Lord Of The Rings star Ian Holm has died today at the age of 88. He was best known for his work as Bilbo Baggins in the LOTR saga. "It is with great sadness that the actor Sir Ian Holm CBE passed away this morning at the age of 88," his agent said in a statement. "He died peacefully in hospital, with his family and carer.
Charming, kind and ferociously talented, we will miss him hugely." Ian leaves behind his artist wife, Sophie de Stempel. The Rada trained actor previously spoke about his battle with prostate cancer after being diagnosed in 2001 when he was 70. "It's all strange because I still feel like I'm immortal," said Sir Ian at the time. "I can't believe that I've had something seriously wrong with me "I didn't go through
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