The Lord of the Rings Star Ian Holm Dies At 88: Fans Pay Tribute The Bilbo Baggins Way
British actor Ian Holm, best known for his role as Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings trilogy passed away at the age of 88, reported Guardian on Friday.
British
actor
Ian
Holm,
best
known
for
his
role
as
Bilbo
Baggins
in
The
Lord
of
the
Rings
trilogy
passed
away
at
the
age
of
88,
reported
Guardian
on
Friday.
The
late
actor
is
also
known
for
his
performance
in
1981
film,
Chariots
of
Fire,
which
also
landed
him
an
Oscar
nomination,
as
well
as
won
him
a
British
Academy
Film
Awards
(BAFTA)
as
a
Supporting
Actor.
According
to
reports,
Ian
Holm
died
from
a
Parkinson's
related
illness.
The
paper
also
shared
a
statement
released
by
his
agent,
"It
is
with
great
sadness
that
the
actor
Sir
Ian
Holm
CBE
passed
away
this
morning
at
the
age
of
88.
He
died
peacefully
in
hospital,
with
his
family
and
carer.
Charming,
kind
and
ferociously
talented,
we
will
miss
him
hugely."
Bilbo
Baggins
Was
A
Beloved
Character
In
LOTR
Series
Holm,
born
in
1931
in
Essex,
reportedly
began
his
career
on
stage
while
working
with
the
Royal
Shakespeare
Company,
and
later
gained
international
exposure
after
being
cast
as
android
Ash
in
the
1979
film,
Alien.
He
appeared
as
Bilbo
Baggins
in
two
of
The
Lord
of
the
Rings
films
and
had
also
reprised
the
role
for
the
prequel
series,
The
Hobbit.
Tolkien
Society
Paid
Tribute
On
Twitter
Fans
of
the
actor
and
The
Lord
Of
The
Rings
series
were
shocked
to
hear
about
his
demise.
Many
fans
took
to
social
media
to
pay
tribute
and
express
their
grief.
The
official
Tolkien
Society's
Twitter
account
also
paid
tribute
to
the
late
actor
and
wrote,
"Today
in
#Tolkien's
Middle-earth:
Third
Age
3021,
Frodo
and
Bilbo
arrive
at
the
Grey
Havens,
and
sail
west
with
Gandalf,
Elrond
and
Galadriel.
Gandalf
says:
"I
will
not
say:
do
not
weep;
for
not
all
tears
are
an
evil." And
we
do
all,
indeed,
weep. Image
credit:
@AlanLee11225760"
Fans
On
Twitter
Said
Goodbye
To
Bilbo
Baggins
Here
are
some
of
the
fan
tribute
that
will
surely
get
you
teary-eyed.
RIP
Ian
Holmes,
you
both
awakened
my
love
for
fantasy
and
scared
the
absolute
shit
out
of
child
me
in
that
one
scene.
You
did
Bilbo
proud
♥️
“It's
a
dangerous
business,
Frodo,
going
out
your
door.
You
step
onto
the
road,
and
if
you
don't
keep
your
feet,
there's
no
knowing
where
you
might
be
swept
off
to.”
—
Megan
-
BLACK
LIVES
MATTER!!!!!!
(@stormsmaycome)
June
19,
2020
Idk
who
Ian
Holmes
is
but
RIP
to
ya
boy
Bilbo
Baggins.....
‘There
and
back
again’