He murdered his own cousin, Déagol, for the One Ring.In the 2003 Sierra Entertainment video game, he was voiced by Daran Norris. In Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated adaptation of Lord of the Rings, he was voiced by the late Peter Woodthorpe. In Rankin/Bass' animated adaptations of The Hobbit and Return of the King, he was voiced by the late 'Brother' Theodore Gottlieb.

In Sir Peter Jackson's adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, he was portrayed in motion capture by Andy Serkis. His all-consuming need for the Ring eventually leads him to betray Frodo and unintentionally destroy the Ring and himself. After losing the Ring to Bilbo Baggins, he hunts it for decades, eventually becoming part of the quest to destroy it when he is tamed by Bilbo's nephew Frodo. He is a former Hobbit who is corrupted and transformed into a slimy, monstrous creature by the One Ring, which he calls 'my precious'. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium and Peter Jackson's Middle-Earth film series, serving as the central antagonist of The Lord of the Rings novel and film trilogy as well as a supporting antagonist in The Hobbit and a major antagonist in the film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Gollum, originally known as Sméagol or Trahald, is a major antagonist in J.R.R. ~ Gollum's catchphrase (about his doomed obsession with the One Ring), and one of the most famous quotes in cinema history.

Gollum goblin from lord of the rings