How old was Ian Holm in the movie Alien?

Ian Holm was 46 in Alien when he played the character 'Ash'.

That was over 45 years ago in 1979.

In 2020 he died aged 88, starring in 110 films in his career, 84 of those after Alien was first released. If he were alive today he would be 92.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Alien, I think Ian Holm looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Ridley Scott has worked with Ian Holm just once in his career.
  • Ian Holm's first movie was as 'Trofimov' in The Cherry Orchard, released in 1962 when he was 29
  • Alien scores 8.14 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Alien

Ian Holm's other movies