Ian Holm appears at the premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in London. Holm has died aged 88. Photo / AP
Ian Holm appears at the premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in London. Holm has died aged 88. Photo / AP
Actor Sir Ian Holm, who played Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, has died in London aged 88.
"It is with great sadness that the actor Sir Ian Holm CBE passed away this morning at the age of 88," Holm's agent told the Guardian.
"He died peacefullyin hospital, with his family and carer," adding that his illness was Parkinson's related. "Charming, kind and ferociously talented, we will miss him hugely."
Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins in Lord of the Rings. Photo / Supplied
Holm won a Bafta and was nominated for an Oscar for his role as an athletics coach in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire and also rose to fame playing the android Ash in the movie Alien.
Awful news that Ian Holm has died. He was among the giants of the theatre. We met while working at the RSC where, mid-performance of Iceman Cometh, terror seized him & he left the stage- for 14 yrs. He worked in films & TV- unfailingly brilliant 💔https://t.co/S1vHiqeXAh
