This block contains the information about John Rhys-Davies and provides an insight into the life of the celebrity. From here you can also learn when, how and why the profession of an actor was chosen. Some interesting facts are waiting for you here.

This talented and an amazing actor, the genius of his time was born in 1944, Salisbury. Rhys-Davis grew up in England, but because of some unpleasing circumstances, his family goes to Africa. However the life in Africa didn’t go the way they expected and they came back to England in Wales. Being a troublesome teenager he was really interested in English classical literature. This obsession leads him to master acting career. He graduated from the East England University. Later, he decides to begin hi studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. John becomes well known to the UK audience after the outstanding play in the popular blockbuster "Raiders of the Lost Ark", and the outstanding adventure movie "Indiana Jones". You won’t believe that he was the gnome in the trilogy "Lord of the Rings." Like all artists or actors, John has an unusual hobby, he enjoys collecting antique cars.

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Here you can learn about the movies John Rhys-Davies acted in. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. It is always interesting to know.

Movies & Videos	Budget	Year	Opening weekend	US box Office
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Gimli/Voice of Treebeard	$94M	2002	$62M	$340M
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Gimli	$94M	2003	$72.6M	$377M
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Gimli	$93M	2001	$66.1M	$314M
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale - Merick	$60M	2007	$2.98M	$4.54M
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Sallah	$48M	1989		$197M
The Medallion - Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe	$41M	2003	$8.11M	$22.1M
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement - Viscount Mabrey	$40M	2004	$23M	$95.1M
Cats Don't Dance - Woolie Mammoth (voice)	$32M	1997	$1.21M	$3.56M
The Living Daylights - General Leonid Pushkin	$30M	1987		$51.2M
Sahara - Rasoul	$25M	1983
The Game of Their Lives - Bill Jeffrey (as John Rhys Davies)	$20M	2005	$175K	$375K
The Jungle Book 2 - Ranjan's father (voice)	$20M	2003	$14.1M	$47.9M
One Night with the King - Mordecai	$20M	2006	$4.11M	$13.4M
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Sallah, Soundtrack ("I am the Monarch of the Sea" (1878) (uncredited), "A British Tar" (1878) (uncredited))	$18M	1981		$242M
The King Maker - Phillippe	$15M	2005
Sphinx - Stephanos Markoulis	$14M	1981		$800K
Young Toscanini - Claudio Rossi	$14M	1988
King Solomon's Mines - Dogati	$12.5M	1985		$238K
Shark Bait - Thorton (voice)	$10M	2006
Journey of Honor - El Zaidan	$10M	1991