Rest In Peace, Sir Ian Holm

Sir Ian Holm has passed away, at the age of 88, due to complications from Parkinson’s. May he rest in peace. He might be best remembered for his portrayal of Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of Lord of the Rings.

I vaguely recalled he was in a version of Frankenstein, and checked on that. After sifting through IMDB, I see that I was remembering two separate things. He played Victor Frankenstein’s father in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994), as well as having portrayed the creature in the Mystery And Imagination version of Frankenstein in 1968 (which I must rewatch). In regard to Mystery And Imagination, it seems that he was also in their episode of The Body Snatcher in 1966, which is, sadly, lost.

I evidently need to watch From Hell (2001), given how his appearance apparently factors into the Ripper murders in there. I also need to watch Greystoke:The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984).

(I don’t have any icons of any of his characters, so have one from Frankenstein ‘31.)