Sir Ian McKellen recalls running into Dame Maggie Smith at the 2002 Oscars in a 2017 appearance on "The Graham Norton Show." ...

McKellen once played Smith on 'SNL.' She joked she'd do an impression of him in return, but "people didn’t know him well enough to recognize it." ...

Dave Benett/Getty Images Back in June, Sir Ian McKellen seemed to downplay a fall off a London stage during a performance of ...

With a career spanning decades in theater in and film, Ian McKellen is now playing a fictional theater critic in his new movie, “The Critic.” NBC News’ Joe Fryer spoke with McKellen about why the ...

In June the British actor was starring as John Falstaff in "Player Kings," an adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Henry IV, ...

Ian McKellen injured himself falling off a London theatre stage a few weeks ago so he has been taking time out to recover. I ...

Ian McKellen looks back on the misbegotten "Cats" movie, and his awkward run-in with Harvey Weinstein after losing the Oscar ...

The release of The Critic, a new film starring Ian McKellen and written by Patrick Marber, prompts head critic Sarah Crompton and managing editor Alex Wood to discuss McKellen’s passion for theatre, ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Ian McKellen about his starring role as a powerful London theater critic who savages "bad ...

Deadpool & Wolverine was a fantastic movie filled with cameos. But if we could've asked for even more, then these characters should've been on top of the list.

He achieved global fame slipping beneath the wintery waves in Titanic, but had things worked out differently, Leonardo ...

James McAvoy is leading the cinematic charge with Speak No Evil, while Kate Winslet is hot on his heels with Lee.