77. Samwise Gamgee

Creator: J. R. R. Tolkien

Performer: Sean Astin

Defining moment: Lugging Master Frodo onto his back and trudging up Mount Doom’s ashy slope: “I can’t carry it for you... but I can carry you!”

Fascinating fact: Astin uses a frying pan as a weapon in two films, The Fellowship Of The Ring and Toy Soldiers.

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