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John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor known for portraying Sallah in the Indiana Jones franchise and Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He has received three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, with one win, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
IMDb profile of John Rhys-Davies, a Welsh actor known for roles in Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones, The Lord of the Rings and more. See his biography, filmography, awards, photos, videos and contact info.
- January 1, 1
- 1.85 m
- Ammanford, Wales, UK
Learn about the life and career of the Welsh actor who played Gimli in The Lord of the Rings and Sallah in Indiana Jones. Find out his height, family, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
- May 5, 1944
- Kayleena Pierce-Bohen
- WILSON FISK. Before there was Vincent D'Onofrio's acclaimed appearance as Wilson Fisk in Netflix's Daredevil series, John Rhys-Davies was the first to play the criminal Kingpin in the 1989 classic The Trial of the Incredible Hulk.
- AGENT MICHAEL MALONE. After the success of the 1987 film The Untouchables starring Kevin Costner and Sean Connery, a series was greenlit in 1993. Tom Amandes took over Costner's part of Eliot Ness, while John Rhys-Davies assumed the role of Agent Michael Malone, based on Connery's Jimmy Malone.
- QUILLIAN GORNT. Appearing in a second James Clavell adaptation, Noble House, Rhys-Davies once again was placed among top-tier British talent in a mini-series that proved just as popular as Shogun.
- PROFESSOR MAXIMILLIAN ARTURO. From 1995 until 2000, Rhys-Davies appeared as Professor Maximillian Arturo in Sliders, the sci-fi fantasy series about a group of time travelers who used a device to "slide" between parallel universes using an inter-dimensional wormhole.
John Rhys-Davies is a Welsh actor and vocal artist known for his roles in Indiana Jones, The Lord of the Rings, and The Untouchables. TMDB provides his biography, filmography, photos, videos, and more.
John Rhys-Davies is a Welsh actor, voice actor and producer best known for his roles of Gimli and Treebeard in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy. Being a son of a colonial police officer, he spent his childhood in Africa and England, where he studied in local schools.
Jun 18, 2021 · A Lord of the Rings star who didn’t receive an acting credit has broken his silence about his time in the franchise. In Peter Jackson’s fantasy trilogy, John Rhys-Davis is credited as playing...
