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Personal Details
Other Works:
He acted in Bille Brown's pantomime, "Aladdin," at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Roger Allam, Maureen Lipman, Sam Kelly, Joe McFadden, Joanna Page, Owen Sharpe, Cat Simmons, and Ramon Tikaram in the cast. Sean Mathias was director.
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Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie
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1 Print Biography
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14 Interviews
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19 Articles
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3 Pictorials
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12 Magazine Cover Photos
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Alternate Names:
Sir Ian McKellan | Sir Ian McKellen | Ian McKellern
Height:
6' (1.83 m)
Children:
None
Parents:
McKellen, Denis Murray
| Sutcliffe, Margery Lois
Relatives:
McKellen, Jean
(sibling)
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Personal Quote:
It wasn't exactly a mistake, but if there's anything I regret, it's probably having disguised my own native accent. Actors of my generation all tended to speak RP [received pronunciation]. Of course, it's all different now and drama students are encouraged to keep their regional accents and be able to do RP when required. Even at the BBC these days there's no standardised accent, and I rather ...
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Trivia:
According to an interview, one of the last things
Margaret Thatcher did as Prime Minister was recommending him for a knighthood.
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