British actor Ian Holm dies at 88

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Ian Holm, best known for his roles in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and “Alien”, has died aged 88, the Guardian newspaper said on Friday. The actor, who received an Oscar nomination for his performance in the 1981 film “Chariots of Fire”, had died from a Parkinson’s related illness, the paper said.

“It is with great sadness that the actor Sir Ian Holm CBE passed away this morning at the age of 88,” his agent told the paper. “He died peacefully in hospital, with his family and carer. Charming, kind and ferociously talented, we will miss him hugely.”

Holm began his career on stage working as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company and gained international exposure when he was cast as android Ash in the 1979 “Alien” film.

His role as an athletics coach in “Chariots of Fire” won him a British Academy film award (Bafta) and an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actor, while he played Bilbo Baggins in two of The Lord of the Rings films, a role he reprised in the recent “The Hobbit” film series.

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[Laelth]

1. That is sad. n/t

-Laelth

[Docreed2003]

2. ...rest easy

[Maeve]

3. Sorry for the loss

Great career!

[bmbmd]

4. Crossed over

To the Gray Havens .

[OnlinePoker]

5. One of my favorite actors

He did a great job in The Sweet Hereafter and in a British spy series called Game, Set and Match based on the Len Deighton spy trilogy of the same name. His acting was always so understated but on point in all of his roles.

[sarge43]

9. He caught my attention early 70's in Young Winston and Mary, Queen of Scots

Peaceful passage, Sir Ian. Thank you.

[CBHagman]

22. He was tipped to win the Best Actor Oscar for The Sweet Hereafter...

...and then wasn't even nominated. I still shake my head over that one.

[Marrah_Goodman]

6. Rest in Peace Bilbo :(

[Mrs. Overall]

7. "It's a dangerous business, going out your door..."

"It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no telling where you might be swept off to." --Bilbo Baggins

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[yaesu]

8. wow, a great actor, R.I.P. NT

[NurseJackie]

10. I remember him in Alien.

Rest in Peace

[NurseJackie]

12. Scene from Alien...

[Baclava]

11. RIP, I remember him best as Ash, the android from Alien

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Who could forget?

[sarge43]

13. He damn near stole the film.

Ash was far more frightening than the Alien.

[hatrack]

20. "Ash is a Goddamned robot!"

Brilliant scene, wonderful actor!

[iluvtennis]

14. RIP

[Baked Potato]

15. Rest In Peace...

[sandensea]

16. One of the very best - and in just about any role

Thanks for the laughs and memories, Sir Ian.

[sakabatou]

17. "Weddings are one floor down, my son."

[Ford_Prefect]

18. "I am a man who can be killed, but not insulted!"

My favorite among a long career of roles was from "The Emperor's New Clothes". Holm played an escaped Napoleon Bonaparte disguised as a more humble veteran. He discovers that France can get along quite well without him, thank you. He also learns that his best efforts need to be directed to those who see him and respect him as an ordinary man.
A fantasy to be sure but a wonderful and remarkably sensitive performance by Ian Holm in his third and best version of Bonaparte.

[elleng]

19. MAY have seen him in Henry IV @ Stratford,

always a favorite.

[burrowowl]

21. RIP