Sam — The Lord of the Rings Character Profile

About Sam

Frodo's devoted gardener and loyal companion. He joins the initial journey with Pippin and Merry. When the Fellowship breaks, Sam refuses to leave Frodo's side, capturing the captured Gollum and following him to Mount Doom despite Gollum's growing treachery.

Character Facts

Played by

Michael Scholes

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings (1978)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Sam — Alliance Companion — Frodo (Christopher Guard)

  Sam is Frodo's loyal companion on the quest

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More characters from The Lord of the Rings

• Frodo (Christopher Guard)
• Gandalf (William Squire)
• 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)