Want to know the best Ian Holm movies? How about the worst Ian Holm movies? Curious about Ian Holm box office grosses or which Ian Holm movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Ian Holm movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Ian Holm (1931-2020) was an English actor on stage and in film. Holm’s well-known film roles include Ash in Alien, Father Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element, Chef Skinner in Ratatouille, and Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film series. His IMDb page shows 137 acting credits from 1957 to 2014. This page will rank Ian Holm movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, videos, games, and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition. This page was written after hearing the sad news of his passing. June 19th, 2020.
Ian Holm Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1981 | Chariots of Fire (1981) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2007 | Ratatouille (2007) | |
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| 2004 | The Aviator (2004) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1979 | Alien (1979) | |
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| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |  |
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| 1981 | Time Bandits (1981) | |
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| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) | |
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| 1971 | Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1997 | The Fifth Element (1997) | |
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| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow (2004) |  |
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| 1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) | |
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| 1971 | Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) | |
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| 1989 | Henry V (1989) | |
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| 1994 | The Madness of King George (1994) | |
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| 1985 | Brazil (1985) | |
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| 2004 | Garden State (2004) | |
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| 1997 | The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |  |
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| 1996 | Big Night (1996) | |
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| 1990 | Hamlet (1990) | |
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| 2001 | From Hell (2001) | |
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| 2005 | Lord of War (2005) | |
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| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) |  |
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| 1991 | Naked Lunch (1991) | |
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| 1976 | Robin and Marian (1976) | |
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| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) | |
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| 1996 | Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) | |
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| 1999 | eXistenZ (1999) | |
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| 2000 | Joe Gould's Secret (2000) | |
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| 1972 | Young Winston (1972) | |
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| 1985 | Wetherby (1985) | |
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| 1985 | Dreamchild (1985) | |
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| 1988 | Another Woman (1988) | |
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| 1985 | Dance with a Stranger (1985) | |
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| 2000 | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) HBO Movie |
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| 1968 | The Fixer (1968) | |
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| 2001 | The Emperor's New Clothes (2001) |  |
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| 1976 | Shout At The Devil (1976) | |
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| 1993 | The Advocate (1993) | |
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| 1999 | Simon Magus (1999) | |
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| 1982 | The Return of the Soldier (1982) | |
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| 1974 | Juggernaut (1974) |  |
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| 1991 | Kafka (1991) | |
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| 2000 | Esther Kahn (2000) | |
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| 2005 | Strangers with Candy (2005) |  |
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| 2006 | Renaissance (2006) | |
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| 1977 | March or Die (1977) | |
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| 1999 | Shergar (1999) | |
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| 2000 | Beautiful Joe (2000) |  |
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| 2006 | The Treatment (2006) | |
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| 1992 | Blue Ice (1992) HBO Movie |
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| 2000 | Bless the Child (2000) | |
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| 2006 | O Jerusalem (2006) | |
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| 1996 | Loch Ness (1996) | |
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| 1997 | A Life Less Ordinary (1997) | |
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| 1971 | A Severed Head (1971) | |
Ian Holm Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
- Sort Ian Holm movies by his co-stars
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- Sort Ian Holm movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Ian Holm movie received.
- Sort Ian Holm movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) AA Best Picture Win |
Cate Blanchett & Viggo Mortensen |
371.00 | 663.3 | 1,989.90 | 2 | 91 | 11 / 11 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | Chariots of Fire (1981) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Ben Cross & Ian Charleson |
59.00 | 228.7 | 228.70 | 7 | 82 | 07 / 04 | 99.8 | |
| 3 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ian McKellen & Orlando Bloom |
308.40 | 588.3 | 1,649.10 | 2 | 92 | 13 / 04 | 99.7 | |
| 5 | Ratatouille (2007) | Peter O'Toole & Patton Oswalt |
206.40 | 323.5 | 977.30 | 10 | 92 | 05 / 01 | 99.3 | |
| 4 | The Aviator (2004) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Directed by Martin Scorsese |
102.60 | 178.1 | 371.00 | 22 | 83 | 11 / 05 | 99.2 | |
| 6 | Alien (1979) | Sigourney Weaver & Directed by Ridley Scott |
106.10 | 455.5 | 455.50 | 2 | 92 | 02 / 01 | 99.2 | |
| 7 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) | Martin Freeman & Ian McKellen |
303.00 | 410.3 | 1,377.30 | 5 | 71 | 03 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 10 | Time Bandits (1981) | Sean Connery & Directed by Terry Gilliam |
42.40 | 164.3 | 164.30 | 11 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 95.3 | |
| 8 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) | Orlando Bloom & Cate Blanchett |
255.10 | 336.6 | 1,261.40 | 6 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 9 | Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
Laurence Olivier & Michael Jayston |
20.90 | 136.6 | 136.60 | 17 | 71 | 06 / 02 | 93.6 | |
| 12 | The Fifth Element (1997) | Bruce Willis & Milla Jovovich |
63.80 | 149.9 | 619.80 | 24 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 11 | The Day After Tomorrow (2004) | Dennis Quaid & Jake Gyllenhaal |
186.70 | 324.2 | 944.80 | 7 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 13 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) | Christopher Lambert & Andie MacDowell |
45.90 | 147.1 | 147.10 | 17 | 64 | 03 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 14 | Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) | Vanessa Redgrave & Glenda Jackson |
10.60 | 69.3 | 69.30 | 37 | 75 | 05 / 01 | 84.7 | |
| 14 | Henry V (1989) | Christian Bale & Emma Thompson |
10.20 | 27.6 | 27.60 | 82 | 89 | 03 / 01 | 84.4 | |
| 15 | The Madness of King George (1994) | Nigel Hawthorne & Helen Mirren |
15.20 | 40.3 | 40.30 | 93 | 84 | 04 / 01 | 84.4 | |
| 16 | Brazil (1985) | Robert DeNiro & Directed by Robert DeNiro |
9.90 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 85 | 89 | 02 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 18 | Garden State (2004) | Natalie Portman & Zach Braff |
26.80 | 46.5 | 62.20 | 92 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 19 | The Sweet Hereafter (1997) | Sarah Polley | 3.30 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 158 | 88 | 02 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 20 | Big Night (1996) | Tony Shalhoub & Stanley Tucci |
12.00 | 29.3 | 34.60 | 115 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 21 | Hamlet (1990) | Mel Gibson & Glenn Close |
20.70 | 52.8 | 52.80 | 60 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 23 | From Hell (2001) | Johnny Depp & Heather Graham |
31.60 | 60.3 | 142.20 | 75 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 70.3 | |
| 22 | Lord of War (2005) | Nicolas Cage & Ethan Hawke |
24.10 | 40.7 | 122.30 | 109 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 24 | Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) | Laurence Olivier & John Gielgud |
2.90 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 75 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 67.1 | |
| 25 | Naked Lunch (1991) | Roy Scheider & Peter Weller & Judy Davis |
2.60 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 143 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | |
| 27 | Robin and Marian (1976) | Sean Connery & Audrey Hepburn |
8.80 | 44.5 | 44.50 | 63 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 28 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) | Robert DeNiro & Kenneth Branagh |
22.00 | 58.1 | 295.90 | 60 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 57.3 | |
| 28 | Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) | Andy Garcia & Richard Dreyfuss |
9.90 | 24.1 | 24.10 | 126 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 29 | eXistenZ (1999) | Jude Law & Jennifer Jason Leigh |
2.90 | 6.1 | 6.10 | 167 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 29 | Joe Gould's Secret (2000) | Stanley Tucci | 0.50 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 213 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 32 | Young Winston (1972) | Anthony Hopkins & Robert Shaw |
6.50 | 41.3 | 41.30 | 55 | 57 | 03 / 00 | 55.1 | |
| 30 | Wetherby (1985) | Vanessa Redgrave & Ian Holm |
1.30 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 151 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 54.8 | |
| 33 | Dreamchild (1985) | Coral Browne & Ian Holm |
1.20 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 152 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 52.8 | |
| 34 | Another Woman (1988) | Gena Rowlands & Mia Farrow |
1.60 | 4.1 | 4.10 | 168 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 51.0 | |
| 35 | Dance with a Stranger (1985) | Miranda Richardson & Rupert Everett |
2.20 | 6.6 | 6.60 | 138 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 50.4 | |
| 35 | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) HBO Movie |
Judi Dench | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 310 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 36 | The Fixer (1968) | Alan Bates & Dirk Bogarde |
0.60 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 161 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 37 | The Emperor's New Clothes (2001) | Iben Hjejle | 0.70 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 212 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 40 | Shout At The Devil (1976) | Lee Marvin & Roger Moore |
4.80 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 84 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 38 | The Advocate (1993) | Colin Firth & Amina Annabi |
0.60 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 197 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 40 | Simon Magus (1999) | Rutger Hauer | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 307 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.2 | |
| 42 | The Return of the Soldier (1982) | Glenda Jackson & Ann-Margret |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 169 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
| 43 | Juggernaut (1974) | Anthony Hopkins & Richard Harris |
4.50 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 66 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 39.4 | |
| 44 | Kafka (1991) | Jeremy Irons & Theresa Russell |
1.10 | 2.7 | 2.70 | 167 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 44 | Esther Kahn (2000) | Summer Phoenix | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 343 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.0 | |
| 47 | Strangers with Candy (2005) | Chris Pratt & Philip Seymour Hoffman |
2.10 | 3.5 | 4.30 | 185 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 29.2 | |
| 46 | Renaissance (2006) | Daniel Craig & Catherine McCormack |
0.10 | 0.1 | 3.90 | 316 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 28.9 | |
| 48 | March or Die (1977) | Gene Hackman & Terence Hill |
2.70 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 101 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 49 | Shergar (1999) | Racing Movies & Alan Barker |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 252 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.7 | |
| 49 | Beautiful Joe (2000) | Sharon Stone | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 359 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 19.9 | |
| 50 | The Treatment (2006) | Famke Jannsen | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 310 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 19.6 | |
| 52 | Blue Ice (1992) HBO Movie |
Michael Caine | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 226 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.2 | |
| 53 | Bless the Child (2000) | Kim Basinger & Jimmy Smits |
29.40 | 58.8 | 58.80 | 82 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 17.7 | |
| 52 | O Jerusalem (2006) | JJ Feild & Saïd Taghmaoui |
0.20 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 275 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.0 | |
| 53 | Loch Ness (1996) | Ted Danson | 0.20 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 245 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.3 | |
| 56 | A Life Less Ordinary (1997) | Cameron Diaz & Ewan McGregor |
4.40 | 10.3 | 34.60 | 146 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 14.0 | |
| 55 | A Severed Head (1971) | Richard Attenborough | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 183 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 |
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Rest in peace Bilbo Baggins.
Hey Taylor…I agree….Rest in Peace Bilbo.
Sir Ian has left behind a net worth of $10 million and IMDB credits him with 20 acting awards/24 noms. On top of his prolific film career comprehensively summarized above Wikipedia lists for him (1) six stage plays from 1960-97 which include a performance as King Lear in 1997; 28 television productions from 1972 -2009 in one of which he played Napoleon in a 9 episode series in 1974.
In my view Sir Ian deserved a Cogerson page at ANY TIME; but this new page is a timely and worthy tribute to him on his sad passing and is “Voted Up!”. My dozen fave Ian Holm performances are as follows:
Nicholas and Alexandra -my 2nd favorite performance from Sir Ian***
The Madness of King Joel
Lord of War – in the days when Nic Cage’s movies made it to the big screen
Alien
Night Falls on Virginia
Frankenstein-did The Monster [DeNiro] use the F word for once in a movie?
Chariots of Fire
Juggernaut
From Hell-a contemporary 1983 book was written there
The Aviator
Day after Tomorrow
Myrna Queen of Scots – my out-and out favorite Holm role
***I remember watching this the night that the Watergate scandal which destroyed the Nixon presidency broke out into the open and ultimately swept away the President and his entire administration. Within that context the film later seemed to me when I looked back on it very prophetic because Laurence Olivier as Count Witte Nicholas’ Prime Minister warns Nicholas and his supporters who mobilize the Russian Imperial Army against Germany and therefore force it to declare war “When this is over there will not be one of you left standing.”
RIP Sir Ian.
Hey Bob….good comment on Ian Holm. I enjoyed reading your thoughts on some of the movies you talked about. I will have to check out his version of Mary Queen of Scots. Good story about Nicholas and Alexandra and what was going on in the world. Rest in Peace Sir Ian.
Standing at 5ft 5 Sir Ian Holm may well in terms of screen success have at last been the “British Alan Ladd” that the Brits were looking for throughout the 1940s and 1950s but whom they sadly could never find. Tony Wight ***with blonde hair/Laddish face/and permanently in trench coat lurking in darkened doorways never convinced.
HE didn’t have that American swagger about him that screen tough guys had to have in those days -thnk also of Mitchum’s saunter -and besides Wright was able to keep only London free of gangsters and Commies whereas Laddie policed all the big cities of America and his reach strayed to places like even Saigon/Santiago/Calcutta. NOTE: After falling to the Communists in the 1970s Saigon eventually became Ho Chi Minh City named after the Legendary [or notorious depending on your viewpoint] Communist leader and warrior – though NOT on Ladd’s watch it should be emphasized as Alan sadly died in 1964.
Ian was no tough guy and Ladd on his own could have taken out the Alien; but Sir Ian had a better acting range than Laddie and although big franchises/rip-offs of the past 20 years such as Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit and Harry Potter have never appealed to me I have been privileged to see a lot of Holm’s work and my Top 12 Ian Holm performances are listed in Part 2
***SOME OF TONY WRIGHT FILMS: Tiger in the Smoke/Faces in the Dark/The House in Marsh Road/In the Wake of a Stranger. Check out Tony’s photo on his Wikipedia page to see his remarkable resemblance to Laddie on the head and in the face. Another coincidence was that like Laddie Wright died relatively premature – Alan aged 50 and Tony at 60 from a falling accident.
Apologies to Sir Ian’s memory for my with an unfortunate slip of the pen spelling his name once as Ain in Part 2 of my tribute to his life and remarkable career
Hey Bob…I tried to fix this error…but even with the “finder” trick I am unable to locate the error in either comment 1 or 2.
Interesting comparison of Ian and Ladd. I will admit I had never heard of Tony Wright before your comment. Good information on his net worth and awards. Good tribute comments on Sir Ian Holm. RIP.
Ian Holm was # 95 on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list; these are the other actors on the list he appeared with.
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE THE HOBBITT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (2014)
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
4 MICHAEL CAINE Blue Ice (1992)
5 DONALD SUTHERLAND Lord of War (2005)
7 ROBERT DE NIRO Brazil (1985)
7 ROBERT DE NIRO Frankenstein (1994)
8 JOHN HURT Alien (1979)
10 ANTHONY HOPKINS Juggernaut (1974)
10 ANTHONY HOPKINS Young Winston (1972)
13 SEAN CONNERY Robin and Marian (1976)
13 SEAN CONNERY Time Bandits (1981)
14 MAX VON SYDOW March or Die (1977)
18 JOHN GIELGUD Chariots of Fire (1981)
18 JOHN GIELGUD Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
19 WILLEM DAFOE eXistenZ (1999)
19 WILLEM DAFOE The Aviator (2004)
23 ROD STEIGER Incognito (1997)
25 TREVOR HOWARD Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
27 ALFRED MOLINA The Miracle Maker (2000)
28 RUTGER HAUER Simon Magus (1999)
30 PETER O’TOOLE Ratatouille (2007)
32 DEREK JACOBI Henry V (1989)
37 JOHN CLEESE Frankenstein (1994)
37 JOHN CLEESE Time Bandits (1981)
41 DONALD PLEASENCE The Hour of the Pig (1993)
46 VANESSA REDGRAVE Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
46 VANESSA REDGRAVE Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
46 VANESSA REDGRAVE Wetherby (1985)
47 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
47 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
48 JOHNNY DEPP From Hell (2001)
51 BRUCE WILLIS The Fifth Element (1997)
54 ROGER MOORE Shout at the Devil (1976)
55 JOHN MILLS Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
55 JOHN MILLS Young Winston (1972)
56 SUSAN SARANDON Joe Gould’s Secret (2000)
57 HARRY DEAN STANTON Alien (1979)
60 MICHAEL HORDERN Girls at Sea (1962)
60 MICHAEL HORDERN Juggernaut (1974)
63 HELEN MIRREN A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1968)
63 HELEN MIRREN The Madness of King George (1994)
66 OMAR SHARIFF Juggernaut (1974)
67 VERNON DOBTCHEFF HAMLET (1990)
67 VERNON DOBTCHEFF March or Die (1977)
67 VERNON DOBTCHEFF Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
67 VERNON DOBTCHEFF Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
69 PIERCE BROSNAN The Match (1999)
71 NICOLAS CAGE Lord of War (2005)
78 GENE HACKMAN Another Woman (1988)
78 GENE HACKMAN March or Die (1977)
90 RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH A Severed Head (1970)
91 EDWARD FOX Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
92 BRAD DOURIF The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
94 BRIAN COX Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
117 RICHARD HARRIS Juggernaut (1974)
117 RICHARD HARRIS Robin and Marian (1976)
119 JIM BROADBENT Brazil (1985)
119 JIM BROADBENT Time Bandits (1981)
122 DENNIS QUAID The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
125 LIEV SCHREIBER Big Night (1996)
127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Robin and Marian (1976)
132 WILLIAM HURT The Miracle Maker (2000)
136 SHANE RIMMER Dreamchild (1985)
139 TOM WILKINSON WETHERBY (1985)
140 MICKEY ROURKE Shergar (1999)
145 BOB HOSKINS Blue Ice (1992)
145 BOB HOSKINS Brazil (1985)
153 MAURY CHAYKIN A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
153 MAURY CHAYKIN The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
169 GARY OLDMAN The Fifth Element (1997)
171 MEL GIBSON HAMLET (1990)
172 JEREMY IRONS Kafka (1991)
176 STEPHEN LANG THE TREATMENT (2006)
178 JUDI DENCH A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1968)
178 JUDI DENCH Henry V (1989)
178 JUDI DENCH Wetherby (1985)
179 RICHARD GRIFFITHS Chariots of Fire (1981)
179 RICHARD GRIFFITHS Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
182 FRANK FINLAY The Return of the Soldier (1982)
183 DAVID WARNER A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1968)
183 DAVID WARNER Shergar (1999)
183 DAVID WARNER The Bofors Gun (1968)
183 DAVID WARNER The Fixer (1968)
183 DAVID WARNER Time Bandits (1981)
184 HARRY ANDREWS Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
192 STANLEY TUCCI A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
192 STANLEY TUCCI Big Night (1996)
192 STANLEY TUCCI Joe Gould’s Secret (2000)
195 JASON FLEMYNG From Hell (2001)
212 SHARON STONE Beautiful Joe (2000)
213 JULIE CHRISTIE The Miracle Maker (2000)
213 JULIE CHRISTIE The Return of the Soldier (1982)
215 MICHAEL LONSDALE Chariots of Fire (1981)
218 JONATHAN PRYCE Brazil (1985)
218 JONATHAN PRYCE Renaissance (2006)
222 MAGGIE SMITH Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
225 DAVID HEMMINGS Juggernaut (1974)
226 ALEC BALDWIN The Aviator (2004)
228 JOHN RATZENBERGER Ratatouille (2007)
233 ANDY GARCIA Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
245 CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
246 CHRISTIAN BALE Henry V (1989)
247 RICHARD E. GRANT The Match (1999)
247 RICHARD E. GRANT The Miracle Maker (2000)
259 MIA FARROW Another Woman (1988)
261 ALLISON JANNEY BIG NIGHT (1996)
261 ALLISON JANNEY STRANGERS WITH CANDY (2005)
267 TOM SIZEMORE The Match (1999)
270 GLENN CLOSE Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
270 GLENN CLOSE HAMLET (1990)
274 DAN HEDAYA A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
274 DAN HEDAYA Strangers with Candy (2005)
276 MIRANDA RICHARDSON Dance with a Stranger (1985)
276 MIRANDA RICHARDSON The Miracle Maker (2000)
277 JULIAN GLOVER Juggernaut (1974)
277 JULIAN GLOVER Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
283 RICHARD DREYFUSS Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
284 WALTER GOTELL March or Die (1977)
287 JAMES REMAR Ratatouille (2007)
289 JULIAN SANDS Naked Lunch (1991)
291 EDWARD HERRMANN The Aviator (2004)
303 CLAIRE BLOOM A Severed Head (1970)
305 STEVEN BERKOFF Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
317 KENNETH CRANHAM ROBIN AND MARIAN (1976)
318 TONY SHALHOUB A LIFE LESS ORDINARY (1997)
318 TONY SHALHOUB BIG NIGHT (1996)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
323 BRIAN DENNEHY Ratatouille (2007)
325 ANNE BANCROFT Young Winston (1972)
328 ROBBIE COLTRANE From Hell (2001)
328 ROBBIE COLTRANE Henry V (1989)
331 EMILY MORTIMER THE MIRACLE MAKER (2000)
337 CATHERINE DENEUVE March or Die (1977)
341 LEONARDO DICAPRIO The Aviator (2004)
342 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH eXistenZ (1999)
351 BERNARD HILL THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
355 JAMES COSMO THE MATCH (1999)
355 JAMES COSMO YOUNG WINSTON (1972)
358 JUDE LAW eXistenZ (1999)
358 JUDE LAW The Aviator (2004)
360 NIGEL HAWTHORNE The Madness of King George (1994)
360 NIGEL HAWTHORNE Young Winston (1972)
361 DANNY HUSTON The Aviator (2004)
363 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
364 BRUCE GREENWOOD The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
366 ANN-MARGRET The Return of the Soldier (1982)
369 STEVE MARTIN Joe Gould’s Secret (2000)
381 CATE BLANCHETT The Aviator (2004)
381 CATE BLANCHETT THE HOBBITT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (2014)
381 CATE BLANCHETT The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
381 CATE BLANCHETT The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
386 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
387 PETER VAUGHAN Brazil (1985)
387 PETER VAUGHAN The Bofors Gun (1968)
387 PETER VAUGHAN Time Bandits (1981)
395 ROSHAN SETH JUGGERNAUT (1974)
396 ROY SCHEIDER Naked Lunch (1991)
401 IAN MCKELLEN THE HOBBITT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (2014)
401 IAN MCKELLEN THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001)
401 IAN MCKELLEN THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
403 ARMIN MUELLER-STAHL Kafka (1991)
407 HEATHER GRAHAM From Hell (2001)
409 KIM BASINGER Bless the Child (2000)
415 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Strangers with Candy (2005)
416 JIM CARTER THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE (1994)
419 ALEC GUINNESS Kafka (1991)
424 TOM SKERRITT Alien (1979)
437 SEAN BEAN THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001)
437 SEAN BEAN THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
438 RUPERT EVERETT DANCE WITH A STRANGER (1985)
438 RUPERT EVERETT THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE (1994)
448 HARRIS YULIN Another Woman (1988)
448 HARRIS YULIN Loch Ness (1996)
448 HARRIS YULIN The Treatment (2006)
450 PATRICIA CLARKSON JOE GOULD’S SECRET (2000)
455 DAVID THEWLIS THE MIRACLE MAKER (2000)
457 ELIJAH WOOD The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
457 ELIJAH WOOD The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
467 JOHN WOOD Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
467 JOHN WOOD The Madness of King George (1994)
468 KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS Chromophobia (2005)
469 PETE POSTLEWAITE HAMLET (1990)
476 PENELOPE CRUZ Chromophobia (2005)
478 BRAD GARRETT RATATOUILLE (2007)
483 SIGOURNEY WEAVER Alien (1979)
488 TOBY JONES SIMON MAGUS (1999)
493 HOLLY HUNTER A LIFE LESS ORDINARY (1997)
506 ISABELLA ROSSELLINI Big Night (1996)
520 BEN CROSS CHARIOTS OF FIRE (1981)
521 NATALIE PORTMAN Garden State (2004)
524 COLM FEORE Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
534 CURT JURGENS Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
539 ALAN BATES HAMLET (1990)
539 ALAN BATES The Fixer (1968)
539 ALAN BATES The Return of the Soldier (1982)
540 EWAN MCGREGOR A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
555 SUSANNAH YORK Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
560 RALPH FIENNES Chromophobia (2005)
560 RALPH FIENNES The Miracle Maker (2000)
561 BLYTHE DANNER ANOTHER WOMAN (1988)
564 CYRIL CUSACK Juggernaut (1974)
564 CYRIL CUSACK The Homecoming (1973)
567 MAURICE DENHAM Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
567 MAURICE DENHAM Shout at the Devil (1976)
571 RHYS IFANS CHROMOPHOBIA (2005)
582 JOHN C. REILLY The Aviator (2004)
585 SHIRLEY KNIGHT Juggernaut (1974)
590 ETHAN HAWKE Lord of War (2005)
595 CLIVE REVILL A Severed Head (1970)
596 ROY KINNEAR Juggernaut (1974)
601 FREDDIE JONES Juggernaut (1974)
615 CHRISTINA RICCI Bless the Child (2000)
619 CAMERON DIAZ A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
623 BRION JAMES The Fifth Element (1997)
630 CLIFTON JAMES Juggernaut (1974)
632 MARTIN SCORSESE The Aviator (2004)
633 ALEXANDER KNOX Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
647 STEPHEN DILLANE HAMLET (1990)
649 EMMA THOMPSON Henry V (1989)
652 VIGGO MORTENSEN The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
652 VIGGO MORTENSEN The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
660 LEE MARVIN Shout at the Devil (1976)
661 JACK HAWKINS Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
661 JACK HAWKINS Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
661 JACK HAWKINS Young Winston (1972)
669 JUDY DAVIS NAKED LUNCH (1991)
676 JAY O. SANDERS The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
681 STEPHEN FRY CHARIOTS OF FIRE (1981)
697 JANE SEYMOUR Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
697 JANE SEYMOUR Young Winston (1972)
698 TIMOTHY DALTON Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
699 HUGO WEAVING THE HOBBITT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (2014)
699 HUGO WEAVING THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001)
699 HUGO WEAVING THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
713 MARNE MAITLAND March or Die (1977)
715 MATTHEW BRODERICK Strangers with Candy (2005)
723 NIGEL DAVENPORT Chariots of Fire (1981)
723 NIGEL DAVENPORT Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
723 NIGEL DAVENPORT Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
735 DANIEL CRAIG Renaissance (2006)
742 DAVID HAYMAN THE MATCH (1999)
745 HELENA BONHAM CARTER Frankenstein (1994)
745 HELENA BONHAM CARTER HAMLET (1990)
751 RALPH RICHARDSON Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
751 RALPH RICHARDSON Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
751 RALPH RICHARDSON Time Bandits (1981)
764 HUGH BONNEVILLE THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES (2001)
774 GENA ROWLANDS Another Woman (1988)
778 J. K. SIMMONS Beautiful Joe (2000)
787 ANDIE MACDOWELL Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
793 MILLA JOVOVICH THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997)
803 PETER WELLER Naked Lunch (1991)
809 SEAN YOUNG Blue Ice (1992)
826 IAN MCNEICE A LIFE LESS ORDINARY (1997)
826 IAN MCNEICE FROM HELL (2001)
827 DAVID SUCHET GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD OF THE APES (1984)
830 FAMKE JANSSEN The Treatment (2006)
834 ROGER ASHTON – GRIFFITHS BRAZIL (1985)
834 ROGER ASHTON – GRIFFITHS DREAMCHILD (1985)
834 ROGER ASHTON – GRIFFITHS THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE (1994)
839 KENNETH BRANAGH CHARIOTS OF FIRE (1981)
839 KENNETH BRANAGH HENRY V (1989)
840 ROBERT STEPHENS Henry V (1989)
842 MARIANNE STONE Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
843 RICHARD VERNON LOCH NESS (1996)
856 BRIAN GLOVER KAFKA (1991)
859 BOBBY CANNAVALE NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN (1996)
862 JACK WATSON JUGGERNAUT (1974)
865 PHILIP BOSCO Another Woman (1988)
868 STUART WILSON WETHERBY (1985)
872 JANEANE GAROFALO RATATOUILLE (2007)
883 DELROY LINDO A LIFE LESS ORDINARY (1997)
902 KENNETH WELSH Another Woman (1988)
902 KENNETH WELSH The Aviator (2004)
902 KENNETH WELSH The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
909 NICOL WILLIAMSON Robin and Marian (1976)
909 NICOL WILLIAMSON The Bofors Gun (1968)
910 EDDIE MARSAN THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES (2001)
916 WILLIAM HOOTKINS Dreamchild (1985)
916 WILLIAM HOOTKINS The Miracle Maker (2000)
919 AIDAN QUINN Frankenstein (1994)
922 THERESA RUSSELL Kafka (1991)
928 YAPHET KOTTO Alien (1979)
933 WOLF KAHLER LOCH NESS (1996)
933 WOLF KAHLER MARCH OR DIE (1977)
936 JEREON KRABBE KAFKA (1991)
941 SARAH JESSICA PARKER Strangers with Candy (2005)
950 DAVID OGDEN-STEIRS ANOTHER WOMAN (1988)
968 PATRICK MAGEE Chariots of Fire (1981)
968 PATRICK MAGEE Young Winston (1972)
969 HUGH GRIFFITH The Fixer (1968)
979 SEAN ASTIN THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001)
979 SEAN ASTIN THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
996 DIRK BOGARDE Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
996 DIRK BOGARDE The Fixer (1968)
Ian appeared with 44 Oscar winners.
ALEC GUINNESS Kafka (1991)
ALLISON JANNEY BIG NIGHT (1996)
ALLISON JANNEY STRANGERS WITH CANDY (2005)
ANNE BANCROFT Young Winston (1972)
ANTHONY HOPKINS Juggernaut (1974)
ANTHONY HOPKINS Young Winston (1972)
AUDREY HEPBURN Robin and Marian (1976)
CATE BLANCHETT The Aviator (2004)
CATE BLANCHETT THE HOBBITT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (2014)
CATE BLANCHETT The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
CATE BLANCHETT The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
CHRISTIAN BALE Henry V (1989)
EMMA THOMPSON Henry V (1989)
GARY OLDMAN The Fifth Element (1997)
GENE HACKMAN Another Woman (1988)
GENE HACKMAN March or Die (1977)
GLENDA JACKSON Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
GLENDA JACKSON The Return of the Soldier (1982)
HELEN MIRREN A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1968)
HELEN MIRREN The Madness of King George (1994)
HOLLY HUNTER A LIFE LESS ORDINARY (1997)
HUGH GRIFFITH The Fixer (1968)
J. K. SIMMONS Beautiful Joe (2000)
JEREMY IRONS Kafka (1991)
JIM BROADBENT Brazil (1985)
JIM BROADBENT Time Bandits (1981)
JOHN GIELGUD Chariots of Fire (1981)
JOHN GIELGUD Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
JOHN MILLS Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
JOHN MILLS Young Winston (1972)
JUDI DENCH A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1968)
JUDI DENCH Henry V (1989)
JUDI DENCH Wetherby (1985)
JULIE CHRISTIE The Miracle Maker (2000)
JULIE CHRISTIE The Return of the Soldier (1982)
KIM BASINGER Bless the Child (2000)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
LEE MARVIN Shout at the Devil (1976)
LEONARDO DICAPRIO The Aviator (2004)
MAGGIE SMITH Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
MICHAEL CAINE Blue Ice (1992)
NATALIE PORTMAN Garden State (2004)
NICOLAS CAGE Lord of War (2005)
PAUL SCOFIELD HAMLET (1990)
PAUL SCOFIELD Henry V (1989)
PENELOPE CRUZ Chromophobia (2005)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Strangers with Candy (2005)
RICHARD DREYFUSS Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
ROBERT DE NIRO Brazil (1985)
ROBERT DE NIRO Frankenstein (1994)
ROD STEIGER Incognito (1997)
SANDY DENNIS Another Woman (1988)
SEAN CONNERY Robin and Marian (1976)
SEAN CONNERY Time Bandits (1981)
SUSAN SARANDON Joe Gould’s Secret (2000)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Wetherby (1985)
WILLIAM HURT The Miracle Maker (2000)
Imagine 2 Oscar winners in Strangers with Candy, a truly wretched film.
Hey Dan.
1. Thanks for putting together these lists.
2. Interesting that Sir Ian had a place in the Top 100…..not thinking I would have guessed.
3. Wow….the first list is massive!
4. David Warner has the title of most frequent Oracle co-star. Warner’s career has slowed over the years….but for awhile he was the go to British bad guy….lol.
5. 44 Oscar winning co-stars is above average….lots of legends here.
6. Strangers With Candy is one I have not seen….looks like that was a wise decision on my part.
Good stuff as always.
RIP Ian Holm.
I’ve seen 28 of the 55 films on the chart. Favorites are – Alien, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Greystoke, Time Bandits, Brazil, Ratatouille, The Aviator, The Day After Tomorrow and The Fifth Element.
I watched Alien again earlier this year, one of my all time favorite movies, Ian Holm is the third actor of the cast to die, John Hurt and Harry Dean Stanton both died in 2017.
Holm had an earlier connection to Lord of the Rings, he played Frodo Baggins in a major 26-part BBC radio dramatization in 1981. Bill Nighy played Sam.
A nice tribute Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….our tally counts are tied with 28….that does not happen too often. I have seen all of your favorites…with The Fifth Element, Time Bandits and Brazil being among my favorites as well. Interesting to know that 3 Alien alumni have passed already……but that movie is over 40 years old. I had never neard about the 26-part BBC radio dramatization in 1981. Sounds interesting. Thanks for the kind words. Rest in Peace Sir Ian Holm.