I've just seen the sad news that Ian Holm has died. He did a huge amount during his career, although I guess he'll best be remembered by the LOTR and Sci-fi followers.
Ian Holm was a highly accomplished actor who has impressed in many different films. In addition to the LOTR trilogy, I recall his brilliant performance in the Atom Egoyan film The Sweet Hereafter, based on the Russell Banks novel of the same name.