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He appeared alongside [[Sylvester McCoy]] in the 2012 film ''The Hobbit'' | He appeared alongside [[Sylvester McCoy]] in the 2012 film ''The Hobbit'' | ||
In the sitcom [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582590/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|"Vicious"] he plays an actor whose | In the sitcom [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582590/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|"Vicious"] he plays an actor whose ''Doctor Who'' character was voted "the 10th most popular villain of all time." | ||
He has now been given an honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster. | He has now been given an honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster. | ||
Revision as of 21:47, 26 June 2013
Sir Ian McKellen (born 25 May 1939) portrayed the voice of the Great Intelligence in the Doctor Who television story The Snowmen.
He is the third knighted actor (after Derek Jacobi and Michael Gambon) and one of the few Oscar nominees to appear in Doctor Who.
He was considered for the role of the Eighth Doctor. [1] He appeared alongside Sylvester McCoy in the 2012 film The Hobbit
In the sitcom "Vicious" he plays an actor whose Doctor Who character was voted "the 10th most popular villain of all time."
He has now been given an honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster.
Footnotes
- ↑ Doctor Who (1996). A Brief History of Time (Travel). Retrieved on 26 December 2012.
