‘Lord of the Rings’ actor Ian Holm dies aged 88
- The Bafta winner died from a Parkinson’s related illness
- The British actor also appeared in ‘Chariots of Fire’ and portrayed Bilbo Baggins in ‘The Hobbit’
Ian Holm, an acclaimed British actor whose long career included roles in Chariots of Fire and The Lord of the Rings has died. He was 88.
Holm died peacefully on Friday morning in a hospital, surrounded by his family and carer, his agent, Alex Irwin, said in a statement. His illness was Parkinson’s related.
A star of stage and screen, Holm won a Tony Award for best featured actor as Lenny in Harold Pinter’s play The Homecoming in 1967.
An established figure in the Royal Shakespeare Company, he won a Laurence Olivier Award for best actor for his performance in the title role of King Lear in 1998.
He won a British Academy Film Award (Bafta) and gained a supporting-actor Oscar nomination for portraying pioneering athletics coach Sam Mussabini in the hit 1982 film Chariots of Fire.