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

About Saruman

Fallen wizard who allies with Sauron.

Saruman — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Enhanced_human

Abilities

Voice persuasion, Dark magic, Engineering, Betrayal

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 9/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 2/10
• Influence: 9/10

Affiliations

• White Council
• Tolkien's legendarium

Quick Facts about Saruman

Occupation

fictional tyrant

Saruman's Known Relations

• White Council — Member of
• Sauron — Enemy
• Gandalf — Enemy
• Théoden — Enemy

Saruman appears in 5 titles

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — character page
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — character page
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Christopher Lee

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Saruman — Conflict Betrayer — Gandalf (Ian McKellen)

  Saruman betrays his former alliance with Gandalf and joins Sauron's forces.

• Saruman — Power Commander — Lurtz (Lawrence Makoare)

  Lurtz serves as the ruthless commander of Saruman's Uruk-hai army.

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