John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor and voice actor,
known for portraying the role of Gimli and the voice of Treebeard in
the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Sallah in the Indiana Jones films.
He also played Michael Malone in the 1993 remake of the 1950s
television series The Untouchables, Vasco Rodrigues in the mini-series
ShÅ gun, Prof. Maximillian Arturo in Sliders, King Richard I in Robin
of Sherwood, General Leonid Pushkin in the James Bond film The Living
Daylights, and Macro in I, Claudius. He provided the voices of Cassim
in Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Ranjan's father in The Jungle Book
2, Macbeth in Gargoyles, Man Ray in SpongeBob SquarePants, Hades in
Justice League and Tobias in the computer game Freelancer.John
Rhys-Davies was born on 5 May 1944 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
and was brought up there, in Tanganyika and in Ammanford, Wales. His
mother, Phyllis Jones, was a nurse, and his father, Rhys Davies, was a
mechanical engineer and colonial officer. In the early 1950s, his
family lived for several years in Kongwa, Dar es Salaam, Moshi and
Mwanza, Tanganyika, while his father was serving there as a colonial
police officer. He was educated at Truro School and at the University
of East Anglia where he was one of the first 105 students admitted,
and where he founded the Dramatic Society. After teaching at Watton
County Secondary School in Norfolk, he won a place at the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art.He appeared sporadically on UK television in
the early 1970s, including his role as the gangster Laughing Spam
Fritter opposite Adam Faith in Budgie. Later he played Praetorian
officer Naevius Sutorius Macro in I, Claudius. He then began to appear
more frequently, and not just in the UK, with roles as a Portuguese
navigator Rodrigues in the 1980 television miniseries Shogun, based on
the novel by James Clavell, and as Sallah in two of the Indiana Jones
films. In 1989, he played Marvel Comics character Kingpin in The Trial
of the Incredible Hulk. Rhys-Davies also starred in another Clavell
adaption, Noble House, set in Hong Kong, in which he plays Ian
Dunross' corporate enemy, Quillian Gornt. He has since appeared in
numerous television shows and miniseries, including Agent Michael
Malone in the 1993 remake of the 1950s television series The
Untouchables as well as a leading role in the television series
Sliders as Professor Maximillian Arturo from 1995 to 1997.
known for portraying the role of Gimli and the voice of Treebeard in
the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Sallah in the Indiana Jones films.
He also played Michael Malone in the 1993 remake of the 1950s
television series The Untouchables, Vasco Rodrigues in the mini-series
ShÅ gun, Prof. Maximillian Arturo in Sliders, King Richard I in Robin
of Sherwood, General Leonid Pushkin in the James Bond film The Living
Daylights, and Macro in I, Claudius. He provided the voices of Cassim
in Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Ranjan's father in The Jungle Book
2, Macbeth in Gargoyles, Man Ray in SpongeBob SquarePants, Hades in
Justice League and Tobias in the computer game Freelancer.John
Rhys-Davies was born on 5 May 1944 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
and was brought up there, in Tanganyika and in Ammanford, Wales. His
mother, Phyllis Jones, was a nurse, and his father, Rhys Davies, was a
mechanical engineer and colonial officer. In the early 1950s, his
family lived for several years in Kongwa, Dar es Salaam, Moshi and
Mwanza, Tanganyika, while his father was serving there as a colonial
police officer. He was educated at Truro School and at the University
of East Anglia where he was one of the first 105 students admitted,
and where he founded the Dramatic Society. After teaching at Watton
County Secondary School in Norfolk, he won a place at the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art.He appeared sporadically on UK television in
the early 1970s, including his role as the gangster Laughing Spam
Fritter opposite Adam Faith in Budgie. Later he played Praetorian
officer Naevius Sutorius Macro in I, Claudius. He then began to appear
more frequently, and not just in the UK, with roles as a Portuguese
navigator Rodrigues in the 1980 television miniseries Shogun, based on
the novel by James Clavell, and as Sallah in two of the Indiana Jones
films. In 1989, he played Marvel Comics character Kingpin in The Trial
of the Incredible Hulk. Rhys-Davies also starred in another Clavell
adaption, Noble House, set in Hong Kong, in which he plays Ian
Dunross' corporate enemy, Quillian Gornt. He has since appeared in
numerous television shows and miniseries, including Agent Michael
Malone in the 1993 remake of the 1950s television series The
Untouchables as well as a leading role in the television series
Sliders as Professor Maximillian Arturo from 1995 to 1997.
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