Ian McKellan plays Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings, Magneto in X-Men, and Sir Leigh Teabing in The Da Vinci Code
Raymond Ian Burns also known as Captain Sensible was born in 1954 in London. He grew up in Southern London in the large border town of Croyden, England.
Sir Ian McKellan, who played the role of Gandalf in the films, has publicly announced that he is gay.
Ian McKellen isn't in any of the Harry Potter movies. You are probably confusing The Lord of the Rings movies with the Harry Potter movies. Ian McKellan plays the wizard Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings movies. The Harry Potter movies also feature a wise, elderly yet powerful wizard with a long white beard -- Albus Dumbledore -- but he is played by Richard Harris in the first two Harry Potter movies, and Michael Gambon in all the subsequent ones.
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As of now, actor Ian McKellan is planning to play the role of Gandalf in the film version of The Hobbit.
Do you mean Ian MckellEn, the actor? Yes, he is homosexual.
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Sir Ian McKellen
Sir Ian Mckellan.
Sir Ian McKellen will return to his role as Gandalf the Grey in the upcoming The Hobbit films.
Christopher Plummer? I think it's Sir Ian McKellan
Yes and I believe he still does. In the production video of the Hobbit, he is shown carrying a pack of Marlboro Menthols.
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The actor who portrayed him in the movies, Ian McKellan, is. The character himself, however, is never attributed any sexual preference in Tolkein's writings.
Ian McKellen, who played Magneto in the X-Men movies, also appeared in The Da Vinci Code as Sir Leigh Teabing.
Sir Ian McKellen played the role of Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Sir Ian Holm played Bilbo in the Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King.Sir Ian McKellan. He plays Gandalf the wizard.