John Rhys-Davies is the Welsh actor who voices Grand Pabbie on ABC's Once Upon a Time.
Biography
John Rhys-Davies was born on May 5, 1944[2] in the town of Ammanford in Camarthenshire, Wales[1] to Mary Margaretta Phyllis Jones, a nurse,[3] and Rhys Davies, a mechanial engineer.[2][3] His childhood was spent living in Africa as well as England, where he attended a private school. Having had early exposure to culture, John has cited that this as inspiration for choosing an acting career.[1] He graduated from the University of East Anglia with a degree in English studies and went on to become a teacher at Watton County Secondary Modern School before he was awarded a place at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Following two years of studying his acting craft there, John took up nine years in repertory theatre; sometimes performing at the Royal Shakespeare Company.[4]
His most well known roles are as Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Sallah in two of the Indiana Jones trilogy films, The Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade. He broke onto the international movie scene as a Praetorian officer in I, Claudius. In addition to roles in Star Trek: Voyager and several adaptations of The Three Musketeers, John has starred in a number of original movies produced by Syfy. He also has acted and provided voices in computer games, including Dune 2000, the Wing Commander series, Lords of Everquest and Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance.[5]
Trivia
- Narrated the special "Storybrooke Has Frozen Over".
Appearances
Once Upon a Time: Season Four | ||||||||||
"A Tale of Two Sisters": |
"White Out": |
"Rocky Road": |
"The Apprentice": |
"Breaking Glass": |
"Family Business": | "The Snow Queen": |
"Smash the Mirror": |
"Fall": | "Shattered Sight": |
"Heroes and Villains": |
Voice Only | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Voice Only | Voice Only | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
"Darkness on the Edge of Town": |
"Unforgiven": | "Enter the Dragon": | "Poor Unfortunate Soul": |
"Best Laid Plans": | "Heart of Gold": | "Sympathy for the De Vil": |
"Lily": | "Mother": | "Operation Mongoose Part 1": |
"Operation Mongoose Part 2": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Once Upon a Time: Specials | ||||||||||
"Magic is Coming": |
"The Price of Magic": | "Journey to Neverland": | "Wicked is Coming": | "Storybrooke Has Frozen Over": | ||||||
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Voice Only | ||||||
"Secrets of Storybrooke": | "Dark Swan Rises": | "Evil Reigns Once More": | "The Final Battle Begins": | |||||||
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
External links
- John Rhys-Davies on Wikipedia
- John Rhys-Davies on Internet Movie Database
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://web.archive.org/web/20070927092328/http://archive.southwalesguardian.co.uk/2003/4/30/11269.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/john-rhys-davies/bio/158261
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.filmreference.com/film/62/John-Rhys-Davies.html
- ↑ http://www.uea.ac.uk/mac/comm/media/press/2013/May/hon-grads
- ↑ http://www.fantasycon.com/?portfolio=john-rhys-davies