Editing Samwise Gamgee (section)

== Adaptations ==

[[File:BakshiSam.JPG|thumb|left|Sam in [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s animated version of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'']]

In the 1971 [[The Mind's Eye (radio company)|Mind's Eye]] radio adaptation, Sam was voiced by [[Lucille Bliss|Lou Bliss]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Raggett |first=Ned |title=The Trouble With Ralph Bakshi's The Lord Of The Rings & Other Tolkien Misadventures |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/25681-ralph-bakshi-the-lord-of-the-rings-animation-review-anniversary |publisher=[[The Quietus]] |access-date=6 May 2020 |date=19 November 2018}}</ref>
In [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s 1978 [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|animated version]] of ''The Lord of the Rings'', Sam was voiced by Michael Scholes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sam |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/The-Lord-of-the-Rings/Sam/ |website=Behind the Voice Actors |access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref>
In the 1980 animated version of ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'', made for television, the character was voiced by [[Roddy McDowall]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Compare: Sam |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/voice-compare/Lord-of-the-Rings/Sam/ |website=Behind the Voice Actors |access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref>
In the 1981 [[BBC]] radio [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']], Sam was played by [[Bill Nighy]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Willow |title=Lord of the Radio |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/lord-radio/ |publisher=Empire (Cinemas) |access-date=6 May 2020 |date=29 November 2001}}</ref>
In the 1993 Finnish television [[miniseries]] ''[[Hobitit]]'', Sam is portrayed by Pertti Sveholm.<ref name=Kajava>{{cite news |last=Kajava |first=Jukka |title=Tolkienin taruista on tehty tv-sarja: Hobitien ilme syntyi jo Ryhmäteatterin Suomenlinnan tulkinnassa |language=fi |trans-title=Tolkien's tales have been turned into a TV series: The Hobbits have been brought to life in the Ryhmäteatteri theatre |work=[[Helsingin Sanomat]] |date=29 March 1993 |url=http://www.hs.fi/paivanlehti/arkisto/?haku=Klonkku&ref=arkisto%2F&page=4}} {{Subscription required}}</ref>

[[File:Sean Astin as Samwise Gamgee.png|thumb|upright=1.25<!--fmt for low img-->|[[Sean Astin]] as Sam in [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'']]

In the [[Peter Jackson]] movies ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' (2001), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' (2002) and ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' (2003), Sam was played by [[Sean Astin]].{{sfn|Jackson|2006|p=9 "Dramatis Personae"}} The [[Batman (military)|batman]] relationship and class differences between Sam and Frodo are somewhat subdued, though Sam still refers to Frodo as "Mr." (but not "Master").<ref>See ''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' dir. Peter Jackson, 2001</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called Sam Gamgee one of the "greatest sidekicks."<ref>Schott, Ben. ''Schott's Miscellany Calendar 2009'' (New York: Workman Publishing, 2008), March 21.</ref> [[UGO Networks]] named Sam as one of their top heroes in entertainment.<ref name="UGO Heroes">{{cite web |url=http://www.ugo.com/games/best-heroes-of-all-time?page=5 |title=Best Heroes of All Time |author=UGO Team |date=21 January 2010 |work=[[UGO Networks]] |access-date=3 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825220429/http://www.ugo.com/games/best-heroes-of-all-time?page=5 |archive-date=25 August 2012 }}</ref>

On stage, Sam was portrayed by Peter Howe in the [[Toronto]] [[Lord of the Rings (musical)|stage production of ''The Lord of the Rings'']], which opened in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brantley |first=Ben |title=Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings,' Staged by Matthew Warchus in Toronto |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/24/theater/24ring.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=24 March 2006}}</ref> In the United States, Sam was portrayed by Blake Bowden in the [[Cincinnati]] productions of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001), ''The Two Towers'' (2002), and ''The Return of the King'' (2003) for [[Clear Stage Cincinnati]].<ref>{{cite news |last=McDonough |first=Joseph |title=Fellowship of the Ring |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/102561488/ |work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=25 September 2001 |page=24 |quote=Faring the best are Mr. Bowden as sidekick Sam Gamgee |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
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