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:
- 205
- First Appeared:
- In the series Lantern City
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Gates 2024-03-18
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Archaeology | Host | 2025 |
| Series | Lantern City | Desmond Wilhorn | 2025 |
| Movie | The Gates | Frederick Ladbroke | 2024-03-18 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Sallah | 2023-06-28 |
| Movie | Starbright | Raphael | 2022-10-28 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2021-05-07 |
| Movie | Bad Cupid | Archie | 2021-02-11 |
| Movie | Silent Night: A Song for the World | Douglas Haig | 2021-12-19 |
| Movie | Grizzly II: Revenge | Bouchard | 2020-02-17 |
| Movie | Valley of the Gods | Dr. Hermann | 2020-09-17 |
| Movie | G-Loc | Henry | 2020-08-11 |
| Series | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Galahad (voice) | 2020-08-07 |
| Movie | Shadowtown | Einar | 2020-03-01 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Blue Mauritius | Hanson | 2016-01-01 |
| 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 |
| Series | The Shannara Chronicles | Eventine Elessedil | 2016-01-05 |
| Movie | Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made | Self | 2015-03-14 |
| Movie | Killing Jesus | Annas | 2015-04-05 |
| Movie | The Watchmaker's Apprentice | Narrator | 2015-06-01 |
| Movie | Golden Shoes | Burt | 2015-10-06 |
| Movie | Many Beautiful Things | John Ruskin (voice) | 2015-10-17 |
| Movie | Beyond the Mask | Charles Kemp | 2015-04-06 |
| 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 | Saul: The Journey to Damascus | Caiphas | 2014-04-01 |
| Movie | Let The Season In | Self / Narrator | 2014-10-14 |
| 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 | 100 Degrees Below Zero | Ralph Dillard | 2013-03-29 |
| Movie | Concrete Blondes | Kostas Jakobatos | 2013-05-02 |
| Movie | Escape | Malcom Andrews | 2012-01-21 |
| Movie | Ferocious Planet | Senator Jackson Crenshaw | 2011-04-09 |
| Series | Once Upon a Time | Narrator (voice) | 2011-10-23 |
| Movie | Return to the Hiding Place | Eusi | 2011-08-22 |
| Movie | Treasure Hunters | 2011-08-19 | |
| Movie | Three Wise Women | Green | 2010-12-14 |
| Movie | Medium Raw | Elliot Carbon | 2010-08-06 |
| Movie | Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | Dr. Watson (voice) | 2010-08-24 |
| Movie | Anacondas: Trail of Blood | Murdoch | 2009-02-27 |
| Movie | Reclaiming the Blade | Narrator (voice) | 2009-04-15 |
| Series | Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | Unknown | 2009-04-09 |
| Movie | 31 North 62 East | John Hammond | 2009-09-18 |
| 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 Search for the Ark of the Covenant | Narrator | 2008-10-27 |
| Movie | The Ferryman | The Greek | 2007-01-01 |
| Movie | The Legend of Sasquatch | 2007-02-03 | |
| 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 |
| Series | Psych | Conservateur | 2006-07-07 |
| Movie | Chupacabra Terror | Captain Randolph | 2005-01-29 |
| Series | Revelations | Professor Lampley | 2005-04-13 |
| Movie | Ringers: Lord of the Fans | Self | 2005-01-21 |
| Movie | The Lost Angel | Father Kevin | 2005-04-26 |
| Movie | The Game of Their Lives | Bill Jeffrey | 2005-04-22 |
| Movie | Shadows in the Sun | Mr. Andrew Benton | 2005-05-12 |
| Movie | The King Maker | Phillippe | 2005-10-20 |
| Movie | Dragon Storm | King Fastrad | 2004-01-24 |
| Movie | Stars of the Pharaohs | Narrator | 2004-01-01 |
| 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 |
| Series | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Unknown | 2004-09-18 |
| Movie | Vlad | Narrator | 2004-09-10 |
| Movie | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Viscount Mabrey | 2004-08-06 |
| Series | Helen of Troy | King Priam of Troy | 2003-04-20 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Medallion | Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe | 2003-08-15 |
| Movie | Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King | Narrator | 2003-12-21 |
| Movie | The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai | Narrator | 2003-07-07 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Gimli / Treebeard (voice) | 2003-12-01 |
| Movie | Justice League: Paradise Lost | Lord Hades (voice) | 2003-07-22 |
| Movie | Coronado | Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos | 2003-09-25 |
| Movie | The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring | Self | 2002-04-01 |
| Series | Fillmore! | Unknown | 2002-09-14 |
| Movie | Endangered Species | Police Lt. Wyznowski | 2002-11-14 |
| Movie | Sabretooth | Anthony Bricklin | 2002-11-26 |
| Movie | Scorcher | Dr. Matthew Sallin | 2002-10-04 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gimli / Treebeard (voice) | 2002-12-18 |
| Series | The Zeta Project | Unknown | 2001-01-27 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Gimli | 2001-12-18 |
| 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 | Quest for the Ring | Self | 2001-11-29 |
| 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 |
| Series | The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | Unknown | 2000-06-18 |
| Movie | Secret of the Andes | Father Claver | 1999-07-15 |
| Movie | Au Pair | Nigel Kent | 1999-08-22 |
| Movie | Cats Don't Dance | Woolie Mammoth (voice) | 1997-03-26 |
| Series | You Wish | Mustafa | 1997-09-26 |
| Movie | Body Armor | Rasheed | 1997-12-22 |
| Movie | Bloodsport III | Jacques Duvalier | 1996-12-05 |
| 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 |
| Series | Arliss | Unknown | 1996-08-10 |
| Movie | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Cassim (voice) | 1996-05-20 |
| Series | Star Trek: Voyager | Unknown | 1995-01-16 |
| Series | Pinky and the Brain | Unknown | 1995-09-09 |
| Movie | Glory Daze | Luther | 1995-10-01 |
| Series | Sliders | Maximillian Arturo | 1995-03-22 |
| Series | Freakazoid! | Unknown | 1995-09-09 |
| Movie | Robot in the Family | Neighbour | 1994-03-02 |
| Series | Duckman | Unknown | 1994-03-05 |
| Movie | Blood of the Innocent | Shmuda | 1994-01-01 |
| Series | Gargoyles | Unknown | 1994-10-24 |
| Movie | A Flintstones Christmas Carol | Charles Brickens (voice) | 1994-11-21 |
| Movie | The High Crusade | Bruder Parvus | 1994-06-02 |
| Series | A Mind to Kill | Unknown | 1994-11-27 |
| Series | Fantastic Four | Unknown | 1994-09-24 |
| 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 | Ring of the Musketeers | Maurice Treville | 1992-12-01 |
| Movie | Canvas | Nick | 1992-09-16 |
| Movie | The Unnamable II | Professor Warren | 1992-10-21 |
| Movie | Return to the Lost World | Professor George Challenger | 1992-04-07 |
| Movie | The Double 0 Kid | Rudi Von Kseenbaum | 1992-09-07 |
| Movie | Before the Storm | Flynn | 1991-01-01 |
| Series | I Misteri Della Giungla Nera | O'Connor | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | The Strauss Dynasty | Gribov | 1991-01-01 |
| Series | Under Cover | Flynn | 1991-01-07 |
| Series | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Unknown | 1991-09-03 |
| Series | Great Expectations | Joe Gargery | 1991-06-21 |
| Movie | Journey of Honor | El Zaidan | 1991-04-27 |
| Series | Strauss Dynasty | Gribov | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | Secret Weapon | Mossad Chief | 1990-03-19 |
| Movie | Rising Storm | Donwaldo | 1989-10-21 |
| Movie | Desperado: Badlands Justice | Richard Marriott | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | The Gifted One | Carl Boardman | 1989-06-25 |
| Movie | The Trial of the Incredible Hulk | Wilson Fisk | 1989-05-07 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Sallah | 1989-05-24 |
| Series | Tales from the Crypt | Unknown | 1989-06-10 |
| Movie | Waxwork | Werewolf | 1988-06-17 |
| Series | Noble House | Quillan Gornt | 1988-02-21 |
| Movie | Tusks | Roger Singh | 1988-07-29 |
| Series | War and Remembrance | Sammy Mutterperl | 1988-11-13 |
| Movie | Goddess of Love | Zeus | 1988-11-20 |
| Movie | Young Toscanini | Rossi | 1988-10-07 |
| Movie | Higher Ground | 1988-09-04 | |
| 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 | Kim | Babu | 1984-05-16 |
| Series | Robin of Sherwood | Unknown | 1984-04-28 |
| Series | Murder, She Wrote | Harry Waverly | 1984-09-30 |
| 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 |
| Series | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Unknown | 1983-10-03 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Sphinx | Stephanos Markoulis | 1981-02-11 |
| Movie | The Island of Adventure | Smith | 1981-12-01 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' | Self | 1981-11-28 |
| Movie | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Sallah | 1981-06-12 |
| Series | Peter and Paul | Silas | 1981-04-12 |
| Movie | Fox | Warleigh | 1980-03-10 |
| Movie | The Merchant of Venice | Salerio | 1980-12-17 |
| Movie | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | Solicitor | 1980-03-16 |
| Series | Shogun | Vasco Rodrigues | 1980-09-15 |
| Movie | Henry VIII | Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V | 1979-02-25 |
| Series | Hazell | Unknown | 1978-01-16 |
| Movie | Fearless Frank | 1978-10-04 | |
| Movie | The Nativity | Nestor | 1978-12-17 |
| Series | BBC Television Shakespeare | Unknown | 1978-12-03 |
| Series | 1990 | Unknown | 1977-09-18 |
| Series | CHiPs | Nakura (as John Rhys Davies) | 1977-09-15 |
| Series | Target | Unknown | 1977-09-09 |
| Series | I, Claudius | Naevius Sutorius Macro | 1976-09-20 |
| Series | Beasts | Unknown | 1976-10-16 |
| Movie | The Naked Civil Servant | Barndoor | 1975-12-17 |
| Series | Quiller | Unknown | 1975-08-29 |
| Movie | Penny Gold | Rugby Player | 1974-11-29 |
| Series | Within These Walls | Unknown | 1974-01-04 |
| Series | Warship | Unknown | 1973-06-07 |
| Series | The Adventures of Black Beauty | Unknown | 1972-09-17 |
| Series | Budgie | 1971-04-09 | |
| Series | The Guardians | Unknown | 1971-07-10 |
| Series | Z-Cars | Unknown | 1962-01-02 |
| Series | Dixon of Dock Green | Unknown | 1955-07-09 |