The legendary thespian was offered the role of the iconic Hogwarts headmaster - but decided he 'couldn't do it'.

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To kick off the new series of The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed, Simon Armitage welcomes actor and cultural icon, Sir Ian McKellen. With a career spanning over seven decades, there’s a lot ...

Sir Ian McKellen said that he’s heard about the ... The Rings of Power (season 2 premieres Aug. 29) and the anime-style ...

But there is more, much more, to McKellen’s rendering of Erskine than uproariously unfettered misanthropy. Repeatedly rising to the challenge of maneuvering through the film’s myriad plot ...

Sir Ian McKellen, Stephen Rea and a host of other ... The plays will give a great insight into the development of Beckett's style and into his approach to sound. Increasingly different in tone ...

However, he opted for the role of Dumbledore and the Gandalf part went instead to Ian McKellen. “Dad was offered Gandalf and Dumbledore at the same time, but he didn’t want to spend all that ...

the viciously witty and mercilessly demanding title character played with utterly delicious flamboyance by Ian McKellen in “The Critic.” Directed by Anand Tucker (“Shopgirl”) and written ...