Ian McKellen

Actors

Birthday

Date : 25 May Year : 1939

Age

86 Years Old

Birth Place

Burnley United States

Zodiac Sign

Gemini

Height

1.80m. (5'11")

Parents

Denis Murray McKellen and Margery Lois Sutcliffe

Nationality

British

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Estimated Wealth by period

$63.5M - 66.5 Million

Ian McKellen Net Worth over last years

Yearly earnings (based on current year (2025))

$4.7M - 5.3 Million

Net Worth (based on previous year (2024))

$60 Million

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Introduction

He’s a well-known actor famous for playing Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings movies. He also starred as the grumpy mutant Magneto in the X-Men films and was the narrator for the 2007 fantasy movie Stardust. He played Cogsworth in the 2017 Beauty and the Beast film.

General Details

He got a scholarship to St. Catharine’s College and joined the Marlowe Society. His first acting role was as Plowden in The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling in 1964.

He was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role in Gods and Monsters in 1998 and a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2002.