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3 unusual facts about John Rhys


Cantiorix Inscription

John Rhys had read the Latin text as "Cantiori Hic Jacit Venedotis Cive Fuit Consobrino Magli Magistrati" in his Lectures on Welsh Philology (1877), noting that "the person commemorated was a man of importance, and a Venedotian citizen, whatever that may exactly mean".

Cyborg Cop

Cyborg Cop is a 1993 action adventure film starring David Bradley, John Rhys-Davies, Todd Jensen, Alonna Shaw and Rufus Swart as the Cyborg.

There a wealthy mad scientist (John Rhys-Davies) is transforming men into killer cyborgs and selling them on the black market.


In the Name of the King

The King's Magus, Merick (John Rhys-Davies), detects that there is something special about Farmer when King Konreid (Burt Reynolds) and his entourage arrive to comfort Stonebridge.

Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure

It features sound clips from the first three films, and actor John Rhys-Davies (reprising his role as Sallah) provided new speech for this game.

Maximillian Arturo

In the DVD audio commentary on the Sliders pilot episode, series creators Tracy Tormé and Robert K. Weiss revealed that the character of Maximillian Arturo was very nearly played by actors other than John Rhys-DaviesHector Elizondo was in fact the producers' final choice for the role prior to auditioning Rhys-Davies, but ultimately passed, due to the filming location.

Sophia Morrison

She was consulted by the leading folklorists of the day, even being mentioned by Walter Evans-Wentz as of equal standing to the likes of John Rhys, Douglas Hyde, Alexander Carmichael, Henry Jenner and Anatole Le Braz.

William Whittingham Lyman Jr

Upon completion of his Master's degree, Gayley arranged for him to receive a university fellowship to travel to the University of Oxford to study Celtic languages with Sir John Rhys.


see also

Lichfield Gospels

The marginalia were edited by J. Gwenogvryn Evans with John Rhys in their 1893 edition of the Book of Llandaff.