This article was updated by Christopher Raley on December 30, 2024: Gimli was a critical part of the Fellowship that included Frodo, Sam, Aragorn, and others.Through the voice of Elrond, Tolkien ...

Rhys-Davies' comedic delivery often stole the show, but he gave an equally excellent performance during serious scenes, such as when Gimli discovered Balin's tomb in the Mines of Moria. For most ...

John Rhys-Davies famously played the role of the dwarf warrior Gimli in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies. But when a skin allergy made it very uncomfortable for the actor to spend a lot ...

John Rhys-Davies — better known as Sallah or Gimli, depending on your age and level of geekery — had a chance to be in the fourth installments of not one but two Hollywood franchises he helped ...