![]() Praised for his Shakespearean roles and iconic Hollywood projects, like Gandalf in The Hobbit films and Magneto in X-Men, McKellen is indeed a living legend. His first major award (Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play) came in 1981 for his role in Amadeus. Richard II and Edward II were considered the actor’s breakthrough roles, and by 1970, he became well-known in British theater. ![]() McKellen’s first foray into film was in 1969 for The Promise, and he admitted that his first few movies were not successful. Famously known for the wizardry of his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Sir Ian McKellen has been openly gay 35 years and the only two people who will never know, are the parents whom he lost when he was younger. Villa/Getty Images A sticking point for Townsend’s version of Aragorn is that he was too youthful to play the grizzled, somewhat. That did not deter him, though, as four years later, he played his first West End performance ( A Scent of Flowers) and at the same time won an award. Russell Crowe with a Gandalf-worthy beard. ![]() “Unfortunate” was how the Englishman described that role after missing his second entrance. Hablamos de uno de sus personajes destacados de El señor de los anillos, Gandalf, y del actor que lo interpreta, el inglés Ian McKellen. With his long career, it’s surprising to know that the 83-year-old actor still has dream roles, like starring in a musical.ġ961 saw McKellen in his first professional acting role when he played William Roper in A Man for All Seasons. The award-winning Ian McKellen has been in the performing arts industry of since the 1960s, but has been active in the field since during his college days at St. Over the course of the season, Nori (Markella Kavenagh) has been steadily befriending the Stranger, and hes been a major help to the Harfoots on more than one occasion. Morfydd Clark as Galadriel Clarks credits include The Personal History of David Copperfield, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and Crawl. ![]()
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