John Rhys-Davies
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor and vocal artist. He is perhaps best known for playing the charismatic Arab excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, in which he also voiced the ent, Treebeard. He also played Agent Michael Malone in the 1993 remake of the 1950s television series The Untouchables, Professor Maximillian Arturo in Sliders, King Richard I in Robin of Sherwood, General Leonid Pushkin in the James Bond film The Living Daylights, and Macro in I, Claudius. Additionally, he provided the voices of Cassim in Disney's Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Man Ray in SpongeBob SquarePants, and Tobias in the computer game Freelancer. He is also the narrator for the TV show Wildboyz. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Rhys-Davies, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- May 5, 1944 In Ammanford, Wales, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 215
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Sword of Thyrus
- Latest Project:
- Movie Starbright 2025-04-18
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Starbright | Raphael | 2025-04-18 |
| Series | Lantern City | Desmond Wilhorn | 2025 |
| Movie | The Sword of Thyrus | King Athol | 2025 |
| Series | Archaeology | Host | 2025 |
| Series | Legends of Ileydria | Narrator | 2025 |
| Movie | The Gates | Frederick Ladbroke | 2024-03-18 |
| Movie | The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Self | 2023-08-29 |
| Movie | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | Brine King (voice) | 2023-12-20 |
| Movie | Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford | Self | 2023-12-01 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Sallah | 2023-06-25 |
| Movie | Bad Cupid | Archie | 2021-02-11 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2021-05-07 |
| Movie | Silent Night: A Song for the World | Douglas Haig | 2021-12-19 |
| Movie | Valley of the Gods | Dr. Hermann | 2020-09-17 |
| Movie | G-Loc | Henry | 2020-08-11 |
| Movie | Grizzly II: Revenge | Bouchard | 2020-02-17 |
| Movie | I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland | 2020-03-17 | |
| Movie | Mosley | Warnie (voice) | 2019-10-10 |
| Movie | The Pilgrim's Progress | Evangelist (voice) | 2019-04-18 |
| Movie | Santa Fake | Jow | 2019-10-04 |
| Movie | Aquaman | Brine King (voice) | 2018-12-07 |
| Movie | Aux | Jack | 2018-03-02 |
| Movie | The Blue Mauritius | Hanson | 2016-01-01 |
| Movie | Winter Thaw | Martin Avdeitch | 2016-11-24 |
| Movie | Camera Store | Pinky Steuben | 2016-12-09 |
| Movie | The Apostle Peter: Redemption | Peter | 2016-08-02 |
| Series | The Shannara Chronicles | Eventine Elessedil | 2016-01-05 |
| Movie | Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made | Self | 2015-03-14 |
| Movie | Killing Jesus | Annas | 2015-04-05 |
| Movie | Many Beautiful Things | John Ruskin (voice) | 2015-10-17 |
| Movie | Golden Shoes | Burt | 2015-10-06 |
| Movie | Beyond the Mask | Charles Kemp | 2015-04-06 |
| Movie | The Watchmaker's Apprentice | Narrator | 2015-06-01 |
| Movie | Let The Season In | Self / Narrator | 2014-10-14 |
| Movie | Apocalypse Pompeii | Colonel Carlos Dillard | 2014-02-18 |
| Movie | Under Milk Wood | Voice | 2014-06-01 |
| Movie | Time Lapse | Mr. Bezzeredes | 2014-05-24 |
| Movie | Saul: The Journey to Damascus | Caiphas | 2014-04-01 |
| Movie | Concrete Blondes | Kostas Jakobatos | 2013-05-02 |
| Movie | Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map | Gnarlybeard (voice) | 2013-07-21 |
| Movie | Prisoners of the Sun | Professor Hayden Masterton | 2013-12-20 |
| Movie | 100 Degrees Below Zero | Ralph Dillard | 2013-03-29 |
| Movie | Smokin' | Doctor | 2013-03-22 |
| Movie | Escape | Malcom Andrews | 2012-01-21 |
| Movie | Missing Christmas | Narrator / Santa (voice) | 2012-12-24 |
| Movie | Return to the Hiding Place | Eusi | 2011-08-22 |
| Movie | Ferocious Planet | Senator Jackson Crenshaw | 2011-04-09 |
| Movie | Treasure Hunters | 2011-08-19 | |
| Series | Once Upon a Time | Narrator (voice) | 2011-10-23 |
| Movie | Medium Raw | Elliot Carbon | 2010-08-06 |
| Movie | Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | Dr. Watson (voice) | 2010-08-24 |
| Movie | Three Wise Women | Green | 2010-12-14 |
| Series | Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | Unknown | 2009-04-09 |
| Movie | 31 North 62 East | John Hammond | 2009-09-18 |
| Movie | Reclaiming the Blade | Narrator (voice) | 2009-04-15 |
| Movie | Anacondas: Trail of Blood | Murdoch | 2009-02-27 |
| Movie | Kiss Me Deadly | Yale Ericson | 2008-05-02 |
| Movie | Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles | Sangimel | 2008-09-18 |
| Movie | The Search for the Ark of the Covenant | Narrator | 2008-10-27 |
| Movie | Anaconda 3: Offspring | Murdoch | 2008-07-26 |
| Movie | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | Merick | 2007-11-29 |
| Movie | The Ferryman | The Greek | 2007-01-01 |
| Movie | The Legend of Sasquatch | 2007-02-03 | |
| Movie | Shark Bait | Thorton (voice) | 2006-07-07 |
| Movie | One Night with the King | Mordecai | 2006-10-10 |
| Series | Psych | Conservateur | 2006-07-07 |
| Movie | Ringers: Lord of the Fans | Self | 2005-01-21 |
| Movie | The Game of Their Lives | Bill Jeffrey | 2005-04-22 |
| Movie | Shadows in the Sun | Mr. Andrew Benton | 2005-05-12 |
| Movie | The King Maker | Phillippe | 2005-10-20 |
| Movie | Chupacabra Terror | Captain Randolph | 2005-01-29 |
| Movie | The Lost Angel | Father Kevin | 2005-04-26 |
| Series | Revelations | Professor Lampley | 2005-04-13 |
| Movie | Stars of the Pharaohs | Narrator | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | Dragon Storm | King Fastrad | 2004-01-24 |
| Movie | The Privileged Planet | Narrator | 2004-10-05 |
| Series | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Unknown | 2004-09-18 |
| Movie | A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' | Self | 2004-12-14 |
| Movie | 12 Days Of Terror | Captain | 2004-05-01 |
| Movie | Vlad | Narrator | 2004-09-10 |
| Movie | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Viscount Mabrey | 2004-08-06 |
| Series | The Lady Musketeer | Porthos | 2004-06-20 |
| Series | Helen of Troy | King Priam of Troy | 2003-04-20 |
| Movie | The Jungle Book 2 | Ranjan's Father (voice) | 2003-02-07 |
| Movie | The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea | Narrator (voice) | 2003-05-20 |
| Movie | The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai | Narrator | 2003-07-07 |
| Movie | The Medallion | Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe | 2003-08-15 |
| Movie | Coronado | Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos | 2003-09-25 |
| Movie | Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King | Self / Narrator | 2003-12-12 |
| Movie | Justice League: Paradise Lost | Lord Hades (voice) | 2003-07-22 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Gimli | 2003-12-17 |
| Movie | The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring | Self | 2002-04-01 |
| Movie | Scorcher | Dr. Matthew Sallin | 2002-10-04 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gimli / Treebeard (voice) | 2002-12-18 |
| Movie | Sabretooth | Anthony Bricklin | 2002-11-26 |
| Movie | Endangered Species | Police Lt. Wyznowski | 2002-11-14 |
| Series | Fillmore! | Unknown | 2002-09-14 |
| Movie | Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring | Narrator (voice) | 2001-12-23 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Gimli | 2001-12-18 |
| Movie | A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' | Self | 2001-12-09 |
| Movie | Quest for the Ring | Self | 2001-11-29 |
| Series | The Zeta Project | Unknown | 2001-01-27 |
| Movie | Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol | Ivan | 2000-10-05 |
| Movie | Britannic | Captain Barrett | 2000-01-10 |
| Movie | Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists | King Akron | 2000-03-24 |
| Series | The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | Unknown | 2000-06-18 |
| Movie | Secret of the Andes | Father Claver | 1999-07-15 |
| Movie | Au Pair | Nigel Kent | 1999-08-22 |
| Movie | Body Armor | Rasheed | 1997-12-22 |
| Series | You Wish | Mustafa | 1997-09-26 |
| Movie | Cats Don't Dance | Woolie Mammoth (voice) | 1997-03-26 |
| Movie | Catherine the Great | Pugachev | 1996-04-28 |
| Movie | Bloodsport III | Jacques Duvalier | 1996-12-05 |
| Series | Arliss | Unknown | 1996-08-10 |
| Movie | The Great White Hype | Johnny Windsor | 1996-05-03 |
| Movie | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Cassim (voice) | 1996-05-20 |
| Movie | Marquis de Sade | Inspector Marais | 1996-10-19 |
| Movie | Glory Daze | Luther | 1995-10-01 |
| Series | Star Trek: Voyager | Unknown | 1995-01-16 |
| Series | Pinky and the Brain | Unknown | 1995-09-09 |
| Series | Freakazoid! | Unknown | 1995-09-09 |
| Series | Sliders | Maximillian Arturo | 1995-03-22 |
| Movie | Blood of the Innocent | Shmuda | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | Robot in the Family | Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri | 1994-03-02 |
| Series | Fantastic Four | Unknown | 1994-09-24 |
| Movie | The High Crusade | Bruder Parvus | 1994-06-02 |
| Series | Gargoyles | Unknown | 1994-10-24 |
| Movie | A Flintstones Christmas Carol | Charles Brickens (voice) | 1994-11-21 |
| Series | Duckman | Unknown | 1994-03-05 |
| Series | A Mind to Kill | Unknown | 1994-11-27 |
| Series | The Untouchables | Michael Malone | 1993-01-11 |
| Movie | The Magic Paintbrush | Zagal (voice) | 1993-04-22 |
| Movie | Cyborg Cop | Kessel | 1993-10-05 |
| Movie | Sunset Grill | Stockton | 1993-09-27 |
| Movie | South Beach | 1993-08-04 | |
| Movie | The Seventh Coin | Captain Galil | 1993-04-30 |
| Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing | Phillip Graff | 1992-03-01 |
| Movie | The Lost World | Challanger | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | The Unnamable II | Professor Warren | 1992-10-21 |
| Movie | Ring of the Musketeers | Maurice Treville | 1992-12-01 |
| Movie | Canvas | Nick | 1992-09-16 |
| Movie | Return to the Lost World | Professor George Challenger | 1992-04-07 |
| Movie | The Double 0 Kid | Rudi Von Kseenbaum | 1992-09-07 |
| Series | Strauss Dynasty | Gribov | 1991-01-01 |
| Series | I Misteri Della Giungla Nera | O'Connor | 1991-01-01 |
| Series | Great Expectations | Joe Gargery | 1991-06-21 |
| Movie | Before the Storm | Flynn | 1991-07-13 |
| Series | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Unknown | 1991-09-03 |
| Movie | Journey of Honor | El Zaidan | 1991-04-27 |
| Series | Under Cover | Flynn | 1991-01-07 |
| Movie | The Strauss Dynasty | Gribov | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | Secret Weapon | Mossad Chief | 1990-03-19 |
| Movie | The Trial of the Incredible Hulk | Wilson Fisk | 1989-05-07 |
| Series | Tales from the Crypt | Unknown | 1989-06-10 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Sallah | 1989-05-24 |
| Movie | The Gifted One | Carl Boardman | 1989-06-25 |
| Movie | Rising Storm | Donwaldo | 1989-10-21 |
| Movie | Desperado: Badlands Justice | Richard Marriott | 1989-12-17 |
| Series | Noble House | Quillan Gornt | 1988-02-21 |
| Movie | Waxwork | Werewolf | 1988-06-17 |
| Series | War and Remembrance | Sammy Mutterperl | 1988-11-13 |
| Movie | Young Toscanini | Rossi | 1988-10-07 |
| Movie | Higher Ground | 1988-09-04 | |
| Movie | Tusks | Roger Singh | 1988-07-29 |
| Movie | Goddess of Love | Zeus | 1988-11-20 |
| Movie | The Living Daylights | General Leonid Pushkin | 1987-06-29 |
| Movie | The Little Match Girl | Chief Murphy | 1987-12-21 |
| Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam | Edward Tremaine | 1987-10-04 |
| Movie | In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro | Chris Tucker | 1986-03-01 |
| Movie | Firewalker | Corky Taylor | 1986-11-21 |
| Movie | King Solomon's Mines | Dogati | 1985-11-22 |
| Movie | Nairobi Affair | Simon | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | Kim | Babu | 1984-05-16 |
| Movie | Best Revenge | Mustapha | 1984-10-19 |
| Series | Murder, She Wrote | Harry Waverly | 1984-09-30 |
| Movie | Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Baron Fortinbras | 1984-08-17 |
| Movie | No Man's Land | Grimshaw | 1984-05-27 |
| Series | Robin of Sherwood | Unknown | 1984-04-28 |
| Movie | Sahara | Rasoul | 1983-12-01 |
| Series | Sadat | Gamal Abdel Nasser | 1983-10-31 |
| Series | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Unknown | 1983-10-03 |
| Movie | Victor/Victoria | Andre Cassell | 1982-04-25 |
| Movie | Ivanhoe | Front de Boeuf | 1982-02-23 |
| Movie | The Island of Adventure | Smith | 1981-12-01 |
| Movie | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Sallah | 1981-06-12 |
| Movie | Sphinx | Stephanos Markoulis | 1981-02-11 |
| Series | Peter and Paul | Silas | 1981-04-12 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' | Self | 1981-11-28 |
| Movie | Fox | Warleigh | 1980-03-10 |
| Series | Shōgun | Vasco Rodrigues | 1980-09-15 |
| Movie | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | Solicitor | 1980-03-16 |
| Movie | The Merchant of Venice | Salerio | 1980-12-17 |
| Movie | The Danedyke Mystery | Armchair | 1979-06-03 |
| Movie | Henry VIII | Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V | 1979-02-25 |
| Movie | The Nativity | Nestor | 1978-12-17 |
| Movie | Fearless Frank | 1978-10-04 | |
| Series | Hazell | Unknown | 1978-01-16 |
| Series | BBC Television Shakespeare | Unknown | 1978-12-03 |
| Series | 1990 | Unknown | 1977-09-18 |
| Series | CHiPs | Unknown | 1977-09-15 |
| Series | Target | Unknown | 1977-09-09 |
| Series | I, Claudius | Naevius Sutorius Macro | 1976-09-20 |
| Movie | Beasts: During Barty's Party | Peter Newell | 1976-10-23 |
| Series | Beasts | Unknown | 1976-10-16 |
| Movie | The Naked Civil Servant | Barndoor | 1975-12-17 |
| Series | Quiller | Unknown | 1975-08-29 |
| Series | Within These Walls | Unknown | 1974-01-04 |
| Series | Warship | Unknown | 1973-06-07 |
| Movie | Penny Gold | Rugby Player | 1973-06-22 |
| Movie | The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night | Caleb Selling | 1972-10-06 |
| Series | The Adventures of Black Beauty | Unknown | 1972-09-17 |
| Series | The Guardians | Unknown | 1971-07-10 |
| Series | Budgie | Unknown | 1971-04-09 |
| Series | Z-Cars | Unknown | 1962-01-02 |
| Series | Dixon of Dock Green | Unknown | 1955-07-09 |