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Holm, Sir Ian (1931-)
 

Film & TV credits


ROPE1957Granillo
The CHERRY ORCHARD1962Piotr Sergeyevich Trofimov, a student
The PARADISE SUITE1963Jamie Norton
RICHARD III1965Gloucester
EDWARD IV1965Gloucester
The BODY SNATCHER1966Macfarlane
TOPSAIL SCHOONER - THE SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL1967Commentator
FRANKENSTEIN1968Frankenstein
The BOFORS GUN1968Gunner Flynn
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM1968Puck
The FIXER1968Grubeshov
MOONLIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY1969David Peters
OMRI'S BURNING1969Cast Member
A CITY FOR ALL SEASONS1969Commentator
OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR1969President Poincare
A SEVERED HEAD1970Martin Lynch-Gibbon
The END OF THE LINE1970Reverend P. Bagley
YOU SEE THE THING IS/THE SALESMAN1970Walter Bardell [1]
YOU SEE THE THING IS/THE SALESMAN1970man [2]
The VATICAN1971Commentator
SHAKESPEARE'S ISLAND1971Commentator
NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA1971Yakovlev
MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS1971David Riccio
FUNNY1971Huw
TINGBJERG, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK1972Commentator
The MAN FROM HAVEN EPISODE 11972Jack Byron Lever
EMMA'S TIME1972Mark Lang
YOUNG WINSTON1972George E. Buckle
KING OEDIPUS1972Oedipus
MICHAEL AND JENNY1973Cast Member
ALAN AND ROSAMUND1973Cast Member
CHARLES AND PAULA1973Cast Member
The HOMECOMING1973Lenny
The OTHER WAY1974Narrator
TO HELP ONE ANOTHER1974Commentator
The FIRST SIGNS OF WASHOE1974Narrator
JUGGERNAUT1974Nicholas Porter
ROSE1974Napoleon
JOSEPHINE1974Napoleon
PAULINE1974Napoleon
GEORGINA1974Napoleon
ELEONORE1974Napoleon
MARIE WALEWSKA1974Napoleon
LOUISE1974Napoleon
MARIA LUISA1974Napoleon
The END OF LOVE1974Napoleon
The WOOD DEMON1974Khrushchov
CHILDREN IN CROSSFIRE1974Narrator
MR GARRICK AND MRS WOFFINGTON1975Cast Member
The REBEL1975Cast Member
The FRIENDLY INVASION FROM STEPHEN FOSTER TO RAGTIME1975Narrator
TRIAL FOR MURDER1976Charles Stubbs
ROBIN AND MARIAN1976King John
SHOUT AT THE DEVIL1976Mohammed
The ROAD FROM MANDALAY1977Cast Member
LLOYD GEORGE. THE POLITICS OF DERISION1977Cast Member
The ROAD FROM MANDALAY1977Cast Member
JESUS OF NAZARETH1977Zerah
MARCH OR DIE1977El Krim
RAMSEY1977Bill Ramsey
NIGHT SCHOOL1978Walter
FLAYED1978the man
The THIEF OF BAGHDAD1978Gatekeeper
HOLOCAUST1978Heinrich Himmler
HALEY'S COMET: THE ROOTS PHENOMENON1978Narrator
The INCAS1979Commentator
ETOSHA - THE PLACE OF DRY WATER1979Narrator
OF GODS AND MEN1979Narrator
ALIEN1979Ash
ROOM FOR MANOEUVRE1980Commentator
ONCE IN A MILLION YEARS1980Commentator
DIVE TO THE EDGE OF CREATION1980Narrator
The MISANTHROPE1980Alceste
Going Home1980Narrator
A SEASON IN THE SUN1980Narrator
WE, THE ACCUSED PART 11980Paul Presset
AMATE - THE GREAT FIG TREE1980Narrator
RESOLUTION ON SATURN The RINGS1981Commentator
RESOLUTION ON SATURN The MOONS1981Commentator
LANDSEER - A VICTORIAN COMEDY1981Reader
INSIDE WIMBLEDON1981Narrator
OKAVANGO1981Narrator
RACE AGAINST TIME1981Narrator
STRIKE1981Cast Member
CHARIOTS OF FIRE1981Sam Mussabini
TIME BANDITS1981Napoleon
HELEN1982Cast Member
"HANG ON, I'LL JUST SPEAK TO THE WORLD"1982Cast Member
INSIDE THE THIRD REICH1982Dr Joseph Goebbels
INTIMATE RELATIONS1982Narrator
MALTA GC1982Narrator
SOFT TARGETS1982Alexei
The VICTIMS1982Narrator
BATTLE FOR THE FALKLANDS1982Narrator
The BELL PART 11982Michael Meade
The BELL PART 21982Michael Meade
The BELL PART 31982Michael Meade
The BELL PART 41982Michael Meade
ALASTAIR SIM - QUALIFIED FOOL1983Narrator
LIFE AND DEATH IN ANCIENT EGYPT1983Narrator
The COST OF TREACHERY1984Narrator
Tumbler In The Sky1984Narrator
GREYSTOKE THE LEGEND OF TARZAN LORD OF THE APES1984Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot
LAUGHTERHOUSE1984Ben Singleton
DANCE WITH A STRANGER1984Desmond Cussen
OTTER HOLE1984Narrator
The BROWNING VERSION1985Andrew Crocker-Harris
IRAS - THE SUPERCOOLED EYE1985Narrator
LOW1985Narrator
SKYDIVE TO AUTANA1985Narrator
MR & MRS EDGEHILL1985Eustace Edgehill
VISIONS OF POWER1985Narrator
The RACE FOR TELEVISION1985Narrator
WE BRING YOU LIVE PICTURES1985Narrator
NEWS POWER1985Narrator
CHEWING GUM FOR THE EYES1985Narrator
The GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY1985Narrator
CANNED LAUGHTER1985Narrator
The STORY MACHINE1985Narrator
PLAY POWER1985Narrator
The RISE AND FALL OF THE DOCUMENTARY1985Narrator
NEWS: THE POWER OF PICTURES1985Narrator
WETHERBY1985Stanley Pilborough
BRAZIL1985Mr Kurtzmann
DREAMCHILD1985Reverend Charles Dodgson
ASSEMBLED IN BRITAIN1986Narrator
DIVE TO MIDNIGHT WATERS1986Narrator
CRY FOR HOME1986Narrator
The FISHING PARTY1986Narrator
DANCING IN THE RAIN1986Narrator
The LORDS OF HOKKAIDO1986Narrator
WE SHOOT HORSES DON'T WE...?1986Narrator
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT1986Corporal Himmelstoss
FREEDOM DANCING1986Narrator
CONFOUND THEIR POLITICS1987Sefton Kemp
PERSONS AND PAPERS1987Sefton Kemp
TRADE SECRET1987Sefton Kemp
LATE VIA ROME1987Sefton Kemp
GAME, SET AND MATCH1988Cast Member
GAME, SET AND MATCH1988Bernard Samson
GAME, SET AND MATCH1988Cast Member
GAME, SET AND MATCH1988Cast Member
GAME, SET AND MATCH1988Cast Member
GAME, SET AND MATCH1988Bernard Sampson
GAME, SET AND MATCH1988Bernard Sampson
GAME, SET AND MATCH1988Bernard Sampson
GAME, SET AND MATCH1988Bernard Sampson
GAME, SET AND MATCH1988Bernard Sampson
GAME, SET AND MATCH1988Bernard Sampson
GAME, SET AND MATCH1988Bernard Sampson
GAME, SET AND MATCH1988Bernard Sampson
SEAL MOTHER1988Narrator
The SECRET LEOPARD1988Narrator
WHY ARE MEN VIOLENT?1988Narrator
ANOTHER WOMAN1988Ken
WHY DO MEN FIGHT?1988Narrator
BETTE DAVIS A BASICALLY BENEVOLENT VOLCANO1989Narrator
DEATH CAN ADD1989Cast Member
The Legend Of The Lightning Bird1989Narrator
TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER1989Cast Member
A FAMILY APART1989Narrator
The ENDLESS GAME1989Control
A CHILD HAS RIGHTS TOO1989Narrator
MOTHER'S HEART1989Narrator
MARTINA1989Narrator
The SECOND REVOLUTION1989Narrator
The BEST WE HAVE TO GIVE?1989Narrator
The RIGHTS OF THE CHILD1989Narrator
A LITTLE TOUCH OF HARRY: THE MAKING OF HENRY V1989Interviewee
ANIMALS IN WAR1989Narrator
The ENDLESS GAME1989Control
HENRY V1989Captain Fluellen
The KINGDOM OF FUN1989Narrator
HAMLET1990Polonius
DESPOT1990Narrator
GENERALISSIMO1990Narrator
MURDER BY THE BOOK1990Hercule Poirot
The STUFF OF MADNESS1990Christopher
HERE BE DRAGONS1990Narrator
Kino Perestroika1990Narrator
The FEVER1990Narrator
HANDING ON OUR HISTORY1990Narrator
MANY ROADS TO WAR1990Narrator
An ARROGANT DISPLAY OF STRENGTH1990Narrator
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR VICTORY1990Narrator
An ENTIRELY NEW WAR1990Narrator
The BATTLE FOR MINDS1990Narrator
ARMED TRUCE1990Narrator
REVOLUTIONARY1990Narrator
A STAKE IN THE SOIL1990Commentator
STALIN'S GHOST1990Narrator
The LOST BOYS PART 1 WE SET OUT TO BE WRECKED1991J.M. Barrie
MICHELANGELO - SEASON OF GIANTS1991Lorenzo di Medici
UNCLE VANYA1991Astrov
KAFKA1991Dr Murnau
SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW...THE DAPPLED CATS1991Narrator
The NAKED LUNCH1991Tom Frost
The New Global Geography1991Narrator
Living Quarters1991Narrator
Restless Rocks1991Narrator
A Global Market1991Narrator
The Air-Conditioning1991Narrator
The Swirling Seas1991Narrator
Running Water1991Narrator
The Disappearing Forest1991Narrator
Feast or Famine1991Narrator
The Watchkeepers1991Narrator
MADAGASCAR: ISLAND OF GHOSTS1991Narrator
The LOST BOYS PART 2 DARK AND SINISTER MAN1991J.M. Barrie
The LOST BOYS PART 3 An AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE1991J.M. Barrie
CRACKDOWN1991Narrator
ELIZABETH R1992Narrator
The LAST ROMANTICS1992Frank Raymond Leavis
BLUE ICE1992Sir Hector
The BORROWERS PART 11992Pod
The WOMEN TRADE1992Narrator
The BORROWERS PART 21992Pod
The BORROWERS PART 31992Pod
The BORROWERS PART 41992Pod
The BORROWERS PART 51992Pod
The BORROWERS PART 61992Pod
EDVARD MUNCH: THE FRIEZE OF LIFE1992Reader
LIBEARTY CAMPAIGN VIDEO1992Narrator
The HOUR OF THE PIG1993Albertus
The BORROWERS SERIES 2 PART 11993Cast Member
The BORROWERS SERIES 2 PART 21993Cast Member
The BORROWERS SERIES 2 PART 31993Cast Member
The BORROWERS SERIES 2 PART 41993Cast Member
The BORROWERS SERIES 2 PART 51993Cast Member
The BORROWERS SERIES 2 PART 61993Cast Member
The Tailor of Gloucester1993Voice of the Tailor
The CEMENT GARDEN1993[voice of Father]
SEASONS OF THE SEA1993Narrator
MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN1994Victor's father
TARANTULA1994Narrator
The DEEP BLUE SEA1994William Collyer
The MADNESS OF KING GEORGE1994Dr Willis
CROCODILE RIVER: THE TIDES OF KIRAWIRA1994Narrator
PLAGUE AND THE MOONFLOWER1994Voice of the Plague Demon
LIBEARTY-THE WORLD CAMPAIGN FOR BEARS (CAMPAIGN UPDATE 1994)1994Narrator
The BORROWERS1994Cast Member
GIANT OTTER1995Narrator
TIWAI - ISLAND OF THE APES1995Narrator
RETURN TO HIROSHIMA1995Narrator
TREASURES IN TRUST1995Narrator
SULAWESI An ISLAND BEWITCHED1995Narrator
HITLER'S DEATH The FINAL REPORT1995Narrator
LANDSCAPE1995Duff
NO MORE TEARS1995Narrator
MUSTANG THE HIDDEN KINGDOM1995additional voice talent
LOCH NESS1996Water Bailiff
ROALD DAHL'S LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD1996Don Mini
BIG NIGHT1996Pascal
NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN1996Liam Casey
INVASION1996Narrator
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING1996Narrator
DESERT STORM1996Narrator
The RAGGED END1996Narrator
FIRE AND RAIN1996Narrator
The RETURN OF THE BORROWERS1996Cast Member
SPACE IN THE HEART OF AFRICA1996Narrator
HEART OF BRIGHTNESS1997Narrator
HIGHGROVE - NATURE'S KINGDOM1997Narrator
Le CINQUIEME ELEMENT1997Cornelius
The SWEET HEREAFTER1997Mitchell Stephens
WINGS OVER THE SERENGETI1997Narrator
A LIFE LESS ORDINARY1997Naville
PARACAS AND THE BILLION DOLLAR BIRD1997Narrator
HELL'S CRUST1997Narrator
RESTLESS PLANET1997Narrator
OUT OF THE INFERNO1997Narrator
WAVES OF DESTRUCTION1997Narrator
KING LEAR1998King Lear
The MEANEST ANIMAL IN THE WORLD?1998Narrator
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS1998White Knight
MANU AMAZON PARADISE1998Narrator
Les MISERABLES1999Cast Member
SIMON MAGUS1999Sirius/Boris/Head
EXISTENZ1999Kiri Vinokur
DOLPHINS THE WILD SIDE1999Narrator
BETRAYAL [part 1]1999Narrator
A SERIAL KILLER1999Narrator
A SENSE OF INJUSTICE1999Narrator
HOMES TURNED TO DUST1999Narrator
The MATCH1999Big Tam
BETRAYAL [part 2]1999Narrator
GOOSEBERRIES DON'T DANCE1999Cast Member
ANIMAL FARM1999voice of Squealer
WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP1999Narrated by
SHERGAR2000Joseph Maguire
JOE GOULD'S SECRET2000Joe Gould
ESTHER KAHN2000Nathan Quellen
BEAUTIFUL JOE2000Cast Member
The LAST OF THE BLONDE BOMBSHELLS2000Patrick
The MIRACLE MAKER2000voice of Pilate
BOLTS FROM THE BLUE2000Narrator
BLESS THE CHILD2000Reverend Grissom
STORM OF THE CENTURY2000Narrator
LIFE IN THE BALANCE2000Narrator
The LORD OF THE RINGS THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING2001Bilbo Baggins
The EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES2001Napoleon Bonaparte/Eugene Lenormand
FROM HELL2001Sir William Gull
S.O.S. TITANIC2002J. Bruce Ismay (survived)
BRITAIN'S BERMUDA TRIANGLE2002Narrator
OUT OF THE FOG2002Narrator
21st CENTURY PLAGUE2002Narrator
PREDICTOR2002Narrator
BURIED ALIVE2002Narrator
The SECRET OF SEX2002Narrator
FOREVER YOUNG2002Narrator
CAPE HORN2002Narrator
ICE COLD KILLERS2002Narrator
OUT OF THE FOG2002Narrator
SAVAGE PLANET[19/04/02]2002Narrator