Saruman appears as a minor villain in "Lego Dimensions", in which he allies himself with main antagonist Lord Vortech. Asteroid 418532 Saruman was named after the wizard and in honor of actor Christopher Lee. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (). [a] The volume published as "The Silmarillion" in 1977 contains four books in addition to the "Quenta Silmarillion". The last of these—"Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"—covers Saruman's earlier history, but was written after "The Lord of the Rings". Note: For ease of reference, citations of "Letters" include
Peter Howell (actor) Howell's most recognised role was as Dr. Peter Harrison in television hospital drama series "Emergency – Ward 10" from 1958 to 1964, making brief returns to the series in 1966 and for the show's final episode in 1967. He made guest appearances in "The Avengers", "The Prisoner", the "Doctor Who" serial "The Mutants" and "Yes Minister". He played the prison governor in the 1979 film "Scum". On BBC Radio 4, Howell played Saruman in the 1981 adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" and had a recurring role as the Right Reverend Cyril Hood, Bishop of Felpersham, in the long-running