 Fox News. Actor Ian McKellen says he's withdrawing from a UK tour of his latest play, The Player Kings, because he needs more time to recover after falling off the stage in a London theater last month. The 85-year-old spent three nights in a London hospital after the fall. McKellen, who played Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, is one of Britain's most acclaimed Shakespearean actors. I'm Lisa Lucera. This is Fox News.