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J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973)

English writer, scholar and philologist, Tolkien's father was a bank manager in South Africa. When his father died in 1896 his mother took him and his younger brother to his father's native village of Sarehole, near Birmingham, England. The landscapes and Nordic mythology of the Midlands may have been... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (novel "The Hobbit") (post-production)
 
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (novel "The Hobbit")
 
2010 Making of Hunt for Gollum (documentary) (novel)
 
2009 Born of Hope (inspired by the writings of)
 
2009 The Hunt for Gollum (short) (novel "The Lord of the Rings")
 
2007 The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (Video Game) (original story)
 
2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (Video Game) (characters)
 
2004 Mr. Bliss (short) (story)
 
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring (Video Game) (characters)
 
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (novel "The Return of the King")
 
2003 The Hobbit (Video Game) (characters)
 
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Video Game) (novel)
 
2003 Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' (video) (book "The Hobbit")
 
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (novel "The Two Towers")
 
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Video Game) (novel)
 
2001 National Geographic Explorer (TV series documentary)
Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings (2001) (characters)
 
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (novel "The Fellowship of the Ring")
 
2001 Quest for the Ring (TV documentary short) (books)
 
2000 Jet Set Willy: Lord of the Rings (Video Game) (characters)
 
1998 An Awfully Big Adventure: J.R.R. Tolkien (TV documentary) (books)
 
1996 Kingdom O' Magic (Video Game) (characters)
 
1996 J.R.R.T.: A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien (video documentary) (books)
 
1993 Hobitit (TV mini-series)
 
1992 The Lord of the Rings: Vol. II (Video Game) (characters)
 
1992 Tolkien Remembered (TV documentary short) (books)
 
1990 Riders of Rohan (Video Game) (characters)
 
1990 The Lord of the Rings: Vol. I (Video Game) (characters)
 
1990 Lord of the Rings (Video Game) (novel)
 
1989 The Crack of Doom (Video Game) (characters)
 
1988 Fuddo and Slam (Video Game) (characters)
 
1988 The Bridge of Catzad-Dum (Video Game) (novel "The Fellowship of the Ring")
 
1988 War in Middle Earth (Video Game) (characters)
 
1988 The Shadows of Mordor (Video Game) (characters)
 
1987 Bulbo and the Lizard King (Video Game) (novel "The Fellowship of the Ring")
 
1986 An Everyday Tale of a Seeker of Gold (Video Game) (novel "The Hobbit")
 
1986 The Boggit: Bored Too (Video Game) (characters)
 
1985 Lord of the Rings: Game One (Video Game) (novel)
 
1985 Bored of the Rings (Video Game) (novel "The Lord of the Rings")
 
1984 Der kleine Hobbit (Video Game) (characters)
 
1984 Middle-Earth Trilogy, Part III (Video Game) (characters)
 
1983 Jewels of Darkness (Video Game) (characters)
 
1983 Middle-Earth Trilogy, Part II (Video Game) (characters)
 
1982 Shadowfax (Video Game) (characters)
 
1982 Moria (Video Game) (characters)
 
1982 The Hobbit Software Adventure (Video Game) (novel)
 
1980 The Return of the King (TV movie) (novel)
 
1979 Jackanory (TV series)
The Hobbit (1979) (novel)
 
1978 The Lord of the Rings (novels "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers")
 
1977 The Hobbit (TV movie) (novel)
 
1966 The Hobbit (short) (book)
 
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2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (lyrics: "Blunt the Knives", "Misty Mountains")
 
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (lyrics: "The Edge of Night", "Aragorn's Coronation")
 
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Video Game) (lyrics: "Tom Bombadil's Song", "There Is an Inn")
 
1978 The Lord of the Rings (writer: "There is an Inn")
 
1977 The Hobbit (TV movie) (writer: "That's What Bilbo Baggins Hates", "Under the Lonely Mountain", "The Goblin Song", "The Road Goes Ever On and On", "The Barrel Song", "Fifteen Birds in Five Fir Trees", "The Mountain King's Return")
 
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2009 Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Video Game) (very special thanks)
 
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Video Game) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (12 titles)
2002 J.R.R. Tolkien: The Origin of the Rings (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Quest for the Ring (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1998 An Awfully Big Adventure: J.R.R. Tolkien (TV documentary)
Himself - Reading His Books Aloud (voice) (archive sound)
 
1996 J.R.R.T.: A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien (video documentary)
Himself - Reading His Books Aloud (voice) (archive sound)
 
1992 Tolkien Remembered (TV documentary short)
Himself - Reading His Books Aloud (voice) (archive sound)
 

Related Videos

The Hunt for Gollum -- Aragorn and Gandalf set out to hunt for Gollum in this 40 minute Lord of the Rings prequel produced by Independent Online Cinema, directed by Chris Bouchard and released free to the Internet. 

www.thehuntforgollum.com

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey -- A curious Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, journeys to the Lonely Mountain with a vigorous group of Dwarves to reclaim a treasure stolen from them by the dragon Smaug. The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar -- PC
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(novel) "The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of The Rings". London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1954. See more »

Publicity Listings:

8 Print Biographies  | 11 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The wise speak only of what they know. See more »

Trivia:

In "The Lord of the Rings", the wizard Gandalf is revealed to have an Elvish name, Mithrandir. This is an indirect reference to the story's Christian underpinnings. The name Mithrandir is derived from Mithras, a Pagan god with several parallels to stories of the life of Jesus: he was born on December 25 as the offspring of the Sun... See more »

Trademark:

Tweed jacket and pipe See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn