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John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies 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.
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entertainment · Welsh actor (born 1944) · actor · television actor · film actor · stage actor · also John Rhys-Davies, Rhys-Davies
Born 5 May 1944 · Q16455
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2026· 4 entries
Yahoo: Actor John Rhys-Davies praises President Nelson’s faith while discussing biblical podcast
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Digital Journal: John Rhys-Davies of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy talks about ‘The Christ’ audio podcast
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Variety: Creature Feature ‘Bone Keeper,’ Starring ‘Lord of the Rings’ Actor John Rhys-Davies, Sells to Several Territories (EXCLUSIVE)
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2025· 5 entries
Yahoo: John Rhys-Davies Set For ‘Solomon Quinn’ From ‘Badland’ Director Justin Lee & Trinity Content
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collider: John Rhys-Davies Reveals Gruesome Makeup Process for Gimli in The Lord of the Rings [Exclusive]
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collider: ‘Lord of the Rings’ Star John Rhys-Davies Reveals His Only Condition for Returning in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’
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AOL: John Rhys-Davies to Star in Horror Creature Feature ‘Bone Keeper,’ With REinvent Handling World Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
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Phoenix New Times: John Rhys-Davies is coming to Phoenix Fan Fusion 2025
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2020· 1 entry
“All the things that we value, the right of free speech, the right of the individual conscience, these evolved in first and second century Roman Christendom, where the individual Christian said,”
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2018· 1 entry
Lent his voice to the Isle of Man's tourism commercial
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2016· 1 entry
Provided spoken words for Voices of Fire, the sixth album by a cappella power metal band van Canto
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2014· 1 entry
Rhys-Davies joined the cast of the television show Métal Hurlant Chronicles to play Holgarth, an immortal alchemist
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2013· 1 entry
Rhys-Davies appeared in the family history programme Coming Home, in which he discovered information about his grandfather's life in the Carmarthenshire coal mines
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2011· 2 entries
Presented KJB: The Book That Changed The World, which features Rhys-Davies reading diverse snippets from the King James Version
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But ruled out returning as Gimli in The Hobbit because of the punishing makeup required
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2004· 5 entries
Rhys-Davies began dating Lisa Manning
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Rhys-Davies said in an interview with World magazine: "There is a demographic catastrophe happening in Europe that nobody wants to talk about, that we daren't bring up because we are so cagey about not offending people r
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Rhys-Davies narrated The Privileged Planet, a documentary that makes the case for intelligent design
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“There is a demographic catastrophe happening in Europe that nobody wants to talk about, that we daren”
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Rhys-Davies was the unknowing subject of an internet prank that spread false rumours in several mainstream media sources that he was scheduled to play the role of General Grievous in Star Wars Episode III
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1989· 1 entry
Rhys-Davies played Marvel Comics character Kingpin in The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
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1985· 1 entry
Remained married until her death from Alzheimer's disease in 2010
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1984· 3 entries
“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.”
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“Western Christianised Europe has values and experience that is worth defending.”
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“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.”
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1983· 1 entry
Made several appearances in Star Trek: Voyager as a holodeck version of Leonardo da Vinci, starred as an ally of James Bond in The Living Daylights, and appeared in the film One Night with the King
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1944· 1 entry
Born 1944-05-05.
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