Bilbo Baggins — The Hobbit Character Profile

About Bilbo Baggins

Hobbit adventurer who joins dwarves to reclaim Erebor and later discovers the One Ring.

Bilbo Baggins — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Burglary, Courage, Ring bearer, Diplomacy, Luck

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 5/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• Thorin and Company
• Tolkien's legendarium

Quick Facts about Bilbo Baggins

Occupation

burglar

First Appearance

The Hobbit

Bilbo Baggins's Known Relations

• Belladonna Took — Mother
• Bungo Baggins — Father
• Frodo Baggins — Relative
• Gollum — Enemy
• Gandalf — Significant person
• Thorin and Company — Member of

Bilbo Baggins appears in 6 titles

• The Hobbit (1977)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — 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

Character Facts

Played by

Orson Bean

Appears in

The Hobbit (1977)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Bilbo Baggins — Alliance Teammate — Dwalin / Fíli / Kíli / Óin / Glóin / Ori / Nori / Bifur (voice) (Jack DeLeon)

  Bilbo operates as an equal partner within the dwarf company, contributing to their collective survival.

• Bilbo Baggins — Conflict Rival — Gollum (Theodore Gottlieb)

  Gollum attempts to capture Bilbo, creating a tense survival contest in the underground lake.

• Bilbo Baggins — Conflict Arch Enemy — Smaug (Richard Boone)

  Bilbo and the dragon are direct adversaries, with Smaug viewing the hobbit as a thief.

• Bilbo Baggins — Alliance Teammate — Thorin (Hans Conried)

  Bilbo joins Thorin's company as a fellow adventurer on the quest to Erebor.

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More characters from The Hobbit

• Gandalf the Grey (John Huston)
• Thorin (Hans Conried)
• Smaug (Richard Boone)
• Dwalin / Fíli / Kíli / Óin / Glóin / Ori / Nori / Bifur (voice) (Jack DeLeon)
• Gollum (Theodore Gottlieb)
• Elvenking (Otto Preminger)
• Goblin (voice) (Thurl Ravenscroft)
• The Balladeer (voice) (Glenn Yarbrough)
• Elrond (Cyril Ritchard)
• Bombur/Troll #1 (Paul Frees)
• Balin/Troll #3/Goblin/Lord of the Eagles (Don Messick)
• Dori/Great Goblin/Bard (John Stephenson)