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John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor known for portraying Sallah in the Indiana Jones franchise and Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He has received three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, with one win, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
Feb 2, 2024 · John Rhys-Davies revealed at MegaCon that his Indiana Jones sidekick Sallah would have ended up as a protector and custodian of historical artifacts.
- James Mangold
- Senior News Writer
Jul 3, 2023 · Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny star John Rhys-Davies is back as Sallah for a third time alongside Harrison Ford in his last adventure.
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- Tori Brazier
Feb 4, 2024 · John Rhys-Davies shared his thoughts on Sallah's fate after Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny . The long-time franchise actor believes Sallah would have become like a real-life Syrian archaeologist who died protecting cultural treasures, giving his character a more heroic ending.
- James Mangold
- Boyd Holbrook
John Rhys-Davies (born May 5, 1944) is a Welsh actor who played Egyptian digger Sallah in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and for audio and video segments used in Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye.
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His latest central role in Stephen Hall’s period horror The Gates is rather a shift in tone, as Rhys-Davies plays post-mortem photographer turned paranormal investigator Frederick Ladbroke.
He graduated from the University of East Anglia and is probably best known to film audiences for his roles in the blockbuster hits Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
