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John Rhys-Davies is a British male actor who has worked in film, television, and on stage. Born on May 5, 1944, in Ammanford, Wales, he is a citizen of the United Kingdom. His acting career began in 1964. He received his education at the University of East Anglia and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Rhys-Davies speaks English and has three children. He resides in the Waikato Region and the Isle of Man. His published works include *God Bless Us, Every One!*, *The Medallion*, and *Rescued Audio Theater*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- God Bless Us, Every One!
- The Medallion
- Rescued Audio Theater
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Ammanford, Wales, UK
John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor and vocal artist. He is 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. He also played Agent Michael Malone in the 1993 remake of the 1950s television series The Untouchables, Professor Maximillian Arturo in…
Known for
- Starbright — Raphael2026
- Bone Keeper — Professor Harisson2026
- I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King — Narrator2025
- Machine Heart — Narrator2025
- Amazing Grace: The Untold Story — Old John Newton2025
- The Gates — Frederick Ladbroke2024
- The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny — Self2023
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom — Brine King (voice)2023
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny — Sallah2023
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford — Self2023
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 18
- Total plays
- 57
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,672x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,689x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,923x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,597x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,138x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “Many do not understand how precarious Western civilisation is and what a joy it is. From it, we get real democracy. From it, we get the sort of intellectual tolerance that allows me to propound something that may be completely alien to you. I'm burying my career so substantially in these interviews that it's painful. But I think there are some questions that demand honest answers.”
- “Western Christianised Europe has values and experience that is worth defending.”
- “It's easy to lose a civilization. The values of Western civilization have brought so much good to the world: the notions of equality, democracy, tolerance, abolition of slavery... Tolkien knew that civilization is worth fighting for. There are times when a generation is challenged and must fight to defend their civilization from annihilation.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1944-05-05 ) 5 May 1944 (age 82) , Salisbury , Wiltshire, England
- Alma mater
- University of East Anglia
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1964–present
- Spouse
- Suzanne Wilkinson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 ; died 2010 )
- Partner
- Lisa Manning (2004–present)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Ammanford
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- John Rhys-Davies byVetulani.JPG
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Isle of Man
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- Commons category
- John Rhys-Davies
- date of birth
- 1944-05-05
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- name in native language
- John Rhys-Davies
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor known for portraying Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Sallah in the Indiana Jones franchise. He has received three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, with one win, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
Rhys-Davies is also known for his performances in the films Sahara (1983), The Living Daylights (1987), Glory Daze (1995), The Medallion (2003) and One Night with the King (2006). He is also known for his extensive voice work including Cats Don't Dance (1997), Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000), SpongeBob SquarePants (2000–2002), and TripTank (2015–2016).
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