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John Rhys-Davies

1944 - Today

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Rhys-Davies is the 495th most popular actor (down from 347th in 2019), the 723rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 448th in 2019) and the 79th most popular British Actor.

John Rhys-Davies is most famous for his role as Sallah in the Indiana Jones film Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Rhys-Davies ranks 495 out of 13,578. Before him are Cuba Gooding Jr., Javier Bardem, Heath Ledger, Rade Šerbedžija, Mark Hamill, and Anne Baxter. After him are William Shatner, Albert Finney, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Charlie Sheen, Thespis, and Juliette Gréco.

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Among people born in 1944, John Rhys-Davies ranks 67. Before him are Abdul Hamid, Harold Ramis, Sondra Locke, Gérard Mourou, Mairead Maguire, and Bernhard Schlink. After him are Thein Sein, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Serge Haroche, Antonio Damasio, Askar Akayev, and Sylvie Vartan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Rhys-Davies ranks 723 out of 8,785. Before him are James III of Scotland (1451), Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770), Neil Kinnock (1942), Cædwalla of Wessex (659), Mairead Maguire (1944), and Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley (1508). After him are Philippa of Lancaster (1360), Antony Hewish (1924), Albert Finney (1936), Geoffrey Hinton (1947), William Shockley (1910), and George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, John Rhys-Davies ranks 79. Before him are Diana Rigg (1938), Deborah Kerr (1921), Helena Bonham Carter (1966), Jane Seymour (1951), Joan Collins (1933), and Kenneth Branagh (1960). After him are Albert Finney (1936), Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969), Robert Carlyle (1961), Ray Stevenson (1964), Richard Griffiths (1947), and Bill Nighy (1949).

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