McKellen, who began his stage career in 1961 and was knighted in 1991, has dazzled audiences for decades with Shakespearean roles like Richard III, King Lear, and Macbeth, as well as Gandalf in ...

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Sir Ian McKellen is an acclaimed stage and screen actor, whose stage credits include Amadeus, Macbeth, Othello, Waiting for Godot, and Player Kings earlier this year.

McKellen's career on the stage has spanned decades, playing major Shakespearan roles from Macbeth to Hamlet to King Lear. He won a Tony Award in 1981 for Amadeus and has been the recipient of six ...

Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and Juliet Stevenson are just a few of the subjects. Stage Block has made living portraits of 10 Shakespearean actors. Photo: courtesy Stage Block.