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- 1944-05-05
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- God Bless Us, Every One!
- The Medallion
- Rescued Audio Theater
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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…
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- 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
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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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1944 births20th-century Welsh male actors21st-century Welsh male actorsActors from Breckland DistrictAlumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic ArtAlumni of the University of East AngliaAudiobook narratorsBritish critics of IslamBritish EuroscepticsEnglish people of Welsh descentLiving peopleMale actors from Carmarthenshire