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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.
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- 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.
Jul 24, 2024 · John Rhys-Davies brought to life the complex character of Vasco Rodrigues, a Portuguese pilot of the Black Ship who forms an unlikely bond with the series’ hero, John Blackthorne.
Rhys-Davies, who was raised in England, Africa and Wales, credits his early exposure to classic literature for his decision to pursue acting and writing. He later refined his craft at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (of which he is now an Associate Member).
- May 5, 1944
John Rhys-Davies. Actor: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Welsh actor John Rhys-Davies was born in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales, to Mary Margaretta Phyllis (nee Jones), a nurse, and Rhys Davies, a mechanical engineer and Colonial Officer.
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- Ammanford, Wales, UK
John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor and vocal artist. He is perhaps best known for playing the charismatic Arab excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, in which he also voiced the ent, Treebeard.
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.
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