The Return of the King (1980)

The Return of the King is a 1980 animated musical television film created by Rankin/Bass and Topcraft. The film is an adaptation of the The Return of the King, the third book in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. The special aired on ABC on May 11, 1980.

Starring (In Alphabetical Order)

 * Orson Bean - Bilbo Baggins, Frodo Baggins
 * Theodore Bikel - Aragorn
 * William Conrad - Denethor
 * John Huston - Gandalf
 * Roddy McDowall - Samwise Gamgee
 * Theodore - Gollum

With the Talents of

 * Paul Frees - Elrond, Orc, Uruk-Hai
 * and Don Messick - Easterling, The Mouth of Sauron, Théoden
 * John Stephenson - Gondorain Guard, Witch-King of Angmar
 * Casey Kasem - Meriadoc Brandybuck
 * Sonny Melendrez - Peregrin Took
 * Nellie Bellflower - Éowyn
 * and Glenn Yarbrough as The Minstrel