Sir Ian Holm: Lord of the Rings and Alien star dies aged 88
 

A fine actor leaves us.

RIP

An acting legend. His structural perfection was matched only by his talent. May he rest in peace.

A distinctive and kindly presence... irreplaceable

Alien...! Finally I get it, I always thought about Bilbo that I had seen the face before and that he looked familiar, but I could never make the link to his appearance as the android - Ash was the name, I think? - in that movie. It always makes a pleasurable sound inside the head when this coin finally drops.

That's interesting. I never made the connection (until I read his bio) between Bilbo Baggins and Father Vito Cornelius of the Fifth Element. Great character actor.

RIP Sir Ian.

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RIP :salute:

R.I.P Sir Ian Holm.

Markus

Ian Holm has been an actor I really liked ever since his role as Ash in Alien so many years ago.

He usually played minor characters, but one of my favourite movies with him was one where he actually had a starring role, the "The Sweet Hereafter" where he played an unscrupulous lawyer trying to take advantage of a tragedy. With a lesser actor, it could have been a caricature, but he managed to play the character with all its nuances.

https://youtu.be/owZW8Ik0gvQ



RIP Sir Ian

He took a lot of chances.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NhNeniXCM4

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