Rob Inglis

Robert Inglis (born March 1933, died before 9 September 2021) was an Australian-British actor, playwright, dramatist, journalist, critic and producer.

[1] For the Australian Museum in Sydney, as the theatrical producer in 1979, Inglis worked with secondary school students to direct an ecological drama "What are you doing, strange creature?"

[12] It was through his one-man stage adaptations that he was noticed by Recorded Books and asked to narrate an unabridged edition of Lord of the Rings (1990) and soon after The Hobbit (1991).

[13][14] It was one of Recorded Books best-selling titles[15] however prior to 2012 it was only available on physical media (CD-ROM or tape) at which point it was released in digital format.

[16] Laura Miller of Salon.com said Until Andy Serkis' 2020 recording,[17] Inglis' reading of The Hobbit was the only commercially available unabridged edition of the book.

Tolkien Encyclopedia (2006) called it a "remarkable performance in which he provides distinctive voices for the various characters and sings the songs in the story".