Farewell to Ian Holm, great theater actor with cult sagas such as The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

Sir Ian Holm, a great Shakespearean actor who became very popular globally thanks to films such as Alien and the sagas of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, died this morning in a hospital in London, from an 88-year-old Parkinson's disease. Holm has established himself as a chameleon interpreter, becoming a leading figure of the Royal Shakespeare Company in the mid-1960s. Among his unforgettable performances is Hugh Hudson's Moments of Glory for which he was nominated for an Oscar. ), Holm was best known for being Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings saga.
    The announcement of Holm's disappearance of the actor was communicated by his agent and aroused immediate condolence in the world of British art and culture, and beyond.
    Born in 1932 in England to Scottish parents, he made his debut on the theatrical scenes of London in the mid-50s in the Royal Shakespeare Company, with whom he remained for over a decade acting in the United Kingdom, but also in the United States and obtaining important awards such as the Tony Award for best leading actor or the Laurence Olivier Award.
    Engaged from the 70s on television and cinema was the android Ash in Alien, father Vito Cornelius in the Fifth Element, Chef Skinner in Ratatouille and the old Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings and in The Hobbit (after having already given the voice to Frodo several years earlier in a radio version of Tolkien's masterpiece produced by the BBC). In 1981, he was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for the role of coach Sam Mussabini in the award-winning Moments of Glory. Decorated with the order of the former British Empire by the queen, he could boast the title of sir from 1998. Healed from prostate cancer in 2001, Holm worked until 2014.
    Married 4 times, leaves 5 children with three wives.