Old Celebs Who You Didn’t Realize Are Still Alive And Well

Ian McKellen

Sir Ian McKellen is best known for his roles as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Magneto in the X-Men films. McKellen started his career in theater and eventually got into the film industry. His first major role was in Richard III, and he received several awards throughout the course of his career.

McKellen was knighted in the 1980s for his outstanding service to performing arts and is still alive and well at the age of 83 years old. McKellen is known to stand up for the LGBTQ+ movement and is still starring in films as he is still very passionate about acting.