Middle-Earth Tours

Tour 1: The People of Middle-Earth

Bilbo Baggins

Riddles in the Dark, by Alan Lee
But Bilbo simply could not think of any question with that nasty wet cold thing sitting next to him, and pawing and poking him....
    'Ask us! ask us!' said Gollum.
    Bilbo pinched himself and slapped himself; he gripped on his little sword; he even felt in his pocket with his other hand. There he found the ring he had picked up in the passage and forgotten about.
    'What have I got in my pocket?' he said aloud.--Hobbit, "Riddles in the Dark"
Riddles in the Dark, by Michael Hague
The second disappearance of Mr. Bilbo Baggins was discussed in Hobbiton, and indeed all over the Shire, for a year and a day, and was remembered much longer than that. It became a fireside-story for young hobbits; and eventually Mad Baggins, who used to vanish with a bang and a flash and reappear with bags of jewels and gold, became a favourite character of legend and lived on long after the true events were forgotten. --FotR, "The Shadow of the Past"
detail of Bilbo, by Inger Edelfeldt
Bilbo in Rivendell, by Alan Lee

In the movies, Bilbo is played by veteran English actor Ian Holm.

an image from the limited edition New Line calendar
Bilbo at his birthday party, pic from Imladris
an image from the Cannes film book on the official movie site
Full-size versions of these pictures are on display at Rolozo Tolkien, the official LotR movie site, and theonering.net.