who plays gandolf in the lord of the rings
Sir Ian Murray McKellen
title: Gandalf text: Rings" (1955–1956), Heron Carvic in "The Hobbit" (1968), Bernard Mayes in "The Lord of the Rings" (1979) and Sir Michael Hordern in "The Lord of the Rings" (1981). John Huston voiced Gandalf in the animated films "The Hobbit" (1977) and "The Return of the King" (1980) produced by Rankin/Bass. William Squire voiced Gandalf in the animated film "The Lord of the Rings" (1978) directed by Ralph Bakshi. Ivan I. Krasko played Gandalf in the Soviet film adaptation "The Hobbit" (1985) Gandalf was portrayed by Vesa Vierikko in the Finnish television miniseries "Hobitit" (1993). Sir Ian McKellen portrayed Gandalf in "The title: Ian McKellen text: as the wizard Gandalf in Peter Jackson's three-film adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" (consisting of "" (2001), "" (2002), and "" (2003) ). He received honors from the Screen Actors Guild for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his work in "The Fellowship of the Ring" and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the same role. He provided the voice of Gandalf for several video game adaptations of the "Lord of the Rings" films, then reprised the role on screen in Jackson's film adaptation of "The Hobbit", which was released in title: Ian McKellen, roles and awards text: Ian McKellen, roles and awards Ian McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English stage and screen actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations. McKellen's work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. His notable film roles include Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies, Magneto in the "X-Men" films, Sir Leigh Teabing in "The Da Vinci Code" (2006), Sherlock Holmes in "Mr. Holmes" (2015) and Cogsworth title: Gandalf text: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, and an Academy Award nomination under the same category (making him the only individual cast member of the films to be nominated for an Oscar). In addition, "Empire" named Gandalf, as portrayed by McKellen, the 30th greatest film character of all time. Meaning "Grey Pilgrim" Gandalf Gandalf is a fictional character and one of the protagonists in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings". He is a wizard, member of the "Istari" order, as well as leader of the Fellowship of the Ring and the army of the title: Gandalf text: and a Magician help Emmet fight Lord Business's giant robot by providing his construction mech with debris to throw at it. Gandalf appears in the video game "Lego Dimensions" and is voiced by Tom Kane (who previously voiced Gandalf in the video game ""). Gandalf is one of the three main characters (with Batman and Wyldstyle) and works with them to rescue the kidnapped Frodo and the One Ring. Ian McKellen received widespread acclaim for his performance as Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings" films; particularly in "", for which he received both a Screen Actors Guild Award and