John Rhys-Davies
Acting1944Ammanford, Wales, UK
Biography
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.
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Known For
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Gimli
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Gimli
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
Aquaman
Brine King (voice)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Sallah
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Sallah
Rick and Morty
BugAnne's Father (voice)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Sallah
Acting History
Future
The Way of the Wind
as Uriah the Chief Elder
The Sword of Thyrus
as King Athol
Nameless
as Barnaby
DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr
as Jarred Starr
Ellston Bay
as Father
Heart of Aldoria
as Theron
2026
Starbright
as Raphael
Bone Keeper
as Professor Harisson
2025
I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King
as Narrator
Machine Heart
as Narrator
Rick and Morty
TVas BugAnne's Father (voice)• 1 eps
2024
The Gates
as Frederick Ladbroke
2023
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Brine King (voice)
2022
Kingslayer
as Guillaume Maréchal
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
TVas Bouchard (archive footage)• 1 eps
Documentary Now!
TVas Garth Davies-Gruffudd• 1 eps
2021
Silent Night: A Song for the World
as Douglas Haig
Bad Cupid
as Archie
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2020
G-Loc
as Henry
Shadowtown
as Einar
Valley of the Gods
as Dr. Hermann
Tainted
as Vladimir
Grizzly II: Revenge
as Bouchard
Moments in Spacetime
as Mason
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
TVas Galahad (voice)• 10 eps
Reunited Apart
TVas Self• 1 eps
Josh Gates Tonight
TVas Self
2019
2018
2017
I AM ISRAEL
as Narrator
2016
The Apostle Peter: Redemption
as Peter
Winter Thaw
as Martin Avdeitch
The Blue Mauritius
as Hanson
Camera Store
as Pinky Steuben
The Shannara Chronicles
TVas Eventine• 8 eps
2015
Killing Jesus
as Annas
Golden Shoes
as Burt
Beyond the Mask
as Charles Kemp
The Watchmaker's Apprentice
as Narrator
Many Beautiful Things
as John Ruskin (voice)
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
TVas Goodsword (voice)• 1 eps
Harvey Beaks
TVas Elder Bug (voice)• 1 eps
2014
Saul: The Journey to Damascus
as Caiphas
Time Lapse
as Mr. Bezzeredes
Under Milk Wood
as Voice
Let The Season In
as Self / Narrator
Apocalypse Pompeii
as Colonel Carlos Dillard
Once Upon a Time
TVas Grand Pabbie (voice)• 3 eps
2013
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
as Gnarlybeard (voice)
Prisoners of the Sun
as Professor Hayden Masterton
100 Degrees Below Zero
as Ralph Dillard
Smokin'
as Doctor
Concrete Blondes
as Kostas Jakobatos
Fish Hooks
TVas Magic Apple (voice)• 1 eps
Face Off
TVas Self - Guest Judge• 1 eps
2012
Paul Emami's Escape
as Malcom Andrews
Missing Christmas
as Narrator / Santa (voice)
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
TVas L'alchimiste
Psych
TVas Curator• 1 eps
2011
KJB: The Book That Changed the World
as Himeself (Narrator)
Return to the Hiding Place
as Eusi
Ferocious Planet
as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
2010
Three Wise Women
as Green
Medium Raw
as Elliot Carbon
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Watson (voice)
Legend of the Seeker
TVas Horace• 1 eps
2009
Anacondas: Trail of Blood
as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
31 North 62 East
as John Hammond
Reclaiming the Blade
as Narrator (voice)
2008
Fire & Ice: The Dragon Chronicles
as Sangimel
Kiss Me Deadly
as Yale Ericson
Anaconda 3: Offspring
as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
The Search for the Ark of the Covenant
as Narrator
2007
The Ferryman
as The Greek
The Legend of Sasquatch
as Ranger Steve
2006
Shark Bait
as Thorton (voice)
One Night with the King
as Mordecai
2005
The King Maker
as Phillippe
Chupacabra Terror
as Captain Randolph
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
The Game of Their Lives
as Bill Jeffrey
Shadows in the Sun
as Mr. Andrew Benton
The Lost Angel
as Father Kevin
Prophecies of the Passion
as Self
Revelations
TVas Professor Lampley
2004
12 Days of Terror
as Captain
The Privileged Planet
as Narrator
Dragon Storm
as King Fastrad
Vlad
as Narrator
Catching Kringle
as Santa
Stars of the Pharaohs
as Narrator
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
as Viscount Mabrey
The Lady Musketeer
TVas Porthos
2003
Justice League: Paradise Lost
as Lord Hades (voice)
The Jungle Book 2
as Ranjan's Father (voice)
Coronado
as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
The Medallion
as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
as Self / Narrator
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
as Narrator (voice)
The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai
as Narrator
Disney's House of Mouse
TVas Oberon (voice)• 1 eps
Helen of Troy
TVas King Priam of Troy
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
Sabretooth
as Anthony Bricklin
Scorcher
as Dr. Matthew Sallin
Endangered Species
as Police Lt. Wyznowski
The Zeta Project
TVas Edgar Mandragora (voice)• 1 eps
Peak Practice
TVas Mike King• 1 eps
Justice League
TVas Lord Hades (voice)• 2 eps
2001
2000
D.F. One: The Lost Patrol
as Ivan
Britannic
as Captain Barrett
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
as King Akron
The Gold Cross
as Rodrigues
SpongeBob SquarePants
TVas Man Ray (voice)• 2 eps
1999
1997
Cats Don't Dance
as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
The Protector
as Rasheed
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
TVas Head Judge / Zifdo (voice)• 1 eps
Freakazoid!
TVas Professor Beasthead (voice)• 1 eps
You Wish
TVas Mustafa
Star Trek: Voyager
TVas Leonardo da Vinci• 2 eps
Sliders
TVStory• 2 eps
1996
Bloodsport III
as Jacques Duvalier
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
as Cassim (voice)
Catherine the Great
as Pugachev
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
as Narrator (voice)
The Great White Hype
as Johnny Windsor
Marquis de Sade
as Inspector Marais
Duckman
TVas The Sultan of Dendron (voice)• 1 eps
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
TVas Asgarth (voice)• 1 eps
Gargoyles
TVas Macbeth (voice) / Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice) / Findlaech (voice) / Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice)• 1 eps
1995
1994
Blood of the Innocent
as Shmuda
The High Crusade
as Bruder Parvus
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
as Charles Brickens (voice)
Robot in the Family
as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Harry Mordecai / Lancaster / Harry Waverly• 1 eps
1993
The Seventh Coin
as Captain Galil
Cyborg Cop
as Kessel
Sunset Grill
as Stockton
The Magic Paintbrush
as Zagal (voice)
The Untouchables
TVas Michael Malone• 42 eps
Animaniacs
TVas Tympannini (voice)• 1 eps
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
as Phillip Graff
Return to the Lost World
as Professor George Challenger
The Lost World
as Challanger
Canvas
as Nick
The Double 0 Kid
as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
as Professor Warren
Batman: The Animated Series
TVas 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)• 1 eps
Ring of the Musketeers
TVas Maruice Treville
1991
Shogun Warrior
as El Zaidan
Under Cover
as Flynn
The Strauss Dynasty
as Gribov
Before the Storm
as Flynn
The Strauss Dynasty
TVas Gribov
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Duval• 1 eps
Under Cover
TVas Flynn
Archaeology
TVas Host
I Misteri Della Giungla Nera
TVas O'Connor
1990
Secret Weapon
as Mossad Chief
1989
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
as Wilson Fisk
Rising Storm
as Donwaldo
Desperado: Badlands Justice
as Richard Marriott
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
as Sallah
The Gifted One
as Carl Boardman
Great Expectations
TVas Joe Gargery
1988
Waxwork
as Werewolf
Tusks
as Roger Singh
Young Toscanini
as Rossi
Goddess of Love
as Zeus
War and Remembrance
TVas Sammy Mutterperl• 12 eps
Noble House
TVas Quillan Gornt
Tusks
Writer
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
as Edward Tremaine
The Living Daylights
as General Leonid Pushkin
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
Best Revenge
as Mustapha
Kim
as Babu
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Baron Fortinbras
Nairobi Affair
as Simon
No Man's Land
as Grimshaw
1983
1982
Victor/Victoria
as André Cassell
Ivanhoe
as Front de Boeuf
CHiPs
TVas Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)• 1 eps
1981
The Island of Adventure
as Smith
Sphinx
as Stephanos Markoulis
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Sallah
Peter and Paul
TVas Silas
1980
Fox
as Warleigh
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
as Solicitor
The Merchant of Venice
as Salerio
Shōgun
TVas Vasco Rodrigues• 5 eps
1979
Henry VIII
as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
The Danedyke Mystery
as Armchair
Question Time
TVas Self - Panellist
1978
The Nativity
as Nestor
BBC2 Play of the Week
TVas Guy de Maupassant• 1 eps
Enemy at the Door
TVas George Trenett
Hazell
TVas Graves
1976
1975
1974
Fall of Eagles
TVas Zinoviev
Zodiac
TVas Aikman
1973
Penny Gold
as Rugby Player
1972
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
as Caleb Selling
1971
Budgie
TVas Laughing Spam Fritter
1955
Dixon of Dock Green
TVas Dunlop