John Rhys-Davies
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor and vocal artist. He is perhaps 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.
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- Born:
- May 5, 1944 In Ammanford, Wales, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 170
- First Appeared:
- In the series Budgie 1971-04-09
- Latest Project:
- Movie Starbright 2025-04-18
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Starbright | Raphael | 2025-04-18 |
| Movie | Hieroglyph | Vocifer | 2024 |
| Movie | The Gates | Frederick Ladbroke | 2024-03-18 |
| Movie | The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Self | 2023-08-29 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Sallah | 2023-06-25 |
| Movie | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | Brine King (voice) | 2023-12-20 |
| Movie | Silent Night: A Song for the World | Douglas Haig | 2021-12-19 |
| Movie | Grizzly II: Revenge | Bouchard | 2020-02-17 |
| Movie | Valley of the Gods | Dr. Hermann | 2020-09-17 |
| Movie | I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland | 2020-03-17 | |
| Movie | The Pilgrim's Progress | Evangelist (voice) | 2019-04-18 |
| Movie | Mosley | Warnie (voice) | 2019-10-10 |
| Movie | Aquaman | Brine King (voice) | 2018-12-07 |
| Series | Archaeology | Host | 2018 |
| Movie | Aux | Jack | 2018-03-02 |
| Movie | The Blue Mauritius | Hanson | 2016-01-01 |
| Movie | The Apostle Peter: Redemption | Peter | 2016-08-02 |
| Movie | Camera Store | Pinky Steuben | 2016-12-09 |
| Series | Lantern City | Desmond Wilhorn | 2016-12-30 |
| Movie | Killing Jesus | Annas | 2015-04-05 |
| Movie | Beyond the Mask | Charles Kemp | 2015-04-06 |
| Movie | Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made | Self | 2015-03-14 |
| Movie | Many Beautiful Things | John Ruskin (voice) | 2015-10-17 |
| Movie | The Watchmaker's Apprentice | Narrator | 2015-06-01 |
| Movie | Golden Shoes | Burt | 2015-10-06 |
| Movie | Saul: The Journey to Damascus | Caiphas | 2014-04-01 |
| Movie | Apocalypse Pompeii | Colonel Carlos Dillard | 2014-02-18 |
| Movie | Time Lapse | Mr. Bezzeredes | 2014-05-24 |
| Movie | Under Milk Wood | Voice | 2014-06-01 |
| Movie | 100 Degrees Below Zero | Ralph Dillard | 2013-03-29 |
| Movie | Smokin' | Doctor | 2013-03-22 |
| Movie | Concrete Blondes | Kostas Jakobatos | 2013-05-02 |
| Movie | Prisoners of the Sun | Professor Hayden Masterton | 2013-12-20 |
| Movie | Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map | Gnarlybeard (voice) | 2013-07-21 |
| Movie | Escape | Malcom Andrews | 2012-01-21 |
| Movie | Ferocious Planet | Senator Jackson Crenshaw | 2011-04-09 |
| Movie | Treasure Hunters | 2011-08-19 | |
| Series | Once Upon a Time | Unknown | 2011-10-23 |
| Movie | Return to the Hiding Place | Eusi | 2011-08-22 |
| Movie | Medium Raw | Elliot Carbon | 2010-08-06 |
| Movie | Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | Dr. Watson (voice) | 2010-08-24 |
| Movie | Three Wise Women | Green | 2010-12-14 |
| Movie | Reclaiming the Blade | Narrator (voice) | 2009-04-15 |
| Movie | Anacondas: Trail of Blood | Peter "J.D." Murdoch | 2009-07-16 |
| Movie | 31 North 62 East | John Hammond | 2009-09-18 |
| Movie | Kiss Me Deadly | Yale Ericson | 2008-05-02 |
| Movie | Anaconda 3: Offspring | Peter "J.D." Murdoch | 2008-10-23 |
| Movie | Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles | Sangimel | 2008-09-18 |
| Movie | The Legend of Sasquatch | Ranger Steve | 2007-02-03 |
| Movie | The Ferryman | The Greek | 2007-07-28 |
| Movie | Shark Bait | Thorton (voice) | 2006-07-07 |
| Series | Psych | Conservateur | 2006-07-07 |
| Movie | One Night with the King | Mordecai | 2006-10-10 |
| Movie | Chupacabra Terror | Captain Randolph | 2005-01-29 |
| Movie | Ringers: Lord of the Fans | Self | 2005-01-21 |
| Movie | The Game of Their Lives | Bill Jeffrey | 2005-04-22 |
| Movie | Revelations | Professor Lampley | 2005-04-13 |
| Movie | The King Maker | Phillippe | 2005-10-20 |
| Movie | Shadows in the Sun | Mr. Andrew Benton | 2005-05-12 |
| Movie | The Lost Angel | Father Kevin | 2005-04-26 |
| Movie | 12 Days of Terror | Captain | 2004-05-01 |
| Movie | Dragon Storm | King Fastrad | 2004-01-24 |
| Movie | The Lady Musketeer | Porthos | 2004-07-20 |
| Series | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Unknown | 2004-09-18 |
| Movie | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Viscount Mabrey | 2004-08-06 |
| Movie | The Privileged Planet | Narrator | 2004-10-05 |
| Movie | Vlad | Narrator | 2004-09-10 |
| Movie | The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea | Narrator (voice) | 2003-05-20 |
| Movie | The Jungle Book 2 | Ranjan's Father (voice) | 2003-02-07 |
| Movie | The Medallion | Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe | 2003-08-15 |
| Series | Helen of Troy | King Priam of Troy | 2003-04-20 |
| Movie | Justice League: Paradise Lost | Lord Hades (voice) | 2003-07-22 |
| Movie | Coronado | Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos | 2003-09-25 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Gimli | 2003-12-17 |
| Movie | Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King | Self / Narrator | 2003-12-12 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy | Self | 2003-10-21 |
| Movie | Scorcher | Dr. Matthew Sallin | 2002-10-04 |
| Movie | Endangered Species | Police Lt. Wyznowski | 2002-11-14 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gimli / Treebeard (voice) | 2002-12-18 |
| Movie | Sabretooth | Anthony Bricklin | 2002-11-26 |
| Movie | Quest for the Ring | Self | 2001-11-29 |
| Movie | Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' | Self | 2001-12-09 |
| Series | The Zeta Project | Unknown | 2001-01-27 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Gimli | 2001-12-18 |
| Movie | Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring | Narrator (voice) | 2001-12-23 |
| Movie | Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists | King Akron | 2000-03-24 |
| Movie | Britannic | Captain Barrett | 2000-01-10 |
| Series | The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | Unknown | 2000-06-18 |
| Movie | Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol | Ivan | 2000-10-05 |
| Movie | Au Pair | Nigel Kent | 1999-08-22 |
| Series | You Wish | Mustafa | 1997-09-26 |
| Movie | Body Armor | Rasheed | 1997-12-22 |
| Movie | The Great White Hype | Johnny Windsor | 1996-05-03 |
| Movie | Catherine the Great | Pugachev | 1996-04-28 |
| Movie | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Cassim (voice) | 1996-05-20 |
| Series | Arli$$ | Unknown | 1996-08-10 |
| Movie | Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh | Narrator (voice) | 1996-10-25 |
| Movie | Marquis de Sade | Inspector Marais | 1996-10-19 |
| Series | Sliders | Maximillian Arturo | 1995-03-22 |
| Series | Freakazoid! | Unknown | 1995-09-09 |
| Movie | Glory Daze | Luther | 1995-10-01 |
| Movie | Blood of the Innocent | Shmuda | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | Robot in the Family | Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri | 1994-03-02 |
| Series | A Mind to Kill | Unknown | 1994-11-27 |
| Series | Fantastic Four | Unknown | 1994-09-24 |
| Series | The Untouchables | 1993-01-11 | |
| Movie | The Seventh Coin | Captain Galil | 1993-04-30 |
| Movie | Cyborg Cop | Kessel | 1993-10-05 |
| Movie | South Beach | 1993-08-04 | |
| Movie | Sunset Grill | Stockton | 1993-09-27 |
| Movie | The Double 0 Kid | Rudi Von Kseenbaum | 1992-09-07 |
| Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing | Phillip Graff | 1992-03-01 |
| Movie | Canvas | Nick | 1992-09-16 |
| Movie | The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter | Professor Warren | 1992-10-21 |
| Movie | Ring of the Musketeers | Maurice Treville | 1992-12-01 |
| Series | Under Cover | Flynn | 1991-01-07 |
| Movie | The Strauss Dynasty | Gribov | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | Journey of Honor | El Zaidan | 1991-04-27 |
| Series | Great Expectations | Joe Gargery | 1991-06-21 |
| Series | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Unknown | 1991-09-03 |
| Movie | Before the Storm | Flynn | 1991-07-13 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Sallah | 1989-05-24 |
| Movie | The Trial of the Incredible Hulk | Wilson Fisk | 1989-05-07 |
| Movie | The Gifted One | Carl Boardman | 1989-06-25 |
| Movie | Rising Storm | Donwaldo | 1989-10-21 |
| Movie | Desperado: Badlands Justice | Richard Marriott | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Waxwork | Werewolf | 1988-06-17 |
| Movie | Tusks | Roger Singh | 1988-07-29 |
| Movie | Noble House | Quillan Gornt | 1988-02-21 |
| Movie | Goddess of Love | Zeus | 1988-11-20 |
| Movie | Higher Ground | 1988-09-04 | |
| Series | War and Remembrance | Sammy Mutterperl | 1988-11-13 |
| Movie | Young Toscanini | Rossi | 1988-10-07 |
| Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam | Edward Tremaine | 1987-10-04 |
| Movie | The Living Daylights | General Leonid Pushkin | 1987-06-29 |
| Movie | The Little Match Girl | Chief Murphy | 1987-12-21 |
| Movie | In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro | Chris Tucker | 1986-03-01 |
| Movie | Firewalker | Corky Taylor | 1986-11-21 |
| Series | Robin of Sherwood | Unknown | 1984-04-28 |
| Movie | Nairobi Affair | Simon | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | Kim | Babu | 1984-05-16 |
| Movie | Best Revenge | Mustapha | 1984-10-19 |
| Movie | No Man's Land | Grimshaw | 1984-05-27 |
| Series | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
| Movie | Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Baron Fortinbras | 1984-08-17 |
| Series | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Unknown | 1983-10-03 |
| Movie | Sahara | Rasoul | 1983-12-01 |
| Movie | Sadat | Gamal Abdel Nasser | 1983-10-30 |
| Movie | Ivanhoe | Front de Boeuf | 1982-02-23 |
| Movie | Victor/Victoria | Andre Cassell | 1982-04-25 |
| Movie | Sphinx | Stephanos Markoulis | 1981-02-11 |
| Series | Peter and Paul | Silas | 1981-04-12 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' | Self | 1981-11-28 |
| Movie | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Sallah | 1981-06-12 |
| Movie | Fox | Warleigh | 1980-03-10 |
| Movie | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | Solicitor | 1980-03-16 |
| Movie | The Merchant of Venice | Salerio | 1980-12-17 |
| Series | Shogun | Vasco Rodrigues | 1980-09-15 |
| Movie | Shogun | Vasco Rodrigues | 1980-11-08 |
| Movie | Fearless Frank | 1978-10-04 | |
| Movie | The Nativity | Nestor | 1978-12-17 |
| Series | 1990 | Unknown | 1977-09-18 |
| Series | I, Claudius | Naevius Sutorius Macro | 1976-09-20 |
| Series | Beasts | Unknown | 1976-10-16 |
| Movie | The Naked Civil Servant | Barndoor | 1975-12-17 |
| Series | Within These Walls | Unknown | 1974-01-04 |
| Movie | Penny Gold | Rugby Player | 1973-06-22 |
| Movie | The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night | Caleb Selling | 1972-10-06 |
| Series | Budgie | 1971-04-09 | |
| Series | The Guardians | Unknown | 1971-07-10 |