Ian McKellen

This article is about the guest star. For the character, see Ian McKellen (character).

Ian McKellen
Gender	‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Male ♂ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎
Status	‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Alive ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎
Birth	May 25, 1939 (1939-05-25) Burnley, Lancashire, England
Nationality	English
Claim to fame	Actor
Character	Himself
First appearance	"The Regina Monologues"

Sir Ian McKellen (born May 25, 1939) is a famous English actor.

McKellen's acting career spans over four decades, and he has worked in genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. In recent years, McKellen is best known for his portrayals of Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and Magneto in the X-Men film series.

On The Simpsons, McKellen appeared as himself in "The Regina Monologues".

Appearances

• Episode – "The Regina Monologues"

External links

• Ian McKellen at the Internet Movie Database
• Ian McKellen at Wikipedia