Gríma, called (the) Wormtongue, is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. He appears in the second and third volumes of the work, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. He is introduced in The Two Towers as the chief advisor to King Théoden of Rohan and henchman of Saruman. Gríma serves as an archetypal flatterer, liar, and manipulator.
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Brad Dourif rules!
I don’t know what Makeup did to Brad Dourif, but he was perfect as Wormtongue. Not so much the stringy hair and receding hairline, but the consistency of the skin . . . perfectly creepy!
My boys love that stuff. I think I saw one or two of the movies. I was busy checking out Viggo Mortenson.