Bilbo — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Character Profile

About Bilbo

The younger version of the hobbit adventurer, central to the quest for Erebor.

Bilbo — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Storytelling, Wisdom, Ring lore, Retirement

• Strength: 2/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 8/10
• 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
• Thorin and Company — Member of
• Gollum — Enemy
• Gandalf — Significant person

Bilbo appears in 6 titles

• The Hobbit (1977) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — character page
• 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 Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Bilbo — Family Uncle And Nephew — Frodo (Elijah Wood)

  Bilbo is Frodo's older relative and transfers the Ring and other possessions to him.

  Bilbo passes his inheritance, including the One Ring, to his nephew Frodo.

• Bilbo — Social Old Friends — Gandalf (Ian McKellen)

  Their long-standing friendship frames the transfer of the Ring to Frodo.

  Bilbo celebrates his 111th birthday in the Shire with his old friend Gandalf the Grey.

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• Gandalf (Ian McKellen)
• Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen)
• Sam (Sean Astin)
• Boromir (Sean Bean)
• Elendil (Peter McKenzie)
• Saruman (Christopher Lee)
• Arwen (Liv Tyler)
• Pippin (Billy Boyd)
• Galadriel (Cate Blanchett)
• Legolas (Orlando Bloom)
• Gimli (John Rhys-Davies)