Welsh-born, Rhys-Davies is an avid
collector of vintage cars. In addition to the
big- and
small-screen roles mentioned above, he has performed onstage in most of
Shakespeare's works and
Hedda Gabler among other roles. His
makeup for the role of
Gimli took five hours to apply, and he was allergic to the
prosthetics and could only work in costume every third day. Before the allergy was realized, the skin under his eyes was burned off by the pieces. Rhys-Davies divides his time between
Los Angeles and the
Isle of Man.
Source: http://us.imdb.com/Bio?Rhys-Davies,+John