John Rhys-Davies

Welsh actor
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John Rhys-Davies

Summary

John Rhys-Davies is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ammanford[2]. He was born on May 5, 1944[3]. He worked as an actor[4], television actor[5], film actor[6], and stage actor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.28% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,354 views/month, #2,779 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ammanford[2], John Rhys-Davies…
  • John Rhys-Davies was born on May 5, 1944[3].
  • John Rhys-Davies held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • John Rhys-Davies worked as an actor[4].
  • John Rhys-Davies worked as a television actor[5].
  • John Rhys-Davies worked as a film actor[6].
  • John Rhys-Davies worked as a stage actor[7].
  • John Rhys-Davies's education included a stint at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[10].
  • John Rhys-Davies's education included a stint at University of East Anglia[11].
  • John Rhys-Davies was educated at Truro School[12].
  • John Rhys-Davies is recorded as male[13].
  • John Rhys-Davies's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Rhys-Davies's Commons category is recorded as John Rhys-Davies[15].
  • John Rhys-Davies's residence is recorded as Waikato Region[16].
  • John Rhys-Davies's residence is recorded as Isle of Man[17].
  • John Rhys-Davies's family name is recorded as Rhys-Davies[18].
  • John Rhys-Davies's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Rhys-Davies's topic's main category is recorded as Category:John Rhys-Davies[20].
  • John Rhys-Davies's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • John Rhys-Davies's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Rhys-Davies'}[22].
  • John Rhys-Davies's different from is recorded as John Rhys Davies[23].
  • John Rhys-Davies's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[24].
  • John Rhys-Davies's start of work period is recorded as 1964[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: GB[27]

  • Began / founded: 1944-05-05[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 42ac403f-daad-491b-ab40-7b862781594a[29]

Body

Origins and Family

John Rhys-Davies's place of birth was Ammanford[2]. He was born on May 5, 1944[3].

Education

Educated at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[10], a drama school[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1904[32]; University of East Anglia[11], a public research university[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1963[35], headquartered in Norwich[36]; and Truro School[12], an independent school[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1880[39], headquartered in Truro[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], television actor[5], film actor[6], and stage actor[7].

Why It Matters

John Rhys-Davies ranks in the top 0.28% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,354 views/month, #2,779 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was John Rhys-Davies born?

Born in Ammanford[2], John Rhys-Davies…

What did John Rhys-Davies do for work?

John Rhys-Davies worked as actor[4], television actor[5], film actor[6], and stage actor[7].

Where did John Rhys-Davies go to school?

John Rhys-Davies was educated at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[10], University of East Anglia[11], and Truro School[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . CineMagia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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