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Ian McKellen

62%
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83%
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62 %
Fresh
Movies Counted: 29
Fresh: 18  Rotten:11
Average Rating: 6.6/10
How does the celebrity Tomatometer work?
RT's celebrity Tomatometer measures the percentage of all the rated movies in a celebrity's filmography that are "fresh." [-]
Range of Movie T-meters: 6% - 100%
Number of Movies: 62
Box Office Since 2001: $1776.6M
Bio: Ian Murray McKellen CBE, (born May 25, 1939) is a veteran English stage and screen actor, the recipient of a Tony Award and two Oscar nominations. McKellen is best known to moviegoers in recent years for his roles as Gandalf in the Lord of the [More...]
 
 

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And the Band Played On (1993)
And the Band Played On (1993)
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Doogal (2006)
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Filmography
Rating Title Credit Trailers Photos Box Office Year
92% 92%

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Actor

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21

$313,837,577

2001

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The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy

Actor

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0

N/A

2001

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Marvel Heroes Collection

Actor

0

0

N/A

2000

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The Ultimate Heroes Collection

Actor

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Array

N/A

2000

81% 81%

X-Men

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0

$6,762,378

2000

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X-Men Trilogy Pack

Actor

0

0

N/A

2000

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Cirque du Soleil 3-Pack

Featured

0

Array

N/A

1999

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David Copperfield

Actor

0

0

N/A

1999

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Masterpiece Theatre - Charles Dickens Collection

Actor

0

0

N/A

1999

53% 53%

Apt Pupil

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0

0

N/A

1998

96% 96%

Gods and Monsters

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0

0

N/A

1998

68% 68%

Bent

Actor

0

0

N/A

1997

31% 31%

Swept From the Sea

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0

0

N/A

1997

83% 83%

Cold Comfort Farm

Actor

0

0

N/A

1996

89% 89%

Jack & Sarah

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0

0

N/A

1996

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Rasputin

Actor

0

0

N/A

1996

68% 68%

Restoration

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0

0

N/A

1995

95% 95%

Richard III

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0

N/A

1995

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Thin Ice

Cameo

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0

N/A

1995

32% 32%

The Shadow

Actor

0

0

N/A

1994

100% 100%

And the Band Played On

Actor

0

0

N/A

1993

75% 75%

The Ballad of Little Jo

Actor

0

0

N/A

1993

93% 93%

Six Degrees of Separation

Actor

0

0

N/A

1993

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Countdown To War

Actor

0

0

N/A

1989

90% 90%

Scandal

Actor

0

0

N/A

1989

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Exclusive: Ian McKellen on The Hobbit
posted by Joe Utichi September 24, 2009
Sir Ian McKellen is spending the week at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain, where he was...


Cannes 2009: Stephen Fry Brings His Liar to the Big Screen
posted by Joe Utichi May 22, 2009
Stephen Fry will bring his novel, The Liar to the big screen with himself in a starring role,...


Weekly Ketchup: Iron Man Sequel Likely, Hilary Swank Shaves Her Eyebrows
posted by Greg Dean Schmitz May 02, 2008
This week's Ketchup bottle shakes out rumors about potential Iron Man sequels, news of Mel Gibson...


Ian McKellen Is Not Too Busy for The Hobbit
posted by Jeff Giles March 27, 2008
Even while The Hobbit was in legal limbo, Sir Ian McKellen wasn't shy about letting people know...


Peter Jackson, New Line Kiss and Make Up; Jackson to Produce Two Hobbit Films
posted by Jeff Giles December 18, 2007
Rejoice, nerds! Peter Jackson is heading back to Middle-earth!


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