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John Rhys-Davies

Acting · Born 1944-05-05 · Ammanford, Wales, UK

Biography

John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor and vocal artist. He is 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.

Known for

Filmography

2026Bone KeeperProfessor Harisson
2026StarbrightRaphael
2025Amazing Grace: The Untold StoryOld John Newton
2025Machine HeartNarrator
2025I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the KingNarrator
2024The GatesFrederick Ladbroke
2023Aquaman and the Lost KingdomBrine King (voice)
2023Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison FordSelf
2023The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinySelf
2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinySallah
2022KingslayerGuillaume Maréchal
2021Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden AgeSelf - Actor (archive footage)
2021Bad CupidArchie
2020Moments in SpacetimeMason
2020Valley of the GodsDr. Hermann
2020G-LocHenry
2020Wizards: Tales of ArcadiaGalahad (voice)
2020TaintedVladimir
2020Reunited ApartSelf
2020Josh Gates TonightSelf
2020I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of IrelandOld Patrick
2020ShadowtownEinar
2020Grizzly II: RevengeBouchard
2019MosleyWarnie (voice)
2019Santa FakeJow
2019The Pilgrim's ProgressEvangelist (voice)
2018Silent Night: A Song for the WorldDouglas Haig
2018AquamanBrine King (voice)
2018Fragments of TruthNarrator (voice)
2018AuxJack
2017I AM ISRAELNarrator
2016Camera StorePinky Steuben
2016Winter ThawMartin Avdeitch
2016The Apostle Peter: RedemptionPeter
2016The Shannara ChroniclesEventine
2016The Blue MauritiusHanson
2015Many Beautiful ThingsJohn Ruskin (voice)
2015Golden ShoesBurt
2015Documentary Now!Garth Davies-Gruffudd
2015The Watchmaker's ApprenticeNarrator
2015Beyond the MaskCharles Kemp
2015Killing JesusAnnas
2015Harvey BeaksElder Bug (voice)
2015Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever MadeSelf
2015The Adventures of Puss in BootsGoodsword (voice)
2014Let The Season InSelf / Narrator
2014Kahlil Gibran's The ProphetYousef (voice)
2014Time LapseMr. Bezzeredes
2014Under Milk WoodVoice
2014Saul: The Journey to DamascusCaiphas
2014Apocalypse PompeiiColonel Carlos Dillard
2013Prisoners of the SunProfessor Hayden Masterton
2013Rick and MortyBugAnne's Father (voice)
2013Die schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenBouchard (archive footage)
2013Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery MapGnarlybeard (voice)
2013Concrete BlondesKostas Jakobatos
2013100 Degrees Below ZeroRalph Dillard
2013Smokin'Doctor
2012Missing ChristmasNarrator / Santa (voice)
2012Metal Hurlant ChroniclesL'alchimiste
2012EscapeMalcom Andrews
2011KJB: The Book That Changed the WorldHimeself (Narrator)
2011Once Upon a TimeGrand Pabbie (voice)
2011Return to the Hiding PlaceEusi
2011Treasure Hunters
2011Ferocious PlanetSenator Jackson Crenshaw
2011Face OffSelf - Guest Judge
2010Three Wise WomenGreen
2010Fish HooksMagic Apple (voice)
2010Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock HolmesDr. Watson (voice)
2010Medium RawElliot Carbon
200931 North 62 EastJohn Hammond
2009Anacondas: Trail of BloodPeter "J.D." Murdoch
2009Reclaiming the BladeNarrator (voice)
2009Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
2008Legend of the SeekerHorace
2008The Search for the Ark of the CovenantNarrator
2008Anaconda 3: OffspringPeter "J.D." Murdoch
2008Fire and Ice: The Dragon ChroniclesSangimel
2008Kiss Me DeadlyYale Ericson
2007In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege TaleMerick
2007The FerrymanThe Greek
2007The Legend of SasquatchRanger Steve
2006One Night with the KingMordecai
2006Shark BaitThorton (voice)
2006PsychCurator
2005The King MakerPhillippe
2005Shadows in the SunMr. Andrew Benton
2005The Lost AngelFather Kevin
2005The Game of Their LivesBill Jeffrey
2005RevelationsProfessor Lampley
2005Prophecies of the PassionSelf
2005Chupacabra TerrorCaptain Randolph
2005Ringers: Lord of the FansSelf
2004A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'Self
2004Catching KringleSanta
2004The Privileged PlanetNarrator
2004Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004VladNarrator
2004The Princess Diaries 2: Royal EngagementViscount Mabrey
2004The Lady MusketeerPorthos
200412 Days of TerrorCaptain
2004The Making of 'The Return of the King'Self
2004Dragon StormKing Fastrad
2004Stars of the PharaohsNarrator
2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingGimli
2003Beyond the Movie: The Return of the KingSelf / Narrator
2003J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-EarthSelf
2003Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogyself
2003CoronadoPresidente Hugo Luis Ramos
2003The Making of Shōgun
2003Never Say Never Mind
2003The MedallionCmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
2003Justice League: Paradise LostLord Hades (voice)
2003The Search for the Real Mt. SinaiNarrator
2003The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The SeaNarrator (voice)
2003Helen of TroyKing Priam of Troy
2003The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003The Jungle Book 2Ranjan's Father (voice)
2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersGimli / Treebeard (voice)
2002SabretoothAnthony Bricklin
2002Endangered SpeciesPolice Lt. Wyznowski
2002The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to ScriptSelf
2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume DesignSelf
2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the CastSelf
2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earthSelf
2002The Fellowship of the Ring: ScaleSelf
2002ScorcherDr. Matthew Sallin
2002Fillmore!
2002The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'Self
2001Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the RingNarrator (voice)
2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingGimli
2001Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'Self
2001Quest for the RingSelf
2001Justice LeagueLord Hades (voice)
2001The Zeta ProjectEdgar Mandragora (voice)
2001Disney's House of MouseOberon (voice)
2000Delta Force One: The Lost PatrolIvan
2000Star Trek: Voyager - ScorpionLeonardo da Vinci
2000The Gold CrossRodrigues
2000The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of MistsKing Akron
2000BritannicCaptain Barrett
1999Au PairNigel Kent
1999Secret of the AndesFather Claver
1999SpongeBob SquarePantsMan Ray (voice)
1999Mickey Mouse WorksOberon (voice)
1997The ProtectorRasheed
1997You WishMustafa
1997Cats Don't DanceWoolie Mammoth (voice)
1996Bloodsport IIIJacques Duvalier
1996Boo to You Too! Winnie the PoohNarrator (voice)
1996Marquis de SadeInspector Marais
1996Bruno the Kid
1996Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the RealmAsgarth (voice)
1996Arli$$Davey Owen Jones
1996Aladdin and the King of ThievesCassim (voice)
1996The Great White HypeJohnny Windsor
1996Catherine the GreatPugachev
1996Echo of Blue
1995Glory DazeLuther
1995Pinky and the Brain
1995Freakazoid!Professor Beasthead (voice)
1995SlidersMaximillian Arturo
1995Star Trek: VoyagerLeonardo da Vinci
1994A Mind to Kill
1994A Flintstones Christmas CarolCharles Brickens (voice)
1994Aaahh!!! Real MonstersHead Judge / Zifdo (voice)
1994GargoylesMacbeth/Demona's Second (voice)
1994Fantastic FourThor (voice)
1994The High CrusadeBruder Parvus
1994DuckmanThe Sultan of Dendron (voice)
1994Robot in the FamilyEli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
1994Blood of the InnocentShmuda
1993Cyborg CopKessel
1993Sunset GrillStockton
1993AnimaniacsTympannini (voice)
1993South Beach
1993Peak PracticeMike King
1993The Seventh CoinCaptain Galil
1993The Magic PaintbrushZagal (voice)
1993The UntouchablesMichael Malone
1992Ring of the MusketeersMaruice Treville
1992The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New WorldHost
1992The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph CarterProfessor Warren
1992CanvasNick
1992The Double 0 KidRudi Von Kseenbaum
1992Batman: The Animated Series'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)
1992Return to the Lost WorldProfessor George Challenger
1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal FramingPhillip Graff
1992The Lost WorldChallanger
1991The Strauss DynastyGribov
1991The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991Before the StormFlynn
1991Journey of HonorEl Zaidan
1991Under CoverFlynn
1991Under CoverFlynn
1991The Strauss DynastyGribov
1991ArchaeologyHost
1991I Misteri Della Giungla NeraO'Connor
1990Secret WeaponMossad Chief
1989Desperado: Badlands JusticeRichard Marriott
1989Rising StormDonwaldo
1989Great ExpectationsJoe Gargery
1989The Gifted OneCarl Boardman
1989Tales from the CryptDuval
1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeSallah
1989The Trial of the Incredible HulkWilson Fisk
1988Goddess of LoveZeus
1988War and RemembranceSammy Mutterperl
1988Young ToscaniniRossi
1988Higher Ground
1988TusksRoger Singh
1988WaxworkWerewolf
1988Noble HouseQuillan Gornt
1987The Little Match GirlChief Murphy
1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered MadamEdward Tremaine
1987The Living DaylightsGeneral Leonid Pushkin
1986FirewalkerCorky Taylor
1986In the Shadow of KilimanjaroChris Tucker
1985King Solomon's MinesDogati
1984Best RevengeMustapha
1984Murder, She WroteHarry Waverly
1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green KnightBaron Fortinbras
1984No Man's LandGrimshaw
1984KimBabu
1984Robin of SherwoodKing Richard
1984Nairobi AffairSimon
1983SaharaRasoul
1983SadatGamal Abdel Nasser
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesTanyatos
1982Victor/VictoriaAndré Cassell
1982IvanhoeFront de Boeuf
1981The Island of AdventureSmith
1981The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'Self
1981Raiders of the Lost ArkSallah
1981Peter and PaulSilas
1981SphinxStephanos Markoulis
1980The Merchant of VeniceSalerio
1980ShogunVasco Rodrigues
1980ShōgunVasco Rodrigues
1980A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareSolicitor
1980FoxWarleigh
1979Question TimeSelf - Panellist
1979The Danedyke MysteryArmchair
1979Henry VIIICapucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
1978The NativityNestor
1978The BBC Television ShakespeareSalerio
1978Fearless Frank
1978Enemy at the DoorGeorge Trenett
1978HazellGraves
1977BBC2 Play of the WeekGuy de Maupassant
19771990
1977CHiPsNakura (as John Rhys Davies)
1977TargetHecht
1976Beasts: During Barty's PartyPeter Newell
1976BeastsPeter Newell
1976I, ClaudiusMacro
1975The Naked Civil ServantBarndoor
1975QuillerLeindorf
1975The SweeneyRon Brett
1974Fall of EaglesZinoviev
1974ZodiacAikman
1973Penny GoldRugby Player
1973Warship
1972The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come NightCaleb Selling
1972New Scotland YardDS Hill
1971The GuardiansFirst Guardian
1971BudgieLaughing Spam Fritter
1962Z-Cars
1955Dixon of Dock GreenDunlop
—The Sword of ThyrusKing Athol
—NamelessBarnaby
—DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke StarrJarred Starr
—The Way of the WindUriah the Chief Elder
—Overhill Manor
—Ellston BayFather
—Solomon Quinn
—Heart of AldoriaTheron

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