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 Lantern City
- Latest Project:
- Series Legends of Ileydria 2024-10-31
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Lantern City | Desmond Wilhorn | 2025 |
| Series | Legends of Ileydria | Narrator | 2024-10-31 |
| 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 | Valley of the Gods | Dr. Hermann | 2020-09-17 |
| Movie | Shadowtown | Einar | 2020-03-01 |
| Movie | The Pilgrim's Progress | Evangelist (voice) | 2019-04-18 |
| Movie | Santa Fake | Jow | 2019-10-04 |
| Movie | Mosley | Warnie (voice) | 2019-10-10 |
| Movie | Aquaman | Brine King (voice) | 2018-12-07 |
| Movie | Aux | Jack | 2018-03-02 |
| Movie | The Blue Mauritius | Hanson | 2016-01-01 |
| Series | The Shannara Chronicles | Eventine Elessedil | 2016-01-05 |
| Movie | The Apostle Peter: Redemption | Peter | 2016-08-02 |
| Movie | Camera Store | Pinky Steuben | 2016-12-09 |
| Movie | Winter Thaw | Martin Avdeitch | 2016-11-24 |
| Movie | Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made | Self | 2015-03-14 |
| Movie | Killing Jesus | Annas | 2015-04-05 |
| Movie | Beyond the Mask | Charles Kemp | 2015-04-06 |
| Movie | Many Beautiful Things | John Ruskin (voice) | 2015-10-17 |
| Movie | Golden Shoes | Burt | 2015-10-06 |
| Movie | Apocalypse Pompeii | Colonel Carlos Dillard | 2014-02-18 |
| Movie | Saul: The Journey to Damascus | Caiphas | 2014-04-01 |
| Movie | Under Milk Wood | Voice | 2014-06-01 |
| Movie | Let The Season In | Self / Narrator | 2014-10-14 |
| Movie | Time Lapse | Mr. Bezzeredes | 2014-05-24 |
| Movie | Smokin' | Doctor | 2013-03-22 |
| Movie | 100 Degrees Below Zero | Ralph Dillard | 2013-03-29 |
| Movie | Concrete Blondes | Kostas Jakobatos | 2013-05-02 |
| Movie | Prisoners of the Sun | Professor Hayden Masterton | 2013-12-20 |
| Movie | Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map | Gnarlybeard (voice) | 2013-07-21 |
| Movie | Escape | Malcom Andrews | 2012-01-21 |
| Movie | Ferocious Planet | Senator Jackson Crenshaw | 2011-04-09 |
| Movie | Return to the Hiding Place | Eusi | 2011-08-22 |
| Movie | Treasure Hunters | 2011-08-19 | |
| Movie | Medium Raw | Elliot Carbon | 2010-08-06 |
| Movie | Three Wise Women | Green | 2010-12-14 |
| Movie | 31 North 62 East | John Hammond | 2009-09-18 |
| Movie | Anacondas: Trail of Blood | Murdoch | 2009-02-27 |
| Movie | Kiss Me Deadly | Yale Ericson | 2008-05-02 |
| Movie | Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles | Sangimel | 2008-09-18 |
| Movie | Anaconda 3: Offspring | Murdoch | 2008-07-26 |
| 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 | Chupacabra Terror | Captain Randolph | 2005-01-29 |
| Movie | Ringers: Lord of the Fans | Self | 2005-01-21 |
| Movie | The King Maker | Phillippe | 2005-10-20 |
| Series | Revelations | Professor Lampley | 2005-04-13 |
| Movie | Shadows in the Sun | Mr. Andrew Benton | 2005-05-12 |
| Movie | The Game of Their Lives | Bill Jeffrey | 2005-04-22 |
| Movie | The Lost Angel | Father Kevin | 2005-04-26 |
| Movie | Dragon Storm | King Fastrad | 2004-01-24 |
| Movie | 12 Days Of Terror | Captain | 2004-05-01 |
| Movie | The Privileged Planet | Narrator | 2004-10-05 |
| Series | The Lady Musketeer | Porthos | 2004-06-20 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea | Narrator (voice) | 2003-05-20 |
| 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 / Treebeard (voice) | 2003-12-01 |
| Movie | Coronado | Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos | 2003-09-25 |
| Movie | The Medallion | Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe | 2003-08-15 |
| Movie | The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring | Self | 2002-04-01 |
| Movie | Scorcher | Dr. Matthew Sallin | 2002-10-04 |
| Movie | Sabretooth | Anthony Bricklin | 2002-11-26 |
| Movie | Endangered Species | Police Lt. Wyznowski | 2002-11-14 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gimli / Treebeard (voice) | 2002-12-18 |
| Movie | A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' | Self | 2001-12-09 |
| Movie | Quest for the Ring | Self | 2001-11-29 |
| 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 | Britannic | Captain Barrett | 2000-01-10 |
| Movie | Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists | King Akron | 2000-03-24 |
| Movie | Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol | Ivan | 2000-10-05 |
| Movie | Secret of the Andes | Father Claver | 1999-07-15 |
| Movie | Au Pair | Nigel Kent | 1999-08-22 |
| Movie | Body Armor | Rasheed | 1997-12-22 |
| Movie | Cats Don't Dance | Woolie Mammoth (voice) | 1997-03-26 |
| Series | You Wish | Mustafa | 1997-09-26 |
| Movie | Catherine the Great | Pugachev | 1996-04-28 |
| Movie | The Great White Hype | Johnny Windsor | 1996-05-03 |
| Movie | Marquis de Sade | Inspector Marais | 1996-10-19 |
| Movie | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Cassim (voice) | 1996-05-20 |
| Movie | Bloodsport III | Jacques Duvalier | 1996-12-05 |
| Movie | Glory Daze | Luther | 1995-10-01 |
| Movie | Blood of the Innocent | Shmuda | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | Robot in the Family | Neighbour | 1994-03-02 |
| Movie | A Flintstones Christmas Carol | Charles Brickens (voice) | 1994-11-21 |
| Movie | The High Crusade | Bruder Parvus | 1994-06-02 |
| Series | The Untouchables | Michael Malone | 1993-01-11 |
| Movie | The Seventh Coin | Captain Galil | 1993-04-30 |
| Movie | Cyborg Cop | Kessel | 1993-10-05 |
| Movie | South Beach | 1993-08-04 | |
| Movie | Sunset Grill | Stockton | 1993-09-27 |
| Movie | The Lost World | Challanger | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing | Phillip Graff | 1992-03-01 |
| Movie | The Double 0 Kid | Rudi Von Kseenbaum | 1992-09-07 |
| Movie | Ring of the Musketeers | Maurice Treville | 1992-12-01 |
| 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 | Great Expectations | Joe Gargery | 1991-06-21 |
| Series | I Misteri Della Giungla Nera | O'Connor | 1991-01-01 |
| Series | Under Cover | Flynn | 1991-01-07 |
| 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 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Sallah | 1989-05-24 |
| Movie | The Gifted One | Carl Boardman | 1989-06-25 |
| Movie | Desperado: Badlands Justice | Richard Marriott | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Rising Storm | Donwaldo | 1989-10-21 |
| Movie | Waxwork | Werewolf | 1988-06-17 |
| Series | Noble House | Quillan Gornt | 1988-02-21 |
| Movie | Tusks | Roger Singh | 1988-07-29 |
| Movie | Higher Ground | 1988-09-04 | |
| Movie | Goddess of Love | Zeus | 1988-11-20 |
| Series | War and Remembrance | Sammy Mutterperl | 1988-11-13 |
| Movie | Young Toscanini | Rossi | 1988-10-07 |
| Movie | The Living Daylights | General Leonid Pushkin | 1987-06-29 |
| 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 | 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 | Kim | Babu | 1984-05-16 |
| Movie | Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Baron Fortinbras | 1984-08-17 |
| Movie | Best Revenge | Mustapha | 1984-10-19 |
| Movie | No Man's Land | Grimshaw | 1984-05-27 |
| Movie | Sahara | Rasoul | 1983-12-01 |
| Series | Sadat | Gamal Abdel Nasser | 1983-10-31 |
| Movie | Ivanhoe | Front de Boeuf | 1982-02-23 |
| Movie | Victor/Victoria | Andre Cassell | 1982-04-25 |
| Series | Peter and Paul | Silas | 1981-04-12 |
| Movie | Sphinx | Stephanos Markoulis | 1981-02-11 |
| Movie | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Sallah | 1981-06-12 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' | Self | 1981-11-28 |
| Movie | The Island of Adventure | Smith | 1981-12-01 |
| Movie | Fox | Warleigh | 1980-03-10 |
| Movie | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | Solicitor | 1980-03-16 |
| Series | Shōgun | Vasco Rodrigues | 1980-09-15 |
| Movie | The Merchant of Venice | Salerio | 1980-12-17 |
| Movie | Henry VIII | Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V | 1979-02-25 |
| Movie | The Nativity | Nestor | 1978-12-17 |
| Movie | Fearless Frank | 1978-10-04 | |
| Series | I, Claudius | Naevius Sutorius Macro | 1976-09-20 |
| Movie | The Naked Civil Servant | Barndoor | 1975-12-17 |
| Movie | Penny Gold | Rugby Player | 1974-11-29 |
| Movie | The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night | Caleb Selling | 1972-10-06 |
| Series | Budgie | 1971-04-09 |