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.

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 / Old Galahad (voice)
Reunited Apart as Self
Josh Gates Tonight as Self
Grizzly II: Revenge as Bouchard
G-Loc as Henry
Valley of the Gods as Dr. Hermann
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland as Old Patrick
Tainted as Vladimir
Shadowtown as Einar
Moments in Spacetime as Mason

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
Camera Store as Pinky Steuben
The Apostle Peter: Redemption as Peter
The Blue Mauritius as Hanson
Winter Thaw as Martin Avdeitch

2015

The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Goodsword (voice)
Harvey Beaks as Elder Bug (voice)
Documentary Now! as Garth Davies-Gruffudd
Beyond the Mask as Charles Kemp
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made as Self
Killing Jesus as Annas
Golden Shoes as Burt
Many Beautiful Things as John Ruskin (voice)
The Watchmaker's Apprentice as Narrator

2014

Time Lapse as Mr. Bezzeredes
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet as Yousef (voice)
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)
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map as Gnarlybeard (voice)
100 Degrees Below Zero as Ralph Dillard
Prisoners of the Sun as Professor Hayden Masterton
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
Treasure Hunters
KJB: The Book That Changed the World as Himeself (Narrator)

2010

Fish Hooks as Magic Apple (voice)
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Watson (voice)
Medium Raw as Elliot Carbon
Three Wise Women as Green

2005

Revelations as Professor Lampley
Shadows in the Sun as Mr. Andrew Benton
The Game of Their Lives as Bill Jeffrey
Chupacabra Terror as Captain Randolph
Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self
The King Maker as Phillippe
The Lost Angel as Father Kevin
Collectormania 7 as Self
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
Vlad as Narrator
Dragon Storm as King Fastrad
12 Days of Terror as Captain
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
Catching Kringle as Santa
Stars of the Pharaohs as Narrator
The Privileged Planet as Narrator

2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Gimli
The Jungle Book 2 as Ranjan's Father (voice)
The Medallion as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
Helen of Troy as King Priam of Troy
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King as Self / Narrator
Coronado as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as self
Helen of Troy as King Priam of Troy
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 Shōgun
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!
Sabretooth as Anthony Bricklin
Scorcher as Dr. Matthew Sallin
Endangered Species as Police Lt. Wyznowski
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design as Self

2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Gimli
Justice League as Lord Hades (voice)
Disney's House of Mouse as Oberon (voice)
The Zeta Project as Edgar Mandragora (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
Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion as Leonardo da Vinci
The Gold Cross as Rodrigues

1999

SpongeBob SquarePants as Man Ray (voice)
Mickey Mouse Works as Oberon (voice)
Au Pair as Nigel Kent
Secret of the Andes as Father Claver

1997

Cats Don't Dance as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
You Wish as Mustafa
The Protector as Rasheed

1996

Arli$$ as Davey Owen Jones
Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Cassim (voice)
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Asgarth (voice)
Bruno the Kid
Bloodsport III as Jacques Duvalier
The Great White Hype as Johnny Windsor
Catherine the Great as Pugachev
Marquis de Sade as Inspector Marais
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
Blood of the Innocent as Shmuda
Robot in the Family as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri

1993

Animaniacs as Tympannini (voice)
Peak Practice as Mike King
The Untouchables as Michael Malone
Cyborg Cop as Kessel
Sunset Grill as Stockton
South Beach
The Magic Paintbrush as Zagal (voice)
The Seventh Coin as Captain Galil

1992

Batman: The Animated Series as 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)
Ring of the Musketeers as Maruice Treville
The Double 0 Kid as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
The Lost World as Challanger
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter as Professor Warren
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing as Phillip Graff
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World as Host
Return to the Lost World as Professor George Challenger
Canvas as Nick

1991

The Legend of Prince Valiant
The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
Archaeology as Host
Under Cover as Flynn
I Misteri Della Giungla Nera as O'Connor
Journey of Honor as El Zaidan
Before the Storm as Flynn
The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
Under Cover as Flynn

1990

Secret Weapon as Mossad Chief

1989

Tales from the Crypt as Duval
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Sallah
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk as Wilson Fisk
Great Expectations as Joe Gargery
Rising Storm as Donwaldo
The Gifted One as Carl Boardman
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
No Man's Land as Grimshaw
Nairobi Affair as Simon
Kim as Babu
Best Revenge as Mustapha

1983

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Reilly: Ace of Spies as Tanyatos
Sahara as Rasoul
Sadat as Gamal Abdel Nasser

1982

Victor/Victoria as André Cassell
Ivanhoe as Front de Boeuf

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
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square as Solicitor
Fox as Warleigh
Shogun as Vasco Rodrigues
The Merchant of Venice as Salerio

1979

Question Time as Self - Panellist
Henry VIII as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
The Danedyke Mystery as Armchair

1978

The BBC Television Shakespeare as Salerio
Enemy at the Door as George Trenett
Hazell as Graves
The Nativity as Nestor
Fearless Frank

1977

BBC2 Play of the Week as Guy de Maupassant
CHiPs as Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)
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

New Scotland Yard as DS Hill
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night as Caleb Selling

1971

Budgie as Laughing Spam Fritter
The Guardians as First Guardian

1962

Z-Cars

1955

Dixon of Dock Green as Dunlop