 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 and for falling off the stage in a London theatre last month. The 85-year-old spent three nights in a London hospital after the fall. McKellen, who played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, is one of Britain's most acclaimed Shakespearean actors. I'm Lisa Lacerra and this is Fox News.