Ian McKellen won both popular and critical acclaim in his performances as William Shakespeareâs Richard II and Christopher Marloweâs Edward II at the 1969 Edinburgh Festival. Other memorable roles include the tortured title character of Macbeth (1976), opposite Judi Dench, and the wily villain Iago in Othello (1989). In 1981 McKellen won a Tony Award for his performance as Antonio Salieri in a Broadway production of Amadeus.
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