Ian Holm
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Full Name: Ian Holm Cuthbert
Birthplace: Goodmayes, Ilford, England
Birth Date: 12th September, 1931
Marital Status: He is married to Sophie de Stemel
Trivia:
In 1955 he married his first wife, Lynn Mary Shaw, with whom he had two daughters, Jessica and Sarah Jane
Made his stage debut as a spear carrier in Othello
In 1950, he entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA), but his time with RADA was interrupted when he entered National Service from 1953-54. He later re-joined the company in 1957 but left ten years later
His older brother Eric, died in Egypt in 1944, while serving in the Scots Guard during World War II
Made his film debut in 1968 with The Bofurs Gun
In 1956 he made his London stage debut, TV debut, and also embarked on a European tour of Titus Andronicus
After divorcing his first wife, in 1965 he entered into a relationship with Bee Gilbert a photographer. Together they had two children, Barney and Melissa. The relationship ended in 1976
When he was 7 years old, he saw Les Miserables with Charles Laughton. He would later work with the actor on stage
During a performance of The Ice Man Cometh in 1976, he had an attack of stage fright and left the theatre
In 1981 he married his second wife Sophie Baker and they had one son, Harry
He was made a Commander of the British Empire in 1981
Was born in a mental asylum, his father Dr. James Harvey Cuthbert was a psychiatrist and the superintendent, and his mother Jean was a nurse
He attended Chigwell Grammar School in Essex from the age of 6 years old
After divorcing his second wife, he married fellow actress Penelope Wilton in 1991. They would divorce 10 years later
In 1998 he was Knighted for his "services to drama"
In 1993, he made a return to the stage after an absence of over 15 years, in Monnlight alongside his wife Penelope
He made his Broadway debut in The Homecoming in 1967. He went onto the win the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor, and later reprised his role in the 1973 film version
Was awarded an Oliver Award for his performance in King Lear
Has a scar on his finger from an on stage swordfight he had with Laurence Olivier in Coriolanus in 1959
Both of his parents were Scottish
In 2001, he was treated successfully for prostate cancer
30 years his junior, in 2004 he married his fourth wife, Sophie de Stemel, after an 8 month romance
His father was a pioneer in electric shock therapy treatments
Joined an amateur dramatic society while living in Worthing
While visiting the dentist, he met famed Shakespearean actor Henry Baynton, who helped him train for his admission into RADA
Was posted in Austria during his National Service
Published his autobiography Acting My Life in 2004
Notable Projects:
Ratatouille (2007)
The Aviator (2004)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
From Hell (2001)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
The Borrowers (TV Series) 1992
Henry V (1989)
Brazil (1985)
Time Bandits (1981)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Alien (1979)
Les Miserables (TV) (1979)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
Robin and Marian (1976)
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Current Projects:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Hobbit: There and Back Again (2014)
Selected Awards:
2012: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
2004: Empire Award for Best British Actor (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
2004: SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
2003: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
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