John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies
Rhys-Davies in 2018
Born	(1944-05-05) 5 May 1944 (age 80) Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Alma mater	University of East Anglia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1964–present
Spouse	Suzanne Wilkinson ​ ​ (m. 1966; sep. 1985)​
Partner	Lisa Manning (2004–present)
Children	3
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John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor best 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).

He also gained acclaim for his television roles as Macro in I, Claudius (1976), Vasco Rodrigues in Shōgun (1980), and Michael Malone in The Untouchables (1993). From 1995 to 1997, he portrayed Professor Maximillian Arturo in Sliders.