Lord of the Rings (BBC Radio)
by LaurenceBranagh | created - 16 Sep 2022 | updated - 16 Sep 2022 | Public
1. Ian Holm
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Sir Ian Holm was one of the world's greatest actors, a Laurence Olivier Award-winning, Tony Award-winning, BAFTA-winning and Academy Award-nominated British star of films and the stage. He was a member of the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company and has played more than 100 roles in films and on ...
Frodo Baggins
2. Gerard Murphy
Actor | Waterworld
Gerard Murphy was born on October 14, 1948 in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. He was an actor, known for Waterworld (1995), Batman Begins (2005) and The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999). He died on August 26, 2013 in Histon, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
Narrator
3. Michael Hordern
Actor | Where Eagles Dare
Some of Hordern's finest work was not in films or television but on radio: His performance as Gandalf in the BBC's radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings was arguably the definitive portrayal of that character (contrast Hordern's Gandalf with that of Ian McKellen in the 3-part film adaptation of...
Gandalf
4. Robert Stephens
Actor | Romeo and Juliet
Sir Robert's career fell into two distinct parts. In the '60s, he was widely regarded as the heir of Laurence Olivier. But, after his departure from Britain's National Theatre in 1970 and the breakup of his marriage with Maggie Smith three years later, he suffered a slump made worse by heavy ...
Aragorn
5. Bill Nighy
Actor | Love Actually
Bill Nighy is an award-winning British character actor. He was born William Francis Nighy on December 12, 1949 in Caterham, Surrey, England, to Catherine Josephine (Whittaker), a psychiatric nurse from Glasgow, and Alfred Martin Nighy, who was English-born and managed a garage in Croydon.
At school,...
Samwise Gamgee
6. Richard O'Callaghan
Actor | Watership Down
Richard O'Callaghan was born on March 7, 1940 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Watership Down (1978), Carry on Loving (1970) and Carry on at Your Convenience (1971).
Merry
7. John McAndrew
Actor | Five Daughters
John McAndrew is known for Five Daughters (2010), The Ghost Hunter (2000) and No Strings (1989).
Pippin
8. David Collings
Actor | Scrooge
British stage and screen actor whose characters typically displayed indecision or timidity, usually mild-mannered or naive types who tended to come to a sticky end somewhere along the line. Collings began acting professionally with the Liverpool Repertory Theatre in the early 60s. Though having ...
Legolas
9. Douglas Livingstone
Writer | Boys from the Bush
Douglas Livingstone was born on May 23, 1934 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Boys from the Bush (1991), Chillers (1990) and The Impossible Spy (1987). He was married to Anne Carroll. He died on April 19, 2021.
Gimli
10. Michael Graham Cox
Actor | Watership Down
Michael Graham Cox was born on January 8, 1938 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Watership Down (1978), The Lord of the Rings (1978) and Reluctant Bandit (1965). He died on April 30, 1995 in London, England, UK.
Boromir
11. Marian Diamond
Actress | The Avengers
Marian Diamond was born on December 17, 1936 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Avengers (1961), Detective (1964) and Sherlock Holmes (1964).
Galadriel
12. Simon Cadell
Actor | Watership Down
Simon Cadell was born on July 19, 1950 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Watership Down (1978), The Cold Light of Day (1996) and Enemy at the Door (1978). He was married to Rebecca Croft. He died on March 6, 1996 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
Celeborn
13. Sonia Fraser
Actress | Saturday Playhouse
Sonia Fraser was born on January 11, 1937 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and producer, known for Saturday Playhouse (1958), The Bacchae (1962) and Codename Icarus (1981). She died on November 12, 2013 in London, England, UK.
Arwen
14. Peter Howell
Actor | Scum
Peter Howell was an English actor born in London to Owen, a solicitor, and his wife Nora, née Mally, on 25 October 1919. He attended Winchester College and began studying Law at Christ Church, Oxford but left when he was called up for wartime service in 1939. Invalided out of the army in 1943 as a ...
Saruman
15. Hugh Dickson
Actor | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Hugh Dickson was born on August 19, 1927 in Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), Canterbury Tales (1969) and Poldark (1975). He was married to Dorothy White. He died on November 26, 2018 in London, England, UK.
Elrond
16. John Le Mesurier
Actor | The Italian Job
The son of a solicitor, British character actor John Le Mesurier attended public school in Dorset, England, before embarking on a career in law. However, acting was his true calling, and at age 20, with his parents' approval, he began his acting career by studying drama at the Fay Compton School of...
Bilbo Baggins
17. Peter Woodthorpe
Actor | The Lord of the Rings
Peter Woodthorpe was educated at Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School in York and attended Magdalene College, Cambridge. He undertook National Service in the Royal Navy and made his debut as a professional actor in the theatre in 1955. His extensive and distinguished stage career included work with ...
Gollum/Smeagol
18. Jack May
Actor | The Man Who Would Be King
Jack May was born on April 23, 1922 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Count Duckula (1988) and Adam Adamant Lives! (1966). He was married to Petra Davies. He died on September 19, 1997 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
Theoden
19. Paul Brooke
Actor | The Phantom of the Opera
Paul Brooke was born on November 22, 1944 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) and Alfie (2004).
Grima Wormtongue
20. Elin Jenkins
Actress | Inspector Morse
Elin Jenkins is known for Inspector Morse (1987), Waterfront (1984) and Target (1977).
Eowyn
21. Anthony Hyde
Actor | Highlander
Anthony Hyde is known for Highlander (1992), Sharpe (1993) and Sweet William (1980).
Eomer
22. Andrew Seear
Actor | Simply Irresistible
Andrew Seear was born in 1951 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Simply Irresistible (1999), Shadowlands (1993) and The Trial of Lord Lucan (1994).
Faramir
23. Stephen Thorne
Actor | Death of an Expert Witness
Stephen Thorne was born on March 2, 1935 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Death of an Expert Witness (1983), Doctor Who (1963) and Runaway (1984). He was married to Barbara Sykes. He died on May 26, 2019 in the UK.
Treebeard
24. Peter Vaughan
Actor | Straw Dogs
A true character actor in the best sense of the word, offbeat British thespian Peter Vaughan's hefty frame could appear intimidating or benevolent; his mere presence menacing or avuncular. Adept at playing both sides of the law, his characters usually possessed a strange, somewhat wary countenance ...
Denethor
25. Philip Voss
Actor | Octopussy
Philip Voss was born on August 20, 1936 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Octopussy (1983), About Time (2013) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). He died on November 13, 2020 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
Lord of the Nazgul
26. John Rye
Actor | Macbeth
John Rye is known for Macbeth (1958), Mystery and Imagination (1966) and Puss in Boots Shorts (2014).
Mouth of Sauron
27. John Webb
John Webb was an actor, known for Bopha! (1993), Poirot (1989) and Way Past Cool (2000). He died in 2003 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Glorfindel
28. Haydn Wood
Actor | Lifeforce
Haydn Wood is known for Lifeforce (1985), Doctor Who (1963) and Softly Softly: Task Force (1969).
Haldir, Nazgul, Nob, Minstrel
29. Patrick Barr
Actor | Octopussy
Patrick Barr, born into a judicial family in British India in 1908, was active for more than half a century on the stage, screen and, later, very successfully on television.
Tall and distinguished, the son of a judge and (in retirement) theatrical manager, Barr was educated at Radley and Trinity ...
Gamling
30. Michael McStay
Actor | Doctor Who
Mike McStay, Mac, as he was known in his school days attended Leyton County High School, Leyton East. His family home was in Chingford. He excelled as an actor in a succession of ambitious productions of the school dramatic society. The school had a long established tradition for drama, thanks to a...
Ceorl
31. Michael Spice
Actor | Hamlet
Michael Spice was born on May 20, 1931 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hamlet (1961), Doctor Who (1963) and Six Days of Justice (1972). He was married to Polly Murch. He died on November 2, 1983 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
Hama, Nazgul
32. John Livesey
Actor | Doctor Who
John Livesey is known for Doctor Who (1963), The Doll (1975) and Special Branch (1969).
Eothain, Otho, Ruffian
33. Martyn Read
Actor | Kavanagh QC
Martyn Read was born on November 11, 1944 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Kavanagh QC (1995), The Darling Buds of May (1991) and The Sweeney (1975). He died on September 25, 2022 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK.
Halbarad
34. Christopher Scott
Actor | The Archers
Christopher Scott is known for The Archers (2007), Escape (1980) and London's Burning (1988).
Beregond, Black Rider, Guard
35. Pauline Letts
Actress | Antony and Cleopatra
Pauline Letts was born on May 1, 1917 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Antony and Cleopatra (1951), Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) and Nicholas Nickleby (1977). She died on June 25, 2001 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK.
Ioreth
36. Alexander John
Actor | Sense and Sensibility
Alexander John was born in 1932 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sense and Sensibility (1995), The Orchard End Murder (1981) and A Dirty Knight's Work (1976). He died on July 22, 2002 in Paddington, London, England, UK.
Gwaihir
37. Donald Gee
Actor | 1990
Donald Gee was born on September 28, 1937 in Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for 1990 (1977), Doctor Who (1963) and The Forsyte Saga (1967). He was married to Shirley Thieman. He died on January 14, 2022 in the United Kingdom.
Radagast
38. John Church
Actor | The Avengers
John Church is known for The Avengers (1961), She Stoops to Conquer (1956) and Adam Adamant Lives! (1966).
Gaffer
39. Gordon Reid
Actor | Mansfield Park
Gordon Reid was born on September 6, 1939 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Mansfield Park (1999), The Others (2001) and Doctor Who (1963). He died on November 26, 2003 in London, England, UK.
Ted Sandyman, Snaga
40. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Actress | Jupiter Moon
Kathryn Hurlbutt was born in 1958 in Birmingham, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Jupiter Moon (1990), Vote for Them (1989) and Casualty (1986).
Rosie
41. Leonard Fenton
Actor | Shine on Harvey Moon
Leonard Fenton was born on April 29, 1926 in Stepney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Shine on Harvey Moon (1982), EastEnders (1985) and A Legacy (1975). He was married to Madeline Thorner. He died on January 29, 2022 in England, UK.
Daddy Twofoot
42. John Bott
Actor | Orlando
John Bott was born on March 28, 1923 in Douglas, Isle of Man, UK. He was an actor, known for Orlando (1992), A Question of Guilt (1980) and United! (1965). He died on May 3, 1994 in Washington, USA.
Farmer Maggot, Ruffian
43. Diana Bishop
Actress | The Wednesday Play
Diana Bishop is known for The Wednesday Play (1964), Coronation Street (1960) and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996).
Lobelia
44. Alan Dudley
Actor | Chariots of Fire
Alan Dudley was born in 1925 in Greenwich, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Chariots of Fire (1981), Eleanor Marx (1977) and Beasts (1976). He died on January 7, 2013 in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
Farmer Cotton
45. Sean Arnold
Actor | Bergerac
Sean Arnold was born on April 30, 1941 in Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Bergerac (1981), Great Expectations (1989) and The Caesars (1968). He died on April 15, 2020 in St Peter, Jersey, Channel Islands.
Proudfoot, Orc
46. Harry Holm
Editor | O Nefyn i Nairobi
Harry Holm is known for O Nefyn i Nairobi (2012) and Look Up and Wave Your Glove (2005).
Elanor Gamgee
47. James Grout
Actor | Mother Love
James Grout was born on October 22, 1927 in Edmonton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Mother Love (1989), Inspector Morse (1987) and Born and Bred (1978). He was married to Noreen J. Fowler. He died on June 24, 2012 in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.
Barliman Butterbur
48. Brian Haines
Actor | The Adventures of Robin Hood
Brian Haines was born on May 9, 1921 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955), The Avengers (1961) and ITV Play of the Week (1955). He was married to Joy Adamson. He died on July 25, 1991 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
Ugluk
49. Christopher Fairbank
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy
Probably best known as Moxy in the television series of Auf Wiedersen Pet he was born in Essex, educated in Canterbury then moved to Liverpool when he was 17. He made his stage debut in 1974 as Prince Henry in The Wisest Fool at the Civic Theatre in Darlington when as understudy he had to go on ...
Shagrat
50. David Sinclair
Actor | New Scotland Yard
David Sinclair was born on May 19, 1934 in Elham, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for New Scotland Yard (1972), Dead of Night (1972) and My Partner the Ghost (1969). He died on December 31, 1996 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
Gorbag
51. Graham Faulkner
Actor | Fratello sole, sorella luna
Graham Faulkner was born on September 26, 1947 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972), Dickens of London (1976) and Notorious Woman (1974).
Deagol, Bill Ferny, Orc Captain
52. Jenny Lee
Actress | Doctor Who
Jenny Lee is known for Doctor Who (2005), Homicide (1964) and Number 96 (1972).
Shelob Effects
53. Oz Clarke
Actor | Superman
Oz Clarke is known for Superman (1978), Much Ado About Nothing (1984) and The Final Option (1982).
The Bard
54. The Ambrosian Singers
Soundtrack | Batman Begins
The Ambrosian Singers is known for Batman Begins (2005), Get Smart (2008) and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992).
Singers
Tell Your Friends