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:
- 210
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Way of the Wind
- Latest Project:
- Movie Starbright 2025-12-05
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Way of the Wind | Uriah the Chief Elder | 2027 |
| Movie | Starbright | Raphael | 2025-12-05 |
| Movie | The Gates | Frederick Ladbroke | 2024-03-18 |
| Movie | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | Brine King (voice) | 2023-12-20 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Sallah | 2023-06-25 |
| Movie | Bad Cupid | Archie | 2021-02-11 |
| Movie | Silent Night: A Song for the World | Douglas Haig | 2021-12-19 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2021-05-07 |
| Movie | Shadowtown | Einar | 2020-03-01 |
| Movie | I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland | 2020-03-17 | |
| 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 |
| Series | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Galahad (voice) | 2020-08-07 |
| Movie | The Pilgrim's Progress | Evangelist (voice) | 2019-04-18 |
| Movie | Mosley | Warnie (voice) | 2019-10-10 |
| Movie | Santa Fake | Jow | 2019-10-04 |
| Movie | Fragments of Truth | Narrator (voice) | 2018-04-24 |
| Movie | Aquaman | Brine King (voice) | 2018-12-07 |
| Movie | The Blue Mauritius | Hanson | 2016-01-01 |
| Series | The Shannara Chronicles | Eventine Elessedil | 2016-01-05 |
| Movie | Camera Store | Pinky Steuben | 2016-12-09 |
| Movie | The Apostle Peter: Redemption | Peter | 2016-08-02 |
| 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 | Golden Shoes | Burt | 2015-10-06 |
| Movie | Many Beautiful Things | John Ruskin (voice) | 2015-10-17 |
| Movie | The Watchmaker's Apprentice | Narrator | 2015-06-01 |
| 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 | Let The Season In | Self / Narrator | 2014-10-14 |
| Movie | Under Milk Wood | Voice | 2014-06-01 |
| Movie | Smokin' | Doctor | 2013-03-22 |
| Movie | 100 Degrees Below Zero | Ralph Dillard | 2013-03-29 |
| Movie | Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map | Gnarlybeard (voice) | 2013-07-21 |
| Movie | Prisoners of the Sun | Professor Hayden Masterton | 2013-12-20 |
| Movie | Concrete Blondes | Kostas Jakobatos | 2013-05-02 |
| Movie | Escape | Malcom Andrews | 2012-01-21 |
| Series | Once Upon a Time | Narrator (voice) | 2011-10-23 |
| Movie | Ferocious Planet | Senator Jackson Crenshaw | 2011-04-09 |
| Movie | Treasure Hunters | 2011-08-19 | |
| Movie | Return to the Hiding Place | Eusi | 2011-08-22 |
| Movie | Medium Raw | Elliot Carbon | 2010-08-06 |
| Movie | Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | Dr. Watson (voice) | 2010-08-24 |
| Movie | Three Wise Women | Green | 2010-12-14 |
| Series | Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | Unknown | 2009-04-09 |
| Movie | Reclaiming the Blade | Narrator (voice) | 2009-04-15 |
| Movie | Anacondas: Trail of Blood | Peter "J.D." Murdoch | 2009-07-16 |
| Movie | 31 North 62 East | John Hammond | 2009-09-18 |
| Movie | Kiss Me Deadly | Yale Ericson | 2008-05-02 |
| Movie | Anaconda 3: Offspring | Peter "J.D." Murdoch | 2008-10-23 |
| Movie | The Search for the Ark of the Covenant | Narrator | 2008-10-27 |
| Movie | Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles | Sangimel | 2008-09-18 |
| Movie | The Legend of Sasquatch | Ranger Steve | 2007-02-03 |
| Movie | The Ferryman | The Greek | 2007-07-28 |
| Movie | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | Merick | 2007-11-29 |
| Series | Psych | Conservateur | 2006-07-07 |
| Movie | One Night with the King | Mordecai | 2006-10-10 |
| Movie | Shark Bait | Thorton (voice) | 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 Game of Their Lives | Bill Jeffrey | 2005-04-22 |
| Movie | The King Maker | Phillippe | 2005-10-20 |
| Movie | Shadows in the Sun | Mr. Andrew Benton | 2005-05-12 |
| Movie | The Lost Angel | Father Kevin | 2005-04-26 |
| Movie | The Making of 'The Return of the King' | Self | 2004-04-01 |
| Movie | Stars of the Pharaohs | Narrator | 2004-01-01 |
| 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 |
| Series | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Unknown | 2004-09-18 |
| 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 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 | The Jungle Book 2 | Ranjan's Father (voice) | 2003-02-07 |
| Movie | The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai | Narrator | 2003-07-07 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy | self | 2003-10-21 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Gimli | 2003-12-17 |
| Movie | Justice League: Paradise Lost | Lord Hades (voice) | 2003-07-22 |
| Movie | Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King | Self / Narrator | 2003-12-12 |
| Movie | The Medallion | Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe | 2003-08-15 |
| 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 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gimli / Treebeard (voice) | 2002-12-18 |
| Movie | Scorcher | Dr. Matthew Sallin | 2002-10-04 |
| Movie | Sabretooth | Anthony Bricklin | 2002-11-26 |
| Series | The Zeta Project | Unknown | 2001-01-27 |
| Movie | Quest for the Ring | Self | 2001-11-29 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Gimli | 2001-12-18 |
| Movie | Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' | Self | 2001-12-09 |
| Movie | Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring | Narrator (voice) | 2001-12-23 |
| Movie | Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists | King Akron | 2000-03-24 |
| Movie | Britannic | Captain Barrett | 2000-01-10 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Protector | Rasheed | 1997-12-22 |
| Series | You Wish | Mustafa | 1997-09-26 |
| Movie | Catherine the Great | Pugachev | 1996-04-28 |
| 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 | Marquis de Sade | Inspector Marais | 1996-10-19 |
| Series | Arli$$ | Unknown | 1996-08-10 |
| Series | Sliders | Maximillian Arturo | 1995-03-22 |
| Series | Star Trek: Voyager | Unknown | 1995-01-16 |
| Series | Freakazoid! | Unknown | 1995-09-09 |
| Series | Pinky and the Brain | Unknown | 1995-09-09 |
| Movie | Glory Daze | Luther | 1995-10-01 |
| Series | Duckman | Unknown | 1994-03-05 |
| Movie | Blood of the Innocent | Shmuda | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | Robot in the Family | Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri | 1994-03-02 |
| 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 |
| Movie | A Flintstones Christmas Carol | Charles Brickens (voice) | 1994-11-21 |
| Series | Gargoyles | Unknown | 1994-10-24 |
| Movie | The Magic Paintbrush | Zagal (voice) | 1993-04-22 |
| Movie | The Seventh Coin | Captain Galil | 1993-04-30 |
| Series | The Untouchables | Michael Malone | 1993-01-11 |
| 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 | Return to the Lost World | Professor George Challenger | 1992-04-07 |
| Movie | The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter | Professor Warren | 1992-10-21 |
| Movie | Canvas | Nick | 1992-09-16 |
| Movie | The Double 0 Kid | Rudi Von Kseenbaum | 1992-09-07 |
| Series | Archaeology | Host | 1991-01-01 |
| Series | I Misteri Della Giungla Nera | O'Connor | 1991-01-01 |
| Series | Under Cover | Flynn | 1991-01-07 |
| Movie | The Strauss Dynasty | Gribov | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | Journey of Honor | El Zaidan | 1991-04-27 |
| Series | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Unknown | 1991-09-03 |
| Movie | Before the Storm | Flynn | 1991-07-13 |
| Series | The Strauss Dynasty | Gribov | 1991-12-16 |
| Movie | Secret Weapon | Mossad Chief | 1990-03-19 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Sallah | 1989-05-24 |
| Series | Tales from the Crypt | Unknown | 1989-06-10 |
| Movie | The Trial of the Incredible Hulk | Wilson Fisk | 1989-05-07 |
| Series | Great Expectations | Joe Gargery | 1989-07-09 |
| 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 | Goddess of Love | Zeus | 1988-11-20 |
| Movie | Higher Ground | 1988-09-04 | |
| 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 | The Little Match Girl | Chief Murphy | 1987-12-21 |
| Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam | Edward Tremaine | 1987-10-04 |
| 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 |
| Series | Robin of Sherwood | Unknown | 1984-04-28 |
| Movie | Kim | Babu | 1984-05-16 |
| 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 |
| Series | Murder, She Wrote | Harry Waverly | 1984-09-30 |
| Movie | Best Revenge | Mustapha | 1984-10-19 |
| Movie | No Man's Land | Grimshaw | 1984-05-27 |
| 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 | André 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 Island of Adventure | Smith | 1981-12-01 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' | Self | 1981-11-28 |
| Movie | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | Solicitor | 1980-03-16 |
| Movie | Fox | Warleigh | 1980-03-10 |
| 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 |
| Series | Hazell | Unknown | 1978-01-16 |
| Series | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Unknown | 1978-12-03 |
| Movie | The Nativity | Nestor | 1978-12-17 |
| Movie | Fearless Frank | 1978-10-04 | |
| Series | Target | Unknown | 1977-09-09 |
| Series | CHiPs | Nakura (as John Rhys Davies) | 1977-09-15 |
| Series | 1990 | Unknown | 1977-09-18 |
| Series | I, Claudius | Naevius Sutorius Macro | 1976-09-20 |
| Movie | Beasts: During Barty's Party | Peter Newell | 1976-10-23 |
| Series | Beasts | Unknown | 1976-10-16 |
| Series | Quiller | Unknown | 1975-08-29 |
| Movie | The Naked Civil Servant | Barndoor | 1975-12-17 |
| Series | Within These Walls | Unknown | 1974-01-04 |
| Movie | Penny Gold | Rugby Player | 1973-06-22 |
| 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 |