The Hobbit

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jules Bass
Arthur Rankin Jr.

Writing Credits

J.R.R. Tolkien
(novel)
Romeo Muller
(adapted for the screen by)

Cast

Orson Bean
Bilbo Baggins
Richard Boone
Smaug
Hans Conried
Thorin Oakenshield
John Huston
Gandalf The Grey
Otto Preminger
The Elvenking
Cyril Ritchard
Elrond
Theodore Gottlieb
Gollum
Paul Frees
Bombur / Bill Huggins - Troll Leader (voice)
Jack DeLeon
Dwalin / Fíli / Kíli / Óin / Glóin / Ori / Nori / Bifur / Bofur / Bert - Troll #2 / Goblin / Orc / Spiders / Wood Elves / Lake People (voice) (as Jack De Leon)
Don Messick
Balin / Tom - Troll #3 / Grinnah - The Goblin / Goblin / Orc / Gwaihir - Lord of the Eagles (voice)
John Stephenson
Dori / Bard / Great Goblin (voice)
Glenn Yarbrough
The Balladeer
Thurl Ravenscroft
Goblin / Orc / Bolg / Chorus (voice) (uncredited)

Produced by

Jules Bass
producer
Arthur Rankin Jr.
producer
Masaki Îzuka
associate producer (as Masaki Iizuka)

Music by

Maury Laws
(music composed, arranged & conducted by)

Production Design by

Arthur Rankin Jr.

Art Department

Takashi Hisaoka
storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

Tom Clack
sound effects
John Curcio
sound recordist
Bob Elder
sound recordist
Dave Iveland
sound recordist

Animation Department

Lester Abrams
character designer
Yukiyoshi Hane
animator
Tôru Hara
animation coordinator (as Toru Hara)
Kazuko Itoh
animator
Hidetoshi Kaneko
animator
Ikkô Kobayashi
animator (as Kazuyuki Kobayashi)
Hidemi Kubo
animator
Tsuguyuki Kubo
animation supervisor / character designer
Minoru Nishida
background designer
Kôichi Sasaki
animation director
Katsuhisa Yamada
animation director
Tadakatsu Yoshida
animator
Hidetoshi Kaneko
background artist (uncredited)

Music Department

Maury Laws
conductor / music arranger
Lois Winter
choral direction
Glenn Yarbrough
main title theme writer and performer: "The Greatest Adventure"
Bill Lee
singer (uncredited)
Gloria O'Brien
featured vocalist (uncredited) / singer: theme music (uncredited)
Thurl Ravenscroft
chorus (uncredited) / featured vocalist (uncredited)
Glenn Yarbrough
featured vocalist (uncredited) / singer (uncredited)
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