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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
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for Alfred Pennyworth in The Justice League ⭐
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Lex Luthor receives a vision from Apokolips—power, order, and a world without Superman. He begins forming a Legion. A wormhole opens above Metropolis; monsters pour out. Bruce Wayne heads there. Barry Allen and his partner Donald are already investigating a body that crossed from Central City to Metropolis. As chaos erupts, Barry suits up. Batman and Flash meet at the Daily Planet, helping evacuate civilians under the wormhole. A monster attacks, but Wonder Woman kills it. Batman recognizes her from the Justice Society. The three fight their way through the building until Superman arrives, saving Batman from falling debris. With the wormhole closed, Lex summons his Legion: Black Adam, Ocean Master, Captain Cold, Cheetah, and Deathstroke. He needs the second half of a Mother Box, hidden in Atlantis. Orm and Deathstroke are sent to retrieve it via the Delaware River. Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Flash regroup. Clark reveals his identity. Bruce, suspecting trouble, heads to Philly and confronts Slade—only for Captain Marvel to help take him down. Slade talks in exchange for release. Batman and Marvel stop Orm, but he escapes with the Mother Box. Aquaman joins them. The heroes unite in Metropolis. At LexCorp Tower, they battle the Legion—taking down Cold, Cheetah, Adam, and Orm. Bruce and Clark confront Lex, who claims to serve a higher power. He’s arrested but bailed out by Mercy. The heroes declare their alliance: the Justice League.
