![John Rhys-Davies, who plays Gimli in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is actually the tallest member of the principal cast. This is because dwarfs aren't real. : r/shittymoviedetails John Rhys-Davies, who plays Gimli in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is actually the tallest member of the principal cast. This is because dwarfs aren't real. : r/shittymoviedetails](https://preview.redd.it/john-rhys-davies-who-plays-gimli-in-the-lord-of-the-rings-v0-fvnmaf664qh81.jpg?auto=webp&s=2a95632dd8a5a661921d3200e1f5f8f6e07917af)
John Rhys-Davies, who plays Gimli in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is actually the tallest member of the principal cast. This is because dwarfs aren't real. : r/shittymoviedetails
![The cast of the " Lord of the Rings backstage at the 10TH ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS 2004 " at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. February Stock Photo - Alamy The cast of the " Lord of the Rings backstage at the 10TH ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS 2004 " at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. February Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R0RCM4/the-cast-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-backstage-at-the-10th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards-2004-at-the-shrine-auditorium-in-los-angeles-february-R0RCM4.jpg)
The cast of the " Lord of the Rings backstage at the 10TH ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS 2004 " at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. February Stock Photo - Alamy
![John Rhys-Davies (far left) played the role of the dwarf Gimli in Lord of the Rings, despite being 1.85m tall. A body double (Brett Beattie) stood on the battlefield next to the John Rhys-Davies (far left) played the role of the dwarf Gimli in Lord of the Rings, despite being 1.85m tall. A body double (Brett Beattie) stood on the battlefield next to the](https://preview.redd.it/ormctqnks9x01.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=95c321cd80fd8bb57a326289fdc345b7076205c3)
John Rhys-Davies (far left) played the role of the dwarf Gimli in Lord of the Rings, despite being 1.85m tall. A body double (Brett Beattie) stood on the battlefield next to the
![John Rhys-Davies, who plays Gimli the dwarf, is the tallest of the actors who play members of the Fellowship. He is 6′ 1″. | Lord of the rings, The hobbit, Lord John Rhys-Davies, who plays Gimli the dwarf, is the tallest of the actors who play members of the Fellowship. He is 6′ 1″. | Lord of the rings, The hobbit, Lord](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1d/21/69/1d2169009d6bebbfce44aefe56b70344.jpg)