Official movie poster for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

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 8 years ago in 2014.

Today he is 83, and has starred in 97 movies in total, 16 since The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies scores 7.2 out of 10 on The Movie Database.

Ian McKellen's first acting role was as 'Roger' in Alfred the Great, released in 1969 when he was 30.

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