| Movies (Videos, Films & Projects): |
Year |
Budget |
| Actor: |
 The Hobbit: Part 2 Gandalf |
2013 |
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| The Hobbit: Part 1 Gandalf |
2012 |
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| E'gad, Zombies! The Narrator |
2010 |
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| A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation Narrator |
2010 |
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| Small-Time Revolutionary Hamish Miller |
2010 |
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| The Academy Murray |
2009 |
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| The Academy Part 2: First Impressions Murray |
2009 |
|
| For the Love of God Jackdaw |
2007 |
|
| Stardust Narrator |
2007 |
$65M |
| The Golden Compass Iorek Byrnison |
2007 |
|
| Displaced |
2006 |
|
| Doogal Zebedee |
2006 |
|
| The Da Vinci Code Sir Leigh Teabing |
2006 |
$125M |
| X-Men: The Last Stand Magneto |
2006 |
$210M |
| Flushed Away The Toad |
2006 |
$143M |
| Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II - Rise of the Witch... Gandalf the White |
2006 |
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| Flushed Away The Toad |
2006 |
$143M |
| The Magic Roundabout Zebedee |
2005 |
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| Asylum Dr. Peter Cleave |
2005 |
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| Neverwas Gabriel Finch |
2005 |
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| Eighteen Jason Anders |
2005 |
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| The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age Gandalf |
2004 |
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| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth Gandalf |
2004 |
|
| X2 Magneto |
2003 |
$110M |
| Emile Emile |
2003 |
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| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Gandalf |
2003 |
$94M |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Gandalf |
2002 |
$94M |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Gandalf the Grey |
2001 |
$93M |
| Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man Narrator |
2000 |
|
| X-Men Magneto |
2000 |
$75M |
| David Copperfield Creakle |
1999 |
|
| Gods and Monsters James Whale |
1998 |
$3.5M |
| Apt Pupil Kurt Dussander |
1998 |
$14M |
| Bent Uncle Freddie |
1997 |
|
| Swept from the Sea Dr. James Kennedy |
1997 |
|
| Rasputin Tsar Nicholas II |
1996 |
|
| Cold Comfort Farm Amos Starkadder |
1995 |
|
| Jack & Sarah William |
1995 |
|
| Richard III Richard III |
1995 |
|
| Restoration Will Gates |
1995 |
$18M |
| I'll Do Anything John Earl McAlpine |
1994 |
|
| The Shadow Dr. Reinhardt Lane |
1994 |
$40M |
| To Die For Quilt Documentary Narrator |
1994 |
|
| "Tales of the City" Archibald Anson Gidde (unknown episodes) |
1993 |
|
| Last Action Hero Death |
1993 |
$85M |
| The Ballad of Little Jo Percy Corcoran |
1993 |
|
| And the Band Played On Bill Kraus |
1993 |
|
| Six Degrees of Separation Geoffrey Miller |
1993 |
|
| Countdown to War Adolf Hitler |
1989 |
|
| Scandal John Profumo |
1989 |
|
| Windmills of the Gods Chairman |
1988 |
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| Zina Kronfeld |
1985 |
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| Plenty Sir Andrew Charleson |
1985 |
|
| Walter and June Walter |
1983 |
|
| The Keep Dr. Theodore Cuza |
1983 |
$6M |
| Walter Walter |
1982 |
|
| The Scarlet Pimpernel Chauvelin |
1982 |
|
| Priest of Love D.H. Lawrence |
1981 |
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| A Performance of Macbeth Macbeth |
1979 |
|
| Corvette Summer Porn Photographer |
1978 |
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| Edward II King Edward |
1970 |
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| The Tragedy of King Richard II King Richard II |
1970 |
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| Keats John Keats |
1970 |
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| A Touch of Love George Matthews |
1969 |
|
| The Promise Leonidik |
1969 |
|
| Sunday Out of Season Victor Leech |
1965 |
|
| "The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling" Plowden (1 episode, 1964) |
|
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| "The Wednesday Play" Wolf (1 episode, 1965) |
|
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| "David Copperfield" David Copperfield (9 episodes, 1966) |
|
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| Alfred the Great Roger |
|
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| Hamlet Hamlet |
|
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| "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" Lyov (1 episode, 1972) |
|
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| "BBC Show of the Week" |
|
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| "Country Matters" David Masterman (1 episode, 1972) |
|
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| "BBC Play of the Month" Captain Plume / ... (4 episodes, 1968-1973) |
|
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| "Jackanory" Reader (1 episode, 1978) |
|
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| "BBC2 Playhouse" |
|
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| "Armchair Thriller" Anthony Skipling (1 episode, 1980) |
|
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| "Play for Today" |
|
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| "Theatre Night" Iago (1 episode, 1990) |
|
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| "Coronation Street" Mel Hutchwright (10 episodes, 2005) |
|
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| "Great Performances" King Lear (1 episode, 2008) |
|
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| "The Prisoner" 2Â / ... (6 episodes, 2009) |
|
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| Producer: |
| Richard III Producer |
1995 |
|
| Writer: |
| Richard III |
1995 |
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| Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare |
1982 |
|
| Director: |
| No data! |
| Self: |
| A Six Hour Film Shot in 92 Days: The Diary of 'The Prisoner'... Himself |
2010 |
|
| The Man Behind '2' Himself |
2010 |
|
| Beautiful Prison: The World of 'The Prisoner' Himself |
2010 |
|
| Muse of Fire: A Documentary |
2010 |
|
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards Himself - Presenter |
2009 |
|
| Premio Donostia a Ian McKellen Himself - Honoree |
2009 |
|
| The Variety Club Showbiz Awards 2009 Himself - Bernard Delfonte Outstanding Contribution to Showbusiness Awardee |
2009 |
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| The Orange British Academy Film Awards Himself - Presenter |
2008 |
|
| "What's on Theatre" Himself (unknown episodes) |
2008 |
|
| Guerrilla Distribution Himself |
2007 |
|
| Cubism: Pet Shop Boys in Concert - Auditorio Nacional, Mexico Cit... Himself - Interval announcer |
2007 |
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| The Orange British Academy Film Awards Himself |
2007 |
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| Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! Himself - Audience Member |
2007 |
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| Saint of 9/11 Narrator |
2006 |
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| X-Men: Evolution of a Trilogy Himself |
2006 |
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| X-Men: The Excitement Continues Himself |
2006 |
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| The Secret Policeman's Ball Himself |
2006 |
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| The Big Fat Quiz of the Year: 2006 Himself |
2006 |
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| Ringers: Lord of the Fans Himself |
2005 |
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| Du kommst nicht vorbei - Fans im Bann des Ringes Himself |
2005 |
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| The British Soap Awards 2005 Himself - Presenter |
2005 |
|
| The Magic of Music Himself |
2005 |
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| Magical Voices Himself |
2005 |
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| The Hobart Shakespeareans Himself |
2005 |
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| The Orange British Academy Film Awards Himself |
2004 |
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| The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards Himself |
2004 |
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| The 76th Annual Academy Awards Himself |
2004 |
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| Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is? Himself |
2004 |
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| The Olympic Torch Concert Live Himself |
2004 |
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| X-Factor: The Look of 'X-Men' Himself |
2003 |
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| X-Men Production Scrapbook Himself |
2003 |
|
| The Uncanny Suspects Himself |
2003 |
|
| The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2' Himself |
2003 |
|
| National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: Re... Himself |
2003 |
|
| The Lord of the Rings: The Quest Fulfilled Himself |
2003 |
|
| The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' Himself |
2002 |
|
| Making the Movie Himself |
2002 |
|
| Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute Himself |
2002 |
|
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards Himself |
2002 |
|
| 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Himself |
2002 |
|
| The 74th Annual Academy Awards Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Cirque du Soleil's Performance |
2002 |
|
| Two Wizards Himself |
2002 |
|
| A Day in the Life of a Hobbit Himself |
2002 |
|
| Quest for the Ring Himself |
2001 |
|
| A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' Himself |
2001 |
|
| Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed! Himself |
2000 |
|
| 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Himself |
2000 |
|
| The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale... Himself - Actor ("Gods and Monsters") |
1999 |
|
| The 71st Annual Academy Awards Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
1999 |
|
| The Book That Wrote Itself Himself |
1999 |
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| A Bit of Scarlet Narrator |
1997 |
|
| Surviving Friendly Fire Himself |
1997 |
|
| An Audience with Elton John Himself |
1997 |
|
| An Evening with Lily Savage Himself |
1996 |
|
| Thin Ice Himself |
1995 |
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| David Macaulay: Roman City Augustus Caesaar |
1994 |
|
| Camp Christmas Himself |
1993 |
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| The 46th Annual Tony Awards Himself - Presenter |
1992 |
|
| Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare Himself |
1982 |
|
| "Amud Ha'Esh" Narrator (English Version) |
1979 |
|
| "Playing Shakespeare" Himself (5 episodes, 1979-1984) |
|
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| "Call My Bluff" Himself (4 episodes, 1979-1984) |
|
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| "TFI Friday" Himself (1 episode, 1996) |
|
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| "Great Composers" Tchaikovsky (1 episode, 1997) |
|
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| "Heroes of Comedy" Himself (1 episode, 1997) |
|
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| "Light Lunch" Himself (1 episode, 1997) |
|
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| "Blankety Blank" Himself (1 episode, 1998) |
|
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| "Nyhetsmorgon" Himself (2 episodes, 1993-2001) |
|
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| "Troldspejlet" Himself (1 episode, 2001) |
|
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| "The Daily Show" Himself (2 episodes, 1999-2002) |
|
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| "Politically Incorrect" Himself (1 episode, 2002) |
|
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| "Saturday Night Live" Himself - Host / ... (1 episode, 2002) |
|
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| "+ de cinéma" Himself (1 episode, 2002) |
|
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| "In the Life" Himself (1 episode, 2002) |
|
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| "Inside the Actors Studio" Himself (1 episode, 2002) |
|
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| "Churchill" |
|
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| "Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" Himself (1 episode, 2003) |
|
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| "Have I Got News for You" Himself (1 episode, 2003) |
|
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| "Tussen de sterren" Himself (1 episode, 2003) |
|
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| "The Simpsons" Himself (1 episode, 2003) |
|
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| "E! News Daily" Himself (1 episode, 2003) |
|
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| "Filmland" Himself (1 episode, 2003) |
|
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| "Frids film" Himself (1 episode, 2003) |
|
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| "4Pop" Himself (1 episode, 2003) |
|
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| "Paula Zahn Now" Himself (1 episode, 2003) |
|
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| "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Himself (2 episodes, 1993-2003) |
|
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| "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" Himself (1 episode, 2003) |
|
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| "HARDtalk" Himself (1 episode, 2004) |
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| "Arena" Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1993-2004) |
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| "Breakfast" Himself (3 episodes, 2001-2005) |
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| "The Bigger Picture" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
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| "Real Time with Bill Maher" Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2006) |
|
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| "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
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| "Last Call with Carson Daly" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
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| "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" Himself (2 episodes, 2003-2006) |
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| "This Morning" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
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| "Corazón de..." Himself (2 episodes, 2006) |
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| "Richard & Judy" Himself (3 episodes, 2002-2006) |
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| "Extras" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
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| "HBO First Look" Himself (2 episodes, 2003-2006) |
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| "Mornings with Kerri-Anne" Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2007) |
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| "The Charlie Rose Show" Himself - Guest / ... (3 episodes, 1996-2007) |
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| "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" Himself (1 episode, 2007) |
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| "Parkinson" Himself (4 episodes, 2003-2007) |
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| "The Friday Night Project" Himself (1 episode, 2008) |
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| "Sunday AM" Himself (3 episodes, 2007-2008) |
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| "The ONE Show" Himself (1 episode, 2008) |
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| "Cinema 3" Himself (1 episode, 2009) |
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| "The Paul O'Grady Show" Himself (3 episodes, 2005-2009) |
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| "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" Himself (1 episode, 2009) |
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| "The View" Himself (4 episodes, 2002-2009) |
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| "The South Bank Show" Himself (5 episodes, 1979-2010) |
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| "Loose Women" Himself (2 episodes, 2010) |
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| "Live from Studio Five" Himself (1 episode, 2010) |
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| "The 7PM Project" Himself (1 episode, 2010) |
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| In development: |
| Cloud Atlas |
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| Filmography updated: June 2010 |
