British actor Ian Holm , famous for his roles as Bilbo in "The Lord of the Rings", or as coach Sam Mussabini in "Chariots of Fire", died this Friday at the age of 88 in London.
Apparently his death was due to ailments related to Parkinson's, a disease he had suffered for some years, according to the British newspaper The Guardian .
"It is with great sadness that we announce that actor Sir Ian Holm passed away this morning at the age of 88. He died peacefully in the hospital, surrounded by his family," his agent confirmed. "He was charming, kind and fiercely talented, we will greatly miss him."
Holm was born in Goodmayes, in the county of Essex. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1950s. With this company he would interpret his first characters, reaching Broadway with Harold Pinter's play "The Homecoming". , for which he won a Tony Award and a London Critics Circle Award for his work.
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In addition, in 1997 he played the Shakespearean monarch of "King Lear" at the Royal National Theater, a role for which he won another Award from the Theater Critics Circle and the Laurence Olivier Award.
His career is full of roles in works of worship. In "Brazil", he played Mr. Kurtzmann. In "Kafka" he gave life to Dr. Murnau. In Gavin Millar's "Dreamchild" , he played Lweis Carroll.
He even played Jack the Ripper in "From Hell", the adaptation of the famous comic by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell .
On television he played Agatha Christie's detective Hercules Poirot in "Murder By a Book". In "The Borrowers", based on the work of Mary Norton that Studio Ghibli would later adapt, he would give life to Pod, a role he would repeat in the television sequel of '93.
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But it was with his jump into the world of cinema that the figure of Ian Holm finished taking off. He enjoyed prominent supporting roles in such films as "Alien" and "Greystoke," as well as "Chariots of Fire," a role for which he was nominated for an Oscar.
Although perhaps his most iconic interpretation was in "The Lord of the Rings", where he gave life to the character of Bilbo Baggins
Similarly, he appeared in the trilogy "The Hobbit", reprising the role of an old Bilbo, while the young man is brought to life by actor Martin Freeman .
Holm was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1990, and Knight or Sir in 1998, due to his services as an actor.
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