
John Rhys-Davies
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Starbright as Raphael
- 2023 · Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Brine King (voice)
- 2023 · Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford as Self
- 2023 · The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Self
- 2023 · Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Sallah
- 2020 · Valley of the Gods as Dr. Hermann
- 2020 · Wizards: Tales of Arcadia as Galahad (voice)
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2020 · Grizzly II: Revenge as Bouchard
- 2019 · Santa Fake as Jow
- 2019 · The Pilgrim's Progress as Evangelist (voice)
- 2018 · Aquaman as Brine King (voice)
- 2018 · Aux as Jack
- 2016 · The Apostle Peter: Redemption as Peter
- 2016 · The Shannara Chronicles as Eventine
- 2016 · The Blue Mauritius as Hanson
- 2015 · Documentary Now! as Garth Davies-Gruffudd
- 2015 · Killing Jesus as Annas
- 2015 · Harvey Beaks as Elder Bug (voice)
- 2015 · Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made as Self
- 2015 · The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Goodsword (voice)
- 2014 · Let The Season In as Self / Narrator
- 2014 · Saul: The Journey to Damascus as Caiphas
- 2013 · Prisoners of the Sun as Professor Hayden Masterton
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as BugAnne's Father (voice)
- 2013 · Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten as Bouchard (archive footage)
- 2012 · Metal Hurlant Chronicles as L'alchimiste
- 2011 · Once Upon a Time as Grand Pabbie (voice)
- 2011 · Return to the Hiding Place as Eusi
- 2011 · Treasure Hunters as
- 2011 · Ferocious Planet as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
- 2011 · Face Off as Self - Guest Judge
- 2010 · Fish Hooks as Magic Apple (voice)
- 2009 · 31 North 62 East as John Hammond
- 2009 · Anacondas: Trail of Blood as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
- 2008 · Legend of the Seeker as Horace
- 2008 · Anaconda 3: Offspring as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
- 2008 · Kiss Me Deadly as Yale Ericson
- 2007 · In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Merick
- 2006 · One Night with the King as Mordecai
- 2006 · Psych as Curator
- 2006 · Shark Bait as Thorton (voice)
- 2005 · The King Maker as Phillippe
- 2005 · The Game of Their Lives as Bill Jeffrey
- 2005 · Chupacabra Terror as Captain Randolph
- 2004 · A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
- 2004 · The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Viscount Mabrey
- 2004 · 12 Days of Terror as Captain
- 2004 · Dragon Storm as King Fastrad
- 2003 · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Gimli
- 2003 · Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King as Self / Narrator
- 2003 · Coronado as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
- 2003 · The Making of Shōgun as
- 2003 · The Medallion as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
- 2003 · Justice League: Paradise Lost as Lord Hades (voice)
- 2003 · The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Helen of Troy as King Priam of Troy
- 2003 · The Jungle Book 2 as Ranjan's Father (voice)
- 2002 · The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
- 2002 · Endangered Species as Police Lt. Wyznowski
- 2002 · Scorcher as Dr. Matthew Sallin
- 2002 · Fillmore! as
- 2002 · The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring as Self
- 2001 · Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Gimli
- 2001 · Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' as Self
- 2001 · Justice League as Lord Hades (voice)
- 2001 · The Zeta Project as Edgar Mandragora (voice)
- 2001 · Disney's House of Mouse as Oberon (voice)
- 2000 · Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists as King Akron
- 1999 · Secret of the Andes as Father Claver
- 1999 · SpongeBob SquarePants as Man Ray (voice)
- 1999 · Mickey Mouse Works as Oberon (voice)
- 1997 · Cats Don't Dance as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
- 1996 · Bloodsport III as Jacques Duvalier
- 1996 · Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Asgarth (voice)
- 1996 · Arli$$ as
- 1996 · Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Cassim (voice)
- 1996 · The Great White Hype as Johnny Windsor
- 1995 · Freakazoid! as Professor Beasthead (voice)
- 1995 · Pinky and the Brain as
- 1995 · Sliders as Maximillian Arturo
- 1995 · Star Trek: Voyager as Leonardo da Vinci
- 1994 · Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as Head Judge / Zifdo (voice)
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice)
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Findlaech (voice)
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Macbeth (voice)
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice)
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as Thor (voice)
- 1994 · Duckman as The Sultan of Dendron (voice)
- 1993 · Sunset Grill as Stockton
- 1993 · Animaniacs as Tympannini (voice)
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Mike King
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Michael Malone
- 1992 · The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World as Host
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)
- 1992 · Return to the Lost World as Professor George Challenger
- 1992 · The Lost World as Challanger
- 1991 · The Legend of Prince Valiant as
- 1991 · Journey of Honor as El Zaidan
- 1989 · Desperado: Badlands Justice as Richard Marriott
- 1989 · The Gifted One as Carl Boardman
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Duval
- 1989 · Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Sallah
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as Sammy Mutterperl
- 1988 · Waxwork as Werewolf
- 1987 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam as Edward Tremaine
- 1987 · The Living Daylights as General Leonid Pushkin
- 1986 · In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro as Chris Tucker
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Harry Waverly
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Lancaster
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Harry Mordecai
- 1984 · Kim as Babu
- 1984 · Robin of Sherwood as
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1983 · Reilly: Ace of Spies as Tanyatos
- 1981 · The Island of Adventure as Smith
- 1981 · The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' as Self
- 1981 · Raiders of the Lost Ark as Sallah
- 1980 · Shōgun as Vasco Rodrigues
- 1980 · A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square as Solicitor
- 1979 · Question Time as Self - Panellist
- 1979 · The Danedyke Mystery as Armchair
- 1979 · Henry VIII as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
- 1978 · Fearless Frank as
- 1978 · Enemy at the Door as George Trenett
- 1977 · BBC2 Play of the Week as Guy de Maupassant
- 1977 · CHiPs as Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)
- 1977 · Target as Hecht
- 1976 · I, Claudius as
- 1976 · I, Claudius as Naevius Sutorius Macro
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Ron Brett
- 1974 · Within These Walls as
- 1973 · Warship as
- 1972 · The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night as Caleb Selling
- 1962 · Z-Cars as
- Future · The Way of the Wind as Uriah the Chief Elder
- 2024 · The Gates as Frederick Ladbroke
- 2022 · Kingslayer as Guillaume Maréchal
- 2019 · Mosley as Warnie (voice)
- 2015 · Golden Shoes as Burt
- 2014 · Time Lapse as Mr. Bezzeredes
- 2014 · Apocalypse Pompeii as Colonel Carlos Dillard
- 2013 · 100 Degrees Below Zero as Ralph Dillard
- 2010 · Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Watson (voice)
- 2005 · Shadows in the Sun as Mr. Andrew Benton
- 2005 · Revelations as Professor Lampley
- 2004 · Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! as
- 2004 · The Lady Musketeer as Porthos
- 2004 · The Making of the Return of the King as Self
- 2000 · The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne as
- 1999 · Au Pair as Nigel Kent
- 1996 · Bruno the Kid as
- 1996 · Echo of Blue as
- 1994 · A Flintstones Christmas Carol as Charles Brickens (voice)
- 1994 · The High Crusade as Bruder Parvus
- 1993 · Cyborg Cop as Kessel
- 1993 · South Beach as
- 1992 · Canvas as Nick
- 1992 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing as Phillip Graff
- 1990 · Secret Weapon as Mossad Chief
- 1989 · The Trial of the Incredible Hulk as Wilson Fisk
- 1988 · Tusks as Roger Singh
- 1988 · Noble House as Quillan Gornt
- 1986 · Firewalker as Corky Taylor
- 1985 · King Solomon's Mines as Dogati
- 1983 · Sahara as Rasoul
- 1982 · Victor/Victoria as Andre Cassell
- 1982 · Ivanhoe as Front de Boeuf
- 1980 · The Merchant of Venice as Salerio
- 1977 · 1990 as
- Future · The Sword of Thyrus as King Athol
- 2021 · Silent Night: A Song for the World as Douglas Haig
- 2020 · Tainted as Vladimir
- 2020 · Josh Gates Tonight as Self
- 2016 · Winter Thaw as Martin Avdeitch
- 2014 · Under Milk Wood as Voice
- 2013 · Concrete Blondes as Kostas Jakobatos
- 2009 · Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire as
- 2007 · The Ferryman as The Greek
- 2005 · Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self
- 2004 · Vlad as Narrator
- 2003 · Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as self
- 2003 · Never Say Never Mind as
- 2002 · Sabretooth as Anthony Bricklin
- 2000 · Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol as Ivan
- 1997 · Body Armor as Rasheed
- 1995 · Glory Daze as Luther
- 1994 · A Mind to Kill as
- 1994 · Blood of the Innocent as Shmuda
- 1993 · The Seventh Coin as Captain Galil
- 1991 · The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- 1991 · Under Cover as Flynn
- 1991 · I Misteri Della Giungla Nera as O'Connor
- 1989 · Rising Storm as Donwaldo
- 1984 · Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as Baron Fortinbras
- 1984 · No Man's Land as Grimshaw
- 1981 · Peter and Paul as Silas
- 1980 · Fox as Warleigh
- 1978 · Hazell as
- 1976 · Beasts: During Barty's Party as Peter Newell
- 1976 · Beasts as Peter Newell
- 1975 · Quiller as Leindorf
- 1974 · Zodiac as Aikman
- 1973 · Penny Gold as Rugby Player
- 1971 · The Guardians as
- Future · DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr as Jarred Starr
- 2021 · Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2020 · Moments in Spacetime as Mason
- 2020 · G-Loc as Henry
- 2020 · Shadowtown as Einar
- 2015 · Beyond the Mask as Charles Kemp
- 2013 · Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map as Gnarlybeard (voice)
- 2013 · Smokin' as Doctor
- 2010 · Three Wise Women as Green
- 2009 · Reclaiming the Blade as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles as Sangimel
- 2007 · The Legend of Sasquatch as Ranger Steve
- 2005 · Prophecies of the Passion as Self
- 2000 · Britannic as Captain Barrett
- 1997 · You Wish as Mustafa
- 1996 · Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · Marquis de Sade as Inspector Marais
- 1996 · Catherine the Great as Pugachev
- 1994 · Robot in the Family as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
- 1992 · Ring of the Musketeers as Maruice Treville
- 1992 · The Double 0 Kid as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
- 1991 · Under Cover as Flynn
- 1991 · The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- 1991 · Archaeology as Host
- 1989 · Great Expectations as Joe Gargery
- 1988 · Goddess of Love as Zeus
- 1988 · Young Toscanini as Rossi
- 1988 · Higher Ground as
- 1984 · Best Revenge as Mustapha
- 1983 · Sadat as Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1981 · Sphinx as Stephanos Markoulis
- Future · Overhill Manor as
- Future · Nameless as Barnaby
- 1984 · Nairobi Affair as Simon
- 1975 · The Naked Civil Servant as Barndoor
- Future · Lantern City as Desmond Wilhorn
- 2003 · Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories as Self
- Future · Legends of Ileydria as Narrator
- 2025 · I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King as Narrator
- 2021 · Bad Cupid as Archie
- 2020 · I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland as
- 2018 · Fragments of Truth as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · I AM ISRAEL as Narrator
- 2016 · Camera Store as Pinky Steuben
- 2015 · Many Beautiful Things as John Ruskin (voice)
- 2015 · The Watchmaker's Apprentice as Narrator
- 2012 · Missing Christmas as Narrator / Santa (voice)
- 2012 · Escape as Malcom Andrews
- 2011 · KJB: The Book That Changed the World as Himeself (Narrator)
- 2010 · Medium Raw as Elliot Carbon
- 2008 · The Search for the Ark of the Covenant as Narrator
- 2005 · The Lost Angel as Father Kevin
- 2004 · Catching Kringle as Santa
- 2004 · The Privileged Planet as Narrator
- 2004 · Stars of the Pharaohs as Narrator
- 2003 · The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai as Narrator
- 2003 · The Making of The Two Towers as
- 2001 · Quest for the Ring as Self
- 2000 · The Gold Cross as Rodrigues
- 1993 · The Magic Paintbrush as Zagal (voice)
- 1992 · The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter as Professor Warren
- 1991 · Before the Storm as Flynn
- 1987 · The Little Match Girl as Chief Murphy
- 1978 · The Nativity as Nestor
- 1972 · The Adventures of Black Beauty as Alfred Kidney
- 1971 · Budgie as Laughing Spam Fritter
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Dunlop
- Future · Bone Keeper as