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John Rhys-Davies

Rhys-Davies at a convention in 2003
Born May 5, 1944 (1944-05-05) (age 64)
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Occupation actor, voice artist
Years active 1964 - present

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Early life

Rhys-Davies was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, the son of Welsh parents Mary Margaretta Phyllis Jones, a nurse, and Rhys Davies, a mechanical engineer[1][2] and colonial officer. Salisbury (ˈsɒlzbri ˈsɔːlzbri ('Solzbry' or ˈzɔːwzbri ('Zawzbry' — moving from RP to local dialect) is a cathedral city in the Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Welsh people ( Welsh: Cymro ("Welshman" Cymraes ("Welsh woman" Cymry ("Welshmen/women" Cymry A nurse is responsible—along with other Health care Professionals —for the treatment safety and recovery of acutely or chronically Mechanical Engineering is an Engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis Design, Manufacturing [3] He spent much of his childhood in his mother's home town of Ammanford, Wales although he was also raised in Africa. He was sent to Truro School in Cornwall. Truro School is a mixed independent school in the city of Truro, Cornwall, England. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar He later studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and the University of East Anglia. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world The University of East Anglia is a campus-based University located in Norwich, England, and founded in 1963 [4]

Career

Early career

Rhys-Davies as Sallah in Raiders of the Lost Ark
Rhys-Davies as Sallah in Raiders of the Lost Ark

Although appearing sporadically on UK television in the early 1970s (for instance, as gangster Laughing Spam Fritter opposite Adam Faith in Budgie), Rhys-Davies first gained widespread popularity for his performance as Praetorian officer Naevius Sutorius Macro in I, Claudius. Sallah (صلاح is a Fictional character, played by John Rhys-Davies in two of the four Indiana Jones movies Raiders of the Lost Ark and Raiders of the Lost Ark (also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) is a 1981 Adventure film directed by Steven Terence (Terry Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith (23 June 1940 East Acton, London &mdash 8 March 2003 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Budgie was a popular British Television series starring former Popstar Adam Faith which was produced by ITV London Friday-Monday Quintus Naevius Cordus Sutorius Macro (21 BC - 38 AD often abbreviated Naevius Sutorius Macro, or simply Macro, was a prefect of the Roman I Claudius is a Novel by English writer Robert Graves, first published in 1934, that deals sympathetically with the life of He then began to appear more frequently, and not just in the UK, with roles as a Portuguese captain Rodrigues in the 1980 television miniseries Shogun, and in the Indiana Jones movies. The Portuguese people (os Portugueses literally the Portuguese) are the Ethnic group or Nation native to the country of Portugal, in the west The year 1980 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1980. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Shōgun is an American Television Miniseries based on the namesake novel by James Clavell. Dr (also Col Henry Walton Jones Jr, better known as Indiana Jones or Indy after his pet dog is a fictional Adventurer, Soldier He has since appeared in numerous television shows and miniseries, including a leading role in the television series Sliders as Professor Maximillian Arturo from 1995 to 1997. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Sliders is an American Science fiction television series that ran for five seasons from 1995 to 2000. Professor Maximillian P Arturo (often called the professor, or simply Professor, or occasionally Max, during the third season is a Fictional character The year 1995 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1995. The year 1997 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1997. He also made several appearances on Star Trek: Voyager as a holodeck version of Leonardo da Vinci. A holodeck is a Simulated reality facility located on Starships and Starbases in the fictional Star Trek universe Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci ( April 15 1452 – May 2 1519 was an Italian Polymath, having been a scientist Mathematician, Engineer He also starred as an ally of James Bond in The Living Daylights and appeared in the movie One Night with the King. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story The Living Daylights, released in 1987 is the fifteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the first to star Timothy Dalton One Night with the King is a Film that was released in 2006 in the United States

The Lord of the Rings trilogy

Rhys-Davies as Gimli in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Rhys-Davies as Gimli in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

He is also known for his popular portrayal of the dwarf Gimli in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Character overview Gimli was a Dwarf of Durin's Folk who volunteered to accompany Frodo Baggins as a member of the Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the similarly titled first Character overview Gimli was a Dwarf of Durin's Folk who volunteered to accompany Frodo Baggins as a member of the Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 The filmography of that was complicated by the fact that Rhys-Davies is of above-average height (6'1"),[5] whereas his character was supposed to be very short. Rhys-Davies is the only cast member who played a member of the Fellowship but did not receive a tattoo of the word "nine" written in the Tengwar script. The other members of the cast (Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Billy Boyd, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Viggo Mortensen, and Elijah Wood) got the same tattoo. Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American Film Actor, director, and Oscar -nominated producer best Shaun Mark Bean (born 17 April 1959 is an English Film and stage Actor. For the Northern Ireland Labour Party activist see Billy Boyd (politician. Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939 is an English stage and screen actor the Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan (born 8 December 1976) is an English Actor. Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English Actor. Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr (born October 20 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Academy Award -nominated Danish American Theater and movie Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28 1981) is an American Actor. Rhys-Davies' stunt double got the tattoo instead.

Voice work

In addition to voicing the Ent Treebeard in Lord of the Rings, Rhys-Davies has also lent his distinctive deep, Welsh voice to many video games and animated television series, including playing the role of Hades in Justice League and numerous times in Gargoyles, as the character Macbeth. An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer Hades (from Greek, Hadēs, originally, Haidēs or, Aidēs, probably from Indo-European *n̥-wid- 'unseen' refers both to the ancient Justice League is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network Gargoyles is an American Animated television series created by Greg Weisman. Macbeth is a Fictional character from the Disney Animated television series Gargoyles, voiced by John Rhys-Davies. He appears in the full motion video cut scenes of computer games including Ripper (as Vigo Haman) (1996), Dune 2000 (as Noree Moneo) (1998), and the Wing Commander series (as James Paladin Taggart). Full motion video based games, usually abbreviated as FMV-based games, are Video games that rely upon pre-recorded TV -quality movie or A cut scene is a sequence in a Video game over which the player has little or no control often breaking up the gameplay and used to advance the plot present Ripper is a 1996 adventure computer game developed by Take-Two Interactive, and released for DOS -based Personal Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Dune 2000 is a Real-time strategy Video game, released by Westwood Studios in 1998 for Microsoft Windows, and later ported Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Wing Commander is a Media franchise consisting of Space combat simulation computer games from Origin Systems Inc He also lent his vocal talents to the games Freelancer and Lords of Everquest (both in 2003) and the game Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness, which was released with his narration on a CD ROM version in 1995. Freelancer is a space trading and combat simulation Computer game developed by Digital Anvil and published by Microsoft. Lords of EverQuest ( LOEQ) is a 3D fantasy Real-Time Strategy game released in December 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Quest for Glory IV Shadows of Darkness is an Adventure game / Role-playing game hybrid CD-ROM (an initialism of "Compact Disc Read-Only Memory " is a pre-pressed Compact Disc that contains data accessible to but not writable Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 In 2004, he was the unknowing subject of an internet prank that spread false rumours in several mainstream media sources that he was scheduled to play the role of General Grievous in Star Wars Episode III. A prank is defined as "acting like a clown or buffoon" or "dressing showily" or alternatively "a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement" General Grievous is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe and was the chief antagonist in Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 Space opera Film written and directed by George Lucas. [6]He also made a voice role on Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance as the character Jherek, and narrated a documentary called "The Glory of Macedonia". See Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance (series for the entire series Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance is an Action role-playing game

Political views

Rhys-Davies in an autograph session in Sweden
Rhys-Davies in an autograph session in Sweden

He is a member of the British Conservative Party. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. As a university student in the 1960s, he was a radical leftist, but he started to change his views when he went to heckle a young local member of parliament, Margaret Thatcher. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Political radicalism or simply radicalism is adherence to radical views and principles in Politics. A heckler is a person who shouts a disparaging comment at a performance or event or interrupting set-piece speeches for example at a political meeting Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Rhys-Davies says that "she shot down the first two hecklers in such brilliant fashion that I decided I ought for once to shut up and listen. "

In 2004, in a magazine interview, Rhys-Davies compared the theme of The Lord of the Rings with the current situation of Western Europe, whose civilisation he described as being challenged by a rise of the Muslim population, stating:

There is a demographic catastrophe happening in Europe that nobody wants to talk about, that we daren’t bring up because we are so cagey about not offending people racially. And rightly we should be. But there is a cultural thing as well… By 2020, fifty percent of the children in Holland under the age of 18 will be of Muslim descent… And don’t forget, coupled with this there is this collapse of numbers. Western Europeans are not having any babies. The population of Germany at the end of the century is going to be 56% of what it is now. The populations of France, 52% of what it is now. The population of Italy is going to be down 7 million people. [7]

His comments were endorsed by the British National Party. The British National Party (BNP is a Far-right and whites only political party in the United Kingdom. [8][9] Rhys-Davies commented that it was "distressing to find yourself on a BNP leaflet". [7]

Yet, in an interview with the conservative National Review, he clarifies that he is opposed to Islamic extremism precisely because he feels that it violates Western beliefs in equality, democracy, tolerance, and the abolition of slavery. National Review ( NR) is a biweekly Magazine and Web site, founded by the late author William F [10] "When I look at contemporary Islam, I see homophobia, forced conversion, genital mutilation, slavery, two million people being put to death in the Sudan because of their religion". [10]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ John Rhys-Davies Biography (1944-)
  2. ^ John Rhys Davies Biography - Yahoo! Movies
  3. ^ John Rhys-Davis
  4. ^ Putting Ammanford on the map
  5. ^ John Rhys-Davies celebrity
  6. ^ John Rhys-Davies in Star Wars Episode III: A Grievous Media Hoax
  7. ^ a b Lucy Ballinger, Welsh star in race row
  8. ^ BNP, Gimli battles for the West
  9. ^ BNP, “Stand, men of the West”
  10. ^ a b No Sean Penn

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