2003Winner
Best Performance
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
John Rhys-Davies
Actor · Writer
Ammanford, Wales, UK
May 5, 1944
Biography
John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor and vocal artist. He is best known for playing the charismatic Arab excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, in which he also voiced the ent, Treebeard. He also played Agent Michael Malone in the 1993 remake of the 1950s television series The Untouchables, Professor Maximillian Arturo in Sliders, King Richard I in Robin of Sherwood, General Leonid Pushkin in the James Bond film The Living Daylights, and Macro in I, Claudius. Additionally, he provided the voices of Cassim in Disney's Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Man Ray in SpongeBob SquarePants, and Tobias in the computer game Freelancer. He is also the narrator for the TV show Wildboyz.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2001Winner
Best Performance
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002Winner
Best Performance
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Career Highlights
2023Highlight
Best Performance
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
1981Highlight
Best Performance
Raiders of the Lost Ark
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers