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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 5 Heads or Tails 🪙
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Batman arrives at the smoking remains of a warehouse along Gotham's waterfront. Flames crawl across the floor. At the center of the burning building lies Harvey Dent, his body scarred and battered. Weeks pass. At Gotham General Hospital, Bruce Wayne rarely leaves Harvey's bedside. Jason Todd and Barbara Gordon visit constantly, urging him to go home, rest, do anything other than stare at hospital monitors. Bruce refuses every time. One morning Harvey finally opens his eyes. "Bruce..." he whispers. Harvey manages a weak smile. "You're a good friend." For a brief moment, Bruce believes Harvey will recover. Then Harvey vanishes. No discharge. No witnesses. Gone. Batman searches the city until the Bat-Signal cuts through the night sky. At GCPD, Jim Gordon meets him on the roof. "We believe Dent found Edward Nashton. Chinatown. If you want to stop him, get there now." Batman takes Barbara with him. They crash through the apartment door to find Harvey aiming a pistol at Edward's head. Edward's wife and young daughter hide in a closet nearby. "Harvey, put it down," Batman says. Harvey laughs bitterly. "He chained me up. Tortured me. Destroyed half my life because he wanted revenge. This is his fault." He cocks the hammer. "He's not hurting anyone else." Batman lunges. He shoves Edward aside as Harvey fires. The bullet tears through Batman's armor and buries itself in his side. Bruce collapses. Edward scrambles for the fallen gun. One shot. Harvey is struck in the neck. Two-Face falls. Batman tears off his mask and crawls beside him. Harvey's eyes widen. "Bruce..." Blood fills his throat. "The city needs Batman..." he coughs. "The man who gave me Edward's address... was Joker." Bruce freezes. "Joker's coming back." Harvey dies in his friend's arms. Later, Edward swears he'll keep Bruce's identity secret. Bruce stares him down. "Leave Gotham" As Edward takes his family and disappears, Batman looks over Gotham's skyline. Somewhere out there, the Joker is smiling.
