Ian McKellen Autographs
Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cultural icon and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, six Laurence Olivier Awards, an Actor Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, five BAFTAs and five Emmy Awards.
McKellen made his stage debut in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of its repertory company, and in 1965 made his first West End appearance. In 1969, he was invited to join the Prospect Theatre Company to play the lead parts in Shakespeare's Richard II and Marlowe's Edward II. In the 1970s McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He has earned five Olivier Awards for his roles in Pillars of the Community (1977), The Alchemist (1978), Bent (1979), Wild Honey (1984), and Richard III (1995). McKellen made his Broadway debut in The Promise (1965). He went on to receive the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1980). He was further nominated for Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1984). He returned to Broadway in Wild Honey (1986), Dance of Death (1990), No Man's Land (2013), and Waiting for Godot (2013), the latter two being a joint production with Patrick Stewart.
McKellen achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including King Richard III in Richard III (1995), James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998), Magneto in the X-Men films (2000–2014; 2026), Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies. He also appears in A Touch of Love (1969), Plenty (1985), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Restoration (1995), Flushed Away (2006), Mr. Holmes (2015), and The Good Liar (2019).
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Current items with a signature of Ian McKellen
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Traded items with a signature of Ian McKellen
The most expensive item with a signature of Ian McKellen (Hobbit 1 CGC SS 9.8 Adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien. Signed Ian McKellen - ?RARE?) was sold in September 2025 for $15,000.00 while the cheapest item (Brian Singer Ian Mckellen Autograph X-men) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2020. The month with the most items sold (31) was September 2025 with an average selling price of $599.99 for an autographed item of Ian McKellen. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2022 with $1,299.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was March 2012. In average, an autographed item from Ian McKellen is worth $79.99.
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Latest News about Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen Is 'So Happy' for His X-Men Co-Star Elliot Page (01/10/2021): Sir Ian McKellen talks about working with Elliot Page during the X-Men production and how happy he is for him.
