Ian McKellen

London, Nov 17 : British actor Sir Ian McKellen has already decided the epitaph on his tombstone. "It should be, 'Here lies Gandalf. He came out.' Two big achievements," the Daily Express quoted Sir Ian, as saying. However, age is not...

In this article: Gandalf, Coronation Street, London, The Hobbit, and Lord Of The Rings

...Sir Ian s dead serious Sir Ian will be back for The Hobbit HE MAY still have plenty of life left in him but Sir Ian McKellen, 70, has decided what he wants written on his gravestone. It should be, Here lies Gandalf. He came out. Two big...

In this article: The Hobbit, Coronation Street, JRR Tolkien, Gandalf, Lord Of The Rings, and London

Sir Ian was knighted in 1990 for services to drama Veteran British actor Sir Ian McKellen has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to showbusiness at this year's Variety Club Awards in London. Michael McIntyre received the...

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...2 in the remake of "The Prisoner." (Jennifer S. Altman / For The Times) Reporting from New York - Ian McKellen is still adjusting to the fact that he turned 70 this year. "You always think that 70 is the end of the road: 'Somebody died...

In this article: Gandalf, The Prisoner, Jim Caviezel, Hollywood, Lord of the Rings, Individualism, and God

By Christine Kearney Venerable English stage actor Ian McKellen has played all the great parts from Hamlet to Richard III, but in the twilight of his career, he is finding new roles in mainstream film and TV -- and as a gay icon. Once...

In this article: The Prisoner, Macbeth, The Hobbit, Gandalf, Hollywood, Academy Award, Hamlet, William Shakespeare, and J.R.R. Tolkien

...who finds that, on his arrival in the Village, he, like all the residents, is designated by a number, not a name. He is now Six. Ian McKellen is the charismatic, delicately despotic boss, Two. With a suave, creepy-reassuring manner, he...

In this article: The Prisoner, NEW YORK, Capitalism, William Shakespeare, Magneto, Gandalf, Jim Caviezel, and AMC