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Bilbo Baggins Actor. Sir Ian Holm, an acclaimed British actor whose long career included roles in Chariots of Fire and The Lord of the Rings has died. The versatile actor went from the RSC and Harold Pinter to international movie stardom with roles as the hobbit Bilbo Baggins and an android in Alien.

Another added: "RIP Sir Ian Holm.
The actor passed away on Friday morning.
Actor Sir Ian Holm poses for photographers upon arrival at the 'Tolkien' premiere in London, Monday British actor Ian Holm, best known for film roles in "Chariots of Fire" and "The Lord of the Rings," died. Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist of The Hobbit, is one of a race of creatures about half the size of humans, beardless and with hairy feet. Ian played Bilbo Baggins in Lord of the Rings. The actor, who cut his teeth in the theater, still did stagework occasionally. The versatile actor went from the RSC and Harold Pinter to international movie stardom with roles as the hobbit Bilbo Baggins and an android in Alien.