John Rhys-Davies
Actor
Merchant of Venice, The (1980)
- Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. John Rhys-Davies, Warren Mitchell, Gemma Jones
- Sturdy BBC adaptation of the Bard's famous 'problem play', with Warren Mitchell putting in an unparalleled performance as the Jewish usurer Shylock,…
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman…
- Iconic adventure movie catapults one Indiana Jones into a world of endless peril to retrieve the mystical Arc of the Covenant. Breath–taking,…
Peter and Paul (1981)
- Dir. Robert Day
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Robert Foxworth, Eddie Albert…
- Epic account of the early spread of Christianity follows disciples Peter and Paul as they struggle against violent opposition and their own personal…
Victor Victoria (1982)
- Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Julie Andrews, James Garner, Lesley Ann Warren…
- Blake Edwards boudoir–farce with Julie Andrews playing a male impersonator in 30s Paris.
Sword of the Valiant (The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) (1984)
- Dir. Stephen Weeks
Feat. Miles O'Keefe, Cyrielle Clair, Leigh Lawson…
- Cannon Films fantasy fodder from the 1980's starring a hilariously coiffured Miles O'Keefe as Sir Gawain and Sean Connery as the Green Knight,…
King Solomon's Mines (1985)
- Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom…
- Fairly lively adaptation of H Rider Haggard's classic African adventure yarn (filmed several times before), with Chamberlain and Stone dodging…
Noble House (Mini-Series) (1988)
- Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Deborah Raffin, Ben Masters…
- Improbably entertaining thriller with Brosnan smarming his way through business deals in Asia, only to find his reign as Tai–Pan (supreme…
War and Remembrance (Mini-Series) (1988)
- Dir. Dan Curtis
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner…
- Sequel to THE WINDS OF WAR follows trials and tribulations of the Henry and the Jastrow families amid the events after the USA's entry into World War…
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott…
- When Sean Connery turns up as Indy's feisty dad, the pair embark on an adventure–laden search for a mystical Holy Grail. You'll have fun…
Sliders (TV Series) (1995-2000)
- Feat. Jerry O'Connell, John Rhys-Davies
- While experimenting in his lab, budding genius O'Connell unwittingly invents a teleportation device that slides open portals to alternate realities…
Helen of Troy (Mini Series) (2003)
- Dir. John Harrison
Feat. Rufus Sewell, Stellan Skarsgard, John Rhys-Davies…
- Combining various Greek legends into a grand composite tale, the stories of Helen, Agamemnon, Paris and Troy are reasonably well–served in this…
Medallion, The (2003)
- Dir. Gordon Chan Kar-Seung
Feat. Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani…
- Jackie Chan's Hollywood serenade continues, here he plays a Hong Kong detective loaned to Interpol to track down a magical medallion that gives its…
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo…
- Opening on the 21st birthday of the budding Genovian Princess (Hathaway), this creditable, if hardly superior sequel, finds the transplanted San…
Game of Their Lives, The (2005)
- Dir. David Anspaugh
Feat. Gerard Butler, Wes Bentley, John Rhys-Davies
- Based on the true story of how a hurriedly–assembled US soccer team beat England 1–0 in a 1950 World Cup match in Brazil, an upset which…
Shadows in the Sun (The Shadow Dancer) (2005)
- Dir. Brad Mirman
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Claire Forlani, Joshua Jackson…
- A youthful literary editor from London (Jackson) is sent to Italy to track down a legendary reclusive writer (Keitel), esconced somewhere in the…
Reef, The (Shark Bait) (2006)
- Dir. Howard Baker, John Fox IX
Feat. Freddie Prinze Jnr., Rob Schneider, Evan Rachel Wood…
- Animated kid's film with a superb voice over line up that introduces us to a fish who must save his one true love and the Reef that they share.
Legend of Sasquatch, The (2006)
- Dir. Thomas Callicoat
Feat. William Hurt, John Rhys-Davies
- Warrm–hearted, ecologically sound kids film has a family on holiday in the mountains of Seattle stumble upon a clan of Bigfoot, who's lives are…
Ferryman, The (2007)
- Dir. Chris Graham
Feat. Kerry Fox, Tamer Hassan, John Rhys-Davies…
- Homegrown high–seas supernatural horror following a group of charter cruise passengers en route from New Zealand to Fiji who pick up a weirdo…