He also appeared in Reilly, Ace of Spies in 1983, made several appearances in Star Trek: Voyager as a holodeck version of Leonardo da Vinci, starred as an ally of James Bond in The Living Daylights, and appeared in the film One Night with the King. He has since appeared in numerous television shows and miniseries, including Agent Michael Malone in the 1993 remake of the 1950s television series The Untouchables as well as a leading role in the television series Sliders as Professor Maximillian Arturo from 1995 to 1997.
Rhys-Davies also starred in another Clavell adaption, Noble House, set in Hong Kong, in which he plays Ian Dunross' corporate enemy, Quillian Gornt. In 1989, he played Marvel Comics character Kingpin in The Trial of the Incredible Hulk. He then began to appear more frequently, and not just in the UK, with roles as a Portuguese navigator Rodrigues in the 1980 television miniseries Shogun, based on the novel by James Clavell, and as Sallah in two of the Indiana Jones films. Later he played Praetorian officer Naevius Sutorius Macro in I, Claudius. Rhys-Davies appeared sporadically on UK television in the early 1970s, including his role as the gangster Laughing Spam Fritter opposite Adam Faith in Budgie. Rhys-Davies (right) signing autographs in May 2005 After a stint teaching at a secondary school in Watton, Norfolk, he won a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He was educated at Truro School in the English county of Cornwall and then at the University of East Anglia, where he was one of the first 105 students admitted and became a co-founder of its drama club. While in Tanganyika, his family lived in places such as Dar es Salaam, Kongwa, Moshi, and Mwanza. Due to his father's work as a colonial police officer, he was brought up in Tanganyika (today part of Tanzania) before his family moved to the Welsh town of Ammanford. His mother, Phyllis Jones, was a nurse, while his father, Rhys Davies, was a mechanical engineer and colonial officer. John Rhys-Davies was born in Salisbury on, the son of Welsh parents.
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