Bilbo Baggins
In 1985, the Soviet Union aired "The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit" (), a television special based on the events of "The Hobbit". Shot in 1984 as a teleplay and produced in the framework of the children's television series "Tale after Tale" (), it featured actors such as Zinovy Gerdt as Narrator (Tolkien), Mikhail Danilov as Bilbo Baggins, Anatoly Ravikovich as Thorin and Igor Dmitriev as Gollum. Work on a combined animated/stop motion "Hobbit" cartoon, titled "Treasures Under the Mountain", started in 1991, but the production stopped at an early stage, and only a six-minute intro is known to exist.