Bilbo — The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Character Profile

About Bilbo

Elderly hobbit who originally found the Ring and passes it to Frodo.

Bilbo — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Stealth, Storytelling, Riddle solving, Ring usage

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 7.5/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 7/10
• Influence: 5/10

Affiliations

• Thorin and Company
• Tolkien's legendarium

Quick Facts about Bilbo

Occupation

burglar

First Appearance

The Hobbit

Bilbo's Known Relations

• Bungo Baggins — Father
• Belladonna Took — Mother
• Frodo Baggins — Relative
• Gollum (fantasy) — Enemy
• Thorin and Company — Member of
• Gandalf — Significant person

Bilbo appears in 6 titles

• The Hobbit (1977) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — character page
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) — character page
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Ian Holm

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Bilbo — Family Cousin And Ring Predecessor — Frodo (Elijah Wood)

  Bilbo's earlier possession of the Ring precedes Frodo's quest.

  The character profile states that Bilbo originally found the Ring and passed it to Frodo, describing their family connection.

• Bilbo — Social Companion — Gandalf (Ian McKellen)

  Their shared departure reflects a long-standing bond.

  At the conclusion, Frodo departs for the Undying Lands with Bilbo and Gandalf.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

More characters from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

• Frodo (Elijah Wood)
• Gandalf (Ian McKellen)
• Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen)
• Sam (Sean Astin)
• Gollum / Smeagol (Andy Serkis)
• Denethor (John Noble)
• Merry (Dominic Monaghan)
• Celeborn (Marton Csokas)
• Pippin (Billy Boyd)
• Elrond (Hugo Weaving)
• Legolas (Orlando Bloom)
• Gimli (John Rhys-Davies)