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Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an British and American actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cultural icon and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, six Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and five Emmy Awards. McKellen made his stage debut in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of its repertory company, and in 1965 made his first West End appearance. In 1969, he was invited to join the Prospect Theatre Company to play the lead parts in Shakespeare's Richard II and Marlowe's Edward II. In the 1970s, McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He has earned five Olivier Awards for his roles in Pillars of the Community (1977), The Alchemist (1978), Bent (1979), Wild Honey (1984), and Richard III (1995). McKellen made his Broadway debut in The Promise (1965). He received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1980). He was further nominated for Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1984). He returned to Broadway in Wild Honey(1986), Dance of Death (1990), No Man's Land (2013), and Waiting for Godot (2013), the latter two being a joint production with Patrick Stewart. McKellen achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular King in Richard III(1995), James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998), Magneto in the X-Men films, Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies. Other notable film roles include A Touch of Love (1969), Plenty (1985), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Restoration (1995), Flushed Away (2006), Mr. Holmes (2015), and The Good Liar (2019). McKellen came out as gay in 1988, and has since championed LGBT social movements worldwide. He was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in October 2014. McKellen is a cofounder of Stonewall, an LGBT rights lobby group in the United Kingdom, named after the Stonewall riots. He is also patron of LGBT History Month, Pride London, Oxford Pride, GayGlos, LGBT Foundation and FFLAG. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian McKellen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Ian McKellen
Alfred Pennyworth
for Alfred Pennyworth in Batman 4 Riddle Me This❓
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Bruce Wayne and Jason Todd start getting cryptic letters signed “?”. At first, they dismiss them—until one reveals the sender knows they’re Batman and Robin. Bruce panics, launching a citywide search. At a Gotham costume party, Barbara Gordon—dressed as “Batgirl”—is caught in the scheme. Lured into a hall of mirrors, Batman finds her, but a green-suited man with question marks blocks the exit. It’s a reflection—he’s behind them, gun to Barbara’s head. He calls Batman Bruce Wayne. Barbara’s shocked. Smoke pellet—struggle—shattered glass. Meanwhile, Harvey Dent receives “?” letters exposing his corruption. Fearing exposure, he visits father-in-law Oswald Cobblepot. Oswald warns him to shut it down. Harvey later finds a riddle at the party: I have no voice, but I can roar… Batman deduces: Gotham Bridge. But there’s also a supposed bomb downtown. Batman returns to the cave; Jason tells Barbara about Dick until Bruce presents her a real Batgirl suit. They suit up—race to the bridge—only to find a radio. “?”’s voice reveals Oswald’s crimes, unmasks himself as the Riddler, and says his true revenge is on Harvey Dent, whose father killed his brother. Harvey reaches the “bomb”—finds Penguin’s men instead. He’s captured. At GCPD, Jim tells Batman two men are missing: Harvey Dent… and forensics expert Edward Nashton.
