John Rhys-Davies
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
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- Born:
- May 5, 1944 In Ammanford, Wales, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 163
- First Appeared:
- In the series Legends of Ileydria
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Gates 2024-03-18
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Legends of Ileydria | Narrator | 2025 |
| Series | Lantern City | Desmond Wilhorn | 2025 |
| Movie | The Gates | Frederick Ladbroke | 2024-03-18 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Sallah | 2023-06-25 |
| Movie | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | Brine King (voice) | 2023-12-20 |
| Movie | The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Self | 2023-08-29 |
| Movie | Starbright | Raphael | 2022-10-28 |
| Movie | Silent Night: A Song for the World | Douglas Haig | 2021-12-19 |
| Movie | Bad Cupid | Archie | 2021-02-11 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2021-05-07 |
| Movie | Grizzly II: Revenge | Bouchard | 2020-02-17 |
| Movie | G-Loc | Henry | 2020-08-11 |
| Movie | Shadowtown | Einar | 2020-03-01 |
| Movie | Valley of the Gods | Dr. Hermann | 2020-09-17 |
| Movie | Mosley | Warnie (voice) | 2019-10-10 |
| Movie | The Pilgrim's Progress | Evangelist (voice) | 2019-04-18 |
| Movie | Santa Fake | Jow | 2019-10-04 |
| Movie | Aquaman | Brine King (voice) | 2018-12-07 |
| Movie | Aux | Jack | 2018-03-02 |
| Series | The Shannara Chronicles | Eventine Elessedil | 2016-01-05 |
| Movie | The Blue Mauritius | Hanson | 2016-01-01 |
| Movie | Camera Store | Pinky Steuben | 2016-12-09 |
| Movie | Winter Thaw | Martin Avdeitch | 2016-11-24 |
| Movie | The Apostle Peter: Redemption | Peter | 2016-08-02 |
| Movie | Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made | Self | 2015-03-14 |
| Movie | Killing Jesus | Annas | 2015-04-05 |
| Movie | Many Beautiful Things | John Ruskin (voice) | 2015-10-17 |
| Movie | Golden Shoes | Burt | 2015-10-06 |
| Movie | Beyond the Mask | Charles Kemp | 2015-04-06 |
| Movie | Saul: The Journey to Damascus | Caiphas | 2014-04-01 |
| Movie | Apocalypse Pompeii | Colonel Carlos Dillard | 2014-02-18 |
| Movie | Time Lapse | Mr. Bezzeredes | 2014-05-24 |
| Movie | Under Milk Wood | Voice | 2014-06-01 |
| Movie | Let The Season In | Self / Narrator | 2014-10-14 |
| Movie | 100 Degrees Below Zero | Ralph Dillard | 2013-03-29 |
| Movie | Smokin' | Doctor | 2013-03-22 |
| Movie | Prisoners of the Sun | Professor Hayden Masterton | 2013-12-20 |
| Movie | Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map | Gnarlybeard (voice) | 2013-07-21 |
| Movie | Concrete Blondes | Kostas Jakobatos | 2013-05-02 |
| Movie | Escape | Malcom Andrews | 2012-01-21 |
| Movie | Treasure Hunters | 2011-08-19 | |
| Movie | Return to the Hiding Place | Eusi | 2011-08-22 |
| Movie | Ferocious Planet | Senator Jackson Crenshaw | 2011-04-09 |
| Movie | Three Wise Women | Green | 2010-12-14 |
| Movie | Medium Raw | Elliot Carbon | 2010-08-06 |
| Movie | Anacondas: Trail of Blood | Murdoch | 2009-02-27 |
| Movie | 31 North 62 East | John Hammond | 2009-09-18 |
| Movie | Anaconda 3: Offspring | Murdoch | 2008-07-26 |
| Movie | Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles | Sangimel | 2008-09-18 |
| Movie | Kiss Me Deadly | Yale Ericson | 2008-05-02 |
| Movie | The Ferryman | The Greek | 2007-01-01 |
| Movie | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | Merick | 2007-11-29 |
| Movie | Shark Bait | Thorton (voice) | 2006-07-07 |
| Movie | One Night with the King | Mordecai | 2006-10-10 |
| Movie | Ringers: Lord of the Fans | Self | 2005-01-21 |
| Movie | Chupacabra Terror | Captain Randolph | 2005-01-29 |
| Movie | The King Maker | Phillippe | 2005-10-20 |
| Movie | Shadows in the Sun | Mr. Andrew Benton | 2005-05-12 |
| Series | Revelations | Professor Lampley | 2005-04-13 |
| Movie | The Lost Angel | Father Kevin | 2005-04-26 |
| Movie | The Game of Their Lives | Bill Jeffrey | 2005-04-22 |
| Movie | Dragon Storm | King Fastrad | 2004-01-24 |
| Movie | 12 Days Of Terror | Captain | 2004-05-01 |
| Series | The Lady Musketeer | Porthos | 2004-06-20 |
| Movie | The Privileged Planet | Narrator | 2004-10-05 |
| Movie | Vlad | Narrator | 2004-09-10 |
| Movie | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Viscount Mabrey | 2004-08-06 |
| Movie | The Jungle Book 2 | Ranjan's Father (voice) | 2003-02-07 |
| Series | Helen of Troy | King Priam of Troy | 2003-04-20 |
| Movie | Justice League: Paradise Lost | Lord Hades (voice) | 2003-07-22 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Gimli | 2003-12-17 |
| Movie | Coronado | Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos | 2003-09-25 |
| Movie | The Medallion | Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe | 2003-08-15 |
| Movie | The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea | Narrator (voice) | 2003-05-20 |
| Movie | The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring | Self | 2002-04-01 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gimli / Treebeard (voice) | 2002-12-18 |
| Movie | Scorcher | Dr. Matthew Sallin | 2002-10-04 |
| Movie | Endangered Species | Police Lt. Wyznowski | 2002-11-14 |
| Movie | Sabretooth | Anthony Bricklin | 2002-11-26 |
| Movie | Quest for the Ring | Self | 2001-11-29 |
| Movie | A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' | Self | 2001-12-09 |
| Movie | Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring | Narrator (voice) | 2001-12-23 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Gimli | 2001-12-18 |
| Movie | Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol | Ivan | 2000-10-05 |
| Movie | Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists | King Akron | 2000-03-24 |
| Movie | Britannic | Captain Barrett | 2000-01-10 |
| Movie | Au Pair | Nigel Kent | 1999-08-22 |
| Movie | Secret of the Andes | Father Claver | 1999-07-15 |
| Series | You Wish | Mustafa | 1997-09-26 |
| Movie | Cats Don't Dance | Woolie Mammoth (voice) | 1997-03-26 |
| Movie | Body Armor | Rasheed | 1997-12-22 |
| Movie | Catherine the Great | Pugachev | 1996-04-28 |
| Movie | Marquis de Sade | Inspector Marais | 1996-10-19 |
| Movie | Bloodsport III | Jacques Duvalier | 1996-12-05 |
| Movie | The Great White Hype | Johnny Windsor | 1996-05-03 |
| Movie | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Cassim (voice) | 1996-05-20 |
| Movie | Glory Daze | Luther | 1995-10-01 |
| Movie | Blood of the Innocent | Shmuda | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | A Flintstones Christmas Carol | Charles Brickens (voice) | 1994-11-21 |
| Movie | Robot in the Family | Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri | 1994-03-02 |
| Movie | The High Crusade | Bruder Parvus | 1994-06-02 |
| Movie | Cyborg Cop | Kessel | 1993-10-05 |
| Series | The Untouchables | Michael Malone | 1993-01-11 |
| Movie | The Seventh Coin | Captain Galil | 1993-04-30 |
| Movie | Sunset Grill | Stockton | 1993-09-27 |
| Movie | South Beach | 1993-08-04 | |
| Movie | The Lost World | Challanger | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing | Phillip Graff | 1992-03-01 |
| Movie | Ring of the Musketeers | Maurice Treville | 1992-12-01 |
| Movie | The Double 0 Kid | Rudi Von Kseenbaum | 1992-09-07 |
| Movie | The Unnamable II | Professor Warren | 1992-10-21 |
| Movie | Canvas | Nick | 1992-09-16 |
| Movie | The Strauss Dynasty | Gribov | 1991-01-01 |
| Series | Strauss Dynasty | Gribov | 1991-01-01 |
| Series | Under Cover | Flynn | 1991-01-07 |
| Series | Great Expectations | Joe Gargery | 1991-06-21 |
| Series | I Misteri Della Giungla Nera | O'Connor | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | Journey of Honor | El Zaidan | 1991-04-27 |
| Movie | Secret Weapon | Mossad Chief | 1990-03-19 |
| Movie | The Trial of the Incredible Hulk | Wilson Fisk | 1989-05-07 |
| Movie | Desperado: Badlands Justice | Richard Marriott | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Sallah | 1989-05-24 |
| Movie | Rising Storm | Donwaldo | 1989-10-21 |
| Movie | The Gifted One | Carl Boardman | 1989-06-25 |
| Series | Noble House | Quillan Gornt | 1988-02-21 |
| Movie | Waxwork | Werewolf | 1988-06-17 |
| Series | War and Remembrance | Sammy Mutterperl | 1988-11-13 |
| Movie | Young Toscanini | Rossi | 1988-10-07 |
| Movie | Goddess of Love | Zeus | 1988-11-20 |
| Movie | Higher Ground | 1988-09-04 | |
| Movie | Tusks | Roger Singh | 1988-07-29 |
| Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam | Edward Tremaine | 1987-10-04 |
| Movie | The Little Match Girl | Chief Murphy | 1987-12-21 |
| Movie | The Living Daylights | General Leonid Pushkin | 1987-06-29 |
| Movie | Firewalker | Corky Taylor | 1986-11-21 |
| Movie | In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro | Chris Tucker | 1986-03-01 |
| Movie | King Solomon's Mines | Dogati | 1985-11-22 |
| Movie | Nairobi Affair | Simon | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Baron Fortinbras | 1984-08-17 |
| Movie | No Man's Land | Grimshaw | 1984-05-27 |
| Movie | Best Revenge | Mustapha | 1984-10-19 |
| Movie | Kim | Babu | 1984-05-16 |
| Series | Sadat | Gamal Abdel Nasser | 1983-10-31 |
| Movie | Sahara | Rasoul | 1983-12-01 |
| Movie | Victor/Victoria | Andre Cassell | 1982-04-25 |
| Movie | Ivanhoe | Front de Boeuf | 1982-02-23 |
| Movie | Sphinx | Stephanos Markoulis | 1981-02-11 |
| Movie | The Island of Adventure | Smith | 1981-12-01 |
| Movie | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Sallah | 1981-06-12 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' | Self | 1981-11-28 |
| Series | Peter and Paul | Silas | 1981-04-12 |
| Movie | Fox | Warleigh | 1980-03-10 |
| Movie | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | Solicitor | 1980-03-16 |
| Movie | The Merchant of Venice | Salerio | 1980-12-17 |
| Series | Shōgun | Vasco Rodrigues | 1980-09-15 |
| Movie | Henry VIII | Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V | 1979-02-25 |
| Movie | Fearless Frank | 1978-10-04 | |
| Movie | The Nativity | Nestor | 1978-12-17 |
| Series | I, Claudius | Naevius Sutorius Macro | 1976-09-20 |
| Movie | The Naked Civil Servant | Barndoor | 1975-12-17 |
| Movie | Penny Gold | Rugby Player | 1973-06-22 |
| Movie | The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night | Caleb Selling | 1972-10-06 |
| Series | Budgie | 1971-04-09 |