John Rhys-Davies
Born: 1944-05-05 in Ammanford, Wales, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- Starbright as Raphael
- Bone Keeper as Professor Harisson
2025
- Amazing Grace: The Untold Story as Old John Newton
- I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King as Narrator
- Machine Heart as Narrator
2024
- The Gates as Frederick Ladbroke
2023
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Brine King (voice)
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Sallah
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford as Self
- The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Self
2022
- Kingslayer as Guillaume Maréchal
2021
- Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- Bad Cupid as Archie
2020
- Wizards: Tales of Arcadia as Galahad (voice)
- Reunited Apart as Self
- Josh Gates Tonight as Self
- Grizzly II: Revenge as Bouchard
- Valley of the Gods as Dr. Hermann
- Tainted as Vladimir
- G-Loc as Henry
- Moments in Spacetime as Mason
- I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland
- Shadowtown as Einar
2019
- The Pilgrim's Progress as Evangelist (voice)
- Mosley as Warnie (voice)
- Santa Fake as Jow
2018
- Aquaman as Brine King (voice)
- Silent Night: A Song for the World as Douglas Haig
- Aux as Jack
- Fragments of Truth as Narrator (voice)
2017
- I AM ISRAEL as Narrator
2016
- The Shannara Chronicles as Eventine
- The Apostle Peter: Redemption as Peter
- Winter Thaw as Martin Avdeitch
- Camera Store as Pinky Steuben
- The Blue Mauritius as Hanson
2015
- The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Goodsword (voice)
- Documentary Now! as Garth Davies-Gruffudd
- Harvey Beaks as Elder Bug (voice)
- Killing Jesus as Annas
- Golden Shoes as Burt
- Beyond the Mask as Charles Kemp
- Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made as Self
- Many Beautiful Things as John Ruskin (voice)
- The Watchmaker's Apprentice as Narrator
2014
- Time Lapse as Mr. Bezzeredes
- Saul: The Journey to Damascus as Caiphas
- Under Milk Wood as Voice
- Apocalypse Pompeii as Colonel Carlos Dillard
- Let The Season In as Self / Narrator
2013
- Rick and Morty as BugAnne's Father (voice)
- Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten as Bouchard (archive footage)
- Prisoners of the Sun as Professor Hayden Masterton
- 100 Degrees Below Zero as Ralph Dillard
- Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map as Gnarlybeard (voice)
- Smokin' as Doctor
- Concrete Blondes as Kostas Jakobatos
2012
- Metal Hurlant Chronicles as L'alchimiste
- Escape as Malcom Andrews
- Missing Christmas as Narrator / Santa (voice)
2011
- Once Upon a Time as Grand Pabbie (voice)
- Face Off as Self - Guest Judge
- Ferocious Planet as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
- Return to the Hiding Place as Eusi
- KJB: The Book That Changed the World as Himeself (Narrator)
- Treasure Hunters
2010
- Fish Hooks as Magic Apple (voice)
- Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Watson (voice)
- Three Wise Women as Green
- Medium Raw as Elliot Carbon
2009
- Anacondas: Trail of Blood as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
- Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
- Reclaiming the Blade as Narrator (voice)
- 31 North 62 East as John Hammond
2008
- Legend of the Seeker as Horace
- Anaconda 3: Offspring as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
- Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles as Sangimel
- Kiss Me Deadly as Yale Ericson
- The Search for the Ark of the Covenant as Narrator
2007
- In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Merick
- The Ferryman as The Greek
- The Legend of Sasquatch as Ranger Steve
2006
- Psych as Curator
- Shark Bait as Thorton (voice)
- One Night with the King as Mordecai
2005
- Revelations as Professor Lampley
- Shadows in the Sun as Mr. Andrew Benton
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self
- The Game of Their Lives as Bill Jeffrey
- The King Maker as Phillippe
- Chupacabra Terror as Captain Randolph
- The Lost Angel as Father Kevin
- Prophecies of the Passion as Self
2004
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Viscount Mabrey
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
- The Lady Musketeer as Porthos
- The Making of 'The Return of the King' as Self
- A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
- Vlad as Narrator
- 12 Days of Terror as Captain
- Dragon Storm as King Fastrad
- The Privileged Planet as Narrator
- Catching Kringle as Santa
- Stars of the Pharaohs as Narrator
2003
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Gimli
- Helen of Troy as King Priam of Troy
- The Jungle Book 2 as Ranjan's Father (voice)
- The Medallion as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
- Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as self
- Coronado as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
- Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King as Self / Narrator
- The Making of 'The Two Towers'
- The Making of Shōgun
- Justice League: Paradise Lost as Lord Hades (voice)
- Never Say Never Mind
- J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth as Self
- The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea as Narrator (voice)
- The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai as Narrator
2002
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
- Fillmore!
- Scorcher as Dr. Matthew Sallin
- The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' as Self
- Endangered Species as Police Lt. Wyznowski
- Sabretooth as Anthony Bricklin
2001
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Gimli
- Disney's House of Mouse as Oberon (voice)
- The Zeta Project as Edgar Mandragora (voice)
- Justice League as Lord Hades (voice)
- Quest for the Ring as Self
- Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' as Self
- Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring as Narrator (voice)
2000
- The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
- Britannic as Captain Barrett
- Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol as Ivan
- Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists as King Akron
- The Gold Cross as Rodrigues
1999
- SpongeBob SquarePants as Man Ray (voice)
- Mickey Mouse Works as Oberon (voice)
- Secret of the Andes as Father Claver
- Au Pair as Nigel Kent
1997
- You Wish as Mustafa
- Cats Don't Dance as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
- The Protector as Rasheed
1996
- Arli$$ as Davey Owen Jones
- Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Asgarth (voice)
- Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Cassim (voice)
- Bruno the Kid
- The Great White Hype as Johnny Windsor
- Bloodsport III as Jacques Duvalier
- Marquis de Sade as Inspector Marais
- Catherine the Great as Pugachev
- Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh as Narrator (voice)
- Echo of Blue
1995
- Star Trek: Voyager as Leonardo da Vinci
- Sliders as Maximillian Arturo
- Pinky and the Brain
- Freakazoid! as Professor Beasthead (voice)
- Glory Daze as Luther
1994
- Gargoyles as Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice)
- Duckman as The Sultan of Dendron (voice)
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as Head Judge / Zifdo (voice)
- Fantastic Four as Thor (voice)
- A Mind to Kill
- A Flintstones Christmas Carol as Charles Brickens (voice)
- The High Crusade as Bruder Parvus
- Robot in the Family as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
- Blood of the Innocent as Shmuda
1993
- Peak Practice as Mike King
- Animaniacs as Tympannini (voice)
- The Untouchables as Michael Malone
- Cyborg Cop as Kessel
- South Beach
- Sunset Grill as Stockton
- The Seventh Coin as Captain Galil
- The Magic Paintbrush as Zagal (voice)
1992
- Batman: The Animated Series as 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)
- Ring of the Musketeers as Maruice Treville
- The Lost World as Challanger
- Return to the Lost World as Professor George Challenger
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing as Phillip Graff
- The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter as Professor Warren
- The Double 0 Kid as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
- Canvas as Nick
- The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World as Host
1991
- The Legend of Prince Valiant
- The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- Under Cover as Flynn
- Journey of Honor as El Zaidan
- Archaeology as Host
- I Misteri Della Giungla Nera as O'Connor
- The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- Under Cover as Flynn
- Before the Storm as Flynn
1990
- Secret Weapon as Mossad Chief
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Duval
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Sallah
- Great Expectations as Joe Gargery
- The Trial of the Incredible Hulk as Wilson Fisk
- The Gifted One as Carl Boardman
- Rising Storm as Donwaldo
- Desperado: Badlands Justice as Richard Marriott
1988
- War and Remembrance as Sammy Mutterperl
- Noble House as Quillan Gornt
- Waxwork as Werewolf
- Goddess of Love as Zeus
- Young Toscanini as Rossi
- Tusks as Roger Singh
- Higher Ground
1987
- The Living Daylights as General Leonid Pushkin
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam as Edward Tremaine
- The Little Match Girl as Chief Murphy
1986
- Firewalker as Corky Taylor
- In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro as Chris Tucker
1985
- King Solomon's Mines as Dogati
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Harry Waverly
- Robin of Sherwood as King Richard
- Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as Baron Fortinbras
- Kim as Babu
- No Man's Land as Grimshaw
- Best Revenge as Mustapha
- Nairobi Affair as Simon
1983
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- Reilly: Ace of Spies as Tanyatos
- Sahara as Rasoul
- Sadat as Gamal Abdel Nasser
1982
- Ivanhoe as Front de Boeuf
- Victor/Victoria as André Cassell
1981
- Raiders of the Lost Ark as Sallah
- Peter and Paul as Silas
- Sphinx as Stephanos Markoulis
- The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' as Self
- The Island of Adventure as Smith
1980
- Shōgun as Vasco Rodrigues
- The Merchant of Venice as Salerio
- A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square as Solicitor
- Fox as Warleigh
1979
- Question Time as Self - Panellist
- Henry VIII as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
- The Danedyke Mystery as Armchair
1978
- Enemy at the Door as George Trenett
- Hazell as Graves
- The Nativity as Nestor
- Fearless Frank
1977
- CHiPs as Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)
- BBC2 Play of the Week as Guy de Maupassant
- Target as Hecht
- 1990
1976
- I, Claudius as Macro
- Beasts as Peter Newell
- Beasts: During Barty's Party as Peter Newell
1975
- The Sweeney as Ron Brett
- Quiller as Leindorf
- The Naked Civil Servant as Barndoor
1974
- Fall of Eagles as Zinoviev
- Zodiac as Aikman
1973
- Warship
- Penny Gold as Rugby Player
1972
- The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night as Caleb Selling
1971
- Budgie as Laughing Spam Fritter
- The Guardians
1962
1955
- Dixon of Dock Green as Dunlop