In the 1970s, McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain. McKellen was knighted in the 1991 New Year Honours for services to the performing arts, and made a Companion of Honour for services to drama and to equality in the 2008 New Year Honours. He has been openly gay since 1988, and continues to be a champion for LGBT social movements worldwide. He was awarded Freedom of the City of London in October 2014.
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Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen | Introduction
Richard III, Gods and Monsters, X-Men films, and The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. "Richard III" , "Gods and Monsters", "X-Men "films, "The Lord of the Rings" ,and "The Hobbit" trilogies to name a few. "Richard III", "Gods and Monsters" and  "X-Men" films. Richard III, Gods and Monsters, The Lord of the Rings and X-Men films
what is the regina monologues?
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Fourth episode of "The Simpsons"' fifteenth season.
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when was it released?
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November 23, 2003
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who directed it?
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Mark Kirkland
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who are the characters in that?
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Mr. Burns, Bart, Milhouse, Marge, Homer, Abraham Simpson, etc.
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what is that episode's story all about, in short?
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Simpson family travel to the United Kingdom for vacation and there, they meet several celebrities. Later, Homer is arrested and locked for accidentally crashing into the Queen's carriage, meanwhile, Abraham Simpson journeys to find Edwina.
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what celebrities do they meet in that episode?
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Tony Blair, Evan Marriott, Ian McKellen and J. K. Rowling
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did all the above people lend their voices for this show speaking in terms of reality?
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Yes
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who is that second celebrity mentioned?
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Sorry. I cannot find the answer based on the context.
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who is that third celebrity mentioned?
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An English actor.
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can you name some of his tv shows/films he has appeared in?
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Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. His career spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF Award, two Saturn Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and two Critics' Choice Awards. He has also received nominations for two Academy Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and four BAFTAs. He 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, and Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies.
Ian McKellen | Introduction
Ian McElhinney (born 19 August 1948) is an actor and director from Northern Ireland. He has appeared in many television series in a career spanning more than thirty years; notable appearances include "Taggart", "Hornblower", "Cold Feet", and "The Tudors". In recent times his best known roles are as Barristan Selmy in "Game of Thrones", Morgan Monroe in "The Fall", and Granda Joe in "Derry Girls".
Ian McElhinney | Introduction
Later in 1993, McKellen appeared in the television film "And the Band Played On" about the discovery of the AIDS virus for which McKellen won a CableACE Award for Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries and was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. In 1995, he played the title role in "Richard III", which transported the setting into an alternative 1930s in which England is ruled by fascists. The film was a critical success. McKellen co-produced and co-wrote the film, adapting the play for the screen based on a stage production of Shakespeare's play directed by Richard Eyre for the Royal National Theatre in which McKellen had appeared.
Ian McKellen | Popular success
McKellen had taken film roles throughout his career—beginning in 1969 with his role of George Matthews in "A Touch of Love", and his first leading role was in 1980 as D. H. Lawrence in "Priest of Love", but it was not until the 1990s that he became more widely recognised in this medium after several roles in blockbuster Hollywood films. In 1993, he had a supporting role as a South African tycoon in the critically acclaimed "Six Degrees of Separation", in which he starred with Stockard Channing, Donald Sutherland, and Will Smith. In the same year, he appeared in minor roles in the television miniseries "Tales of the City", based on the novel by his friend Armistead Maupin, and the film "Last Action Hero", in which he briefly played Death opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Charles Dance.
Ian McKellen | Popular success
The BBC states that his "performances have guaranteed him a place in the canon of English stage and film actors". A recipient of every major theatrical award in the UK, McKellen is regarded as a British cultural icon. He started his professional career in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of their highly regarded repertory company. In 1965, McKellen 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", and he firmly established himself as one of the country's foremost classical actors.
Ian McKellen | Introduction
Billington said that Ian McKellen in a 2004 "Aladdin" "lets down his hair and lifts up his skirt to reveal a nifty pair of legs and an appetite for "double entendre": when told by decorators that 'your front porch could do with a good lick', McKellen adopts a suitable look of mock-outrage. ... At least we can tell our grandchildren that we saw McKellen's Twankey and it was huge."
Pantomime | Guest celebrities
Ian McKellen 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 in the live-action adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast" (2017).
Ian McKellen, roles and awards | Introduction
G. Farrell's Booker Award-winning "Troubles" (1988), opposite Ian Richardson. Charleson's notable starring television roles in the 1970s include: Anthony in "A Private Matter" (1974), his first starring screen role, opposite Rachel Kempson; slick and cruel John Ross preying on Scottish immigrants to the New World in "O Canada" (1975) in the anthology series "Churchill's People"; and one of two British soldiers who find military life nearly unbearable in "The Paradise Run" (1976), directed by Michael Apted.
Ian Charleson | Television: Shakespeare, TV films, and teleplays
In the 1970s and 1980s McKellen became a well-known figure in British theatre, performing frequently at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre, where he played several leading Shakespearean roles, including the title role in "Macbeth" (which he had first played for Trevor Nunn in a "gripping...out of the ordinary" production, with Judi Dench, at Stratford in 1976), and Iago in "Othello", in award-winning productions directed by Nunn. Both of these productions were adapted into television films, also directed by Nunn.
Ian McKellen | Theatre
McMenamin has appeared on various BBC and ITV programmes, including "", an episode of "Agatha Christie's Marple", starring Geraldine McEwan, in which he played Cedric Crackenthorpe, and in the Channel 4 comedy series "The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star". In 1999 he was cast in the title role of the BBC1 television movie "David Copperfield". He co-starred in "The Golden Hour" (ITV, 2005), playing a doctor. In January 2009, he appeared in a one-off special episode ("The Grinning Man") of the BBC's "Jonathan Creek", playing a grounds keeper. He co-starred in the 2001 movie "To End All Wars".
Ciarán McMenamin | Career
He has also made regular appearances in British TV comedy, in the shows "The Fast Show", "Randall & Hopkirk"," Jeeves and Wooster", "Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps", "Harry and Paul" and "The Thin Blue Line". He played Inspector Norris in the "Black Books" episode "The Blackout", Inspector Terrence Brown in the first episode of "Dirk Gently" and voiced the Judge in the 2016 revival of the sitcom "Porridge".
Colin McFarlane | Television
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU is a one-man stage performance by British stage and screen actor Sir Ian McKellen. The performance sees McKellen reprising roles over his career in the theatre (such as the works of William Shakespeare), on film (such as Gandalf in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" film series) while discussing anecdotes throughout his life and career. All profits for ticket sales were donated to each venue and organisation for specific causes or an arts-related charity.
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU | Introduction
McKellen first presented the show as Ian McKellen with Shakespeare, Tolkien, Others & You at the Park Theatre, London from 3 to 9 July 2017, directed by Jez Bond.
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU | Park Theatre, London (2017)
In 2009, he appeared in the BBC Three drama "Personal Affairs", playing Avi Gellman. In 2013 and 2014, he appeared as Detective Inspector Jack Burns in the BBC's daytime drama "WPC 56". In May 2017, he guest starred in series 10 of BBC1 series "Doctor Who" as Ivan in the 5th episode of the run "Oxygen". In 2017, Keiran played the part of Ian in ITV mini series "Liar"
Kieran Bew | Films and television
In the 2009 remake of the series, Number Two was played by actor Sir Ian McKellen in all six episodes.
Number Two (The Prisoner) | 2009 remake
He has also appeared in many TV series including "EastEnders", "Soldier, Soldier", "The Bill", "The Queen", "Sharpe", "Ultimate Force", "Ghosts", "Silent Witness" and "Medics".
Ian Shaw (actor) | Career
He has also appeared in one episode of the TV shows, such as: "Castle", "The Big Bang Theory", "Wizards of Waverly Place", in J.J. Abrams' "Undercovers", "The Forgotten", "Numb3rs", "", "Hawaii Five O " and more.
Lanny Joon | Introduction
He appeared in the BBC Television Shakespeare series as Malvolio in "Twelfth Night" and as Chorus in "Henry V". In 1984 and 1985 McCowen starred in the ten episodes of the short-lived television series "Mr Palfrey of Westminster" as a "spy catcher" working for British intelligence under the direction of a female boss (played by Caroline Blakiston). His one-man performance as Rudyard Kipling was broadcast on television in 1984. His later appearances included playing Albert Speer and Rudolf Hess in the BBC docudramas "The World Walk" in 1984 and 1985, and a role in "Longitude" in 2000. He was the subject of "This Is Your Life" in 1989, when he was surprised by Michael Aspel at the Strand Theatre in London.
Alec McCowen | Film and television
Thereafter he had a succession of small roles including the television series "Silent Evidence" in 1962, in which he played the character of Angus MacCrae. In the same year he also played the character of Michael George Hartley in "Lawrence of Arabia".
Ian MacNaughton | Actor
McKellen made his first professional appearance in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre, as Roper in "A Man for All Seasons", although an audio recording of the Marlowe Society's "Cymbeline" had gone on commercial sale as part of the Argo Shakespeare series. After four years in regional repertory theatres he made his first West End appearance, in "A Scent of Flowers", regarded as a "notable success". In 1965 he was a member of Laurence Olivier's National Theatre Company at the Old Vic, which led to roles at the Chichester Festival. With the Prospect Theatre Company, McKellen made his breakthrough performances of Richard II (directed by Richard Cottrell) and Marlowe's Edward II (directed by Toby Robertson) at the Edinburgh festival in 1969, the latter causing a storm of protest over the enactment of the homosexual Edward's lurid death.
Ian McKellen | Theatre
Smith featured in Series 11 of "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!" to set the camp-mates challenges. He did not join the camp-mates.
Ian Smith (actor) | "I'm a Celebrity"
He appeared in a number television series as a guest character including:
Guy Middleton | Television appearances
The third was the film "Thistledown" (1938), playing Sir Ian Glenloch opposite Aino Bergö and Athole Stewart, in a "dramatis personae" which included the character of Gioachino Rossini. All three of these film musicals are thought to be lost.
Keith Falkner | Film career
The celebrities who appeared in the first series of the show are: The celebrities who appeared in the second series of the show are:
Scream! If You Know the Answer | Celebrity Participants
In addition, he has appeared in successful independent films, most notably "The Ghoul" (1975) with Peter Cushing and John Hurt.
Ian McCulloch (actor) | Career
In April 2010, along with actors Brian Cox and Eleanor Bron, McKellen appeared in a series of TV advertisements to support Age UK, the charity recently formed from the merger of Age Concern and Help the Aged. All three actors gave their time free of charge. A cricket fan since childhood, McKellen umpired in March 2011 for a charity cricket match in New Zealand to support earthquake victims of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. McKellen is an honorary board member for the New York- and Washington, D.C.-based organization Only Make Believe. Only Make Believe creates and performs interactive plays in children's hospitals and care facilities.
Ian McKellen | Charity work
In 1955 MacNaughton moved back to London, and was cast as Able Seaman McIntosh in "Seagulls over Sorrento" and as Haggis in the 1956 science fiction film "X the Unknown". He then appeared in three episodes of the British television comedy show "Hancock's Half Hour" and had small roles in the films "The Silent Enemy" and "The Safecracker". MacNaughton continued to appear in small roles in both television and film throughout 1958 and 1959 before playing the role of Kilmartin Dalrymple in all 30 episodes of the British sitcom "Tell It to the Marines". The comedy revolved around the antics of a tough, boisterous Royal Marine squadron who find themselves billeted with some Royal Navy personnel.
Ian MacNaughton | Actor
As an actor his TV work includes Dennis Potter's "Cold Lazarus" "Drop the Dead Donkey", "Silent Witness", "Just William", Catherine Cookson's "The Moth", "Sensitive Skin", and "Time Trumpet".
Ian Kelly (actor) | Television
Mathias began his acting career by appearing on the television screen in a small role on an episode of the cult BBC TV series "Survivors", in 1977. Also in 1977, he played an Irish Guards lieutenant in the film "A Bridge Too Far". In 1978, Mathias appeared in a production at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, during which time he met actor Ian McKellen who subsequently became his lover of about nine years. Mathias' acting career continued into the 1980s with minor appearances on TV and in films such as "Priest of Love" (1981), which starred McKellen as D. H. Lawrence, and "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1982), starring Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour and McKellen.
Sean Mathias | Actor
Curry made his first television appearance in 1965 in an episode of the series "For Whom the Bell Tolls". Other TV appearances include roles in "Pride and Prejudice" (1967), "Softly, Softly" (1968), "Nicholas Nickleby" (1968), "Z-Cars" (1965 & 1975), "The Floater" (1975), "The Way of the World" (1975), "Brassneck" (1975), "The Glittering Prizes" (1976), "Trilby" (1976), "The Onedin Line" (1976), "Campion's Interview" (1977), "Rumpole of the Bailey" (1977–1992), "The Life of Shakespeare" (1978), "Prince Regent" (1979), "The Vanishing Army" (1980), "Psy Warriors" (1981), "A Fine Romance" (1982), the BBC Television Shakespeare production of "King Lear" (1982), "The New Statesman" (1984), "Three Up, Two Down" (1985), "Lytton's Diary" (1985–86), "Death of a Son" (1989), "Around the World in 80 Days" (1989), "Sherlock Holmes" (1991), "" (1991), "Inspector Morse" (1993), "Bugs - Assassins Inc" (1995), "It Might Be You" (1995), "Kavanagh QC" (1997), "The Wyvern Mystery" (2000), "" (2001), "The Hunt" (2001), "Prince William" (2002), "Stig of the Dump" (2002), "Midsomer Murders" (2004), "The Brief" (2005), and "The Queen's Sister" (2005).
Julian Curry | Television appearances
He was later a regular on the soap operas "Search for Tomorrow" and "Ryan's Hope", and the primetime series "Bracken's World". He had recurring roles in "Garrison's Gorillas" and "Rich Man, Poor Man Book II", and was featured in TV movies, such as "The Eyes of Charles Sand" (1972), "The Phantom of Hollywood" (1974), "The Night They Took Miss Beautiful" (1977), "Superdome" (1978), "Mandrake" (1979) and "The Cracker Factory" (1979).
Peter Haskell | Career
Television filmography listed below only includes shows that Pierson appeared in three or more episodes.
Geoff Pierson | Filmography
In film he has appeared in "Hilary and Jackie" (1998), "Some Voices" (2000), "Derailed" (2005), "Basic Instinct 2" (2006), and "The Reaping" (2007). On stage, after a period working with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National, he appeared in "Peer Gynt" (1990), "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993), "Three Days of Rain" (1999), "In a Dark Dark House" (2008) and "Hangmen" (2015) by Martin McDonagh.
David Morrissey filmography | Introduction
He then appeared as "Mad Dog" in the C4 TV series "Scully" by Alan Bleasdale in 1983 with Cathy Tyson and Elvis Costello, the first of three separate collaborations with Bleasdale which included the films "No Surrender" in 1985 and "Pleasure" for Channel 4 in 1990. McGann's career in TV has seen him play 'Marcus Bannerman' in the World War I era drama series by Russell T. Davies "The Grand" in 1999 for Granada TV; Joseph Bazalgette, the Victorian industrial engineer in the award winning factual drama/doc "Seven Great Industrial Wonders of the World" in 2002 for the BBC; and Tom Crean the Irish companion of Ernest Shackleton in "Shackleton" opposite Kenneth Branagh; and "Niven Craig" in Peter Medak's "Let Him Have It" with Christopher Eccleston and Tom Courtenay.
Mark McGann | Acting
His other television appearances include "Game of Thrones, Sherlock, Doctor Who, The Inbetweeners, The Job Lot, Banana, Big Bad World, Mayday, Black Mirror, Life’s Too Short, Pete vs Life, Peep Show" and "Spooks."
David Fynn | Television
McKell starred in the cult film "Essex Boys" alongside Sean Bean as drug dealer Wayne Lovell. Other films include "Beneath Still Waters", "Act's Of Godfrey", "The Low Down", "Blood", "Bar", "Death", "Freight", "Shouting Men", "", and "Who Needs Enemies". He has appeared in over 30 films, including "Allied" with Brad Pitt and "Where Hands Touch", directed by Amma Asante. McKell co-produced and starred in the multi-award-winning "Winter Ridge". His latest films: "The Guard Of Auschwitz", "Abatement", "13 Graves", "Once Upon A Time In London", "Pentagram", "The Angel Of Auschwitz" and "Irish Stand Down", are all due for release in 2019.
Michael McKell | Film
Gareth Parrington has appeared in the following TV shows:
Gareth Parrington | Filmography
English actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson has appeared in twenty films and over thirty film series and over eight television advertisements.
Rowan Atkinson filmography | Introduction
On television, Ian appeared as the injured astronaut, Henry Carson in Andromeda TV's "Jupiter Moon" (1990), and Saint Dominic in the Channel 4 series, "Gnostics" (1986). More recently, he has appeared as an abusive father, Peter Case, in BBC 1's "Doctors" and Malcolm Hammond – an ineffectual father of a schizophrenic girl in BBC 1's "Casualty". In 2013 Ian appeared as Gavin Lynch, the coroner's investigator in two episodes of "Doctors".
Ian Brooker (actor) | Television
His television appearances include; "Coronation Street", "Anna Karenina" (1977), "Dixon of Dock Green" (1959), "The Avengers" (1963), "Stand Up Nigel Barton" (1965) and "Porridge" (1975) as the prison medical officer.
Terence Soall | Television appearances
A list of actors by British television series split by lists by series on separate pages:
List of actors by British television series | Introduction
This is a list of television series in which he has appeared.
Pepe Hern | TV series
In the 1970s, McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain. McKellen was knighted in the 1991 New Year Honours for services to the performing arts, and made a Companion of Honour for services to drama and to equality in the 2008 New Year Honours. He has been openly gay since 1988, and continues to be a champion for LGBT social movements worldwide. He was awarded Freedom of the City of London in October 2014.
Ian McKellen | Introduction
Series 3, "A Village Called G" and likely others between 1967–73 though some are now lost). In 1975, he made an appearance in "No Way Out" an episode of the British sitcom "Porridge" alongside Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Richard Beckinsale and Fulton Mackay, as the prison doctor when Fletcher was complaining of an injured leg.
Graham Crowden | Acting career
His notable television appearances include; "A Family at War" (1970–1972), "Dickens of London" (1976), "Edward & Mrs. Simpson" (1978) as Duff Cooper, "First Among Equals" (1986), "The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous" (1997), "Judge John Deed" (2001–2007) and "" (1991) as Kenneth Baker. He also appeared in the film "Darling" (1965) as Julie Christie's first husband.
Trevor Bowen | Actor
Series 3 began airing on 18 May 2011. Actors who appeared in series 3 included: Rusty Goffe, Ben Moor, Daniel Hill, Chris Cox, Doc Brown, Trevor Neal, and Thomas Nelstrop.
Little Howard's Big Question | Series 3
In 2009, along with "Coronation Street" co-star Michelle Keegan, he appeared in the third part of "" as himself. On 20 August 2011, he appeared on "All Star Family Fortunes" along with his family. On 7 July 2013, he took part in ITV game show "".
Simon Gregson | Guest appearances
McKellen and his first partner, Brian Taylor, a history teacher from Bolton, began their relationship in 1964. Their relationship lasted for eight years, ending in 1972. They lived in London, where McKellen continued to pursue his career as an actor. For over a decade, he has lived in a five-storey Victorian conversion in Narrow Street, Limehouse. In 1978 he met his second partner, Sean Mathias, at the Edinburgh Festival. This relationship lasted until 1988, and according to Mathias, was tempestuous, with conflicts over McKellen's success in acting versus Mathias's somewhat less-successful career. The two remained friends, with Mathias later directing McKellen in "Waiting for Godot" at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2009.
Ian McKellen | Personal life
Ian Maclaren (1 May 1875 – 10 April 1952) was an English stage and film actor. He acted in more than thirty films in Hollywood including the 1930 war film "Journey's End". Towards the end of his film career he was generally cast in small, uncredited parts.
Ian Maclaren (actor) | Introduction
He had cameos in four episodes of "The IT Crowd": as Messy Joe's Restaurant Musician, in series one, episode three; the blind sorcerer, in series two, Episode six; as an audience member of Jen's speech, in series three, episode four; and as Beth Gaga Shaggy, in series four, episode three. He appeared in the Identity Parade round of "Never Mind the Buzzcocks". He has also appeared in the pilot of "Little Britain", as well as in series one, episode four, as a bystander who gets in the way of character Kenny Craig when he is attempting to hypnotise, from a distance, a man whose car he has crashed into.
Graham Linehan | Television appearances
His previous role in the series was acknowledged, however, by Steed's parting words: "It may be seventeen years late, but welcome back Gunner." (season 1, ep. 7 "To catch a rat"). He appeared in a number of films, including the Hammer entry "Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter" (1974). Among the more widely seen films he appeared in during this time were "Get Carter" (1971), for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor, "Theatre of Blood" (1973) opposite Vincent Price, "The Passenger" (1975) and "" (1978).
Ian Hendry | 1970–79: theatre, television and film work
From January to July 2015, McKell co-starred with Tina Hobley, Jamie Lomas, Rik Makarem and Gray O'Brien in a nationwide touring production of Peter James's "Dead Simple". In September/October 2015, McKell appeared with Nick Moran in "Roaring Trade" at The Park Theatre. From 7 December 2015 to 3 January 2016, McKell appeared in his first pantomime as Abanazar in "Aladdin" at the Derby Arena. McKell went back to his roots to play Paul in Irvine Welch's play "Creatives" at The Edinburgh Festival 2017. McKell is about to embark on a UK and Ireland tour with Queen and Ben Elton’s We Will Rock You 2019/2020.
Michael McKell | Theatre
Other TV appearances included "Rookery Nook", "Upstairs, Downstairs", "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" and "Edward & Mrs. Simpson".
Geoffrey Lumsden | Introduction
Hunter and Frank Skinner, all on 13. The other guests to have reached double figures are Ken Livingstone and Stephen Mangan with 12, Miles Jupp and Richard Osman with 11, and Clive Anderson, Germaine Greer, Jon Richardson and Mark Steel, with 10 apiece. With the sacking of Deayton, Ian Hislop became the last remaining person to have appeared in every edition of "HIGNFY". This dedication even once saw him temporarily discharge himself from hospital for a recording night in series 7 (1994): an episode in which Paul Merton didn't notice any difference in Ian's performance. Merton, in addition to his break during series 11, has been forced to miss one other episode due to ill health in series 36 (2008).
List of Have I Got News for You episodes | Frequent guests
In November 2019, it was announced that Haskell would be participating in the nineteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. James Haskell was the fourth person to be voted off I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here 2019.
James Haskell | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Ian Cairns (born 5 February 1963) is a Scottish actor currently based in London. He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. TV credits include "Bob Servant Independent" (with Brian Cox), "Hughie Green-Most Sincerely" (with Trevor Eve), "Jekyll" (with James Nesbitt), "Taggart" , "Vera" and "Law and Order: UK". Other credits include "Julius Caesar", "The Red Balloon" and "Diary of a Somebody".
Ian Cairns (actor) | Introduction
Ian Colin (1910–1987) was a British film and television actor. During the 1930s, Colin was a leading man in Quota quickies. He later acted predominantly in television shows such as "The Quatermass Experiment", "Emergency-Ward 10" and "Coronation Street". He was the son of Marmaduke Wetherell and Lena McNaughton.
Ian Colin | Introduction
He is best known the TV show "The Big Impression", formerly "Alistair McGowan's Big Impression". His celebrity impressions include David Beckham, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Gary Lineker, Nicky Campbell, Richard Madeley, Tony Blair, Prince Charles, Robert Kilroy-Silk, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Angus Deayton, Terry Wogan and the fictional characters Ross Geller (from "Friends") and Dot Cotton (from "EastEnders"). McGowan and Ronni Ancona are probably best known for their portrayal of Posh and Becks with McGowan exaggerating David Beckham's perceived lack of intelligence and Ancona exaggerating the role of "Posh Spice" (Victoria Beckham) with pouting lips. As the Beckhams' style of dress regularly changed – in particular David's changing haircuts – McGowan adapted his costumes and style accordingly.
Alistair McGowan | "The Big Impression"
He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared at The Old Vic. His television appearances include; "Doctor Who" as World Ecology Bureau official Richard Dunbar in "The Seeds of Doom" (1976), "House of Cards" and "Softly, Softly". He was often cast as detectives, doctors, fishermen and solicitors.
Kenneth Gilbert (actor) | Television appearances
The series was not a success and he found himself making guest appearances in other adventure series, such as "The Champions"; "Department S"; and "UFO" ("The Dalotek Affair", 1971). In the early 1970s he moved to Hollywood where he appeared in a number of films, including "Raid on Rommel", "The Love Machine", "Swedish Fly Girls", and "How to Steal an Airplane" (all 1971). Returning to Britain he appeared in the action thriller "Penny Gold" (1973), and continued to guest-star in popular television series of the period such as "Jason King", "The Protectors", "The Zoo Gang" and "Doctor Who".
Clinton Greyn | Introduction
So far he has only appeared in his own eponymous series, formed by the following episodes:
Harry Kipling | Appearances
As well as the regular actors featured on the show, Phill Jupitus and Soo Drouet appeared solely in the first series; Phil Nice and Brenda Gilhooly appeared in both the first and second; Joanna Brooks appeared solely in the second; and Peter Serafinowicz appeared solely in the fourth. Edna Doré starred in at least first and fourth series. Also, a permanent fixture in both the third and fourth series was Burt Kwouk, who appeared as a guest in series two, and liked it so much that he came back on a regular basis. The third series focused on the main cast, but still included other regular actors and celebrity guests.
Harry Hill's Fruit Corner | Episodes
In the early 1970s, Hendry took lead roles in several TV series such as "The Adventures of Don Quick" (1970) and "The Lotus Eaters" (1972–73). He guest starred, alongside Brian Blessed, in the first episode of "The Sweeney", titled "Ringer", made in 1974 and broadcast early in 1975. He appeared regularly as a guest star in TV series such as "The Persuaders!", "Dial M For Murder", "Churchill's People", "Thriller", "Van Der Valk", "Supernatural", "Crown Court", "The Enigma Files", "Bergerac" and "The Chinese Detective". Hendry was reunited with Patrick Macnee as a guest star on "The New Avengers", although he did not reprise the role of David Keel.
Ian Hendry | 1970–79: theatre, television and film work
McFee returned for seasons two and three. He appeared on television many times in the 1970s but was only rarely seen after this, until 1993. After turning to the stage, McFee made a career as an actor and director, working as a theatre director in small theatres in Greater London and the provinces.
Malcolm McFee | Career
He has also appeared in a number of celebrity reality television shows, including "Celebrity Big Brother 2" (UK), "Strictly Come Dancing", "Come Dine with Me" and "Maestro".
Goldie | Introduction
Stewart Finlay-McLennan (born 7 September 1957) is an Australian actor. Finlay-McLennan was born and raised in Broken Hill. He earned a degree from Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, New South Wales, where he majored in Art and Drama. Finlay-McLennan made his television debut in an episode of "Jake and the Fatman" in 1989. From 1994 to 1995, he played Dr. Neil MacNeill on the CBS television series, "Christy". He appeared in "National Treasure" and the first season of "Six Feet Under". He later appeared in "The Last Sin Eater" and "Prep School".
Stewart Finlay-McLennan | Introduction
McNeice's television breakthrough was as Harcourt in the award-winning series "Edge of Darkness". He played the alcoholic sous chef Gustave LaRoche on the television series "Chef!", and went on to appear in the 2000 miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" as the evil Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, a role he later reprised for the 2003 sequel "Children of Dune". His television appearances have included all seven series of "Doc Martin", in which he plays Bert Large, series 4 episode 4 of "Midsomer Murders", and the third episode of the second series of "Lewis". He appears as the Newsreader in the HBO/BBC production "Rome".
Ian McNeice | Career
Seán McGinley (born c. 1956) is an Irish actor. He has appeared in about 80 films and television series.
Seán McGinley | Introduction
McKell is best known for appearing in two British soap operas, "Doctors", in which he played Dr. Nick West from 2006 until the character was run over and killed in 2008, and "Emmerdale", in which he has played DC Nick Henshall over two separate periods from 2008 to 2011, until the character committed suicide. He has also appeared in a third soap opera, "EastEnders" as the hitman Carter who supposedly killed Paul Trueman. He is also known for playing D.S./D.I. Trevor Hands in two seasons of the ITV drama "Murder Investigation Team", two seasons of Channel 4's "Totally Frank" and the BBC One series "Blessed", playing Ronnie, a Jaggeresque musician.
Michael McKell | Television
McKellen portrayed a fugitive Nazi officer living under a false name in the US who is befriended by a curious teenager (Brad Renfro) who threatens to expose him unless he tells his story in detail. He was subsequently nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1998 film "Gods and Monsters", wherein he played James Whale, the director of "Show Boat" (1936) and "Frankenstein". In 1999 McKellen was cast, again under the direction of Bryan Singer, to play the comic book supervillain Magneto in the 2000 film "X-Men" and its sequels "X2: X-Men United" (2003) and "" (2006).
Ian McKellen | Popular success
His other film appearances included "The Body Stealers" (1969), "Twinky" (1969), "Villain" (1971), "The Ruling Class" (1972), "The Glitterball" (1977), "The Wild Geese" (1978), "Force 10 from Navarone" (1978), "Silver Dream Racer" (1980) and "Dead Man's Folly" (1986). TV appearances in science fiction programmes include two "Doctor Who" stories, "The War Games" (1969) and "The Face of Evil" (1977), and as prison ship officer Raiker in the "Blake's 7" episode "Spacefall" (1978). He appeared in an episode of "Midsomer Murders" entitled "Vixen’s Run" and an episode of "Minder", "You Lose Some, You Win Some". Schofield also played Reggie Perrin's son-in-law, Tom in the third series of "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin", Len in "The Smoking Room", the father in the BBC children's drama "Jonny Briggs" and CBBC comedy show "ChuckleVision".
Leslie Schofield | Introduction
Hallard has appeared in cult BBC TV shows such as "Doctor Who" as Alan-a-Dale in the 2014 episode "Robot of Sherwood"; in "Sherlock" as Mr Crayhill in the 2011 episode "The Reichenbach Fall", and on the long-running BBC Daytime TV series "Doctors". He played one of the original directors of "Doctor Who", Richard Martin, in the BBC docu-drama "An Adventure in Space and Time". He appears in the sixth episode of the second season (“Vergangenheit”) of Netflix's series "The Crown," as an employee of the minister of foreign affairs.
Ian Hallard | Television
He also acted on stage, appearing as Robert Harley in the Norman Ginsbury's historical work "Viceroy Sarah" in the West End. Fleming's later career included appearances in many television series of the 1950s and 1960s, such as "Fabian of the Yard", "Hancock's Half Hour", "Educated Evans", "Dixon of Dock Green", "Dr. Finlay's Casebook", "The Forsyte Saga" and "The Prisoner".
Ian Fleming (actor) | Introduction
Other TV appearances include roles in "Crane", "Ghost Squad", "Coronation Street", "Dr. Finlay's Casebook", "The Onedin Line" and "London's Burning" as well as a part in the 1993 film "Son of the Pink Panther".
Arnold Yarrow | Introduction
Though he turned down the opportunity to screen test for the James Bond role, in 1989 he played Bond creator Ian Fleming in Anglia Television's dramatised biography directed by Don Boyd, "Goldeneye" (the name of Fleming's estate in Jamaica and a title later used for a James Bond film). He has also starred in many other British television dramas such as "Edward the Seventh" (as dissolute Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, Edward VII's oldest son, and heir to the throne), "", "Randall and Hopkirk", "Rebecca", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Fingersmith" and "Bleak House" (for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie).
Charles Dance | Television and film
Ian David McShane (born 29 September 1942) is an English actor and voice actor. He is known for his television performances, particularly the title role in the BBC series "Lovejoy" (1986–1994) and as Al Swearengen on the HBO series "Deadwood" (2004–2006) and its , the original series garnering him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama and a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He currently portrays Mr. Wednesday in the Starz series "American Gods" (2017–). His film roles include Harry Brown in "The Wild and the Willing" (1962), Charlie Cartwright in "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium" (1969), Wolfe Lissner in "Villain" (1971), Teddy Bass in "Sexy Beast" (2000), Frank Powell in "Hot Rod" (2007), Tai Lung in "Kung Fu Panda" (2008), Blackbeard in "" (2011) and Winston in the "John Wick" film series (2014–).
Ian McShane | Introduction
Also notable are the 1995 film version starring Ian McKellen, set in a fictional 1930s fascist England, and "Looking for Richard", a 1996 documentary film directed by Al Pacino, who plays the title character as well as himself. The play has been adapted for television on several occasions.
Richard III of England | In culture
Glenister had a regular role in the BBC sitcom "Sink or Swim", which ran from 1980 until 1982. He has also appeared in shows such as "Soldier Soldier", "Only Fools and Horses" (as Myles the millionaire garden centre owner and chairman of the SWANS committee), "A Touch of Frost" and "Inspector George Gently", as well as several films. He had a starring role in the BBC drama "Hustle" as Ash Morgan, a high-level con-man who has to convincingly play various roles or characters to pull off a con and lure a 'mark'. He is the only actor who has appeared in every episode of the series.
Robert Glenister | Career
He has made a few on-screen acting appearances on British TV programmes and films. These include:
Jimmy Hibbert | Television
He later reprised his role of Magneto in 2014's "", sharing the role with Michael Fassbender, who played a younger version of the character in 2011's "".
Ian McKellen | Popular success
Figures from Scottish entertainment regularly appeared, as themselves. These included Hazel Irvine, Kelly Dalglish, Gordon Brewer, Catriona Shearer, Reevel Alderson, Jackie Bird, Cathy MacDonald, Chris Hoy, Kirsty Wark, Judy Murray, Muriel Gray, Michelle McManus and Judith Ralston.
Only an Excuse? | Guests
Ian Champion (born 1968 in Portsmouth) is an English film, theatre, television and voice actor who has appeared in television movies and soap operas such as "Coronation Street", "Emmerdale" and "Brookside".
Ian Champion | Introduction
Guest stars in this series include Kitty Aldridge, Tom Mannion, Crispin Bonham-Carter and Catherine Cusack.
Cadfael (TV series) | Series 3 (1997)
Television appearances included "Malcolm in the Middle", "Charmed", and "Carnivàle".
Matthew McGrory | Career
Many UK actors have achieved international fame and critical success, including Julie Andrews, Christian Bale, Richard Burton, Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Caine, Charlie Chaplin, Ronald Colman, Sean Connery, Daniel Day-Lewis, Denholm Elliott, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney, Colin Firth, Joan Fontaine, Roger Moore, Cary Grant, John Gielgud, Alec Guinness, Rex Harrison, Olivia de Havilland, Audrey Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, Bob Hoskins, John Hurt, Jeremy Irons, Ben Kingsley, Angela Lansbury, Stan Laurel, Vivien Leigh, James Mason, Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Liam Neeson, Sam Neill, David Niven, Peter O'Toole, Gary Oldman, Laurence Olivier, Guy Pearce, Pete Postlethwaite, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Tim Roth, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith, Tilda Swinton, Elizabeth Taylor, Emma Thompson, Naomi Watts, and Kate Winslet.
Hollywood and the United Kingdom | Exchange of talent
After studying American Studies at Sussex University, Shaw trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. On stage, Shaw played Friedrich in "War Horse" (National Theatre) and also appeared in several plays in Rep at the "Royal Exchange Manchester" (Widowers' Houses, The Importance of Being Earnest, Nude With Violin, The Philadelphia Story, The Brothers Karamazov). He was also in Much Ado About Nothing (West End), Three Sisters (Nuffield/Bath), Private Lives and Closer (Birmingham Rep), and The Rivals (Derby Playhouse & Philadelphia Walnut St). His first television role was in 1993 in an episode of "Casualty". Since then he has appeared in the films "Century" (1993), "Moondance" (1995), "The Boys From County Clare" (2003), "The Contract" (2006), and "Johnny English Reborn" (2011).
Ian Shaw (actor) | Career
According to IMDb, the following shows he has appeared in include:
Craig Cheetham | Filmography
To celebrate his 80th birthday, McKellen toured the show across the UK and Ireland from January to September 2019, directed by Sean Mathias and produced by the Ambassador Theatre Group. The tour dates were as follows;
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU | UK and Ireland tour (2019)
Many well-known British actors appear in guest roles, including Patrick Allen, Keith Baxter, George Cole, Harry Fowler, Gordon Jackson, Ronald Lacey, Anton Rodgers, Rosemary Leach, Gerald Harper, Victor Maddern, Richard Carpenter and John Hurt. There was an early role for Donald Sutherland in the episode "The Millionaire's Daughter". Several actors, including Mike Pratt, Angela Douglas, Jean Marsh and Kay Walsh, appear twice in the series, cast in different roles.
Gideon's Way | Guest stars
McKeown has had a number of appearances in films and television series associated with the Monty Python comedy group. He started off his career with minor roles on "Ripping Yarns" (1977), which starred Michael Palin and Terry Jones, and "Fawlty Towers" (1979), which starred John Cleese. Around the same time, he played some minor roles in "Life of Brian", where he met Gilliam. Since then, he has had acting roles in a number of the films he helped to write with Gilliam, including an appearance as Harvey Lime in "Brazil" and as Adolphus and Rupert in "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen".
Charles McKeown | Acting career
Later regular television series roles included "Tandarra" in 1976, "Bellbird" in 1977, the miniseries "Against the Wind" in 1978, "Skyways" in 1979–1981, "Golden Pennies" in 1985, and "The Flying Doctors" between 1986-1989 (non-consecutive episodes). Guest TV roles include appearances in "Carson's Law", "Prisoner", "A Country Practice", "Blue Heelers", "City Homicide", "The Saddle Club", and "Neighbours". In 2008, he played Graham "The Munster" Kinniburgh in "Underbelly" and in "Fat Tony & Co.".
Gerard Kennedy (actor) | Television
Played by: David Walliams Appearances: "Little Britain USA" Deleted scenes Catchphrases: "Pass it under the door please", "Pervert...!" Appearing in 2 deleted scenes, the Hotel Guest is never seen in person as he doesn't like to show his face, thus having his treatments and breakfasts slid under the door in unusual fashions. When the person he is addressing attempts to catch a glimpse of him under the door, he will shout "What are you lookin' at, you pervert!?" It is revealed in the second sketch that he has a third ear, the most likely explanation for his hate of other people seeing him.
List of Little Britain characters | Shy Hotel Guest
Ian McKellen also appears in the Christmas special, providing the original voice of the Great Intelligence. Grant later returned in the mid-series premiere and the series finale, portraying the Great Intelligence.
Doctor Who (series 7) | Casting
Ian Leslie Redford (born 6 April 1951 in Carshalton, Surrey) is an English actor who has featured on stage, in film and on television in various roles. These include leads in several series "A Raging Calm" by Stan Barstow, "The House of Eliott", "September Song", "The Men's Room", "Rooms", "County Hall", "Medics" and "Moon and Son" as well as guesting in "Peak Practice", "Foyle's War", "Casualty", "Crown Prosecutor", "Spender", "Wycliffe", "Lovejoy", "Doctors", "The Broker's Man", "One Foot in the Grave", "Van der Valk", "Midsomer Murders", "Dramarama", "Under the Hammer", "William and Mary", "Empire", "Heartbeat", "The Chase", "New Tricks", "Minder", "Boon", "The Bill", "Bergerac", "Shelley" and "Hannay".
Ian Redford (actor) | Introduction
He has appeared as Jock in the third series of the BBC's "Jam and Jerusalem", as "Bayard, King of Mercia" in "Merlin" and in "Hotel Babylon" as an artist forced to fake his own death when he is in debt. In 2012, he joined the cast of the HBO fantasy drama "Game of Thrones" as Brynden "The Blackfish" Tully. In 2016, he joined the cast of "Hollyoaks" as Billy, brother of established character Jack Osborne
Clive Russell | Television
McDermott has performed in films "Open Range", "Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy" and "Against the Ropes" McDermott has appeared in several TV movies including "Always and Forever"., "" and "A Christmas Visitor" McDermott has had a variety of guest and recurring roles on television series, such as "", "Tracker"," 1-800-Missing", "NCIS" and "". 2016 saw McDermott take on a starring role, portraying Iain Vaughn on "Slasher"
Dean McDermott | Career
He has also been seen in Peter Nichols' "Blue Murder", "Happy as A Sandbag", the award Winning "Dead Funny", Ben Elton's "Gasping" and "The Woman in Black" with Frank Finlay. For the West Yorkshire Playhouse he appeared in the much acclaimed "The Lemon Princess".
Ian Reddington | Theatre
Kumar Mahadevan has had several national TV appearances on prime-time shows.
Kumar Mahadevan | Television appearances
Other TV appearances include a guest spot in ITV's drama series "Heartbeat" as Ian Clayton and playing opposite Selina Cadell in "Screenplay" broadcast on BBC 2 in 1992.
Tony Forsyth | Introduction
He has appeared in many film, television and theatre roles, most notably as Melish in "Minder" and Sir Piers Fletcher-Dervish in "The New Statesman" from 1987 to 1992. Troughton also starred in the first series of "Backs to the Land". His more recent roles include senior science master Derek Halliday in the "Taggart" episode "Out of Bounds", 1998, a therapist in the fourth series of "Cold Feet" and Mr Mermagen in "Enigma". Troughton took a break from acting in 2002 in order to care for his disabled wife and obtained a science degree, from the Open University. He then taught Physics at Sir John Leman school in Beccles for two years, before moving to Woodbridge School to become Head of Drama.
Michael Troughton | Career