Gandalf
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Gandalf, in longer form Gandalf the Grey and later Gandalf the White, is a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He is a wizard, one of the Istari order, and t
Gandalf (right) turning trolls to stone in a detail from one of J.R.R. Tolkien's drawings for The Hobbit
Gwaihir the Eagle rescues Gandalf from Orthanc. Scraperboard illustration by Alexander Korotich, 1981
Tolkien said that Der Berggeist by Josef Madlener was the origin of Gandalf.
Väinämöinen as depicted by Akseli Gallen-Kallela in The Defense of the Sampo (1896)
Ian McKellen
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Sir Ian Murray McKellen is an English actor. Widely considered one of Britain’s greatest actors, he is noted for his versatile roles on stage and screen, in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas an
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…in radio, television, stage, video game, music, and film adaptations, including Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film. His best-known portrayal is by Ian McKellen in Peter Jackson's 2001–2003 The Lord of the Rings film series, where the actor based his acclaimed performance on Tolkien himself. McKellen reprised…
McKellen in 2013
McKellen (Antonio Salieri) alongside Jane Seymour (Constanze Mozart) in Amadeus, c. 1981
McKellen at the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in Wellington, 1 December 2003
McKellen with Kate Winslet at the 60th British Academy Film Awards in 2007