Which character did the actor who played Carl in an homage and tribute to the Universal Horror Monster films from the 1930s and '40s, play in the "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy?
Van Helsing (film) Van Helsing is a 2004 American dark fantasy action-adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers. It stars Hugh Jackman as vigilante monster hunter Van Helsing, and Kate Beckinsale as Anna Valerious. The film is an homage and tribute to the Universal Horror Monster films from the 1930s and '40s (also produced by Universal Studios which were in turn based on novels by Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley), of which Sommers is a fan.
John Pinette John Paul Pinette ( ) (March 23, 1964 – April 5, 2014) was an American actor, Broadway performer, and stand-up comedian. He toured the comedy club circuit beginning in the 1980s and appeared in cinema and on television. Besides stand-up, Pinette did impressions of The Chipmunks, Elvis Presley, Gollum from "The Lord of the Rings", Hervé Villechaize (Tattoo from "Fantasy Island"), an Ewok, actor Marlon Brando (notably Brando's role in "The Godfather)", as well as various ethnic accents. He occasionally sang, for example "Over the Rainbow" from "The Wizard of Oz", and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" in stand-up routines.