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"The wise speak only of what they know, Grima son of Galmod. A witless worm have you become. Therefore be silent, and keep your forked tongue behind your teeth. I have not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a serving-man till the lightning falls."
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GOLLUM
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Character Name:
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Gollum, Smeagol
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Actor Name:
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Andy Serkis
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Date of Birth:
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April 20, 1964
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Place of Birth:
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England
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Character Bio:
Physical description: Drastically changed from his original hobbit
form by the power of the One Ring. Black skin, thin wispy hair.
He had large pale green eyes which shone like lamps in the dark
and apparently aided him in keen night vision. He was withered down
to a lean frame of skin and bones, but very strong. He was extremely
quick, and could hear the slightest sound from a great distance.
Smeagol's original name was Trahald, the Anglicized equivalent
of which is Smeagol. Smeagol was born in the year 2430 to a fairly
prominent family of hobbits of the Stoor strain near the Gladden
Fields. In the year 2463, the day of Smeagol's coming of age, he
went fishing with his cousin Deagol. While fishing, Deagol saw something
glittering under the surface of the water, dove in after it, and
came up with a glittering gold ring. Before even knowing the qualities
of the beautiful ring, Smeagol's desire to own it overtook him,
and he murdered his cousin for it. Smeagol soon developed many undesirable
qualities, like stealing, eavesdropping, and being sneaky whenever
he had the opportunity. It was these qualities which got him banished
from his household. Cursing his bad luck and his family, he eventually
made his way to a gloomy den underneath the Misty Mountains. Living
in darkness, he grew to hate the light of the sun and moon, but
the moon he would tolerate. Smeagol stayed there for many years
until he was unexpectedly visited by Bilbo Baggins, who found Smeagol's
ring near the water where he had left it accidently. After the "theft"
of his "birthday present", Smeagol found the strength
to venture out and pursue the Ring. He wandered far and wide until
the year 3017, when he was captured by Sauron. This is how Sauron
found out about the name of Baggins. Soon after he was captured
by Aragorn, who turned him over to Gandalf, but managed to escape
during an orc raid, immediately setting off in search of the Ring.
He managed to catch up with Frodo and the Fellowship near the West
Gate of Moria, following them through, and betraying them to the
orcs. Following them through Moria and Lorien, Smeagol was captured
by Frodo and Sam near Emyn Muil, after which he faithfully led the
pair to Cirith Ungol, and seemed to be changing his ways. In Cirith
Ungol though he revealed his true nature, betraying Frodo and Sam
to Shelob with the intention of finding the Ring in their discarded
clothing. His plan did not work out as intended, and he had to set
out after the Ring once more. He caught up with Frodo and Sam at
the foot of Mount Doom, where he was cast down by Frodo, and stayed
by Samwise out of pity. Frodo was eventually overcome by the power
of the Ring at the edge of the Cracks of Doom, where once again
he was accosted by Smeagol, wrestling for the Ring. In the struggle
he managed to bite off Frodo's Ring finger and recovered the One
Ring. In a dance of mirth and excitement, he lost himself and fell
into the Cracks of Doom, thus fulfilling the quest.
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Actor Bio:
Andy's television
credits include roles in Streetwise, Saracen, The New Statesman, Made
in Spain, The Darling Buds of May, Pie in the Sky, The Chief, Finney,
Kavanagh QC and recently the role of Lawler in Touching Evil.
He has just completed filming on Pandemonium, a film directed by
Julian Temple in which he again appears with Emily Woof, who plays
Nancy opposite him in Oliver Twist. He is also soon to be seen in
the new Mike Leigh film Topsy Turvy. His other film credits include
Mike Leigh's Career Girls, The Prince of Jutland, The Near Room,
Clueless, Stella Does Tricks, Loop, Mojo, Among Giants and Insomnia.
In the theatre, he has performed at the Royal Court, The Royal
Exchange Manchester, Hull Truck, Dukes Lancaster, the Nuffield Studio
and the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
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Actor Commentary:
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"I think the great thing about Gollum is he is the point of
human contact or what the ring does to you."
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Filmography:
24 Hour Party People
(2002) .... Martin Hannet
Shiner (2000) .... Mel
Pandaemonium (2000) .... John Thelwall
Jolly Boys' Last Stand, The (2000) .... Spider
Arabian Nights (2000) (TV) .... Kasim
"Touching Evil III" (1999) (mini) TV Series .... Michael
Lawler
Five Seconds to Spare (1999)
"Oliver Twist" (1999) (mini) TV Series .... Bill Sikes
Topsy-Turvy (1999) .... John D'Auban
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