He didn't play in any of the Harry Potter films. He played in Lord of the Rings.
Actually, his name is Sir Ian McKellen.
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Quirinus Quirell was played by Ian Hart. Ian Hart portrayed Professor Quirrell in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Yes he played Lucious Malfoy
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.
No, he was in Harry Potter. Ian McKellen as gandalf in Lord of the rings.
I think you are mixing characters with big long white beards in mythical movies.Richard Harris did 'Albus Dumbledore' at Harry Potter. While Ian Mckellen played Gandalf in all three LOTR films .