Cartoon Characters, Cast and Crew for The Hobbit (1977)

The Hobbit Cast & Crew List

1977
Animated TV Special
Rankin-Bass Productions, Topcraft
TV Special
Cartoon Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the Grey, Elvenking, Elrond, Smaug, Thorin Oakenshield, Gollum, Bombur, Balin, Lord of the Eagles, Dori, Great Goblin, Bard, Bert (Troll), Gloin, Oin, Ori, Nori, Dwalin, Kili, Fili, Bofur, Bifur, Elf, Spider, Goblin Driver, Eagles, Goblins.
Vocal Talent: Orson Bean (Bilbo), John Huston (Gandalf), Otto Preminger (Elvenking), Cyril Ritchard (Elrond), Richard Boone (Smaug), Hans Conried (Thorin Oakenshield), Brother Theodore (Gollum), Paul Frees (Bombur, Troll #1), Don Messick (Balin, Troll #3, Goblin, Lord of the Eagles), John Stephenson (Dori, Great Goblin, Bard), Thurl Ravenscroft (Goblin), Jack DeLeon.
Directed By Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass.
Produced By Arthur Rankin Jr, Jules Bass.
Associate Producer: Masaki Iizuka.
Animated By Yukiyoshi Hake, Kuzuko Itoh, Hidetoshi Kakeko, Kazuyuki Kobayashi, Hidemi Kubo, Tadakatsu Yoshida.
Animation Supervisor: Tsuguyuki Kubo.
Animation Directors: Koichi Sasaki, Katsuhisa Yamada.
Animation Coordinator: Toro Hara.
Written By Romeo Muller.
Original Novel, "The Hobbit": J.R.R. Tolkien.
Music By Maury Laws.
Lyrics: Jules Bass.

Production Designer: Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Adapted for the Screen by: Romeo Muller.
Character Designers: Lester Abrams, Tsuguyuki Kubo.
Background Designer: Minoru Nishida.
Sound Effects: Tom Clack.
Sound Recording: John Curcio, Dave Iveland, Bob Elder.
Choral Director: Lois Winter.
Song, "The Greatest Adventure (The Ballad of The Hobbit") Sung By: Glenn Yarbrough.