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 · 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 · Josh Gates Tonight 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 Shannara Chronicles as Eventine
- 2015 · Golden Shoes as Burt
- 2015 · Documentary Now! as Garth Davies-Gruffudd
- 2015 · Killing Jesus as Annas
- 2015 · Harvey Beaks as Elder Bug (voice)
- 2015 · The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Goodsword (voice)
- 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)
- 2013 · 100 Degrees Below Zero as Ralph Dillard
- 2011 · Once Upon a Time as Grand Pabbie (voice)
- 2011 · Return to the Hiding Place as Eusi
- 2011 · Ferocious Planet as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
- 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 · 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 · Kiss Me Deadly as Yale Ericson
- 2007 · In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Merick
- 2007 · The Ferryman as The Greek
- 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 · Chupacabra Terror as Captain Randolph
- 2004 · Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! as
- 2004 · The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Viscount Mabrey
- 2004 · 12 Days of Terror as Captain
- 2003 · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Gimli
- 2003 · Coronado as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
- 2003 · The Medallion as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
- 2002 · The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
- 2002 · Fillmore! as
- 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 · Justice League as Lord Hades (voice)
- 2001 · The Zeta Project as Edgar Mandragora (voice)
- 2001 · Disney's House of Mouse as Oberon (voice)
- 1999 · Mickey Mouse Works as Oberon (voice)
- 1999 · SpongeBob SquarePants as Man Ray (voice)
- 1996 · Bruno the Kid as
- 1996 · Arli$$ as
- 1996 · Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Cassim (voice)
- 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 · Animaniacs as Tympannini (voice)
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Mike King
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Michael Malone
- 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
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Duval
- 1989 · Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Sallah
- 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 · Robin of Sherwood as
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1983 · Reilly: Ace of Spies as Tanyatos
- 1981 · Raiders of the Lost Ark as Sallah
- 1980 · Shōgun as Vasco Rodrigues
- 1979 · Question Time as Self - Panellist
- 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
- 1973 · Warship as
- 1971 · Budgie as Laughing Spam Fritter
- 1962 · Z-Cars as
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Dunlop
- Future · The Way of the Wind as Uriah the Chief Elder
- 2024 · The Gates as Frederick Ladbroke
- 2023 · The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Self
- 2022 · Kingslayer as Guillaume Maréchal
- 2020 · G-Loc as Henry
- 2020 · Tainted as Vladimir
- 2020 · Shadowtown as Einar
- 2019 · Mosley as Warnie (voice)
- 2016 · Winter Thaw as Martin Avdeitch
- 2016 · The Apostle Peter: Redemption as Peter
- 2016 · The Blue Mauritius as Hanson
- 2014 · Let The Season In as Self / Narrator
- 2014 · Under Milk Wood as Voice
- 2014 · Time Lapse as Mr. Bezzeredes
- 2013 · Concrete Blondes as Kostas Jakobatos
- 2013 · Smokin' as Doctor
- 2012 · Metal Hurlant Chronicles as L'alchimiste
- 2011 · Treasure Hunters as
- 2010 · Three Wise Women as Green
- 2010 · Medium Raw as Elliot Carbon
- 2009 · Reclaiming the Blade as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Anaconda 3: Offspring as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
- 2005 · Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self
- 2004 · A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
- 2004 · Vlad as Narrator
- 2004 · The Lady Musketeer as Porthos
- 2004 · The Making of the Return of the King as Self
- 2003 · Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King as Self / Narrator
- 2003 · Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as self
- 2003 · The Making of Shōgun as
- 2003 · Justice League: Paradise Lost as Lord Hades (voice)
- 2003 · The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · Sabretooth as Anthony Bricklin
- 2002 · Endangered Species as Police Lt. Wyznowski
- 2002 · The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring as Self
- 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
- 1997 · Body Armor as Rasheed
- 1996 · Catherine the Great as Pugachev
- 1994 · A Mind to Kill as
- 1994 · A Flintstones Christmas Carol as Charles Brickens (voice)
- 1994 · The High Crusade as Bruder Parvus
- 1994 · Robot in the Family as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
- 1993 · The Seventh Coin as Captain Galil
- 1992 · The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World as Host
- 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 Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- 1991 · Under Cover as Flynn
- 1990 · Secret Weapon as Mossad Chief
- 1989 · Desperado: Badlands Justice as Richard Marriott
- 1989 · Rising Storm as Donwaldo
- 1989 · Great Expectations as Joe Gargery
- 1988 · Tusks as Roger Singh
- 1985 · King Solomon's Mines as Dogati
- 1984 · No Man's Land as Grimshaw
- 1983 · Sadat as Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1982 · Victor/Victoria as Andre Cassell
- 1981 · The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' as Self
- 1981 · Sphinx as Stephanos Markoulis
- Future · Nameless as Barnaby
- 1984 · Best Revenge as Mustapha
- Future · The Sword of Thyrus as King Athol
- 1988 · Goddess of Love as Zeus
- 1981 · The Island of Adventure as Smith
- 1980 · The Merchant of Venice as Salerio
- 1972 · The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night as Caleb Selling
- Future · Overhill Manor as
- 2021 · Silent Night: A Song for the World as Douglas Haig
- 2021 · Bad Cupid as Archie
- 2016 · Camera Store as Pinky Steuben
- 2014 · Apocalypse Pompeii as Colonel Carlos Dillard
- 2013 · Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map as Gnarlybeard (voice)
- 2012 · Escape as Malcom Andrews
- 2009 · Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire as
- 2007 · The Legend of Sasquatch as Ranger Steve
- 2006 · One Night with the King as Mordecai
- 2005 · The Lost Angel as Father Kevin
- 2003 · Never Say Never Mind as
- 2003 · The Making of The Two Towers as
- 2001 · Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' as Self
- 2000 · Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol as Ivan
- 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 · Echo of Blue as
- 1994 · Blood of the Innocent as Shmuda
- 1993 · Sunset Grill as Stockton
- 1992 · Ring of the Musketeers as Maruice Treville
- 1991 · Before the Storm as Flynn
- 1991 · The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- 1991 · I Misteri Della Giungla Nera as O'Connor
- 1991 · Archaeology as Host
- 1988 · Young Toscanini as Rossi
- 1988 · Higher Ground as
- 1984 · Nairobi Affair as Simon
- 1978 · The Nativity as Nestor
- 1976 · Beasts: During Barty's Party as Peter Newell
- Future · DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr as Jarred Starr
- Future · Lantern City as Desmond Wilhorn
- Future · Legends of Ileydria as Narrator
- 2025 · I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King as Narrator
- 2021 · Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2020 · Moments in Spacetime as Mason
- 2020 · I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland as
- 2018 · Fragments of Truth as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · I AM ISRAEL as Narrator
- 2015 · Many Beautiful Things as John Ruskin (voice)
- 2015 · The Watchmaker's Apprentice as Narrator
- 2015 · Beyond the Mask as Charles Kemp
- 2015 · Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made as Self
- 2012 · Missing Christmas as Narrator / Santa (voice)
- 2011 · KJB: The Book That Changed the World as Himeself (Narrator)
- 2008 · The Search for the Ark of the Covenant as Narrator
- 2008 · Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles as Sangimel
- 2005 · The King Maker as Phillippe
- 2005 · Revelations as Professor Lampley
- 2005 · Prophecies of the Passion as Self
- 2004 · Catching Kringle as Santa
- 2004 · The Privileged Planet as Narrator
- 2004 · Dragon Storm as King Fastrad
- 2004 · Stars of the Pharaohs as Narrator
- 2003 · The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai as Narrator
- 2003 · Helen of Troy as King Priam of Troy
- 2003 · The Jungle Book 2 as Ranjan's Father (voice)
- 2003 · Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories as Self
- 2002 · Scorcher as Dr. Matthew Sallin
- 2001 · Quest for the Ring as Self
- 2000 · The Gold Cross as Rodrigues
- 1997 · You Wish as Mustafa
- 1997 · Cats Don't Dance as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
- 1996 · Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Asgarth (voice)
- 1996 · The Great White Hype as Johnny Windsor
- 1995 · Glory Daze as Luther
- 1993 · Cyborg Cop as Kessel
- 1993 · South Beach as
- 1993 · The Magic Paintbrush as Zagal (voice)
- 1992 · The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter as Professor Warren
- 1992 · Canvas as Nick
- 1991 · Journey of Honor as El Zaidan
- 1991 · Under Cover as Flynn
- 1989 · The Gifted One as Carl Boardman
- 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 Little Match Girl as Chief Murphy
- 1987 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam as Edward Tremaine
- 1986 · Firewalker as Corky Taylor
- 1984 · Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as Baron Fortinbras
- 1984 · Kim as Babu
- 1983 · Sahara as Rasoul
- 1982 · Ivanhoe as Front de Boeuf
- 1981 · Peter and Paul as Silas
- 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 · Fearless Frank as
- 1978 · Enemy at the Door as George Trenett
- 1978 · Hazell as
- 1977 · 1990 as
- 1976 · Beasts as Peter Newell
- 1975 · The Naked Civil Servant as Barndoor
- 1975 · Quiller as Leindorf
- 1974 · Zodiac as Aikman
- 1973 · Penny Gold as Rugby Player
- 1971 · The Guardians as
- Future · Bone Keeper as
- Future · Ellston Bay as Father