IanMcKellen

British actor (born 1939)

Ian McKellen

Actor#979

Born May 25, 1939 (age 86)·Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK

Buzz ScoreApr 27, 2026

Aug 31 – Sep 29, 2024

Days at #1

Past 365 days

Days in Top 10

Past 365 days

Ian McKellen Buzz Score History

Daily Buzz Score over the last 30 days

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Ian McKellen Top TV Shows

Ian McKellen's shows ranked by Buzz Score

The Simpsons

Ian McKellen (voice) · 1 ep · 1989 – Present

7.8

Family Guy

Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (voice) · 1 ep · 1999 – Present

5.3

ted

Narrator (voice) · 3 ep · 2024 – 2026

4.3

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host · 1 ep · 1975 – Present

3.7

Sesame Street

Self · 1 ep · 1969 – Present

1.6

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Guest · 1 ep · 2015 – Present

1.4

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self · 1 ep · 2015 – Present

1.4

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self · 1 ep · 2003 – Present

1.4

The View

Self - Guest · 2 ep · 1997 – Present

0.5

The Graham Norton Show

Self (archive footage) · 1 ep · 2007 – Present

0.4

The Graham Norton Show

Self · 9 ep · 2007 – Present

0.4

The Graham Norton Show

Self - Guest · 1 ep · 2007 – Present

0.4

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self · 2 ep · 2003 – Present

0.4

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest · 1 ep · 2014 – Present

0.4

Late Show with David Letterman

Self - Guest · 1 ep · 1993 – 2015

0.3

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self · 1 ep · 2004 – Present

0.3

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest · 1 ep · 2009 – Present

0.2

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Ian McKellen Top Movies

Ian McKellen's movies ranked by Buzz Score

Avengers: Doomsday

Magneto · 2026

13.2

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Gandalf · 2003

3.1

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Gandalf · 2002

2.9

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Gandalf the Grey · 2014

1.8

Stardust

Narrator (voice) · 2007

1.7

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Gandalf the Grey · 2012

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Magneto · 2014

1.5

The Wolverine

Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited) · 2013

1.4

The Da Vinci Code

Sir Leigh Teabing · 2006

1.3

X-Men: The Last Stand

Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto · 2006

1.1

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Gandalf the Grey · 2013

0.9

Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto · 2003

0.9

Cats

Gus, the Theatre Cat · 2019

0.8

The Golden Compass

Iorek Byrnison (voice) · 2007

0.8

Flushed Away

The Toad (voice) · 2006

Kurt Dussander · 1998

Zebedee (voice) · 2006

0.4

The Keep

Dr. Theodore Cuza · 1983

0.3

Six Degrees of Separation

Geoffrey · 1993

0.3

And the Band Played On

Bill Kraus · 1993

0.3

The Shadow

Dr. Reinhardt Lane · 1994

0.3

Plenty

Sir Andrew Charleson · 1985

Dr. James Kennedy · 1998

0.1

The Ballad of Little Jo

Percy Corcoran · 1993

0.1

Rasputin

Tsar Nicholas II · 1996

John Earl McAlpine · 1994

0.1

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