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The Return of the King poster

The Return of the King Cast & Characters

The Return of the King (1980) stars Orson Bean as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice), Roddy McDowall as Samwise Gamgee (voice) and John Huston as Gandalf (voice). The adventure movie was released May 11, 1980. Below is the full cast and crew.

NR 1980 · 1h 38m 64 Audience
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Starring Cast
O
Orson Bean
Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
R
Roddy McDowall
Samwise Gamgee (voice)
J
John Huston
Gandalf (voice)
T
Theodore Gottlieb
Gollum (voice)
C
Casey Kasem
Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck (voice)
S
Sonny Melendrez
Peregrin 'Pippin' Took (voice)
Key crew
Director
Jules Bass , Arthur Rankin Jr.
Screenplay
Romeo Muller
Based on
J. R. R. Tolkien
Producers
Jules Bass , Masaki Îzuka
Music
Maury Laws
Production design
Arthur Rankin Jr.

Full cast

13 cast members

Crew by department

8 crew members