Voice of Smaug?

[Tuor in Gondolin]

Originally posted by Alatar
Or what of Kevin Kline in "A Fish Called Wanda?"

Actually, KK could be very good, and do a believable Oxford accent.
Can't you picture him calling after Bilbo as he runs up the tunnel
to the dwarves:

I love looking at your *** when you walk. Is that beautiful
or what? Don't go near him, HE'S MINE!!!

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

I tend to be with those who think the voice should be an unknown, since having one that is too recognizable brings along potentially unwanted baggage. But that said, the one voice I can think of that I would've liked to hear do Smaug belongs to an actor who, alas, is now dead: Andreas Katsulas. Regardless of accent, I think the quality of his voice would have been wonderful (somehow, I keep thinking of G'Kar in the lift on Babylon 5, holding out a blood-dripping hand, chanting "Dead... dead... dead...").