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Noel Appleby played Odo Proudfoot in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He died in May 2007, only six years after The Fellowship was released.
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Noel Appleby was born on 5 April 1933. He was an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988).
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Mar 12, 2022 · Noel Appleby made multiple memorable appearances as the testy hobbit patriarch Odo Proudfoot, who expresses deep disapproval at the sight of Gandalf returning to the Shire. Appleby died on...
Jan 29, 2023 · Noel Appleby was a New Zealand actor. He played Everard Proudfoot in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. In 2007, he and 14 other actors filed a lawsuit against New Line Cinema over merchandising royalties, but he died before the court made its decision.
- Noel Appleby „Odo Proudfoot“
- Martyn Sanderson „Harry Goatleaf“
- Elizabeth Moody „Lobelia Sackville-Baggins“
- Alan Howard „Sauron“
- Sir Christopher Lee „Saruman“
- William Johnson „Old Noakes“
- Alistair Browning „Damrod“
- Ray Henwood „Councilman“
- Ian Holm „Bilbo Baggins“
- Bruce Alpress „Aldor“
Actor Noel Appleby had many memorable moments in thefirst and last movie in the trilogy. He played Odo Proudfoot, Bilbo Baggins’s cousin, who at first disapproves of Gandalf arriving in the Shire, most of the Hobbits thought he was trouble. This would later change at the sight of the fireworks that Gandalf provided as entertainment for all of Shire...
Martyn Sanderson had a significant role in improving New Zealand’s Theatre. He would go on to be one of the founding fathers of modern theatre in New Zealand. Sanderson found himself in many different roles over the years, he was an actor, producer, director, writer, and poet. In The Lord of The Rings, he played the role of Harry Goatleaf. The firs...
Elizabeth Moody was born in England but eventually emigrated and naturalized to New Zealand. She was a television and theatre actress and director. Her character in The Lord of The Rings was called Lobelia Sackville-Baggins. After Bilbo’s birthday party, Bilbo left Bag End to Frodo’s care and Lobelia and her husband claimed that this was not true. ...
Alan MacKenzie Howard is an English actor with a very rich background in theatre. In fact, he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company up until 1983. He would go on to play in the Royal National theatre as well. We can definitely say that his work in theatre was quite significant. He won the award for Best Actor at the Evening Standard Theatre...
The amazing Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was an English actor and singer who in the Lord of The Rings portrayed the character, Saruman the White. Alongside his iconic role in Fellowship of The Ring, he also played Dracula and became quite known for his brilliant villain portrayals. In 2009 he was knighted for his services to drama and charit...
William Johnson, also known as Bill Johnson was another New Zealand actor who played the character of Old Noakes in the extended version of The Fellowship of The Ring. After the release of the last Lord of The Rings movie, Johnson also worked with the director Peter Jackson on his movie King Kong. Old Noakes appeared before Bilbo’s birthday party a...
Film and theatre actor Alistair Browning was also a part of the New Zealand crew. He played the character called Damrod. He first started his career working as an intern at The Mercury Theatre in Auckland where he learned about many different operational sectors. Learning about how lighting, sound effects, set construction and costuming work togeth...
Charles Raymond Henwood was born in Wales and moved to New Zealand when he was 25, there he eventually started teaching science and mathematics. He was very significant in this field because later on, he would introduce the breathalyzer as a toxicologist who was a part of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. At that time he was sim...
The legendary Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert went on to portray many iconic characters on the film screen over the years. In our trilogy, he played the role of Bilbo Baggins, Frodo’s older cousin. Similar to Alan Howard who voiced Sauron, he was also a part of the Royal Shakespeare Company. In his career, he won many awards for his performances, like in 196...
Bruce Robert Alpress was another New Zealand actor a part of The Lord of The Rings universe. His work on television started in the sixties and continued after that. Another one of his iconic roles was when he played alongside Tommy Lee Jones in a movie called Nate and Hayes. He won the New Zealand film and television award for Best Actor. In the se...
Dec 17, 2003 · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Directed by Peter Jackson. With Noel Appleby, Ali Astin, Sean Astin, David Aston. Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
Dec 19, 2001 · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Directed by Peter Jackson. With Alan Howard, Noel Appleby, Sean Astin, Sala Baker. A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
