How old was Ian McKellen in the movie The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug?

Ian McKellen was 73 in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug when he played the character 'Gandalf'.

That was over 10 years ago in 2013.

Today he is 84, and has starred in 125 movies in total, 30 of those since The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, 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 Desolation of Smaug scores 7.57 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Ian McKellen's other movies