Wizard character from [[the Lord of the Rings]] and other associated works in J.R.R. Tolkien's [[Tolkien's legendarium]].

[spoiler]Actually an embodied Maiar spirit, i.e. the LotR version of an angel, descended in human form.[/spoiler]

[[Ian McKellen]] portrayed Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings film series directed by Peter Jackson, after Sean Connery and [[Patrick Stewart]] both turned down the role.
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