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The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (2027)
as Gandalf
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Avengers: Doomsday (2026)
as Magneto
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Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol (2026)
as Jacob Marley
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The Christophers (2026)
as Julian Sklar
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LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes (2026)
as L S Lowry
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Schadenfreude (2025)
as Continuity Announcer
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A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
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Dragged Through Time (2025)
as
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Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness (2025)
as
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The Critic (2024)
as Jimmy Erskine
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Dragfox (2024)
as Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)
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The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved (2024)
as
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The Life and Death of Lily Savage (2024)
as Self
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Hamlet (2024)
as Hamlet
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The One Note Man (2023)
as Narrator (voice)
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Quintessentially British (2022)
as Self
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Freedom: 50 Years of Pride (2022)
as Self
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Hamlet Within (2022)
as
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Hating Peter Tatchell (2021)
as Self
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Infinitum: Subject Unknown (2021)
as Dr. Charles Marland-White
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Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU (2020)
as
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Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet (2020)
as
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Cats (2019)
as Gus, the Theatre Cat
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The Good Liar (2019)
as Roy Courtnay
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On Broadway (2019)
as Self
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All Is True (2018)
as Earl of Southampton
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National Theatre Live: King Lear (2018)
as King Lear
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Animal Crackers (2018)
as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
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McKellen: Playing the Part (2018)
as Self
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The Paul O'Grady Story (2017)
as Self
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How a Kite Flies (2017)
as Mr. Kite (voice)
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Beauty and the Beast (2017)
as Cogsworth
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The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin (2017)
as Self
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Edmund the Magnificent (2017)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
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Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage (2016)
as Self
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National Theatre Live: No Man's Land (2016)
as Spooner
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Play the Devil: Making Richard III (2016)
as
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Shakespeare on Film (2016)
as
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Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen (2016)
as
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All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film (2016)
as Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)
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Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016)
as Self - Performer
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The Roof (2016)
as And Even Yet Another Fan
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Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
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The Dresser (2015)
as Norman
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Mr. Holmes (2015)
as Sherlock Holmes
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
as Gandalf the Grey
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Nelson Mandela Redrawn (2014)
as Self
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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
as Magneto
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Miss in Her Teens (2014)
as The Prologue
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
as Gandalf the Grey
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The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin (2013)
as Self
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The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)
as Self
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Muse of Fire (2013)
as Self
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The Wolverine (2013)
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
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The Egg Trick (2013)
as Magician
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Doctor Who: The Snowmen (2012)
as The Great Intelligence (voice)
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
as Gandalf the Grey
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London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony (2012)
as Self
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Looking for Lowry (2011)
as Self
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The Betty Driver Story (2011)
as Self
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Small-Time Revolutionary (2010)
as Hamish Miller (voice)
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A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
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Theatreland (2009)
as Self
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King Lear (2008)
as King Lear
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The Golden Compass (2007)
as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
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Stardust (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
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The Art of Breaking Character (2007)
as Self
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For the Love of God (2007)
as The Jackdaw
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Guerrilla Distribution (2007)
as Self
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Flushed Away (2006)
as The Toad (voice)
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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
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The Da Vinci Code (2006)
as Sir Leigh Teabing
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Saint of 9/11 (2006)
as Narrator
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Doogal (2006)
as Zebedee (voice)
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Asylum (2005)
as Dr. Peter Cleave
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Neverwas (2005)
as Gabriel Finch
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The Hobart Shakespeareans (2005)
as Self
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The Magic Roundabout (2005)
as Zebedee (voice)
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Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
as Self
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Eighteen (2005)
as Jason Anders (voice)
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A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' (2004)
as Self
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My First Time (2004)
as Narrator
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Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! (2004)
as Self
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The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2004)
as Self
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Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is? (2004)
as
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The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision (2003)
as Self
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
as Gandalf
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Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King (2003)
as Self
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The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2 (2003)
as Self
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X2 (2003)
as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
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The Making of 'The Two Towers' (2003)
as
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X-Men: Premieres Around the World (2003)
as Self
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Evolution X - The Making of X-Men (2003)
as
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Emile (2003)
as Emile
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
as Gandalf
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Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
as Self
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
as Gandalf
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Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2001)
as Self
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Quest for the Ring (2001)
as Self
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Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001)
as Narrator (voice)
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Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! (2000)
as Self
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X-Men (2000)
as Magneto
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X-Men: The Mutant Watch (2000)
as Self - 'Magneto'
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Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (2000)
as Narrator (voice)
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The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (1999)
as Self
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After Stonewall (1999)
as Self
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Apt Pupil (1998)
as Kurt Dussander
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Gods and Monsters (1998)
as James Whale
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Swept from the Sea (1998)
as Dr. James Kennedy
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Bent (1997)
as Uncle Freddie
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Surviving Friendly Fire (1997)
as
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A Bit Of Scarlet (1997)
as Narrator
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An Evening with Lily Savage (1996)
as Self
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Rasputin (1996)
as Tsar Nicholas II
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Richard III (1995)
as Richard III
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Restoration (1995)
as Will Gates
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Jack & Sarah (1995)
as William
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Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
as Amos Starkadder
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To Die For (1994)
as Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
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Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest (1994)
as Self
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Age of Dissent (1994)
as Self
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The Shadow (1994)
as Dr. Reinhardt Lane
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David Macaulay: Roman City (1994)
as Augustus Caesar (voice)
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I'll Do Anything (1994)
as John Earl McAlpine
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Camp Christmas (1993)
as
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Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
as Geoffrey
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And the Band Played On (1993)
as Bill Kraus
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The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
as Percy Corcoran
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Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up (1993)
as Narration (voice)
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Last Action Hero (1993)
as Death
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Gladio (1992)
as Aldo Moro (voice)
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Othello (1990)
as Iago
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Countdown to War (1989)
as Adolf Hitler
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Scandal (1989)
as John Profumo
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Scarfe's Follies (1988)
as
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Süleyman the Magnificent (1987)
as Narrator
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Zina (1985)
as Kronfeld
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Plenty (1985)
as Sir Andrew Charleson
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The Keep (1983)
as Dr. Theodore Cuza
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Walter and June (1983)
as Walter
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The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)
as Chauvelin
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Walter (1982)
as Walter
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Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1982)
as
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Priest of Love (1981)
as D.H. Lawrence
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Dying Day (1980)
as Antony Skipling
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Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1979)
as Alexander Ivanov
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A Performance of Macbeth (1979)
as Macbeth
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Graceless Go I (1974)
as Tony
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Hedda Gabler (1972)
as George Tesman
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Craven Arms (1972)
as David Masterman
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Hamlet (1970)
as Hamlet
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Edward II (1970)
as King Edward
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The Tragedy of King Richard II (1970)
as King Richard II
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The Promise (1969)
as
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Alfred the Great (1969)
as Roger
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A Touch of Love (1969)
as George
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The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne (1965)
as Wolf
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Richard II ()
as Richard II
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No Man's Land ()
as Spooner
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Frank and Percy ()
as Percy
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Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary ()
as Self
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