So sorry to learn of the death of Ian Holm, a marvelous actor, who enlivened any movie he was in, whether it be “Alien,” “Chariots of Fire,” “Greystoke,” or “Henry V.” Some may recognize him from his work in Peter Jackson’s bloated “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

Apparently, Holm suffered from crippling stage fright. Hard to believe, for an artist of his stature, but even Olivier claimed to struggle against it. The theater’s loss was the movies’ gain.

Thank you, Sir Ian, and rest your soul.

https://variety.com/2020/film/global/ian-holm-dead-bilbo-baggins-lord-of-the-rings-1234642549/

PHOTOS (counterclockwise from top): Holm as Phillippe d’Arnot, teaching Tarzan to shave in “Greystoke” (1984), as Bilbo Baggins, with his Ring of Power in “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (2001), as Napoleon Bonaparte in “Time Bandits” (1981), and as the “goddamned robot” Ash in “Alien” (1979)