Ian McKellen is in the news again as a veteran stage and screen icon, famed for Shakespeare to Gandalf. English actor, born 1939, six Olivier Awards, Tony, Golden Globes.
Ian McKellen unveils an English Heritage blue plaque at 22 Lupus Street, Pimlico, marking where Laurence Olivier began acting as a child. The event highlights Olivier’s lifelong impact on British theatre and film, including his National Theatre leadership and cultural legacy.