How old was Ian McKellen in the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey?

Ian McKellen was 72 in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey when he played the character 'Gandalf'.

That was over 11 years ago in 2012.

Today he is 84, and has starred in 125 movies in total, 37 of those since The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, 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: An Unexpected Journey scores 7.32 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Ian McKellen's other movies