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Veteran stage and film actor Sir Ian Holm, who played Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings films, has died at the age of 88.<\/p>\nVeteran stage and film actor Sir Ian Holm, who played Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings films, has died at the age of 88.<\/p>\n
Sir Ian, Oscar-nominated as the coach in Chariots of Fire, also played the android Ash in 1979's Alien.<\/p>\n
“It is with great sadness we can confirm that the actor Sir Ian Holm CBE passed away this morning at the age of 88,” his agent said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“He died peacefully in hospital with his family and carer,” he added.
\nHis illness was Parkinson's-related, his agent confirmed.<\/p>\n
Holm, who also played Dr Willis in The Madness of King George, was classically trained and put in memorable performances in such Shakespeare plays like King Lear.<\/p>\n
He originated the role of Lenny in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming in 1965, reprising his performance on film eight years later.<\/p>\n
He only made the move from the stage to the screen midway though his career, with an adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1968.<\/p>\n
Later on in his career he worked more in film, thanks to roles in such high-profile films as The Fifth Element and the Lord of the Rings film series.
\nIt was 1981's Chariots of Fire that saw him receive his best supporting actor Oscar nomination.<\/p>\n
“I'm never the same twice,” he told the Los Angeles Times in 2000, “and I'm not a movie star- type, so people don't demand that I'm always the same.”<\/p>\n
He received a knighthood in 1998 for his contribution to drama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Veteran stage and film actor Sir Ian Holm, who played Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings films, has died at the age of 88. Sir Ian, Oscar-nominated as the coach in Chariots of Fire, also played the android Ash in 1979’s Alien. “It is with great sadness we can confirm that the actor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":60010,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n