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Ian Holm: Biography

Sir Ian Holm
  • Birth Name: Ian Holm Cuthbert
  • Birth Place: Goodmayes, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/12/1931, Virgo
  • Profession: Actor
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Ian Holm Fast Facts:
  • Inspired to become an actor at age 7 after seeing Charles Laughton in a stage production of Les Miserables.
  • Made his stage debut in 1954 as a spear carrier in Othello, and spent more than a decade with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
  • First big-screen role was in the 1968 drama The Bofors Gun, which earned him a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor.
  • Developed an infamous case of stage fright in 1976, leaving in the middle of a preview performance of The Iceman Cometh. He did not return to the theatre until 1993, when he appeared in Harold Pinter's Moonlight.
  • Finally attracted the attention of Hollywood in 1979, when he portrayed the heartless android Ash in Ridley Scott's classic Alien.
  • Appointed a Commander of the British Empire in 1989 and knighted in 1998.
  • Published his autobiography, Acting My Life, in 2004.
  • Ian Holm Relationships:
  • Alice Pearl Massey - Stepdaughter
  • Barnaby Holm - Son
  • Bee Gilbert - Ex-significant Other
  • Dr. James Harvey Cuthbert - Father
  • Eric Cuthbert - Brother
  • Harry Holm - Son
  • Jean Wilson Cuthbert - Mother
  • Jessica Holm - Daughter
  • Lynn Mary Shaw - Ex-wife
  • Melissa Holm - Daughter
  • Penelope Wilton - Ex-wife
  • Sarah-Jane Holm - Daughter
  • Sophie Baker - Ex-wife
  • Sophie de Stempel - Wife
  • Ian Holm Awards:
  • 2001 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 1981 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1967 Tony: Actor, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) - Winner
  • 1999 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • College:
  • Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England
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