The 85-year-old “Lord of the Rings” actor lost his footing during a fight scene in “Player Kings” at the Noel Coward Theatre. He is expected to recover.
Ian McKellen, whose six-decade career on screen and stage included roles such as the wizard Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings films, was hospitalized after falling from the stage during a performance in London on Monday.as the 85-year-old actor lost his footing during a fight scene in “Player Kings” — an adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” at the
McKellen was playing Sir John Falstaff — one of Shakespeare’s most famous comic characters, who appeared in four of his plays.
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