
John Rhys-Davies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 5, 1944 (age 82)
- Birthplace
- Ammanford, Wales, UK
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

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Aquaman

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Rick and Morty

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

SpongeBob SquarePants

Once Upon a Time
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Filmography

The Sword of Thyrus
Movie · as King Athol

Nameless
Movie · as Barnaby

DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr
Movie · as Jarred Starr

The Way of the Wind
Movie · as Uriah the Chief Elder

Seniors
Movie

Ellston Bay
Movie · as Father
Solomon Quinn
Movie
Heart of Aldoria
Movie · as Theron

Starbright
Movie · as Raphael

Bone Keeper
Movie · as Professor Harisson

I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King
Movie · as Narrator

Machine Heart
Movie · as Narrator

Amazing Grace: The Untold Story
Movie · as Old John Newton

The Gates
Movie · as Frederick Ladbroke

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Movie · as Self

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Movie · as Brine King (voice)

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Movie · as Sallah

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
Movie · as Self

Kingslayer
Movie · as Guillaume Maréchal

Bad Cupid
Movie · as Archie

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Grizzly II: Revenge
Movie · as Bouchard

Valley of the Gods
Movie · as Dr. Hermann

Moments in Spacetime
Movie · as Mason

Tainted
Movie · as Vladimir

G-Loc
Movie · as Henry

Shadowtown
Movie · as Einar

I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland
Movie · as Old Patrick

Josh Gates Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Reunited Apart
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
TV · as Galahad / Old Galahad (voice) · 7 eps

The Pilgrim's Progress
Movie · as Evangelist (voice)

Mosley
Movie · as Warnie (voice)

Santa Fake
Movie · as Jow

Fragments of Truth
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Aux
Movie · as Jack

Aquaman
Movie · as Brine King (voice)

Silent Night: A Song for the World
Movie · as Douglas Haig

I AM ISRAEL
Movie · as Narrator

The Blue Mauritius
Movie · as Hanson

The Apostle Peter: Redemption
Movie · as Peter

Camera Store
Movie · as Pinky Steuben

Winter Thaw
Movie · as Martin Avdeitch

The Shannara Chronicles
TV · as Eventine · 8 eps

Beyond the Mask
Movie · as Charles Kemp

Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Movie · as Self

Killing Jesus
Movie · as Annas

The Watchmaker's Apprentice
Movie · as Narrator

Golden Shoes
Movie · as Burt

Many Beautiful Things
Movie · as John Ruskin (voice)

Harvey Beaks
TV · as Elder Bug (voice) · 1 ep

Documentary Now!
TV · as Garth Davies-Gruffudd · 1 ep

The Adventures of Puss in Boots
TV · as Goodsword (voice) · 1 ep

Apocalypse Pompeii
Movie · as Colonel Carlos Dillard

Under Milk Wood
Movie · as Voice

Time Lapse
Movie · as Mr. Bezzeredes

Saul: The Journey to Damascus
Movie · as Caiphas

Let The Season In
Movie · as Self / Narrator

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
Movie · as Yousef (voice)

Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
Movie · as Gnarlybeard (voice)

100 Degrees Below Zero
Movie · as Ralph Dillard

Concrete Blondes
Movie · as Kostas Jakobatos

Prisoners of the Sun
Movie · as Professor Hayden Masterton
Smokin'
Movie · as Doctor

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
TV · as Bouchard (archive footage) · 1 ep

Rick and Morty
TV · as BugAnne's Father (voice) · 1 ep

Escape
Movie · as Malcom Andrews

Missing Christmas
Movie · as Narrator / Santa (voice)

Metal Hurlant Chronicles
TV · as L'alchimiste · 1 ep

Ferocious Planet
Movie · as Senator Jackson Crenshaw

Return to the Hiding Place
Movie · as Eusi

Treasure Hunters
Movie

KJB: The Book That Changed the World
Movie · as Himeself (Narrator)

Once Upon a Time
TV · as Grand Pabbie (voice) · 3 eps

Face Off
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

Medium Raw
Movie · as Elliot Carbon

Three Wise Women
Movie · as Green

Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
Movie · as Dr. Watson (voice)

Fish Hooks
TV · as Magic Apple (voice) · 1 ep

Anacondas: Trail of Blood
Movie · as Peter "J.D." Murdoch

Reclaiming the Blade
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

31 North 62 East
Movie · as John Hammond

Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
TV · 3 eps

Anaconda 3: Offspring
Movie · as Peter "J.D." Murdoch

Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles
Movie · as Sangimel

Kiss Me Deadly
Movie · as Yale Ericson

The Search for the Ark of the Covenant
Movie · as Narrator

Legend of the Seeker
TV · as Horace · 1 ep

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Movie · as Merick

The Ferryman
Movie · as The Greek

The Legend of Sasquatch
Movie · as Ranger Steve

One Night with the King
Movie · as Mordecai

Shark Bait
Movie · as Thorton (voice)

The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring
Movie · as Self

The Making of The Two Towers
Movie · as Self

The Making of The Return of the King
Movie · as Self

Psych
TV · as Curator · 1 ep

Chupacabra Terror
Movie · as Captain Randolph

The King Maker
Movie · as Phillippe

Shadows in the Sun
Movie · as Mr. Andrew Benton

The Game of Their Lives
Movie · as Bill Jeffrey

Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Movie · as Self

The Lost Angel
Movie · as Father Kevin

Prophecies of the Passion
Movie · as Self

Collectormania 7
Movie · as Self

Revelations
TV · as Professor Lampley · 6 eps

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Movie · as Viscount Mabrey

Dragon Storm
Movie · as King Fastrad

The Privileged Planet
Movie · as Narrator

12 Days of Terror
Movie · as Captain

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Movie · as Self

Stars of the Pharaohs
Movie · as Narrator

Vlad
Movie · as Narrator

Catching Kringle
Movie · as Santa

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
TV · 1 ep

The Lady Musketeer
TV · as Porthos · 2 eps

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Movie · as Gimli

Never Say Never Mind
Movie

The Medallion
Movie · as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe

Coronado
Movie · as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos

The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai
Movie · as Narrator

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Movie · as Self / Narrator

The Jungle Book 2
Movie · as Ranjan's Father (voice)

Justice League: Paradise Lost
Movie · as Lord Hades (voice)

The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Making of Shōgun
Movie

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
Movie · as self

The Two Towers: J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
Movie · as Self

The Two Towers: Weta workshop
Movie · as Self

Helen of Troy
TV · as King Priam of Troy · 2 eps

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Movie · as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)

Scorcher
Movie · as Dr. Matthew Sallin

Sabretooth
Movie · as Anthony Bricklin

Endangered Species
Movie · as Police Lt. Wyznowski

The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
Movie · as Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth
Movie · as Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
Movie · as Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
Movie · as Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
Movie · as Self

Fillmore!
TV · 1 ep

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Movie · as Gimli

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Quest for the Ring
Movie · as Self

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Movie · as Self

Justice League
TV · as Lord Hades (voice) · 2 eps

The Zeta Project
TV · as Edgar Mandragora (voice) · 1 ep

Disney's House of Mouse
TV · as Oberon (voice) · 1 ep

Britannic
Movie · as Captain Barrett

Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
Movie · as King Akron

Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol
Movie · as Ivan
The Gold Cross
Movie · as Rodrigues

Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion
Movie · as Leonardo da Vinci

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
TV · 2 eps

Secret of the Andes
Movie · as Father Claver

Au Pair
Movie · as Nigel Kent

SpongeBob SquarePants
TV · as Man Ray (voice) · 2 eps

Mickey Mouse Works
TV · as Oberon (voice) · 1 ep

The Protector
Movie · as Rasheed

Cats Don't Dance
Movie · as Woolie Mammoth (voice)

You Wish
TV · as Mustafa · 3 eps

The Great White Hype
Movie · as Johnny Windsor

Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Bloodsport III
Movie · as Jacques Duvalier

Marquis de Sade
Movie · as Inspector Marais

Echo of Blue
Movie

Catherine the Great
Movie · as Pugachev

Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Movie · as Cassim (voice)

Arli$$
TV · as Davey Owen Jones · 1 ep

Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
TV · as Asgarth (voice) · 1 ep

Bruno the Kid
TV · 1 ep

Glory Daze
Movie · as Luther

Sliders
TV · as Maximillian Arturo · 47 eps

Pinky and the Brain
TV · 1 ep

Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Leonardo da Vinci · 2 eps

Freakazoid!
TV · as Professor Beasthead (voice) · 1 ep

The High Crusade
Movie · as Bruder Parvus

A Flintstones Christmas Carol
Movie · as Charles Brickens (voice)

Blood of the Innocent
Movie · as Shmuda

Robot in the Family
Movie · as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri

Duckman
TV · as The Sultan of Dendron (voice) · 1 ep

Gargoyles
TV · as Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice), Findlaech (voice), Macbeth (voice), Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice) · 4 eps

Fantastic Four
TV · as Thor (voice) · 2 eps

A Mind to Kill
TV · 1 ep

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
TV · as Head Judge / Zifdo (voice) · 1 ep

South Beach
Movie

Cyborg Cop
Movie · as Kessel

The Magic Paintbrush
Movie · as Zagal (voice)

The Seventh Coin
Movie · as Captain Galil

Sunset Grill
Movie · as Stockton

The Untouchables
TV · as Michael Malone · 42 eps

Peak Practice
TV · as Mike King · 1 ep

Animaniacs
TV · as Tympannini (voice) · 1 ep

The Lost World
Movie · as Challanger

The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
Movie · as Professor Warren

Return to the Lost World
Movie · as Professor George Challenger

Canvas
Movie · as Nick

Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
Movie · as Phillip Graff

The Double 0 Kid
Movie · as Rudi Von Kseenbaum

The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
Movie · as Host

Batman: The Animated Series
TV · as 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice) · 1 ep

Ring of the Musketeers
TV · as Maruice Treville · 4 eps

Journey of Honor
Movie · as El Zaidan

Before the Storm
Movie · as Flynn

The Strauss Dynasty
Movie · as Gribov

Under Cover
Movie · as Flynn

The Legend of Prince Valiant
TV · 1 ep
Under Cover
TV · as Flynn · 14 eps
Archaeology
TV · as Host · 15 eps

I Misteri Della Giungla Nera
TV · as O'Connor · 5 eps

The Strauss Dynasty
TV · as Gribov · 6 eps

Secret Weapon
Movie · as Mossad Chief

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Movie · as Sallah

The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
Movie · as Wilson Fisk

Rising Storm
Movie · as Donwaldo

The Gifted One
Movie · as Carl Boardman

Desperado: Badlands Justice
Movie · as Richard Marriott

Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Duval · 1 ep

Great Expectations
TV · as Joe Gargery · 6 eps

Waxwork
Movie · as Werewolf

Tusks
Movie · as Roger Singh

Young Toscanini
Movie · as Rossi

Higher Ground
Movie

Goddess of Love
Movie · as Zeus

Noble House
TV · as Quillan Gornt · 4 eps

War and Remembrance
TV · as Sammy Mutterperl · 7 eps

The Living Daylights
Movie · as General Leonid Pushkin

Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
Movie · as Edward Tremaine

The Little Match Girl
Movie · as Chief Murphy

Firewalker
Movie · as Corky Taylor

In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro
Movie · as Chris Tucker

King Solomon's Mines
Movie · as Dogati

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Movie · as Baron Fortinbras

Best Revenge
Movie · as Mustapha

Kim
Movie · as Babu

No Man's Land
Movie · as Grimshaw

Nairobi Affair
Movie · as Simon

Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Harry Waverly, Lancaster, Harry Mordecai · 1 ep

Robin of Sherwood
TV · as King Richard · 1 ep

Sahara
Movie · as Rasoul

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV · 1 ep
Sadat
TV · as Gamal Abdel Nasser · 2 eps

Reilly: Ace of Spies
TV · as Tanyatos · 1 ep

Victor/Victoria
Movie · as André Cassell

Ivanhoe
Movie · as Front de Boeuf

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Movie · as Sallah

Sphinx
Movie · as Stephanos Markoulis

The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
Movie · as Self

The Island of Adventure
Movie · as Smith

Peter and Paul
TV · as Silas · 2 eps
Fox
Movie · as Warleigh

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Movie · as Solicitor

The Merchant of Venice
Movie · as Salerio

Shogun
Movie · as Vasco Rodrigues

Shōgun
TV · as Vasco Rodrigues · 5 eps

The Danedyke Mystery
Movie · as Armchair

Henry VIII
Movie · as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V

Question Time
TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep

The Nativity
Movie · as Nestor

Fearless Frank
Movie

Enemy at the Door
TV · as George Trenett · 1 ep

Hazell
TV · as Graves · 1 ep

The BBC Television Shakespeare
TV · as Salerio · 1 ep

CHiPs
TV · as Nakura (as John Rhys Davies) · 1 ep

1990
TV · 1 ep

BBC2 Play of the Week
TV · as Guy de Maupassant · 1 ep

Target
TV · as Hecht · 1 ep

Beasts: During Barty's Party
Movie · as Peter Newell

Beasts
TV · as Peter Newell · 1 ep

I, Claudius
TV · as Macro · 2 eps

The Naked Civil Servant
Movie · as Barndoor

The Sweeney
TV · as Ron Brett · 1 ep

Quiller
TV · as Leindorf · 1 ep

Zodiac
TV · as Aikman · 1 ep

Fall of Eagles
TV · as Zinoviev · 1 ep

Penny Gold
Movie · as Rugby Player

Warship
TV · 1 ep

The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
Movie · as Caleb Selling

New Scotland Yard
TV · as DS Hill · 1 ep

The Guardians
TV · as First Guardian · 1 ep

Budgie
TV · as Laughing Spam Fritter · 5 eps

Z-Cars
TV · 1 ep

Dixon of Dock Green
TV · as Dunlop · 1 ep







