FrameThrower · Actors · Ian Holm
Ian Holm
13 films · 735 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1979–2009
Born 12 September 1931 · Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK · died 19 June 2020
Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert CBE was an English actor. After beginning his career on the British stage as a leading member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he became a successful and prolific performer on television and in films. He received numerous accolades including two BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award and two Emmy Awards. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1989 by Queen Elizabeth II.
Holm won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his performance as Lenny in the Harold Pinter play The Homecoming.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 13 films · 735 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1979–2009
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role1982
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role1969
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play1967
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire1989
- Knight Bachelor1998
- Annie Award
- Laurence Olivier Awards
How their films are shot
Measured across 735 frames from the 13 films we hold. This is the look of the work Ian takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 13 films we hold, 52% of their frames are night, 48% low key — the look of the work Ian takes.
Time of day
Lighting
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Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
1066: The Battle for Middle Earth
2009 · Geschichtenerzähler
Ratatouille
2007 · Skinner (voice)
eXistenZ
1999 · Kiri Vinokur
The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Mitchell Stephens
Naked Lunch
1991 · Tom Frost
Lord of War
2005 · Simeon Weisz
The Aviator
2004 · Professor Fitz
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Bilbo
The Fifth Element
1997 · Cornelius
Kafka
1991 · Dr. Murnau
Brazil
1985 · Mr. Kurtzmann
Time Bandits
1981 · Napoleon
Alien
1979 · Ash
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 735 frames from Ian Holm's 13 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.