Saruman the White is a fictional character and the secondary antagonist of Peter Jackson's Middle-earth live action film saga. He served as the main antagonist in both The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, as well as a minor yet pivotal antagonist in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. In The Hobbit trilogy, Saruman appeared as a supporting character in both The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
He is a powerful and wise Wizard and former head of the Wizard Order who rules over Isengard. During the War of the Ring, he sided with Sauron, bred an army of Uruk-hai, and assisted in the war for conquest of Middle-earth. He is the archenemy of his former friend Gandalf.
He was portrayed by the late Sir Christopher Lee.