John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor and vocal artist. He is 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
- 2026 · Bone Keeper as Professor Harisson
- 2026 · Starbright as Raphael
- 2024 · The Gates as Frederick Ladbroke
- 2023 · Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Brine King (voice)
- 2023 · Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford as Self
- 2023 · Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Sallah
- 2022 · Kingslayer as Guillaume Maréchal
- 2021 · Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2020 · G-Loc as Henry
- 2020 · Wizards: Tales of Arcadia as Galahad (voice)
- 2020 · Tainted as Vladimir
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2020 · Josh Gates Tonight as Self
- 2020 · Grizzly II: Revenge as Bouchard
- 2019 · The Pilgrim's Progress as Evangelist (voice)
- 2018 · Aquaman as Brine King (voice)
- 2018 · Aux as Jack
- 2016 · The Apostle Peter: Redemption as Peter
- 2016 · The Shannara Chronicles as Eventine
- 2015 · Golden Shoes as Burt
- 2015 · Documentary Now! as Garth Davies-Gruffudd
- 2015 · Beyond the Mask as Charles Kemp
- 2015 · Killing Jesus as Annas
- 2015 · Harvey Beaks as Elder Bug (voice)
- 2015 · Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made as Self
- 2015 · The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Goodsword (voice)
- 2014 · Time Lapse as Mr. Bezzeredes
- 2014 · Saul: The Journey to Damascus as Caiphas
- 2014 · Apocalypse Pompeii as Colonel Carlos Dillard
- 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 · Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map as Gnarlybeard (voice)
- 2012 · Metal Hurlant Chronicles as L'alchimiste
- 2011 · Once Upon a Time as Grand Pabbie (voice)
- 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 · Anacondas: Trail of Blood as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
- 2009 · Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire as
- 2008 · Legend of the Seeker as Horace
- 2008 · Anaconda 3: Offspring as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
- 2007 · In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Merick
- 2006 · One Night with the King as Mordecai
- 2006 · Psych as Curator
- 2006 · Shark Bait as Thorton (voice)
- 2005 · Shadows in the Sun as Mr. Andrew Benton
- 2005 · Revelations as Professor Lampley
- 2005 · Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self
- 2004 · Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! as
- 2004 · The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Viscount Mabrey
- 2004 · The Lady Musketeer as Porthos
- 2003 · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Gimli
- 2003 · Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as self
- 2003 · The Medallion as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
- 2003 · Helen of Troy as King Priam of Troy
- 2003 · The Making of 'The Two Towers' as
- 2003 · The Jungle Book 2 as Ranjan's Father (voice)
- 2002 · The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
- 2002 · Fillmore! as
- 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)
- 2000 · The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne as
- 2000 · Britannic as Captain Barrett
- 1999 · Au Pair as Nigel Kent
- 1999 · SpongeBob SquarePants as Man Ray (voice)
- 1999 · Mickey Mouse Works as Oberon (voice)
- 1997 · You Wish as Mustafa
- 1997 · Cats Don't Dance as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
- 1996 · Bloodsport III as Jacques Duvalier
- 1996 · Bruno the Kid as
- 1996 · Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Asgarth (voice)
- 1996 · Arli$$ as Davey Owen Jones
- 1996 · Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Cassim (voice)
- 1996 · The Great White Hype as Johnny Windsor
- 1996 · Catherine the Great as Pugachev
- 1995 · Glory Daze as Luther
- 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 · A Mind to Kill as
- 1994 · A Flintstones Christmas Carol as Charles Brickens (voice)
- 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 · Ring of the Musketeers as Maruice Treville
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)
- 1991 · The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- 1991 · The Legend of Prince Valiant as
- 1991 · Journey of Honor as El Zaidan
- 1991 · Under Cover as Flynn
- 1991 · I Misteri Della Giungla Nera as O'Connor
- 1989 · Great Expectations as Joe Gargery
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Duval
- 1989 · Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Sallah
- 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 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam as Edward Tremaine
- 1987 · The Living Daylights as General Leonid Pushkin
- 1986 · Firewalker as Corky Taylor
- 1985 · King Solomon's Mines as Dogati
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Harry Waverly
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Lancaster
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Harry Mordecai
- 1984 · Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as Baron Fortinbras
- 1984 · Robin of Sherwood as King Richard
- 1983 · Sahara as Rasoul
- 1983 · Sadat as Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1983 · Reilly: Ace of Spies as Tanyatos
- 1982 · Victor/Victoria as André Cassell
- 1982 · Ivanhoe as Front de Boeuf
- 1981 · Raiders of the Lost Ark as Sallah
- 1981 · Peter and Paul as Silas
- 1980 · Shōgun as Vasco Rodrigues
- 1980 · A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square as Solicitor
- 1979 · Question Time as Self - Panellist
- 1978 · The BBC Television Shakespeare as Salerio
- 1978 · Enemy at the Door as George Trenett
- 1978 · Hazell as Graves
- 1977 · BBC2 Play of the Week as Guy de Maupassant
- 1977 · 1990 as
- 1977 · CHiPs as Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)
- 1977 · Target as Hecht
- 1976 · Beasts as Peter Newell
- 1976 · I, Claudius as Macro
- 1975 · Quiller as Leindorf
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Ron Brett
- 1974 · Fall of Eagles as Zinoviev
- 1974 · Zodiac as Aikman
- 1973 · Warship as
- 1972 · New Scotland Yard as DS Hill
- 1971 · The Guardians as First Guardian
- 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
- 2025 · Amazing Grace: The Untold Story as Old John Newton
- 2021 · Bad Cupid as Archie
- 2020 · Moments in Spacetime as Mason
- 2020 · I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland as Old Patrick
- 2020 · Shadowtown as Einar
- 2018 · Silent Night: A Song for the World as Douglas Haig
- 2017 · I AM ISRAEL as Narrator
- 2016 · Camera Store as Pinky Steuben
- 2016 · Winter Thaw as Martin Avdeitch
- 2016 · The Blue Mauritius as Hanson
- 2011 · Return to the Hiding Place as Eusi
- 2010 · Three Wise Women as Green
- 2010 · Medium Raw as Elliot Carbon
- 2009 · Reclaiming the Blade as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Kiss Me Deadly as Yale Ericson
- 2004 · Catching Kringle as Santa
- 2003 · Never Say Never Mind as
- 2003 · Justice League: Paradise Lost as Lord Hades (voice)
- 2002 · Endangered Species as Police Lt. Wyznowski
- 2002 · The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth as Self
- 2000 · Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists as King Akron
- 1999 · Secret of the Andes as Father Claver
- 1996 · Echo of Blue as
- 1994 · Robot in the Family as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
- 1993 · Sunset Grill as Stockton
- 1993 · The Magic Paintbrush as Zagal (voice)
- 1992 · Canvas as Nick
- 1991 · Before the Storm as Flynn
- 1991 · Under Cover as Flynn
- 1990 · Secret Weapon as Mossad Chief
- 1988 · Young Toscanini as Rossi
- 1988 · Higher Ground as
- 1987 · The Little Match Girl as Chief Murphy
- 1984 · No Man's Land as Grimshaw
- 1981 · The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' as Self
- 1981 · Sphinx as Stephanos Markoulis
- Future · The Sword of Thyrus as King Athol
- 1978 · Fearless Frank as
- 1972 · The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night as Caleb Selling
- Future · Nameless as Barnaby
- 2015 · The Watchmaker's Apprentice as Narrator
- 2014 · Let The Season In as Self / Narrator
- 2013 · Smokin' as Doctor
- 2012 · Missing Christmas as Narrator / Santa (voice)
- 2011 · KJB: The Book That Changed the World as Himeself (Narrator)
- 2011 · Treasure Hunters as
- 2004 · The Privileged Planet as Narrator
- 2004 · Stars of the Pharaohs as Narrator
- 1988 · Tusks as Roger Singh
- Future · DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr as Jarred Starr
- 2007 · The Legend of Sasquatch as Ranger Steve
- Future · Overhill Manor as
- 2025 · Machine Heart as Narrator
- 2025 · I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King as Narrator
- 2023 · The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Self
- 2020 · Valley of the Gods as Dr. Hermann
- 2019 · Mosley as Warnie (voice)
- 2019 · Santa Fake as Jow
- 2018 · Fragments of Truth as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Many Beautiful Things as John Ruskin (voice)
- 2014 · Under Milk Wood as Voice
- 2013 · Concrete Blondes as Kostas Jakobatos
- 2013 · 100 Degrees Below Zero as Ralph Dillard
- 2012 · Escape as Malcom Andrews
- 2011 · Ferocious Planet as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
- 2009 · 31 North 62 East as John Hammond
- 2008 · The Search for the Ark of the Covenant as Narrator
- 2008 · Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles as Sangimel
- 2007 · The Ferryman as The Greek
- 2005 · The King Maker as Phillippe
- 2005 · The Lost Angel as Father Kevin
- 2005 · The Game of Their Lives as Bill Jeffrey
- 2005 · Prophecies of the Passion as Self
- 2005 · Chupacabra Terror as Captain Randolph
- 2004 · A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
- 2004 · Vlad as Narrator
- 2004 · 12 Days of Terror as Captain
- 2004 · The Making of 'The Return of the King' as Self
- 2004 · Dragon Storm as King Fastrad
- 2003 · Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King as Self / Narrator
- 2003 · J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth as Self
- 2003 · Coronado as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
- 2003 · The Making of Shōgun as
- 2003 · The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai as Narrator
- 2003 · The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · Sabretooth as Anthony Bricklin
- 2002 · The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design as Self
- 2002 · The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script as Self
- 2002 · The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast as Self
- 2002 · The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale as Self
- 2002 · Scorcher as Dr. Matthew Sallin
- 2002 · The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' as Self
- 2001 · Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' as Self
- 2001 · Quest for the Ring as Self
- 2000 · Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol as Ivan
- 2000 · The Gold Cross as Rodrigues
- 1997 · The Protector as Rasheed
- 1996 · Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · Marquis de Sade as Inspector Marais
- 1994 · The High Crusade as Bruder Parvus
- 1994 · Blood of the Innocent as Shmuda
- 1993 · Cyborg Cop as Kessel
- 1993 · South Beach as
- 1993 · The Seventh Coin as Captain Galil
- 1992 · The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World as Host
- 1992 · The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter as Professor Warren
- 1992 · The Double 0 Kid as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
- 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 · Archaeology as Host
- 1991 · The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- 1989 · Desperado: Badlands Justice as Richard Marriott
- 1989 · Rising Storm as Donwaldo
- 1989 · The Gifted One as Carl Boardman
- 1988 · Goddess of Love as Zeus
- 1986 · In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro as Chris Tucker
- 1984 · Best Revenge as Mustapha
- 1984 · Kim as Babu
- 1984 · Nairobi Affair as Simon
- 1981 · The Island of Adventure as Smith
- 1980 · The Merchant of Venice as Salerio
- 1980 · Shogun as Vasco Rodrigues
- 1980 · Fox as Warleigh
- Future · Solomon Quinn as
- 1979 · The Danedyke Mystery as Armchair
- 1979 · Henry VIII as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
- 1978 · The Nativity as Nestor
- Future · Ellston Bay as Father
- 1976 · Beasts: During Barty's Party as Peter Newell
- 1975 · The Naked Civil Servant as Barndoor
- 1973 · Penny Gold as Rugby Player
- Future · Heart of Aldoria as Theron