'It's obviously much better than being a quote-unquote movie star,' he remarked, 'because I think I would find walking down a street and having people scream at you or shouting at you or clapping you on the back or whatever would be intolerable.'īorn outside London in 1931, Ian Holm joined the Royal Shakespeare Company when it was founded three decades later, and was celebrated for his stage work.
He told NPR's All Things Considered in 2002 that he was less interested in fame than in being a good actor. Ian Holm could play everyone from King Lear to an android to a hobbit. His death on Friday was related to Parkinson's disease, his agent, Alex Irwin, told NPR. He was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Chariots of Fire, and first reached wide audiences in Alien.
He was beloved by audiences as Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. Veteran British actor Ian Holm has died at age 88. A 2005 portrait of actor Ian Holm, taken in London.
