)

    as Bilbo

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Monsters We Met (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator

  • Prisoner of Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)

    as Bilbo

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Emperor's New Clothes(2001)

    as Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • From Hell(2001)

    as Sir William Gull

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Secret Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator

  • Esther Kahn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Nathan Quellen

  • The Last of the Blonde Bombshells(2000)

    as Patrick

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Bless the Child(2000)

    as Reverend Grissom

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful Joe(2000)

    as George The Geek

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Miracle Maker(1999)

    as Pontius Pilate (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Joe Gould's Secret(2000)

    as Joe Gould

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Animal Farm(1999)

    as Squealer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Wisconsin Death Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Match(1999)

    as Big Tam

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Shergar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Joseph Maguire

  • eXistenZ(1999)

    as Kiri Vinokur

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Simon Magus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sirius / Boris / The Devil

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass(1998)

    as White Knight

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Tale of the Tides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator

  • King Lear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as King Lear

  • Incognito(1997)

    as John (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A Life Less Ordinary(1997)

    as Mr. Naville

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Sweet Hereafter(1997)

    as Mitchell Stephens

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Fifth Element(1997)

    as Cornelius

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Night Falls on Manhattan(1996)

    as Liam Casey

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Big Night(1996)

    as Pascal

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Loch Ness(1996)

    as Water Bailiff

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • A Little Fish in Deep Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator

  • Little Red Riding Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Don Mini

  • Landscape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Duff

  • There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Madness of King George(1994)

    as Willis

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Deep Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Sir William Collyer

  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein(1994)

    as Baron Frankenstein

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as (voice)

  • Chappaquiddick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Narrator

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as The Tailor (voice)

  • The Return of the Borrowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 6 episodes · as Pod

  • The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Narrator (voice) (UK version, Timewatch: The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald)

  • The Advocate(1993)

    as Albertus

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as The Tailor (voice)

  • The Borrowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 12 episodes · as Pod

  • Blue Ice(1992)

    as Sir Hector

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Last Romantics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as F.R. Leavis

  • Naked Lunch(1991)

    as Tom Frost

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Bloody Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator

  • Kafka(1991)

    as Dr. Murnau

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Secret History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

  • Uncle Vanya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Astrov

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Astrov · as Duff · as King Lear · as Sir William Collyer

  • Hamlet(1990)

    as Polonius

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • A Season of Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Lorenzo de' Medici

  • A Season of Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lorenzo de' Medici

  • Chillers(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Christopher Waggoner

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • The Tailor of Gloucester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as The Tailor

  • Henry V(1989)

    as Captain Fluellen

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Endless Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Control

  • The Endless Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Control

  • The Kingdom of Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Narrator

  • Another Woman(1988)

    as Ken

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Game, Set, and Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 13 episodes · as Bernard Samson

  • Korea: The Unknown War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Dancing in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Fishing Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Narrator

  • Cry From Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Narrator

  • Murder by the Book(1986)

    as Hercule Poirot

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Browning Version (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Andrew Crocker-Harris

  • Mr & Mrs Edgehill(1985)

    as Eustace Edgehill

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Dreamchild(1985)

    as Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Wetherby(1985)

    as Stanley Pilborough

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Dance with a Stranger(1985)

    as Desmond Cussen

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Brazil(1985)

    as Mr. Kurtzmann

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Visions of Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Narrator

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Albertus · as F.R. Leavis

  • The Cost of Treachery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Narrator

  • Laughterhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Ben Singleton

  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes(1984)

    as Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Natural World(1983)

    Show 7 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Return of the Soldier(1982)

    as Doctor Anderson

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Soft Targets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Alexei

  • Inside the Third Reich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Joseph Goebbels

  • The Bell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · as Michael Meade

  • Strike: The Birth of Solidarity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Lech Walesa

  • 40 Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

  • Time Bandits(1981)

    as Napoleon

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Chariots of Fire(1981)

    as Sam Mussabini

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • We, the Accused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 5 episodes · as Paul Presset

  • S.O.S. Titanic(1979)

    as J. Bruce Ismay

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Misanthrope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Alceste

  • All Quiet on the Western Front(1979)

    as Himmelstoss

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Alien(1979)

    as Ash

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan Corwin

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Les Miserables(1978)

    as Thénardier

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as J.M. Barrie

  • The Lost Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · as J.M. Barrie

  • Holocaust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · as Heinrich Himmler

  • Flayed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as The Man

  • Do You Remember? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Street

  • The Thief of Baghdad(1978)

    as The Gatekeeper

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • BBC2 Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 3 episodes · as J.M. Barrie · as The Man

  • March or Die(1977)

    as El Krim

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Man in the Iron Mask(1977)

    as Duval

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Ramsey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Bill Ramsey

  • Jesus of Nazareth(1977)

    Show 4 episodes · as Zerah

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Jubilee 1977 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Ramsey

  • Shout at the Devil(1976)

    as Mohammed

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Robin and Marian(1976)

    as King John

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Mr. Garrick

  • Private Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as David Garrick

  • The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Wedderburn

  • The Wood Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Khrushchov

  • Juggernaut(1974)

    as Nicholas Porter

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Only a Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Narrator

  • Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Blake

  • Children in Crossfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Narrator

  • Napoleon and Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 9 episodes · as Napoleon Bonaparte

  • Nova(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Homecoming(1973)

    as Lenny

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Stubbs

  • The Treat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Gordon

  • The Man from Haven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jack Byron Lever

  • Young Winston(1972)

    as George E. Buckle

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Frighteners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Gordon

  • Mary, Queen of Scots(1971)

    as David Riccio

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Nicholas and Alexandra(1971)

    as Yakovlev

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Funny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Huw

  • A Severed Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Martin Lynch-Gibbon

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexei

  • The End of the Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Reverend P. Bagley

  • The Salesman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Salesman

  • Emma's Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Mark Lang

  • Omri's Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Omri

  • Moonlight on the Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as David Peters

  • Oh! What a Lovely War(1969)

    as President Poincare

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Edward the Confessor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Edward Gobey

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as David Peters

  • The Fixer(1968)

    as Grubeshov

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Frankenstein / The Monster

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream(1969)

    as Puck

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Bofors Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Gunner Flynn

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Huw

  • Opus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Lenny (The Homecoming)

  • Mystery and Imagination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr Frankenstein / The Being · as Wolfe MacFarlane

  • The Power Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sefton Kemp

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Alceste · as Khrushchov · as Oedipus

  • National Geographic Specials(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Wars of the Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as King Richard III

  • The Wars of the Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · as Richard III

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Lang

  • Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

  • The Paradise Suite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Jamie Norton

  • The Cherry Orchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Trofimov

  • Survival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Girls at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Marine (uncredited)

  • Rope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Granillo

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Gobey · as Jamie Norton · as Reverend P. Bagley

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Himmelstoss

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 179 titles from 1951 to 2024; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

$898M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19512024

Peak 2000 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 25 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting179 of 179: 179 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1950s4 · acting1960s22 · acting1970s42 · acting1980s36 · acting1990s43 · acting2000s28 · acting2010s3 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 7% of 61 roles
68788388939803

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 BAFTA Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 2 other major awards from 14 major nominations, 1969–2005.

WinNomination
  1. 2005
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2004
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
  3. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
  4. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  5. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  6. 1996
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
  7. 1989
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  8. 1985
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
Show 4 earlier years
  1. 1982
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Supporting Artist
  2. 1981
    • Cannes award, won
  3. 1979
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  4. 1969
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Supporting Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ian Holm's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 72; across their 64 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Midcredits score across 78 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up35
  • 50th to 74th31
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

43 of their 78 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved18
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser43
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)

91st percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 63 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ian Holm's work okay for kids?

Across up to 31 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore20 titles3–84 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity31 titles13–53 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles18–71 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles17–80 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles28–82 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ian Holm work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ian Holm's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Watkin shares the most, 5.

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Mixed roles