Gandalf — The Lord of the Rings Character Profile

About Gandalf

A wise wizard who guides Frodo and the Fellowship. He warns of the Ring's danger, escapes Saruman's corruption, and joins the quest to Mordor. After falling into an abyss while fighting a Balrog, he returns reborn. He later aids the forces of Rohan and helps defeat Saruman's army at Helm's Deep.

Gandalf — Character Profile

Gandalf appears in 8 titles

• The Lord of the Rings (1978)
• 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) — character page
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) — character page
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

William Squire

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings (1978)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Gandalf — Alliance Mentor — Frodo (Christopher Guard)

  Gandalf guides and advises Frodo

• Gandalf — Professional Mentor — Frodo (Christopher Guard)

  Gandalf guides Frodo in his quest

• Gandalf — Social Friend — Bilbo (Norman Bird)

  Gandalf and Bilbo are old friends

• Gandalf — Alliance Ally — Aragorn (John Hurt)

  Aragorn and Gandalf work together to help the quest

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More characters from The Lord of the Rings

• Frodo (Christopher Guard)
• Sam (Michael Scholes)
• Aragorn (John Hurt)
• Gollum (voice) (Peter Woodthorpe)
• Merry (Simon Chandler)
• Galadriel (voice) (Annette Crosbie)
• Treebeard (voice) (John Westbrook)
• Saruman (voice) (Fraser Kerr)
• Wormtongue (voice) (Michael Deacon)
• Character Actor (voice) (Chuck Hayward)
• Character Actor (voice) (Jerry Maren)
• Pippin (Dominic Guard)