Billy Connolly Joins the Cast of The Hobbit

by Brian Alterman on Feb.09, 2012, under Movies

Actor/Comedian Billy Connolly has joined the cast of Peter Jackson’s forthcoming The Hobbit as the dwarven warrior Dain Ironfoot. Dain becomes King Under the Mountain upon the death of Thorin Oakenshield. The 69 year old comedian was in the news last week after walking off stage and ending one of his shows early in response to hecklers in the audience. Aside from his comedy, he has had a successful acting career… he was a late series call up in “Head of the Class” which got him his own spin-off “Billy”. He also had roles in “Muppet Treasure Island” and “The Last Samuri”.

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5 comments for this entry:

Blue State Hippie
February 9th, 2012 on 11:40 AM
He was good in Muppet Treasure Island, that is for darn sure. Almost stole the show from Gonzo, which we all know is hard to do.
CatJuggler43
February 9th, 2012 on 3:37 PM
This won’t stop me from seeing the hobbit
jdisl
February 9th, 2012 on 7:58 PM
Hahahaha Head of the Class!
Daniel Roos
February 9th, 2012 on 8:46 PM
Goat boy’s father?
GiantsFan7819
February 10th, 2012 on 11:25 AM
Goat boy’s father was a guy, it was his mother who was a goat. It is quite obvious from the picture above that this is goat boy himself in one of those police age enhanced photos…