When Sir Ian McKellen performed the first same-sex kiss on British TV in the 1970 BBC production of Christopher Marlowe’s ...

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Lord Ian Austin is a former Labour MP, and co-chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Holocaust Memorial. Detractors forget we won’t always be able to depend on the living testimony of ...

Screen and stage veteran Sir Ian McKellen urges young gay actors to come out, liking their situation to star footballers in ...

Lord of the Rings stars pay tribute to Ian Holm: 'Off to the Grey Havens' Ian Holm, star of Alien and Lord of the Rings, dies at 88 By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing ...

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A Lord of the Rings fan dressed as Gandalf met ... person walking alongside him on the street — none other than Sir Ian McKellen, who portrayed Gandalf in the classic movies.