The character, whose real name was Gregor Clegane , appeared in all but one season of the HBO series. The Mountain received his nickname due to his intimidating size and eventually became Cersei's lone bodyguard by the end of the series. Ser Gregor Clegane was a deadly warrior known for his excessive use of violence.
He often raided villages and took innocent people prisoner before torturing them to death. Robb Stark and his men once found the remains of Northmen and Rivermen prisoners that the Mountain executed. Gregor's most memorable scene came in season 4 when he dueled Oberyn Martell in a trial by combat.
Oberyn wanted to avenge his sister's rape and death at the hands of Gregor. The Mountain confessed to the killing before crushing Oberyn's skull with his bare hands. Even though The Mountain came out victorious from the duel, he too succumbed to his injuries as Oberyn had his weapon coated in poisonous venom.
Gregor was killed but due to Qyburn's experimentation, the Mountain came back to life with a zombie-like state. Neither of the two actors confirmed why they left the series, however, we can conclude from the information given in the interviews after the show finished filming. Conan Stevens was originally cast and the producers seemed to be set on having him play the character in the rest of the series.
However, after the first season wrapped up filming it was announced that he would not be returning to reprise his role. To many fans, this came as a surprise since they felt Stevens did a good job bringing the character to life.
However, it soon became clear why the actor left. The two filming times overlapped and he chose the Hobbit over his role in the Game of Thrones. Ian Whyte seemed like the right replacement and many fans enjoyed his approach to the character however after the season aired and the new one started filming the producers declared they were looking for a new actor to embody the Mountain.
It was later explained that Ian Whyte, was more of a place holder for a different actor than a recast. He was a temporary solution since the producers were not able to get the man they had an eye out for a while.
He remained the part of the cast until the show concluded the filming of the final season. After season three he got more screen time which is why the fans remember him the most when talking about the character.
Table of Contents show. Who played Gregor Clegane? Who played Gregor Clegane in Season 1? The only mention of height is in comparing him with Kristian Nairn , the actor who plays Hodor. I think you are indeed correct. Using the wiki:. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.
Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Why are there three different actors playing Gregor Clegane? Ask Question. Asked 5 years, 8 months ago. Active 4 years, 3 months ago. Viewed k times. I happened onto the IMDB trivia which mentioned that the current actor is the youngest and shortest one to portray The Mountain, which lead me to this entry in Wikipedia Is there a reason HBO or whomever changed actors so much?
Improve this question. Ian was recasted as a the two speaking giants in the later seasons. Also shortest?! The latest version of the mountain doesn't look anything like the hound he's supposed to be his older brother too but clearly he looks younger and he doesn't have an English accent so he can't really speak.
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