His part as the voice of Treebeard was criminally underated.

@addictedfoolgamer1970

Ай бұрын

Thank you I didn’t know that

@RoxxSerm

Ай бұрын

most because many people dont know he voiced Treebeard ^^

@YewrinePish

Ай бұрын

burárum

@jdmathys1

Ай бұрын

Whhhhhhhaaaaaat lol I'm embarrassed I didn't know that

@tjlanglois1989

Ай бұрын

The ents are the best part of those movies and the only reason I don't rewatch them often is because of how little they are used.

I was an extra on Fellowship I was a soldier in the NZ Army at the time it was a once in a lifetime experience I’ll never forget it 🔥

@propane593

Ай бұрын

lucky! ive heard the cast + extras all became quite close and sounds like it was a blast to be a part of

@Gandwarf213

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your service - to western culture as well as to your country!

@TheGroundedAviator

Ай бұрын

Orc?

@protalghulnist4126

Ай бұрын

​@@TheGroundedAviatorNew Zealand

@TheGroundedAviator

Ай бұрын

@@protalghulnist4126 I'm a Kiwi as well, I meant I heard many army personal were recruited as Orcs at one point.

“Toss me... I cannot jump the distance, you’ll have to toss me.”

@jordanluyendyk1281

Ай бұрын

"Don't tell the Elf."

@17Watman

Ай бұрын

@@jordanluyendyk1281Not a word

@Menhtrol

Ай бұрын

@@17Watman Legolas with his elf hearing: I heard everything.

@Luke_wait_for_it_marengo

28 күн бұрын

Beat me to it​@@jordanluyendyk1281

@FAFO4wisdom

24 күн бұрын

Not the beard!!! 👀

fact he talked about the crew says everything.

@kevinwessels4810

Ай бұрын

Definitely. I have 2 takeaways: 1, that the crew and extras were dedicated and talented enough to be brought up. 2, that John Rhys-Davies is humble enough to remember them and lift them up.

@malachi4228

Ай бұрын

Exactly. Not only that tho, the fact that they all got paid basically nothing, comparatively, and he still loved the experience that much

John rhys-davis is a monumentally underrated actor with such a beautiful voice

@henghau

Ай бұрын

Agreed, he can start his own podcast for sure

@alyzu4755

Ай бұрын

Right? I could listen to him talk all day. And he's got some stories to tell. 😊

@jackpowell9276

Ай бұрын

I was just looking and it turns out he voiced one of my favourite characters in the video game freelancer! Never realised all this time!

@danieldickson8591

Ай бұрын

I've never heard him just speaking as himself, in a normal conversation. His stage/movie voice is always big and resonant, but here it's soft and soothing and beautiful, and exudes class and culture.

@RoxxSerm

Ай бұрын

@@jackpowell9276 I just googled it because i couldnt believe it. He is Tobias. I sank so many hours into this game as a kid

Considering in LOTR he had to wear prosthetics that he was actually allergic to and came out with a swollen face after taking it off, it really is testament to the cast and crew that it was his favourite experience.

And they call it a mine. A MINE.

@ainiel7602

29 күн бұрын

I just love this line. I repeat it myself at random. He's just so offended by the comparison 😆

@MrCouchmen

16 күн бұрын

This is no mine. Its a tomb!

You know he loves it because he says it is one of his favorite movie experiences despite the hell he had to go through being allergic to the prosthetics they put on him, He spent like a year with swollen, puffy, lymph covered eyes due to it.

Just hearing him say “Lord of the Rings” sends shivers down my spine… 💯🔥

I'd happily listen to any audiobook narrated by John Rhys-Davies.

@Grizzlox

Ай бұрын

He's narrated parts of the New Testament, parts of The Trials of Saint Patrick, and the entirety of The Purity Code by Jim Burns

The fact that Lord of the Rings trilogy was made is a small miracle. The odds against this working out are so astronomical. Especially back in those days nobody had ever done 3 movies of that scale. And the fact that they succeeded. They actually made the definitive movies. There will probably never be an adaption of Lord of the Rings that is better than those movies forever.

@douglassun8456

29 күн бұрын

Their popular success is all the more remarkable when you consider that fantasy as a genre was kind of walled off from the mainstream as nerd stuff at that point.

@stevec8131

23 күн бұрын

I grew up on the original Star Wars movies, and for a long time, I considered them to be the greatest trilogy ever made. But then I saw the original Lord of the Rings movies, and now I have no doubt that they are the greatest trilogy ever made. They are a masterpiece of filmmaking, and even if you're not a fan of the fantasy genre, you have to admire the sheer scale and skill that went into creating them.

@SliderFury1

15 күн бұрын

​@@stevec8131the behind the scenes/making of stuff is absolutely mind blowing.

@llothar68

14 күн бұрын

You can bet that someone in Hollywood is already getting wet at thinking to remake it more lame and gay

@ATROFlAR

5 күн бұрын

@@llothar68 and black

"I went with duplicity in my heart." LOL

This is why LOTR is so special. It’s truly rare to see a cast and crew where everyone got along, loved their part, respected the writers and director, etc. The fact that they all speak so highly of one another and are incredibly close friends to this day makes a fan like me so happy. I recommend watching all the behind the scenes of these movies if you haven’t, so much heart went into the films, an authenticity today’s films don’t have. I’ll forever be a huge fan of this trilogy and it will always be #1 in my opinion…❤

Watch the extended films and all the appendices - it’s as close to living that wonderful experience as us mere mortals will get. It looked such a wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime experience for pretty much everyone involved.

@wilhelmscream6919

Ай бұрын

The BtS material honestly makes those movies even better than they already are :)

His voice is so regal

As someone who has practically religiously watched the LotR movies since they came out, him naming them as his favorite experience, even down to the crew, makes me so happy

I think the first I watched John was on Sliders ages ago. His work on LotR was incredible, that entire cast was a once in a century gathering that won't be repeated for many decades. Each actor brought their character to life in such splendor that I'll never be able to see the Fellowship as anyone other than the actors that portrayed them in those movies. John IS Gimli, end of story. It's funny, the actors that talk so highly of the humble "behind the scenes" people always seem to be the most stellar folk, never forgetting where they came from and always offering praise for everyone else before themselves. Keanu Reeves, Johnny Depp, John, they ALL never forget the "little guys" who make the magic happen.

Met this sweet man a couple of months back. He was so kind and lighthearted.

In the 1990s I knew him as Sallah, who borrowed a car from his brother-in-law, after 2000 as Sallah and Gimli. I know that this actor also has a great theater career and has played many Shakespearean roles, but not only. John Rhys Davies if you are reading this greetings from central Poland.

The best part of this era of proliferation of podcasting is that you sometimes get to hear long form content from someone you never thought you would, but are glad you did. I don’t think I’ve ever seen even an interview with JRD outside of a couple short LOTR behind the scenes type things. This was great.

My earliest memory of John Rhys-Davies is Wing Commander III on playstation, one of the best video games of all time. The game also featured Mark Hamill and the guy who played Biff in Back to the Future.

@Jid22

Ай бұрын

Malcolm McDowell as well!!

As someone who’s had eczema around my eyes, it really says something that he came out of that experience still saying it was the best.

I loved this guy in Last Crusade. "That car belonged to my brother in-law."

@robertafrender3935

20 күн бұрын

Did you hear him singing in his introduction to series? So much talent.

I still watch the 1980's classic 'Shogun' every two years or so and his character Rodriquez is my favorite!

@Lurker1222

Ай бұрын

Ahoy Ingles!

@stallion78

Ай бұрын

I agree. He really stole the show in Shogun

@Justin_Beaver564

4 күн бұрын

@@stallion78 His role in Shogun is what got him the role of Sallah in Raiders

What a terrific guest & episode this full interview was.

Man, I wish they would do an audio version of the books with him being the narrator. ❤ Wonderful voice and wonderful actor!

3:50 I’ve never heard anyone pronounce “New Orleans” the way JRD pronounces it - and I love it!

Man hearing his voice reminds me that we're nearing the last of a generation. We won't have people who speak like this anymore soon! Dont get me wrong, we still have many great voices, just not with this old school style of anumciation and projection.

@alexanderc.4654

Ай бұрын

A gentleman

He did the cinematics for the video game DUNE2000

@anthonyqcn

Ай бұрын

Hell yeah the cinematics in that game were an iconic part of my childhood

Love how he is honest about how he thought of the project initially. I feel too often some big movie or show will come about and the people in it or making it post release are like "i just knew it was going to work out well" or "didn't doubt it for a second". Thats what i love about LotR, about how much the cast and crew enjoyed making it but they dont pretend or lie about the experience. I saw a snippet of some behind the scenes stuff recently of when the first time the cast and crew watched Return of the King and a bunch of people were asked about how doing it was and how they felt now it was over. They did not hold back in saying how badly it affected their lives, how much stress and turmoil they went though to do it but not a single one of those people would say no to doing it again if it was done over. Like a guys son was born just after the movies started to be made and he basically didn't see him for like 4 years and missed some of the most personal moments a parent could have with their child but he didn't hold it against the movies he helped make or the job he was doing.

For me he will aways be the professor from Sliders. It was the first time I was allowed to decide from the evening programm as a kid and this was my series.

John is such an entertaining conversationalist🤩

Lord of the Rings is the "Gone With the Wind" of this era. It won't be until another 61 years has passed until we get another epic movie.

@BederikStorm

Ай бұрын

Dune

@bluemoon1716

Ай бұрын

​​@@BederikStormnah. I love dune but it's nowhere near lotr

@RoxxSerm

Ай бұрын

@@BederikStorm Dune is stunning and worth every penny in IMAX and at home. But it cant and never will reach LotR the water. LotR is the peak.

@BederikStorm

Ай бұрын

@@RoxxSerm it's not finished yet. We need to see what will happen with this franchise but you must agree that it's the most promising out of all others. Avengers with Thanos were engaging but they were flat, lacking deep philosophy

@HaasTheFirst

Ай бұрын

Lotr will always be in its own league, but I gotta say dune 1+2 are the first movies since then who gave me a different kind of special experience nearly on the same level.

It’s hard to believe there are real people in this world that still have this cool of a voice

I have been a fan of this man since I was about 7 years old, I'm 34 soon and in my humble opinion he has as much gravitas and command of a room, stage or set as he always has.

I could listen to his stories for hours.

rosenbaum is such a great interviewer tbh, never noticed it before but he asks really great questions and articulates them well

@PsyphaX09

20 күн бұрын

Wtf, that was Michael Rosenbaum? I honestly did not recognize him with all those hair. 😂😂😂😂

It was Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness, that cemented this man's voice in my head. His work as narrator for that one little game has stuck with me for decades.

The voice of Thor, Macbeth and Hades.

@HappinessPunch777

Ай бұрын

Don’t forget Man Ray!😁

@tomkot

Ай бұрын

He's also the voice of Gimli

@rjmq433

Ай бұрын

And treebeard

@eggiealexander6226

Ай бұрын

And Aladdin’s dad in the 3rd Aladdin movie.

He also played a Roman Centurian in "I Claudius".

The younger actors love working with John. Elijah Wood told the story of how John took Elijah and the rest of the cast out to dinner and John told the waiter "No menu, lets have filet mignon and lobster for everyone" and then he paid for it.

Thank you for bringing John in for a chat - I love hearing the BTS stories he shares, and is such a positive person with good words to share about others (and cheeky sense of humour with it! 😅haha)

John Rhys-Davies is one of our favorite actors of all time. a freaking legend.

His dulcet tones are still engrossing. Best of luck and good health to him...

I met his son Ben in college back in the day ... in SF

I love the stories that the other cast had about John whilst filming LOTR. Proper legend.

I was So Happy he was in the Last INDI!!!

His accent sounded more Englishman than Welshman.

Haven’t watched all of these but in light of the new Shogun now out has anyone asked him about the old Shogun? He played an outstanding role!

Never forget Ivanhoe! As a Swede his character Front-de-Boeuf is iconic!

I got my Extended Edition DVD of Fellowship of the Ring signed by him, but I wasn't there to meet him for the signing lol. Basically he was a guest at a Con that my friends were attending and I asked them if they'd get him to sign. One friend was a huge Indiana Jones fan and was going to meet him for that so was willing to get my DVD signed too. I sent along a letter asking John to sign whichever was his favorite of the trilogy or whichever he enjoyed working on the most. He signed Fellowship.

I would have thought the awful allergic reactions to the makeup would have fouled his experience with the films, even if he were proud to have been in them

@George_M_

Ай бұрын

Casting his last prosthetic set into that fire must've been cathartic enough to heal the memory of it.

John Ryes-Davis made us all fall in love with Gimli all over again! ❤ - He's truly one of the greatest because of his acting skills but also his transparency and humbleness. Hugs from Colombia!

This is another example of what I appreciate about Lord of the Rings: *EVERYONE* who worked on it loved working on it!!! You look at some of the most popular actors who worked on great films, and you find at least one who really hated it. For example: Harrison Ford, who played Han Solo in the Star Wars saga, hates everything about the movies, so much so that he makes a face that’s so angry whenever they mention Star Wars. That’s not the case with the Lord of the Rings cast at all. You ask anyone who worked on the films and they’ll tell awesome stories about how it was. Some of them will even say that it’s their favorite movie that they ever had the honor, no, the privilege, to act in.

One of his best was his Role in Robin of Sherwood as King Richard. JRD

His character from Sliders, Maximilian Arturo, will always be my favorite character of his ^^

Met him at the airport and he was the nicest guy.. selfie and a video to my partner too. Meeting him was amazing and I’ll never forget it

Looks like he did in Indiana Jones 1981! 😮

From what I've heard about JRD's experience on LotR I'm surprised he holds it in such high regard. For example when the actors of the fellowship went out to get tattooed, JRD wasn't among them, but the stuntman for Gimli ironically was invited in his place. Brett Beattie (the stuntman) is one of the most interesting human beings I've ever met.

@hez859

Ай бұрын

They initially invited JRD but he turned them down

@matthewmosier8439

22 күн бұрын

I tend to think this story has been somewhat overblown. Pretty sure some people wanted to create negative press for political reasons and tried to destroy his reputation with the films in the last couple of years. Similar to how certain corners of the internet are trying to destroy Kubrick's reputation, recently

@ATROFlAR

5 күн бұрын

@@matthewmosier8439 He says in this podcast that he didn't get the tattoo

He also dabbled in videogames, in the wonderful Wing Commander series

Gimli Elf-Friend had pitched a tent of Khazad-dum when he saw Galadriel

JRD has the best stories.

I'm surprised he speaks so well of it, I remember reading he had a really rough time of it because of the prosthetics he wore to play Gimli. Nice to hear though!

@kristarolleri6442

Ай бұрын

Later you remember the good, the annoyance of prosthetics probably falls away with time 😊

I dare say this man created the dwarven race in LOTR the same way Leonard Nimoys Spock portrayal created the Vulcan race in Star Trek. Also the comic relief his Gimli provided cannot be understated how great it is for the movies as a whole.

The man is awesome! Every part he plays elevates the production to greatness. My personal favorite is Sliders which should get a serious reboot.

Gimly, Sala, Paladin, ... so many roles i loved him into.

First. Wow he is 80!

@warrengouldthorpe5091

Ай бұрын

I thought he was in his late 50's early 60's

@ianbauer4703

Ай бұрын

I did not know this.

He was also great in The Living Daylights.

As a sci-fi nerd back in the 90's, _Sliders_ hooked me with the premise and characters. His character was absolutely charming. Same thing with Sallah. I always wanted more of his character in the Indiana Jones movies. But, alas, he probably would have taken too much attention away from Harrison Ford. 🤣🤣🤣 I grew up watching Mr. Rhys-Davies. It's crazy this guy has, in a way, been in my life the whole time I've been alive. He's right up there with Tim Curry in my book.

@samhart4205

25 күн бұрын

Yay! Another Sliders fan! 😁

JRD is a treasure. Lord of the Rings trilogy is epic, and he is phenomenal. Indiana Jones 1 & 3 I love his supporting role of Sallah. I loved his voice of Thor in the Marvel cartoons of the 90s. So many good parts!

The only lex I can accept as a proper interviewer ;)

well this is nothing unheard of...an elf to go underground while dwarf dares not? i would never hear the end of it

I love from the behind the scenes features of LOTR that John Rhys Davies didn’t pull any punches during the action scenes. All the stunt men and actors talked about he was really swinging his axe and hitting the stunt men with his full force. lol.

“We dwarves are natural sprinters! Very dangerous in short distances!” 😂

Rip Bernard Hill 💙💚

Im not even surprised, watching the lotr bts you can tell it was a once in a life time production experience

Will watch some of his other works

"I've shot trilogies in less time than this scene is taking" I heard JRD say as he was standing on a boat in his fishing boat captain outfit in south africa while shooting "12 days of terror ". That was 22 years ago I think . Tbh i didn't know who he was at the time.

What does the other guy sitting in the room do? Genuinely curious.

@maximprikhodko8204

Ай бұрын

sound tech, social media monitoring, i guess

@johnnny5veeoxx

5 күн бұрын

That kid was legitimately bothering me ngl

So fresh and so keen, keen

Such an extraordinary voice this man has!!

I liked John from the first time I saw him on Shogun!

To me Sliders would always be his best. He literally not only carried the show but clearly helped to make it popular

Got to meet him in person and he said he like my beard. Gimli complimented my beard!!!

The other guy in the room is wearing a mask for what reason???

@evalramman7502

Ай бұрын

He's just that type of guy. Lot of them in LA where I live.

Who are the 21 leading parts? Fellowship -Frodo -Sam -Merry -Pippin -Gandalf -Aragorn -Legolas -Gimli -Boromir (9 parts) Gondor - Faramir - Denethor (2 parts) Rohan - Saruman - Grima - Theoden - Eowyn (4 parts) Elves -Elrond -Arwen -Galadriel (3 parts) Ringbearers - Bilbo - Gollum (2 parts) The last one I am honestly not so sure. It cannot be Treebeard. They did cast a real Ent but he was not credited for species protection, they are very rare. Eomer, Lurtz or the Witch King would make a lot of sense, more than Haldir. It is probably Eomer even though his part is not that big, but bigger than the others.

Watching sliders on roku right now ❤

Such a cool creation

I'm amazed that he was able to work while allergic to the prosthetics (maybe that was short-term, I don't know, but I know it wasn't an easy role)

Let them come. There is one dwarf in Moria that still draws breath

How/ why has he never done Star Trek?

Like we never saw Lex Luthor lecture 3,000 scientists before!

I still loved him in Sliders.

I never really thought about it, but the Lord of the Rings must have been amazing for New Zealand's economy when it was being filmed.

Asps, very dangerous… you go first!

I remember John best as Rodrigo in the original Shogun.

When he laughs, I still hear Gimli… 😆

I’d love to meet this man and get him to sign my book (I have a few other cast members far from all though)

Guy sitting with the mask, really grinds my gears

They talk about all these roles he's known for, but personally I only see him as MacBeth in Gargoyles.