John Rhys-Davies

Few actors have given more to franchises that did not technically belong to them. As Gimli, Rhys-Davies acted through layers of prosthetics and still delivered the trilogy's warmest comic relief and its most touching friendship; as Sallah, he made a sidekick feel like family. I admire the classical instrument underneath it all, that booming, theatre-trained Welsh voice that lends gravity to even a throwaway line. He represents a kind of character actor that is getting rarer: one who elevates everything around him without ever demanding the spotlight. Born in 1944 and still working, he has earned every bit of the affection audiences hold for him.

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Name (English)

John Rhys-Davies

Name (Japanese)

ジョン・リス＝デイヴィス

Reading

じょん・りす＝でいゔぃす

Born

May 5, 1944 (age 82)

Origin

Ammanford, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / stage actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Monkey

University

University of East Anglia

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Rhys-Davies
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16455

Tags

• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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