The Return of the King

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jules Bass
Arthur Rankin Jr.

Writing Credits

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

Cast

Orson Bean
Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Theodore Bikel
Aragorn
William Conrad
Lord Denethor
John Huston
Gandalf
Roddy McDowall
Samwise Gamgee
Theodore Gottlieb
Gollum / Smeagol (voice) (as Theodore)
Paul Frees
Orc / Goblin / Uruk-Hai / Captain Shagrat / Lieutenant Snaga / Orc Sergeant / Lord Elrond (voice)
Don Messick
King Theoden / Easterling / The Mouth of Sauron (voice)
John Stephenson
Gondorian Guard / Dwimmerlaik - The Witch-King of Angmar (voice)
Casey Kasem
Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck
Sonny Melendrez
Peregrin 'Pippin' Took
Nellie Bellflower
Eowyn / Dernhelm (voice)
Glenn Yarbrough
The Minstrel

Produced by

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

Music by

Maury Laws

Production Design by

Arthur Rankin Jr.

Sound Department

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

Animation Department

Lester Abrams
character designer
Tôru Hara
animation coordinator (as Toru Hara)
Ikkô Kobayashi
animator (as Kazuyuki Kobayashi)
Hidemi Kubo
animator
Tsuguyuki Kubo
character designer
Minoru Nishida
background designer
Kôichi Sasaki
animation director
Katsuhisa Yamada
animation director
Tadakatsu Yoshida
animator
Jim Stocks
xerox processor (uncredited)

Music Department

Jules Bass
lyricist
Bernard Hoffer
conductor / music arranger
Maury Laws
conductor / music arranger
Lois Winter
choral director
Paul Frees
chorus (uncredited) / featured vocalist (uncredited) / singer (uncredited)
Thurl Ravenscroft
chorus (uncredited)
Glenn Yarbrough
featured vocalist (uncredited) / singer (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Thomas Bush
production assistant
Tsuguyuki Kubo
continuity design
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