...2014. Sir Ian McKellen: It's crunch time as the three finalists get four nerve-wracking hours to paint Sir Ian McKellen. (S2, ep 8) We’re sorry, the information ...

and on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year, on which she painted Neil Hannon of the band The Divine Comedy, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and actor Ian McKellen. Her portrait of Labour ...

The actors - who have also been joined by Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Tom Stoppard and Helena Bonham Carter - have called on the broadcaster's director-general Tim Davie and culture secretary Lisa Nandy ...

However, he opted for the role of Dumbledore and the Gandalf part went instead to Ian McKellen. “Dad was offered Gandalf and Dumbledore at the same time, but he didn’t want to spend all that ...

Sir Ian McKellen may have brought many iconic characters to life but none more so than Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, but even ...

In addition to its own cast, the ITV serial drama has also featured a number of famous faces over the years, including Joanna Lumley, Sir Cliff Richard, Sir Ian McKellen, Joan Collins and Sir ...

For years, Harry Potter fans have believed that Ian McKellen turned down the role of Dumbledore in the movies—partially fueled by comments the actor himself has made. But the truth seems to be ...

Art historians studying a painting by Pablo Picasso have uncovered the mysterious portrait of a woman, hidden beneath its surface. The portrait of the woman was lost when Picasso painted over it ...

A portrait of retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who has feuded in highly public spats with President Trump, was taken down in the Pentagon on Monday.