John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Daviesis a Welsh actor and voice actor known for his portrayal of Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the charismatic Arab excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films. He also played Agent Michael Malone in the 1993 remake of the 1950s television series The Untouchables, Pilot Vasco Rodrigues in the mini-series Shōgun, Professor Maximillian Arturo in Sliders, King Richard I in Robin of Sherwood, General Leonid Pushkin in the James Bond film The Living Daylights, and...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth5 May 1944
I'd love to spend more time on the Isle of Man. I love the anonymity of putting on a boiler suit and going down to buy parts for the compressor. And Norman Wisdom's a neighbour; I salute him occasionally.
Just think about it: in every shop in the reading world since 1956, there has been two feet of book-space devoted to Tolkien.
To experience the unique sense of elation that you have when your child is sleeping on your chest in an incomparable emotion.
I have a lot of respect for aspects of Islam, but I would not choose to live in a theocratically organised Muslim society.
I can't give a soundbite for love or money.
I found it marvelous that the great supporters of America in Europe are, of course, those countries that American consistency and firmness in the Cold War ended up liberating.
I do not want to see a society where, should I ever have any, my granddaughters have their fingernails pulled out because they are wearing nail varnish.
Basically, theater or film is a dangerous industrial environment.
Given the fact that I have a family and responsibilities, it's the mark of a man to find the courage to do what is right in the face of oppressive evil.
Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg are men at the top of their game, and Jackson especially is going to change the nature of film-making.
I think your children are your measure of success, regardless of work and career.
My parents were always Welsh-speaking and very proud of Wales.
I was offered the opportunity to narrate the Catholic bible, and it was something I really wanted to be involved with.
People have become disillusioned with Parliament, and that threatens democracy.