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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.
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.
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.
Hollywood actor John Rhys-Davies sits down to talk about the legacy of Lord of the Rings, the upcoming Indiana Jones film and living on the Isle of Man. ...more.
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.
Dec 4, 2019 · John Rhys-Davies played arguably one of his most widely recognized roles when he was in his '50s as the dwarf Gimli in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. As part of the nine individuals selected by Lord Elrond to take the One Ring to Mordor and destroy it, he offered both his mighty battle ax and his sharp tongue.
Operatically voiced Welsh character actor John Rhys-Davies endeared himself to a generation of filmgoers and filmmakers with his exuberant performances in two of the biggest movie franchises...
John Rhys-Davies is a Welsh actor known for his iconic roles in the Indiana Jones and The Lord of the Rings franchises. He has appeared in over 200 films and television shows, showcasing his versatility and range as an actor.
About JOHN. Actor & Storyteller. I was conceived in Wales and my parents wanted me born there. But I arrived prematurely in Salisbury during an air raid. My mother famously said: ‘Good God Rhys, they’re going to bomb the gas works!' The heart’s birthplace is not necessarily geographical. I was born a Welshman. I shall die one.
