![British actor Sir Ian McKellen holds a portrait of himself, by award winning artist Clive Smith, at the National Portrait Gallery in London February 22, 2002. Sir Ian McKellen has been nominated British actor Sir Ian McKellen holds a portrait of himself, by award winning artist Clive Smith, at the National Portrait Gallery in London February 22, 2002. Sir Ian McKellen has been nominated](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3P5G0/british-actor-sir-ian-mckellen-holds-a-portrait-of-himself-by-award-winning-artist-clive-smith-at-the-national-portrait-gallery-in-london-february-22-2002-sir-ian-mckellen-has-been-nominated-for-an-oscar-for-his-recent-role-as-gandalf-in-the-film-the-lord-of-the-rings-2D3P5G0.jpg)
British actor Sir Ian McKellen holds a portrait of himself, by award winning artist Clive Smith, at the National Portrait Gallery in London February 22, 2002. Sir Ian McKellen has been nominated
Did the same actor play Dumbledore (from the Harry Potter films) and Gandalf (from The Lord of the Rings films)? - Quora
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Gandalf actor Ian McKellen euphoric after receiving Covid-19 vaccine, Entertainment News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
![Sir Ian McKellen: Hollywood actor and Lord of the Rings' Gandalf is coming to Burnley | Burnley Express Sir Ian McKellen: Hollywood actor and Lord of the Rings' Gandalf is coming to Burnley | Burnley Express](https://www.burnleyexpress.net/images-a.jpimedia.uk/imagefetch/http://www.burnleyexpress.net/webimage/Prestige.Item.1.104115983!image/image.jpg?width=640&enable=upscale)
Sir Ian McKellen: Hollywood actor and Lord of the Rings' Gandalf is coming to Burnley | Burnley Express
![After a recent rewatch of the series, I found that the actor that played Gandalf the Grey in the first movie also played Gandalf the White in the last two. Peter Jackson After a recent rewatch of the series, I found that the actor that played Gandalf the Grey in the first movie also played Gandalf the White in the last two. Peter Jackson](https://i.redd.it/lfnymhsui1521.jpg)
After a recent rewatch of the series, I found that the actor that played Gandalf the Grey in the first movie also played Gandalf the White in the last two. Peter Jackson
![Sir Ian McKellen says he'd play Gandalf again in Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' series if asked | Fox News Sir Ian McKellen says he'd play Gandalf again in Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' series if asked | Fox News](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2018/09/640/320/ianmckellen1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Sir Ian McKellen says he'd play Gandalf again in Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' series if asked | Fox News
![Lord of the Rings' Gandalf's well-known actor Ian McKellen's evaluation of the 'eye' performance is great - GIGAZINE Lord of the Rings' Gandalf's well-known actor Ian McKellen's evaluation of the 'eye' performance is great - GIGAZINE](https://i.gzn.jp/img/2019/03/23/ian-mckellen-act-with-eye/00.jpg)