Saruman the White — The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Character Profile

About Saruman the White

Wizard council leader before his fall.

Saruman the White — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Enhanced_human

Abilities

Council leadership, Magic, Deception, Strategy

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 9/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 3/10
• Influence: 8/10

Affiliations

• White Council
• Tolkien's legendarium

Quick Facts about Saruman the White

Occupation

fictional tyrant

Saruman the White's Known Relations

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

Saruman the White appears in 5 titles

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — character page
• 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)
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Christopher Lee

Appears in

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Role

Cameo

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• Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen)
• Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage)
• Bofur (James Nesbitt)
• Ori (Adam Brown)
• Balin (Ken Stott)
• Bifur / Tom Troll (William Kircher)
• Galadriel (Cate Blanchett)
• Elrond (Hugo Weaving)
• Gollum (Andy Serkis)
• Radagast the Brown (Sylvester McCoy)
• King Thranduil (Lee Pace)