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John Rhys-Davies was born on May 5, 1944 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. He is an British actor.

He began acting in Shakespeare plays at the age of thirteen at Truro School in Cornwall, England. By the time he had graduated from the then new University of East Anglia, where he founded the University Dramatic Society and starred at the acclaimed Maddermarket Theatre in Norwich, he had created an impressive amateur resume. He taught for a year before spending two years at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating in 1969. He then worked in repertory theatres throughout Britain and at the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Rhys-Davies made his feature film debut in Don Siegel's The Black Windmill, starring Michael Caine, where he was blown up before the title sequence. His eighty plus film credits include Victor/Victoria, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Living Daylights and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. For his role in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Rhys-Davies and the rest of the principal cast were nominated for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture by the Screen Actors Guild. He will next be seen in Highbinders, opposite Jackie Chan and Claire Forlani.

For television, he was nominated for an Emmy for his performance as Rodrigues in "Shogun," starred as Professor Arturo in "Sliders," and is remembered for performances in "I, Claudius" and "The Naked Civil Servant." He would like to spend more time piloting planes, playing with old cars and writing.

Filmography

• Medium Raw (2007)
• Kiss Me Deadly (2008)
• Prisoners of the Sun (2007)
• The Ferryman (2007)
• In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
• Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II - Rise of the Witch King (2006)
• "Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!" (1 episode, 2006)
• One Night with the King (2006)
• Shark Bait (2006)
• Tainted Love (2006)
• The Legend of Sasquatch (2006)
• The King Maker (2005)
• The Shadow Dancer (2005)
• The Game of Their Lives (2005)
• "Revelations" (2005)
• Chupacabra Terror (2005)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004)
• Catching Kringle (2004)
• The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
• La Femme Musketeer (2004)
• Dragon Storm (2004)
• The Lost Angel (2004)
• 12 Days of Terror (2004)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
• Lords of Everquest (2003)
• Coronado (2003)
• The Medallion (2003)
• Vlad (2003)
• Helen of Troy (2003)
• Freelancer (2003)
• The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• "Fillmore!" (1 episode, 2002)
• Sabretooth (2002)
• Scorcher (2002)
• "Arli$$" (1 episode, 2002)
• "House of Mouse" (1 episode, 2002)
• "SpongeBob SquarePants" (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
• "Peak Practice" (1 episode, 2002)
• "Justice League" (2 episodes, 2002)
• Endangered Species (2002)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate - Dark Alliance (2001)
• Never Say Never Mind: The Swedish Bikini Team (2001)
• "The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne" (2 episodes, 2000)
• Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000)
• Britannic (2000)
• The Gold Cross (2000)
• "Mickey Mouse Works" (1 episode, 1999)
• Au Pair (1999)
• Secret of the Andes (1999)
• Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol (1999)
• The Protector (1998)
• "Pinky and the Brain" (1 episode, 1998)
• Dune 2000 (1998)
• "Star Trek: Voyager" (2 episodes, 1997)
• "You Wish" (1997)
• "Freakazoid!" (1 episode, 1997)
• Bloodsport III (1997)
• "Sliders" (41 episodes, 1995-1997)
• Cats Don't Dance (1997)
• "The Incredible Hulk" (1 episode, 1996)
• Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996)
• Glory Daze (1996)
• "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (1 episode, 1996)
• The Great White Hype (1996)
• "Gargoyles" (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
• Echo of Blue (1996)
• Marquis de Sade (1996)
• "Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles" (1 episode1996)
• Ripper (1996)
• "Fantastic Four" (2 episodes, 1995)
• Blood of the Innocent (1995)
• Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1995)
• Catherine the Great (1995)
• "Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm" (1 episode 1995)
• Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1995)
• A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
• "A Mind to Kill" (1 episode, 1994)
• "Murder, She Wrote" (3 episodes, 1988-1994)
• Robot in the Family (1994)
• The High Crusade (1994)
• "The Untouchables" (15 episodes, 1993-1994)
• Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (1994)
• Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994)
• Shadows of Darkness (1994)
• Cyborg Cop (1993)
• "Animaniacs"(1 episode, 1993)
• The Seventh Coin (1993)
• "The Pirates of Dark Water" (21 episodes, 1991-1993)
• Sunset Grill (1993)
• The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1993)
• Ring of the Musketeers (1992)
• "Batman" (1 episode, 1992)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992)
• South Beach (1992)
• Kabuto (1992)
• Canvas (1992)
• The Double 0 Kid (1992)
• Return to the Lost World (1992)
• The Lost World (1992)
• "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1991)
• "Under Cover" (1 episode, 1991)
• Under Cover (1991)
• Before the Storm (1991)
• "The Strauss Dynasty" (1991)
• "Misteri della giungla nera, I" (1991)
• Secret Weapon (1990)
• Rebel Storm (1990)
• Tusks (1990)
• Desperado: Badlands Justice (1989)
• "Great Expectations" (1989)
• The Gifted One (1989)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
• The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989)
• Goddess of Love (1988)
• "War and Remembrance" (1988)
• Giovane Toscanini, Il (1988)
• Higher Ground (1988)
• Waxwork (1988)
• "Noble House" (1988)
• The Little Match Girl (1987)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987)
• The Living Daylights (1987)
• Predator: The Concert (1987)
• Firewalker (1986)
• In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro (1986)
• Dot and the Whale (1986)
• King Solomon's Mines (1985)
• "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" (1 episode, 1984)
• Nairobi Affair (1984)
• Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
• No Man's Land (1984)
• "Robin of Sherwood" (1 episode, 1984)
• Kim (1984)
• Sahara (1983)
• Sadat (1983)
• "Reilly: The Ace of Spies" (1983)
• "The Quest" (1982)
• "CHiPs" (1 episode, 1982)
• Victor Victoria (1982)
• Ivanhoe (1982)
• Best Revenge (1982)
• The Island of Adventure (1982)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• Peter and Paul (1981)
• Sphinx (1981)
• The Merchant of Venice (1980)
• Shogun (1980/I) (TV)
• "Shogun" (1980)
• "Enemy at the Door" (1 episode, 1980)
• Henry VIII (1979)
• A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
• The Nativity (1978)
• "Target" (1 episode, 1978)
• "Z Cars" (1 episode, 1978)
• "Hazell" (1 episode, 1978)
• "1990" (1 episode, 1977)
• "Just William" (1 episode, 1977)
• "Beasts" (1 episode, 1976)
• "I, Claudius" (1976)
• "Hunter's Walk" (1 episode, 1976)
• "Warship" (1 episode, 1976)
• The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
• "Quiller" (1 episode, 1975)
• "Within These Walls" (1 episode, 1975)
• "The Sweeney" (1 episode, 1975)
• The Black Windmill (1974)
• "Fall of Eagles" (1974)
• "Zodiac" (1 episode, 1974)
• "The Adventures of Black Beauty" (1 episode, 1974)
• Penny Gold (1973)
• "Dixon of Dock Green" (1 episode, 1972)
• The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night (1972)
• "Budgie" (1 episode, 1972)
• "The Guardians" (1 episode, 1971)
• "Crossroads" (1964)