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
- 2024 · The Gates as Frederick Ladbroke
- 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 · G-Loc as Henry
- 2020 · Wizards: Tales of Arcadia as Galahad (voice)
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2020 · Grizzly II: Revenge as Bouchard
- 2019 · The Pilgrim's Progress as Evangelist (voice)
- 2018 · Aquaman as Brine King (voice)
- 2016 · The Apostle Peter: Redemption as Peter
- 2016 · The Shannara Chronicles as Eventine
- 2015 · Documentary Now! as Garth Davies-Gruffudd
- 2015 · Beyond the Mask as Charles Kemp
- 2015 · Killing Jesus as Annas
- 2015 · Harvey Beaks as Elder Bug (voice)
- 2015 · The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Goodsword (voice)
- 2014 · Time Lapse as Mr. Bezzeredes
- 2014 · Saul: The Journey to Damascus as Caiphas
- 2014 · Apocalypse Pompeii as Colonel Carlos Dillard
- 2013 · Prisoners of the Sun as Professor Hayden Masterton
- 2013 · Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten as Bouchard (archive footage)
- 2013 · Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map as Gnarlybeard (voice)
- 2013 · 100 Degrees Below Zero as Ralph Dillard
- 2012 · Metal Hurlant Chronicles as L'alchimiste
- 2011 · Once Upon a Time as Grand Pabbie (voice)
- 2011 · Once Upon a Time as Narrator (voice)
- 2011 · Face Off as Self - Guest Judge
- 2010 · Fish Hooks as Magic Apple (voice)
- 2010 · Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Watson (voice)
- 2009 · Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire as
- 2009 · Anacondas: Trail of Blood as Murdoch
- 2008 · Legend of the Seeker as Horace
- 2008 · Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles as Sangimel
- 2008 · Anaconda 3: Offspring as Murdoch
- 2007 · In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Merick
- 2007 · The Ferryman as The Greek
- 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 · Revelations as Professor Lampley
- 2004 · Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! as
- 2004 · The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Viscount Mabrey
- 2004 · Dragon Storm as King Fastrad
- 2003 · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Gimli
- 2003 · The Medallion as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
- 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 · Fillmore! as
- 2001 · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Gimli
- 2001 · Justice League as Lord Hades (voice)
- 2001 · The Zeta Project as Edgar Mandragora (voice)
- 2000 · The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne as
- 2000 · Britannic as Captain Barrett
- 1999 · SpongeBob SquarePants as Man Ray (voice)
- 1999 · Mickey Mouse Works as Oberon (voice)
- 1997 · Body Armor as Rasheed
- 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 · Arliss as
- 1996 · Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Cassim (voice)
- 1996 · The Great White Hype as Johnny Windsor
- 1995 · Glory Daze as Luther
- 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 · A Mind to Kill as
- 1994 · A Flintstones Christmas Carol as Charles Brickens (voice)
- 1994 · Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as Head Judge / Zifdo (voice)
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Macbeth (voice)
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as
- 1994 · The High Crusade as Bruder Parvus
- 1994 · Duckman as
- 1993 · Animaniacs as Tympannini (voice)
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Mike King
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Michael Malone
- 1992 · The Unnamable II as Professor Warren
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)
- 1991 · The Legend of Prince Valiant as
- 1991 · Under Cover as Flynn
- 1991 · I Misteri Della Giungla Nera as O'Connor
- 1991 · Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Duval
- 1989 · Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Sallah
- 1989 · The Trial of the Incredible Hulk as Wilson Fisk
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as Sammy Mutterperl
- 1988 · Waxwork as Werewolf
- 1988 · Noble House as Quillan Gornt
- 1987 · The Living Daylights as General Leonid Pushkin
- 1986 · Firewalker as Corky Taylor
- 1985 · King Solomon's Mines as Dogati
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Harry Waverly
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Lancaster
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Harry Mordecai
- 1984 · Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as Baron Fortinbras
- 1984 · Robin of Sherwood as
- 1983 · Sahara as Rasoul
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1983 · Reilly: Ace of Spies as Tanyatos
- 1982 · Victor/Victoria as Andre Cassell
- 1982 · Ivanhoe as Front de Boeuf
- 1981 · Raiders of the Lost Ark as Sallah
- 1981 · Peter and Paul as Silas
- 1980 · Shōgun as Vasco Rodrigues
- 1980 · Shōgun as Self
- 1979 · Question Time as Self - Panellist
- 1978 · BBC Television Shakespeare as
- 1978 · Enemy at the Door as George Trenett
- 1978 · Hazell as
- 1977 · 1990 as
- 1977 · CHiPs as Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)
- 1977 · Target as
- 1976 · Beasts as Peter Newell
- 1976 · I, Claudius as
- 1976 · I, Claudius as Naevius Sutorius Macro
- 1975 · The Naked Civil Servant as Barndoor
- 1975 · Quiller as Leindorf
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Ron Brett
- 1974 · Within These Walls as
- 1973 · Warship as
- 1972 · The Adventures of Black Beauty as
- 1971 · Budgie as
- 1962 · Z-Cars as
- 1960 · The Flintstones as Charles Brickens (voice)
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Dunlop
- Future · A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
- 2022 · Starbright as Raphael
- 2020 · Valley of the Gods as Dr. Hermann
- 2020 · Tainted as Vladimir
- 2020 · Josh Gates Tonight as Self
- 2019 · Mosley as Warnie (voice)
- 2015 · Many Beautiful Things as John Ruskin (voice)
- 2015 · Golden Shoes as Burt
- 2015 · Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made as Self
- 2011 · Treasure Hunters as
- 2011 · Ferocious Planet as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
- 2008 · Kiss Me Deadly as Yale Ericson
- 2005 · Shadows in the Sun as Mr. Andrew Benton
- 2005 · Chupacabra Terror as Captain Randolph
- 2005 · Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self
- 2004 · The Lady Musketeer as Porthos
- 2004 · 12 Days Of Terror as Captain
- 2003 · Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King as Self / Narrator
- 2002 · Sabretooth as Anthony Bricklin
- 2001 · Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' as Self
- 1997 · You Wish as Mustafa
- 1996 · Catherine the Great as Pugachev
- 1993 · Cyborg Cop as Kessel
- 1992 · Ring of the Musketeers as Maurice Treville
- 1992 · The Double 0 Kid as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
- 1992 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing as Phillip Graff
- 1992 · The Lost World as Challanger
- 1991 · Great Expectations as Joe Gargery
- 1991 · Journey of Honor as El Zaidan
- 1986 · In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro as Chris Tucker
- 1981 · The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' as Self
- 1981 · Sphinx as Stephanos Markoulis
- Future · Legends of Ileydria as Narrator
- 2022 · Kingslayer as Guillaume Maréchal
- 2021 · Bad Cupid as Archie
- 2020 · Moments in Spacetime as Mason
- 2020 · I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland as
- 2020 · Shadowtown as Einar
- 2016 · Camera Store as Pinky Steuben
- 2015 · The Watchmaker's Apprentice as Narrator
- 2013 · Concrete Blondes as Kostas Jakobatos
- 2012 · Missing Christmas as Narrator / Santa (voice)
- 2012 · Escape as Malcom Andrews
- 2011 · Return to the Hiding Place as Eusi
- 2010 · Three Wise Women as Green
- 2009 · 31 North 62 East as John Hammond
- 2009 · Reclaiming the Blade as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · Stars of the Pharaohs as Narrator
- 2003 · Coronado as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
- 2003 · The Making of Shōgun as
- 2002 · Endangered Species as Police Lt. Wyznowski
- 2002 · Scorcher as Dr. Matthew Sallin
- 1996 · Marquis de Sade as Inspector Marais
- 1996 · Echo of Blue as
- 1993 · Sunset Grill as Stockton
- 1993 · The Seventh Coin as Captain Galil
- 1992 · Canvas as Nick
- 1992 · Return to the Lost World as Professor George Challenger
- 1991 · The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- 1990 · Secret Weapon as Mossad Chief
- 1989 · Desperado: Badlands Justice as Richard Marriott
- 1989 · The Gifted One as Carl Boardman
- Future · Archaeology as Host
- 1983 · Sadat as Gamal Abdel Nasser
- Future · The Sword of Thyrus as King Athol
- 2021 · Silent Night: A Song for the World as Douglas Haig
- 2021 · Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2019 · Santa Fake as Jow
- 2018 · Fragments of Truth as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Aux as Jack
- 2017 · I Am Israel as Narrator
- 2016 · Winter Thaw as Martin Avdeitch
- 2016 · The Blue Mauritius as Hanson
- 2014 · Let The Season In as Self / Narrator
- 2014 · Under Milk Wood as Voice
- 2013 · Smokin' as Doctor
- 2011 · The King James Bible: 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
- 2007 · The Legend of Sasquatch as
- 2005 · The Lost Angel as Father Kevin
- 2004 · Catching Kringle as Santa
- 2004 · The Privileged Planet as Narrator
- 2004 · Vlad as Narrator
- 2003 · Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as self
- 2003 · Never Say Never Mind as
- 2003 · Justice League: Paradise Lost as Lord Hades (voice)
- 2003 · The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai as Narrator
- 2003 · The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories as Self
- 2002 · The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring as Self
- 2001 · Quest for the Ring as Self
- 2000 · Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol as Ivan
- 2000 · Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists as King Akron
- 1999 · Au Pair as Nigel Kent
- 1999 · Secret of the Andes as Father Claver
- 1996 · Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Robot in the Family as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
- 1994 · Blood of the Innocent as Shmuda
- 1993 · South Beach as
- 1993 · The Magic Paintbrush as Zagal (voice)
- 1992 · Ring of the Musketeers as Maruice Treville
- 1992 · The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World as Host
- 1991 · Before the Storm as Flynn
- 1991 · Under Cover as Flynn
- 1989 · Rising Storm as Donwaldo
- 1988 · Goddess of Love as Zeus
- 1988 · Young Toscanini as Rossi
- 1988 · Higher Ground as
- 1988 · Tusks as Roger Singh
- 1987 · The Little Match Girl as Chief Murphy
- 1987 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam as Edward Tremaine
- 1984 · Best Revenge as Mustapha
- 1984 · No Man's Land as Grimshaw
- 1984 · Kim as Babu
- 1984 · Nairobi Affair as Simon
- 1981 · The Island of Adventure as Smith
- 1980 · The Merchant of Venice as Salerio
- 1980 · A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square as Solicitor
- 1980 · Fox as Warleigh
- 1979 · The Danedyke Mystery as Armchair
- 1979 · Henry VIII as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
- 1978 · The Nativity as Nestor
- 1978 · Fearless Frank as
- 1976 · Beasts: During Barty's Party as Peter Newell
- 1973 · Penny Gold as Rugby Player
- 1972 · The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night as Caleb Selling
- 1971 · The Guardians as
- Future · Lantern City as Desmond Wilhorn
- Future · The Gold Cross as Rodrigues
- Future · Nameless as Barnaby
- Future · DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr as Jarred Starr