who played tom bombadil in lord of the rings
He was played by Norman Shelley in the 1955–1956 BBC radio adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings".
Tom Bombadil
Bombadil has appeared in a number of other adaptations. He was played by Norman Shelley in the 1955–1956 BBC radio adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings", a performance that Tolkien thought "dreadful"; in his view even worse was that Goldberry was announced as his daughter and Willowman "an ally of Mordor (!!)" (his emphasis). He was portrayed by Esko Hukkanen in the 1993 Finnish miniseries "Hobitit".
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Tom Bombadil [SEP] Adaptations
(part of the trilogy's merchandise). The model portraying Bombadil on this card is Harry Wellerchew. Bombadil has appeared in a number of other adaptations. He was played by Norman Shelley in the 1955–1956 BBC radio adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings", a performance that Tolkien thought "dreadful"; in his view even worse was that Goldberry was announced as his daughter and Willowman "an ally of Mordor (!!)" (his emphasis). He was portrayed by Esko Hukkanen in the 1993 Finnish miniseries "Hobitit".