
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
- 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
- 2022 · Kingslayer as Guillaume Maréchal
- 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)
- 2021 · Bad Cupid as Archie
- 2020 · Moments in Spacetime as Mason
- 2020 · Valley of the Gods as Dr. Hermann
- 2020 · G-Loc as Henry
- 2020 · Wizards: Tales of Arcadia as Galahad (voice)
- 2020 · Tainted as Vladimir
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2020 · Josh Gates Tonight as Self
- 2020 · I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland as
- 2020 · Shadowtown as Einar
- 2020 · Grizzly II: Revenge as Bouchard
- 2019 · Mosley as Warnie (voice)
- 2019 · Santa Fake as Jow
- 2019 · The Pilgrim's Progress as Evangelist (voice)
- 2018 · Aquaman as Brine King (voice)
- 2015 · Many Beautiful Things as John Ruskin (voice)
- 2014 · Let The Season In as Self / Narrator
- 2011 · The King James Bible: The Book That Changed the World as Himeself (Narrator)
- 2004 · A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
- 2004 · Catching Kringle as Santa
- 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 · Lord of the Piercing as Gimli (archive footage)
- 1997 · You Wish as Mustafa
- 1996 · Echo of Blue as
- 1992 · The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World as Host
- 1991 · Great Expectations as Joe Gargery
- 1991 · Under Cover as Flynn
- 1991 · I Misteri Della Giungla Nera as O'Connor
- 1990 · Secret Weapon as Mossad Chief
- 1988 · Goddess of Love as Zeus
- 1988 · Tusks as Roger Singh
- 1987 · The Little Match Girl as Chief Murphy
- 1984 · No Man's Land as Grimshaw
- 1984 · Kim as Babu
- 1983 · Sadat as Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1981 · The Island of Adventure as Smith
- 1980 · Fox as Warleigh
- 1978 · The Nativity as Nestor
- 1977 · 1990 as
- 1977 · Target as
- 1973 · Warship as
- 1971 · The Guardians as
- Future · Lantern City as Desmond Wilhorn
- Future · Archaeology as Host
- 1994 · A Mind to Kill as
- 1991 · Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- 1975 · Quiller as Leindorf
- Future · Legends of Ileydria as Narrator
- 2018 · Fragments of Truth as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Aux as Jack
- 2017 · I Am Israel as Narrator
- 2016 · Camera Store as Pinky Steuben
- 2016 · Winter Thaw as Martin Avdeitch
- 2016 · The Apostle Peter: Redemption as Peter
- 2016 · The Shannara Chronicles as Eventine
- 2016 · The Blue Mauritius as Hanson
- 2015 · Golden Shoes as Burt
- 2015 · Documentary Now! as Garth Davies-Gruffudd
- 2015 · The Watchmaker's Apprentice as Narrator
- 2015 · Beyond the Mask as Charles Kemp
- 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 · Under Milk Wood as 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 · Concrete Blondes as Kostas Jakobatos
- 2013 · 100 Degrees Below Zero as Ralph Dillard
- 2013 · Smokin' as Doctor
- 2012 · Missing Christmas as Narrator / Santa (voice)
- 2012 · Metal Hurlant Chronicles as L'alchimiste
- 2012 · Escape as Malcom Andrews
- 2011 · Once Upon a Time as Grand Pabbie (voice)
- 2011 · Once Upon a Time as Narrator (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 · Three Wise Women as Green
- 2010 · Fish Hooks as Magic Apple (voice)
- 2010 · Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Watson (voice)
- 2010 · Medium Raw as Elliot Carbon
- 2009 · 31 North 62 East as John Hammond
- 2009 · Reclaiming the Blade as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire as
- 2009 · Anacondas: Trail of Blood as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
- 2008 · Legend of the Seeker as Horace
- 2008 · The Search for the Ark of the Covenant as Narrator
- 2008 · Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles as Sangimel
- 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
- 2007 · The Legend of Sasquatch as Ranger Steve
- 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 · Shadows in the Sun as Mr. Andrew Benton
- 2005 · The Lost Angel as Father Kevin
- 2005 · The Game of Their Lives as Bill Jeffrey
- 2005 · Revelations as Professor Lampley
- 2005 · Chupacabra Terror as Captain Randolph
- 2005 · Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self
- 2004 · The Privileged Planet as Narrator
- 2004 · Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! as
- 2004 · Vlad as Narrator
- 2004 · The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Viscount Mabrey
- 2004 · The Lady Musketeer as Porthos
- 2004 · 12 Days Of Terror as Captain
- 2004 · The Making of the Return of the King as Self
- 2004 · Dragon Storm as King Fastrad
- 2004 · Stars of the Pharaohs as Narrator
- 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 · Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as self
- 2003 · Coronado as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
- 2003 · The Making of Shōgun as
- 2000 · The Gold Cross as Rodrigues
- 1993 · The Magic Paintbrush as Zagal (voice)
- 1992 · Ring of the Musketeers as Maruice Treville
- Future · DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr as Jarred Starr
- 2003 · Never Say Never Mind as
- 2003 · The Medallion as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
- 2003 · Justice League: Paradise Lost as Lord Hades (voice)
- 2003 · Helen of Troy as King Priam of Troy
- 2003 · The Making of The Two Towers as
- 2003 · The Jungle Book 2 as Ranjan's Father (voice)
- 2002 · The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
- 2002 · Sabretooth as Anthony Bricklin
- 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 · A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' as Self
- 2001 · Quest for the Ring 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 · Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol as Ivan
- 2000 · The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne as
- 2000 · Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists as King Akron
- 2000 · Britannic as Captain Barrett
- 1999 · Au Pair as Nigel Kent
- 1999 · Secret of the Andes as Father Claver
- 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 · Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · Marquis de Sade as Inspector Marais
- 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
- 1996 · Catherine the Great as Pugachev
- 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 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
- 1994 · Robot in the Family as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
- 1994 · Blood of the Innocent as Shmuda
- 1993 · Cyborg Cop as Kessel
- 1993 · Sunset Grill as Stockton
- 1993 · Animaniacs as Tympannini (voice)
- 1993 · South Beach as
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Mike King
- 1993 · The Seventh Coin as Captain Galil
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Michael Malone
- 1992 · The Unnamable II as Professor Warren
- 1992 · Canvas as Nick
- 1992 · The Double 0 Kid as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)
- 1992 · Return to the Lost World as Professor George Challenger
- 1992 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing as Phillip Graff
- 1992 · The Lost World as Challanger
- 1991 · The Legend of Prince Valiant as
- 1991 · Before the Storm as Flynn
- 1991 · Journey of Honor as El Zaidan
- 1991 · Under Cover as Flynn
- 1991 · The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- 1989 · Desperado: Badlands Justice as Richard Marriott
- 1989 · Rising Storm as Donwaldo
- 1989 · The Gifted One as Carl Boardman
- 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 · Young Toscanini as Rossi
- 1988 · Higher Ground as
- 1988 · Waxwork as Werewolf
- 1988 · Noble House as Quillan Gornt
- 1987 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam as Edward Tremaine
- 1987 · The Living Daylights as General Leonid Pushkin
- 1986 · Firewalker as Corky Taylor
- 1986 · In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro as Chris Tucker
- 1985 · King Solomon's Mines as Dogati
- 1984 · Best Revenge as Mustapha
- 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
- 1984 · Nairobi Affair as Simon
- 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 · The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' as Self
- 1981 · Raiders of the Lost Ark as Sallah
- 1981 · Peter and Paul as Silas
- 1981 · Sphinx as Stephanos Markoulis
- 1980 · The Merchant of Venice as Salerio
- 1980 · Shōgun as Vasco Rodrigues
- 1980 · Shōgun as Self
- 1980 · A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square as Solicitor
- 1979 · Question Time as Self - Panellist
- 1976 · Beasts: During Barty's Party as Peter Newell
- 1972 · The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night as Caleb Selling
- Future · The Sword of Thyrus as King Athol
- Future · Nameless as Barnaby
- 1979 · The Danedyke Mystery as Armchair
- 1979 · Henry VIII as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
- 1978 · The BBC Television Shakespeare as
- 1978 · Fearless Frank as
- 1978 · Enemy at the Door as George Trenett
- 1978 · Hazell as
- 1977 · CHiPs as Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)
- 1976 · Beasts as Peter Newell
- 1976 · I, Claudius as
- 1976 · I, Claudius as Naevius Sutorius Macro
- 1975 · The Naked Civil Servant as Barndoor
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Ron Brett
- 1974 · Within These Walls as
- 1973 · Penny Gold as Rugby Player
- 1972 · The Adventures of Black Beauty as Alfred Kidney
- 1962 · Z-Cars as
- 1960 · The Flintstones as Charles Brickens (voice)
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Dunlop