From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia John Westbrook 1 November 1922 16 June 1989 was an English actor Born in Teignmouth Devon John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio He also made occasional film and television appearances His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Cormans The Tomb of Ligeia Noted for his deep mellifluous voice he also recorded radio plays and audio books and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings Westbrook also recorded the spoken vocal parts for the orchestral pieces An Oxford Elegy by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Morning Heroes by Arthur Bliss Description above from the Wikipedia article John Westbrook actor licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia