Serkis acclaimed work as gollum in the lord of the rings films a job initially presented as a three week voice acting commitment barely appealing to him until he read the trilogy became unprecedented in cinema and raised the standards of performance capture acting.
Gollum lord of the rings voice. Gollum canoeing in his cave in the 1977 animated film. Andrew clement serkis born 20 april 1964 is an english actor narrator and film director. Lord of the rings smeagol was an ordinary hobbit who came into possession of the one ring and deteriorated into the being now known as gollum named after his habit of making a throaty swallowing noise on occasion. Great scene from the lord of the rings 2001 2002 2003 movie where gollum smeagol chat with each other himself in the river s reflection.
English film actor director and author andy serkis is known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting animation and voice work for such computer generated characters as gollum in the lord of the rings film trilogy 2001 2003 and the hobbit. Voiced most times by andy serkis. An unexpected journey 2012 the eponymous king kong in the 2005 film caesar. Images of the gollum smeagol voice actors from the lord of the rings franchise.
In both ralph bakshi s animated film of the lord of the rings 1978 and the bbc s 1981 radio serial the voice of gollum is supplied by peter woodthorpe. Gollum smeagol comparison of the voice actors who have been the voice of gollum smeagol with sound clips and images.