John Rhys-Davies

publication date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 (part of Spring 2022)

category: Movies

clue: Depending on your taste in action, sci-fi, and fantasy, you might know him best for befriending Indiana Jones, or for joining the fellowship of the ring, or for sliding around to alternate dimensions, or for being targeted for assassination by James Bond.

explanation: Rhys-Davies played Sallah in the Indiana Jones films, Gimli in the Lord of the Rings films, Arturo in the TV series Sliders, and Pushkin in The Living Daylights. more…

difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, and Chris Lemler

Stars Who Trekked: Since its inception in the 1960s, the science-fiction program Star Trek and its many spinoff shows and movies have spread across pop culture, attracting a huge fan base... and that includes big-name stars who are happy to make guest appearances. The celebrities in this theme, who will appear throughout the Spring 2022 season, are all established names in Hollywood who signed up for guest appearances in some iteration of Star Trek.

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