John Rhys-Davies is back as fan favourite Sallah in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Picture: LucasFilm/ WireImage)

John Rhys-Davies has enjoyed a long and distinguished career over the past 50 years, starring opposite the likes of Dame Julie Andrews (twice), Sir Derek Jacobi in TV classic I, Claudius, and Timothy Dalton in Bond film The Living Daylights, as well as voicing countless cartoon favourites and – most famously – appearing in two of the most successful film franchises of all time: The Lord of the Ringsand Indiana Jones.