Farewell to the ultimate supporting player. He was Bilbo in the Lord of the Rings films, and played Napoleon more than once. If I can name a favorite movie, he was probably in it: Henry V, Lord of War, The Sweet Hereafter, The Fifth Element, Brazil, Alien, Robin and Marian …

Although he may have been the greatest supporting actor of the past 40 years or so, he never won an Oscar for his efforts. He was nominated only once, long ago, for Chariots of Fire. He was nominated for six BAFTAs, but won only once, and that was 52 years ago (!!), for The Bofors Gun.