Rhys-Davis John was born on May 5, 1944. This British actor is best known for his roles in the Slip series and the Indiana Jones films. Rhys-Davis also starred in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Lost World dilogy.
Biography
John Rhys-Davis was born in Salisbury, UK. He was educated at the University of East Anglia and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Rhys-Davis has worked in theater and television. Among his works were commercials for the game Dune 2000. He also played James Tagart in Wing Commander.
Filmography
In 1976, John voiced Macron in the animated film I, Claudius. In 1980, he gave the voice to Vasco Rodriguez in Shogun. In 1981 he was invited to play the role of the Apostle Silas in the television movie "The Apostles Peter and Paul" and the role of Sallah in the movie "Indiana Jones: In Search of the Lost Ark." In 1982 he played Cassel in Victor / Victoria and Baron Reginald fron de Boeuf in Ivanhoe. The next year he was invited to play the role of Rasul in the film "Sahara".
In 1984, he starred in Robin of Sherwood as King Richard I the Lionheart and in The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as Baron Fortinbras. He also played Baba in the TV movie "Kim". Rhys-Davis John was invited to play the role of Dogati in the 1985 film "The Mines of King Solomon." In 1987, he starred in the television movie Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Pimp as Edward Tremaine and in the film Sparks from Eyes as Leonid Pushkin.
From 1988 to 1989, he gets the role of Harry Waverly in Murder, She Wrote. He also voiced Quilan Gornt in the animated film Noble House. In 1988, Rhys-Davis John played Anton Webber in The Wax Museum. A year later, he is again invited to play Sallah in the film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade."
In 1989 he was engaged in the voiceover of the cartoon "Secrets of the Dark Jungle". In 1911, Rhys-Davis played Al Zaydan in Shogun Maeda. In 1992, he starred in 6 films: "Double Agent", "Perry Mason: The Case of Fatal Fraud", "The Lost World", "The Seventh Coin", "Return to the Lost World" and "Painting".
Between 1993 and 1994, he plays Agent Michael Malone on The Untouchables. In 1993, he starred in the films Cyborg Cop as Kessel and Untold Horror 2 as Professor Harley Warren. In 1994 he was again invited to the famous TV series Murder, She Wrote. Between 1994 and 1995, he starred in the films Robot in the Family, Heavenly Crusade and Blaze of Glory. Rhys-Davis John landed the role of Professor Maximilian Arturo in Slides, where he starred from 1995 to 1997.
In the period from 1996 to 1999 he plays Emelyan Pugachev in the film "Catherine the Great", voices Kassim in the cartoon "Aladdin and the King of Robbers", appears in the film "The Big White Deception" as Johnny Windsor, stars in "Bloody Sport-3", works on the TV series "Star Trek: Voyager" as Leonardo da Vinci, plays Rashid in the movie "The Crusher" and participates in the movie "The Babysitter".
From 2000 to 2003, he starred in 9 films: "Britannica", "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", "Sabretooth", "Dangerous Individuals", "Medallion", "Coronado", "Elena Trojan and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
2004 brought the actor the role of Viscount Mabrey in The Princess Diaries 2: How to Become a Queen. He was invited to the films "Phantom of the Opera", "Reign of the Dragon" and "12 Days of Fear". The following year, Rhys-Davis John appears in The King's Servant as Phillippe de Torres and stars in Lost Angel as Kevin's father. He can be seen as Andrew Benton in Shadows in the Sun and as William Jeffrey in The Game of Their Lives.
The period from 2006 to 2009 brought John roles in films such as One Night with the King, The Ferryman, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Story, Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles, Anaconda 3: The Price of an Experiment "," Delphic Effect "," Anaconda 4: Blood Trail "and" 31 North 62 East ". In 2010, the actor was invited to the TV movie "Wound: Night of the Wolf" and to dub the cartoon "Tom and Jerry: Sherlock Holmes".
From 2011 to 2014, he starred in the films Fierce Planet, 100 Degrees Below Zero, Prisoners of the Sun, Pompeii: Apocalypse and Time Error. In 2015-2016, Rhys-Davis John voiced the animated series Harvey Bix. In 2016, he played Evenin Elessedil in The Chronicles of Shannara.
