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 have a lot of respect for aspects of Islam, but I would not choose to live in a theocratically organised Muslim society.
I used to fly airplanes myself, so being above the ground doesn't worry me too much.
I've always been attracted to films which explore the qualities of courage.
As I come towards the end of my life, you get to see things in a slightly different perspective.
There's nothing like the discipline of having to work on a cold film set on the Danubian plain in Bulgaria. Boy, does it get cold.
I was offered the opportunity to narrate the Catholic bible, and it was something I really wanted to be involved with.
I think I have more stamps in my passport than most stamp collectors have in their collections.
To experience the unique sense of elation that you have when your child is sleeping on your chest in an incomparable emotion.
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.
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.
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.
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.