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john rhys-davies
  • Birth Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/05/1944, Taurus
  • Profession: Actor; screenwriter
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John Rhys-Davies Fast Facts:
  • After graduating from college, he spent a year teaching before he decided to pursue acting.
  • Made his big-screen debut in a small role as a cop in the 1974 thriller The Black Windmill.
  • Spent two seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the late '70s.
  • Shared the National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture along with his The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King costars.
  • Has lent his voice to numerous animated series, including Animaniacs, Batman: The Animated Series, The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk and Pinky and the Brain.
  • John Rhys-Davies Relationships:
  • Ben Davies - Son
  • Mary Margaretta Phyllis Jones - Mother
  • Rhys Davies - Father
  • Suzanne A.D. Wilkinson - Wife
  • Tom Davies - Son
  • Violet Colley - Aunt
  • John Rhys-Davies Awards:
  • 1981 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Nominee
  • College:
  • University of East Anglia, Norwich, England (BA in English and History, 1966); Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England (1969)
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