John Rhys-Davies
Acting
Born: May 5, 1944 (age 82) · Ammanford, Wales, UK
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Aquaman
2018
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
Rick and Morty
2013
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Once Upon a Time
2011
Photos (8)
Movies (165)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Gimli
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Sallah
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Gimli
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Brine King (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Sallah
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Cassim (voice)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Sallah
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Viscount Mabrey
The Jungle Book 2
Ranjan's Father (voice)
Aquaman
Brine King (voice)
King Solomon's Mines
Dogati
The Living Daylights
General Leonid Pushkin
The Medallion
Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Merick
Anaconda 3: Offspring
Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Starbright
Raphael
Time Lapse
Mr. Bezzeredes
Sahara
Rasoul
Cats Don't Dance
Woolie Mammoth (voice)
Shark Bait
Thorton (voice)
One Night with the King
Mordecai
The Great White Hype
Johnny Windsor
Anacondas: Trail of Blood
Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Shadows in the Sun
Mr. Andrew Benton
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
Gnarlybeard (voice)
Valley of the Gods
Dr. Hermann
Victor/Victoria
André Cassell
Bone Keeper
Professor Harisson
Mosley
Warnie (voice)
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
Wilson Fisk
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson (voice)
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
Yousef (voice)
Ferocious Planet
Senator Jackson Crenshaw
The Gates
Frederick Ladbroke
Prisoners of the Sun
Professor Hayden Masterton
Glory Daze
Luther
Bloodsport III
Jacques Duvalier
The Pilgrim's Progress
Evangelist (voice)
The Game of Their Lives
Bill Jeffrey
Firewalker
Corky Taylor
The Double 0 Kid
Rudi Von Kseenbaum
Waxwork
Werewolf
G-Loc
Henry
Beyond the Mask
Charles Kemp
Under Milk Wood
Voice
Vlad
Narrator
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
Charles Brickens (voice)
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
Professor Warren
Ivanhoe
Front de Boeuf
100 Degrees Below Zero
Ralph Dillard
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Baron Fortinbras
South Beach
1993
Killing Jesus
Annas
Dragon Storm
King Fastrad
Santa Fake
Jow
Sphinx
Stephanos Markoulis
Britannic
Captain Barrett
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles
Sangimel
The Naked Civil Servant
Barndoor
Scorcher
Dr. Matthew Sallin
Golden Shoes
Burt
The High Crusade
Bruder Parvus
Grizzly II: Revenge
Bouchard
Goddess of Love
Zeus
Saul: The Journey to Damascus
Caiphas
Shogun
Vasco Rodrigues
Cyborg Cop
Kessel
Sabretooth
Anthony Bricklin
Many Beautiful Things
John Ruskin (voice)
Kiss Me Deadly
Yale Ericson
Apocalypse Pompeii
Colonel Carlos Dillard
12 Days of Terror
Captain
Chupacabra Terror
Captain Randolph
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
Narrator (voice)
Marquis de Sade
Inspector Marais
Camera Store
Pinky Steuben
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
Narrator (voice)
Coronado
Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
Bad Cupid
Archie
Catherine the Great
Pugachev
Silent Night: A Song for the World
Douglas Haig
Return to the Hiding Place
Eusi
Treasure Hunters
2011
Nairobi Affair
Simon
Endangered Species
Police Lt. Wyznowski
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
Phillip Graff
The King Maker
Phillippe
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Solicitor
The Apostle Peter: Redemption
Peter
No Man's Land
Grimshaw
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
Edward Tremaine
Kingslayer
Guillaume Maréchal
Au Pair
Nigel Kent
The Nativity
Nestor
Return to the Lost World
Professor George Challenger
Robot in the Family
Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
Rising Storm
Donwaldo
Concrete Blondes
Kostas Jakobatos
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland
Old Patrick
The Ferryman
The Greek
Amazing Grace: The Untold Story
Old John Newton
Justice League: Paradise Lost
Lord Hades (voice)
Missing Christmas
Narrator / Santa (voice)
The Lost World
Challanger
The Little Match Girl
Chief Murphy
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro
Chris Tucker
Stars of the Pharaohs
Narrator
The Lost Angel
Father Kevin
The Merchant of Venice
Salerio
Journey of Honor
El Zaidan
Secret of the Andes
Father Claver
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
Host
Tusks
Roger Singh
The Legend of Sasquatch
Ranger Steve
Tainted
Vladimir
Aux
Jack
Winter Thaw
Martin Avdeitch
Penny Gold
Rugby Player
I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King
Narrator
Under Cover
Flynn
31 North 62 East
John Hammond
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol
Ivan
Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion
Leonardo da Vinci
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
King Akron
Shadowtown
Einar
Reclaiming the Blade
Narrator (voice)
Sunset Grill
Stockton
Escape
Malcom Andrews
The Watchmaker's Apprentice
Narrator
Moments in Spacetime
Mason
Blood of the Innocent
Shmuda
Secret Weapon
Mossad Chief
Never Say Never Mind
2003
The Island of Adventure
Smith
Beasts: During Barty's Party
Peter Newell
Young Toscanini
Rossi
The Privileged Planet
Narrator
Canvas
Nick
The Protector
Rasheed
Fragments of Truth
Narrator (voice)
The Danedyke Mystery
Armchair
The Gifted One
Carl Boardman
The Blue Mauritius
Hanson
Desperado: Badlands Justice
Richard Marriott
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Narrator (voice)
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
Caleb Selling
Kim
Babu
Higher Ground
1988
Fearless Frank
1978
Henry VIII
Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
Three Wise Women
Green
Catching Kringle
Santa
Before the Storm
Flynn
The Strauss Dynasty
Gribov
KJB: The Book That Changed the World
Himeself (Narrator)
The Magic Paintbrush
Zagal (voice)
Medium Raw
Elliot Carbon
The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai
Narrator
I AM ISRAEL
Narrator
Best Revenge
Mustapha
The Seventh Coin
Captain Galil
Echo of Blue
1996
Machine Heart
Narrator
The Search for the Ark of the Covenant
Narrator
TV Shows (79)
Rick and Morty
BugAnne's Father (voice) · 1 eps
Psych
Curator · 1 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
Leonardo da Vinci · 2 eps
Once Upon a Time
Grand Pabbie (voice) · 3 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Harry Waverly · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Lancaster · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Harry Mordecai · 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice) · 1 eps
Animaniacs
Tympannini (voice) · 1 eps
Peak Practice
Mike King · 1 eps
Z-Cars
1 eps
Sliders
Maximillian Arturo · 47 eps
Arli$$
Davey Owen Jones · 1 eps
Duckman
The Sultan of Dendron (voice) · 1 eps
Gargoyles
Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice) · 4 eps
Gargoyles
Findlaech (voice) · 1 eps
Gargoyles
Macbeth (voice) · 8 eps
Gargoyles
Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice) · 1 eps
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Duval · 1 eps
Fish Hooks
Magic Apple (voice) · 1 eps
The Sweeney
Ron Brett · 1 eps
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Head Judge / Zifdo (voice) · 1 eps
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Goodsword (voice) · 1 eps
SpongeBob SquarePants
Man Ray (voice) · 2 eps
Legend of the Seeker
Horace · 1 eps
Disney's House of Mouse
Oberon (voice) · 1 eps
Harvey Beaks
Elder Bug (voice) · 1 eps
Justice League
Lord Hades (voice) · 2 eps
Mickey Mouse Works
Oberon (voice) · 1 eps
Pinky and the Brain
1 eps
The Shannara Chronicles
Eventine · 8 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
Guy de Maupassant · 1 eps
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
Bouchard (archive footage) · 1 eps
Freakazoid!
Professor Beasthead (voice) · 1 eps
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Salerio · 1 eps
CHiPs
Nakura (as John Rhys Davies) · 1 eps
Dixon of Dock Green
Dunlop · 1 eps
The Zeta Project
Edgar Mandragora (voice) · 1 eps
Robin of Sherwood
King Richard · 1 eps
Documentary Now!
Garth Davies-Gruffudd · 1 eps
Fantastic Four
Thor (voice) · 2 eps
New Scotland Yard
DS Hill · 1 eps
Enemy at the Door
George Trenett · 1 eps
I, Claudius
Macro · 2 eps
Shōgun
Vasco Rodrigues · 5 eps
Fillmore!
1 eps
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1 eps
War and Remembrance
Sammy Mutterperl · 7 eps
Budgie
Laughing Spam Fritter · 5 eps
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
Galahad / Old Galahad (voice) · 7 eps
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
1 eps
The Untouchables
Michael Malone · 42 eps
Target
Hecht · 1 eps
Helen of Troy
King Priam of Troy · 2 eps
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Tanyatos · 1 eps
Fall of Eagles
Zinoviev · 1 eps
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
L'alchimiste · 1 eps
Warship
1 eps
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
Asgarth (voice) · 1 eps
Bruno the Kid
1 eps
Hazell
Graves · 1 eps
Revelations
Professor Lampley · 6 eps
Noble House
Quillan Gornt · 4 eps
Beasts
Peter Newell · 1 eps
A Mind to Kill
1 eps
Quiller
Leindorf · 1 eps
You Wish
Mustafa · 3 eps
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2 eps
1990
1 eps
Peter and Paul
Silas · 2 eps
The Guardians
First Guardian · 1 eps
The Strauss Dynasty
Gribov · 6 eps
Zodiac
Aikman · 1 eps
The Lady Musketeer
Porthos · 2 eps
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
3 eps
Great Expectations
Joe Gargery · 6 eps
I Misteri Della Giungla Nera
O'Connor · 5 eps
Ring of the Musketeers
Maruice Treville · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (27)
Question Time
Self - Panellist · 1 eps
Face Off
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Reunited Apart
Self · 1 eps
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
Self
Josh Gates Tonight
Self · 1 eps
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Self
Collectormania 7
Self
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Self
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Self / Narrator
The Two Towers: J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
Self
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
self
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
Self
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Self
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
Quest for the Ring
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
Self
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Self
Let The Season In
Self / Narrator
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
Self
Prophecies of the Passion
Self
