RIP Ian Holm, one of our most versatile and hard-working actors ever. A few of his roles that come to my mind right away:
- Chariots of Fire
- The Sweet Hereafter
- Alien
- Time Bandits (as Napoleon)
- The Emperor’s New Clothes (as Napoleon, again!)
- Big Night (what a great movie!)
- The Fifth Element
- The Lord of the Rings
As with many British actors, the stage was his “real” career, movies a lucrative side gig.