
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 · Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Sallah
- 2021 · Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2020 · Wizards: Tales of Arcadia as Galahad (voice)
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2020 · Josh Gates Tonight as Self
- 2020 · Grizzly II: Revenge as Bouchard
- 2019 · The Pilgrim's Progress as Evangelist (voice)
- 2018 · Aquaman as Brine King (voice)
- 2016 · The Shannara Chronicles as Eventine
- 2015 · Many Beautiful Things as John Ruskin (voice)
- 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
- 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)
- 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 Peter "J.D." Murdoch
- 2008 · Legend of the Seeker as Horace
- 2008 · Anaconda 3: Offspring as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
- 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 · Shadows in the Sun as Mr. Andrew Benton
- 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 · Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! as
- 2004 · The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Viscount Mabrey
- 2004 · The Lady Musketeer as Porthos
- 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 · 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 · A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of '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 · The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne as
- 2000 · Britannic as Captain Barrett
- 1999 · Mickey Mouse Works as Oberon (voice)
- 1999 · SpongeBob SquarePants as Man Ray (voice)
- 1997 · You Wish as Mustafa
- 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 · Pinky and the Brain as
- 1995 · Freakazoid! as Professor Beasthead (voice)
- 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 · Duckman as
- 1993 · Animaniacs as Tympannini (voice)
- 1993 · South Beach as
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Mike King
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Michael Malone
- 1992 · The Unnamable II as Professor Warren
- 1992 · The Double 0 Kid as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)
- 1991 · The Legend of Prince Valiant as
- 1991 · Great Expectations as Joe Gargery
- 1991 · Under Cover as Flynn
- 1991 · Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- 1991 · I Misteri Della Giungla Nera as O'Connor
- 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
- 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 · The 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 · Quiller as Leindorf
- 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
- 1971 · The Guardians as
- 1962 · Z-Cars as
- 1960 · The Flintstones as Charles Brickens (voice)
- Future · Legends of Ileydria as Narrator
- 1982 · Victor/Victoria as Andre Cassell
- Future · Archaeology as Host
- 2022 · Kingslayer as Guillaume Maréchal
- 2020 · Valley of the Gods as Dr. Hermann
- 2020 · G-Loc as Henry
- 2019 · Mosley as Warnie (voice)
- 2018 · Aux as Jack
- 2016 · The Apostle Peter: Redemption as Peter
- 2015 · Golden Shoes as Burt
- 2014 · Apocalypse Pompeii as Colonel Carlos Dillard
- 2013 · 100 Degrees Below Zero as Ralph Dillard
- 2008 · Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles as Sangimel
- 2008 · Kiss Me Deadly as Yale Ericson
- 2005 · The King Maker as Phillippe
- 2004 · A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
- 2004 · The Making of the Return of the King as Self
- 2004 · Dragon Storm as King Fastrad
- 2003 · Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as self
- 2003 · Coronado as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
- 2002 · Endangered Species as Police Lt. Wyznowski
- 2001 · Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring as Narrator (voice)
- 2000 · Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol as Ivan
- 2000 · Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists as King Akron
- 1996 · Catherine the Great as Pugachev
- 1995 · Glory Daze as Luther
- 1993 · Cyborg Cop as Kessel
- 1993 · Sunset Grill as Stockton
- 1992 · Ring of the Musketeers as Maruice Treville
- 1992 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing as Phillip Graff
- 1991 · Journey of Honor as El Zaidan
- 1984 · Nairobi Affair as Simon
- 1983 · Sadat as Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1981 · Sphinx as Stephanos Markoulis
- Future · Lantern City as Desmond Wilhorn
- 2023 · The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Self
- 2016 · The Blue Mauritius as Hanson
- 2015 · Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made as Self
- 2013 · Concrete Blondes as Kostas Jakobatos
- 2012 · Escape as Malcom Andrews
- 2011 · Return to the Hiding Place as Eusi
- 2011 · Treasure Hunters as
- 2011 · Ferocious Planet as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
- 2010 · Three Wise Women as Green
- 2010 · Medium Raw as Elliot Carbon
- 2009 · Reclaiming the Blade as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · The Search for the Ark of the Covenant as Narrator
- 2004 · Vlad as Narrator
- 2004 · 12 Days Of Terror as Captain
- 2003 · Justice League: Paradise Lost as Lord Hades (voice)
- 2003 · The Making of The Two Towers as
- 2003 · Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories as Self
- 2002 · Scorcher as Dr. Matthew Sallin
- 2002 · The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring as Self
- 2001 · Quest for the Ring as Self
- 1999 · Au Pair as Nigel Kent
- 1997 · Body Armor as Rasheed
- 1994 · Blood of the Innocent as Shmuda
- 1992 · Return to the Lost World as Professor George Challenger
- 1992 · The Lost World as Challanger
- 1988 · Goddess of Love as Zeus
- 1988 · Young Toscanini as Rossi
- 1987 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam as Edward Tremaine
- 1986 · In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro as Chris Tucker
- 1984 · Kim as Babu
- 1980 · The Merchant of Venice as Salerio
- 1980 · A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square as Solicitor
- 1980 · Fox as Warleigh
- 1979 · Henry VIII as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
- 1975 · The Naked Civil Servant as Barndoor
- Future · DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr as Jarred Starr
- 2021 · Silent Night: A Song for the World as Douglas Haig
- 2021 · Bad Cupid as Archie
- 2020 · Tainted as Vladimir
- 2019 · Santa Fake as Jow
- 2016 · Camera Store as Pinky Steuben
- 2016 · Winter Thaw as Martin Avdeitch
- 2014 · Under Milk Wood as Voice
- 2011 · The King James Bible: The Book That Changed the World as Himeself (Narrator)
- 2007 · The Legend of Sasquatch as Ranger Steve
- 2007 · The Ferryman as The Greek
- 2005 · The Lost Angel as Father Kevin
- 2003 · Never Say Never Mind as
- 2002 · Sabretooth as Anthony Bricklin
- 2002 · Lord of the Piercing as Gimli (archive footage)
- 1999 · Secret of the Andes as Father Claver
- 1996 · Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · Marquis de Sade as Inspector Marais
- 1994 · The High Crusade as Bruder Parvus
- 1994 · Robot in the Family as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
- 1993 · The Magic Paintbrush as Zagal (voice)
- 1992 · The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World as Host
- 1992 · Canvas as Nick
- 1991 · Before the Storm as Flynn
- 1991 · The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- 1990 · Secret Weapon as Mossad Chief
- 1989 · Desperado: Badlands Justice as Richard Marriott
- 1988 · Tusks as Roger Singh
- 1987 · The Little Match Girl as Chief Murphy
- 1984 · No Man's Land as Grimshaw
- 1981 · The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' as Self
- 1978 · The Nativity as Nestor
- Future · The Sword of Thyrus as King Athol
- 2020 · Moments in Spacetime as Mason
- 2020 · I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland as
- 2020 · Shadowtown as Einar
- 2018 · Fragments of Truth as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · I Am Israel as Narrator
- 2015 · The Watchmaker's Apprentice as Narrator
- 2014 · Let The Season In as Self / Narrator
- 2013 · Smokin' as Doctor
- 2012 · Missing Christmas as Narrator / Santa (voice)
- 2009 · 31 North 62 East as John Hammond
- 2004 · Catching Kringle as Santa
- 2004 · The Privileged Planet as Narrator
- 2004 · Stars of the Pharaohs as Narrator
- 2003 · The Making of Shōgun as
- 2003 · The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai as Narrator
- 2003 · The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea as Narrator (voice)
- 2000 · The Gold Cross as Rodrigues
- 1996 · Echo of Blue as
- 1993 · The Seventh Coin as Captain Galil
- 1991 · Under Cover as Flynn
- 1989 · Rising Storm as Donwaldo
- 1989 · The Gifted One as Carl Boardman
- 1988 · Higher Ground as
- 1984 · Best Revenge as Mustapha
- 1982 · Ivanhoe as Front de Boeuf
- 1981 · The Island of Adventure as Smith
- 1979 · The Danedyke Mystery as Armchair
- 1978 · Fearless Frank as
- 1976 · Beasts: During Barty's Party as Peter Newell
- 1973 · Warship as
- 1972 · The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night as Caleb Selling
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Dunlop
- Future · Nameless as Barnaby