How old was Ian McKellen in the movie The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies?

Ian McKellen was 74 in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies when he played the character 'Gandalf'.

That was over 9 years ago in 2014.

Today he is 84, and has starred in 125 movies in total, 26 of those since The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, I think Ian McKellen looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Peter Jackson has worked with Ian McKellen a total of 6 times in his career.
  • Ian McKellen's first movie was as 'George' in A Touch of Love, released in 1969 when he was 29
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies scores 7.3 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Ian McKellen's other movies