J.R.R. Tolkien

Date of birth (location) 3 January 1892 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa Date of death (details) 2 September 1973 Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK. (bleeding ulcer and chest infection) Mini biography English writer, scholar and philologist, Tolkien's father was a bank manager... (show more)

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Filmography as: Writer, Composer, Miscellaneous Crew, Himself, Archive Footage

Writer - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s)

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004) (VG) (characters)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (novel Return of the King)
   ... aka Herr der Ringe: Die Rückkehr des Königs, Der (Germany)
   ... aka The Return of the King (USA: short title)
3. The Hobbit (2003) (VG) (characters)
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003/II) (VG) (novel)
5. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring (2003) (VG) (characters)
6. Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' (2003) (V) (book The Hobbit)
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (novel)
   ... aka Herr der Ringe: Die zwei Türme, Der (Germany)
   ... aka The Two Towers (USA: short title)
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002/II) (VG) (novel)
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) (VG) (novel)
10. The Standard Deviants: Rings, Kings & Things (2002) (V) (books)
11. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) (novel The Fellowship of the Ring)
    ... aka The Fellowship of the Ring (USA: short title)
    ... aka The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Motion Picture (USA: promotional title)
12. A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' (2001) (TV) (books)
13. Quest for the Ring (2001) (TV) (books)
14. National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings (2001) (TV) (characters)
15. Jet Set Willy: Lord of the Rings (2000) (VG) (characters)
    
    
16. An Awfully Big Adventure: J.R.R. Tolkien (1998) (TV) (books)
17. J.R.R.T.: A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien (1996) (V) (books)
18. Kingdom O' Magic (1996) (VG) (characters)
19. "Hobitit" (1993) (mini) TV Series (novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit)
20. The Lord of the Rings: Vol. II (1992) (VG) (characters)
    ... aka J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: Vol. II (USA: complete title)
21. Tolkien Remembered (1992) (TV) (books)
22. Lord of the Rings (1990) (VG) (novel)
    ... aka Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (International: English title)
23. The Lord of the Rings: Vol. I (1990) (VG) (characters)
    ... aka J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: Vol. I (USA: complete title)
24. Riders of Rohan (1990) (VG) (characters)
    ... aka J.R.R. Tokiens's Riders of Rohan (USA: complete title)
    
    
25. The Crack of Doom (1989) (VG) (characters)
26. The Bridge of Catzad-Dum (1988) (VG) (novel The Fellowship of the Ring)
27. Fuddo and Slam (1988) (VG) (characters)
28. The Shadows of Mordor (1988) (VG) (characters)
29. War in Middle Earth (1988) (VG) (characters)
    ... aka J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth (USA: complete title)
30. Bulbo and the Lizard King (1987) (VG) (novel The Fellowship of the Ring)
31. The Boggit: Bored Too (1986) (VG) (characters)
32. An Everyday Tale of a Seeker of Gold (1986) (VG) (novel The Hobbit)
33. Bored of the Rings (1985) (VG) (novel The Lord of the Rings)
34. Lord of the Rings: Game One (1985) (VG) (novel)
    ... aka The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure
35. Dungeon Adventure (1984) (VG) (characters)
    ... aka Middle-Earth Trilogy, Part III (International: English title)
36. Kleine Hobbit, Der (1984) (VG) (characters)
    ... aka The Small Hobbit (International: English title: literal title)
37. Adventure Quest (1983) (VG) (characters)
    ... aka Middle-Earth Trilogy, Part II (International: English title)
38. Colossal Adventure (1983) (VG) (characters)
    ... aka Jewels of Darkness (USA)
    ... aka Middle-Earth Trilogy: Part I (International: English title)
39. The Hobbit (1982) (VG) (novel)
    ... aka The Hobbit Software Adventure (USA)
40. Moria (1982) (VG) (characters)
41. Shadowfax (1982) (VG) (characters)
42. The Return of the King (1980) (TV) (novel)
    
    
43. The Lord of the Rings (1978) (novels The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers)
    ... aka J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (USA: complete title)
44. The Hobbit (1977) (TV) (novel)
    
    

Filmography as: Writer, Composer, Miscellaneous Crew, Himself, Archive Footage

Composer - filmography

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (song "Aragorn's Coronation") (song "The Edge of Night")
   ... aka Herr der Ringe: Die Rückkehr des Königs, Der (Germany)
   ... aka The Return of the King (USA: short title)
   
   

Filmography as: Writer, Composer, Miscellaneous Crew, Himself, Archive Footage

Miscellaneous Crew - filmography

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) (VG) (special thanks)
   
   

Filmography as: Writer, Composer, Miscellaneous Crew, Himself, Archive Footage

Himself - filmography
(2000s) (1990s)

1. A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' (2001) (TV) .... Himself (archived recordings and video)
2. Master of the Rings: The Unauthorized Story Behind J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (2001) (V) .... Himself (archived)
3. Quest for the Ring (2001) (TV) .... Himself (archived video and recording)
   
   
4. An Awfully Big Adventure: J.R.R. Tolkien (1998) (TV) .... Himself (reads his books aloud) (archived interviews)
5. J.R.R.T.: A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien (1996) (V) .... Himself (reads his books aloud) (archived interviews)
6. Tolkien Remembered (1992) (TV) (voice) (archive sound) .... Himself (reads his books aloud)
   
   

Filmography as: Writer, Composer, Miscellaneous Crew, Himself, Archive Footage

Archive Footage

1. Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' (2003) (V) .... Himself
2. Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' (2003) (V) .... Himself
3. J.R.R. Tolkien: The Origin of the Rings (2002) (V) .... Himself
4. The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2002) (V) .... Himself
5. The Standard Deviants: Rings, Kings & Things (2002) (V) .... Himself

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