Sméagol

“	My Precious...	”
	— Gollum

Sméagol
Naming
Others	Gollum
Personal information
Species	Hobbit (transformed)
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Unknown
Relations	Unnamed grandmother
Current status	Deceased
Cause of death	Falls into a lava pit of Mount Doom
Biology
Body type	Humanoid
Sentience	Sentient
Sapience	Sapient
Behind the scenes
Universe	The Hobbit
Created by	J.R.R. Tolkien
Performed by	Andy Serkis Brother Theodore Peter Woodthorpe

Sméagol, aka Gollum, is the central antagonist of The Lord of the Rings and Peter Jackson's film trilogy adaptations and then is also a supporting antagonist in The Hobbit and Peter Jackson's film trilogy adaptations.

He is a supporting antagonist in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and then is an anti-hero in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and as one of the two secondary antagonists (alongside the Witch King) of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

History

Sméagol was a stoorish Hobbit and a close friend of Déagol, but when he found the ring in the water, Sméagol became insane and then brutally killed Déagol. As time passed, Sméagol slowly began to change into a kind of monstrous humanoid, forced to eat nothing but fish from the lake while hiding in the mountains.

Notes

• During the production of the 2002 film, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, One of Gollum's design elements were inspired by American singer Iggy Pop as well as his infamous "Gollum" croak which was based on Andy Serkis' pet cat.