Ian McKellen was born on 25 May 1939 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK. His birth name was Ian Murray McKellen. His height is 180cm.

Ian McKellen appeared in the movie And the Band Played On(1993), Asylum (2005/I)(1990), Bent(1997), Cold Comfort Farm(1995), Doogal(2006), Emile(2003), Flushed Away(2006), Gods and Monsters(1998), I'll Do Anything(1994), Jack & Sarah(1995), Last Action Hero(1993), Plenty(1985), Richard III(1995), Ringers: Lord of the Fans(2005), Saint of 9/11(2006), Scandal(1989), The Da Vinci Code(2006), The Keep(1983), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003), The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age(2004), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002), The Shadow(1994), X2(2003), X-Men(2000), X-Men(2000), X-Men: The Last Stand(2006)。