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Ian Holm is an actor known for his stage, film and theatre roles, he won the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the title role of King Lear.
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In 1981 he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his portrayal of athletics trainer Sam Mussolini in Chariots of Fire, for which he was also nominated for an Academy Award.
Holm has worked extensively in film appearing in films including: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968), Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), Mary Queen of Scots (1971), Young Winston (1972), Napoleon and Love (1974), Shout at the Devil (1976), The Man in the Iron Mask (1977), Jesus of Nazareth (1977), Les Misérables (1978), The Lost Boys (1978), All Quiet on the Western Front (1979), Alien (1979), Chariots of Fire (1981), Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984), Brazil (1985), Henry V (1989), Hamlet (1990), Naked Lunch (1991), The Borrowers (1992), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), The Madness of King George (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), Animal Farm (1999), eXistenZ (1999), From Hell (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014).
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