John Rhys-Davies
Known for Acting · 272 credits
- Born
- 1944-05-05 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Ammanford, Wales, UK
- Also known as
- John Rhys Davies · Jonathan Rhys-Davies · John Rhys-Davis · Джон Рис-Дэвис · جان ریس-دیویس
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (80)
Rick and Morty
2013
as BugAnne's Father (voice)
Psych
2006
as Curator
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Harry Waverly / Lancaster / Harry Mordecai
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Leonardo da Vinci
Once Upon a Time
2011
as Grand Pabbie (voice)
Arli$$
1996
as Davey Owen Jones
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)
Animaniacs
1993
as Tympannini (voice)
Sliders
1995
as Maximillian Arturo
Peak Practice
1993
as Mike King
Z-Cars
1962
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Duval
Gargoyles
1994
as Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice) / Findlaech (voice) / Macbeth (voice) / Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Question Time
1979
as Self - Panellist
Fish Hooks
2010
as Magic Apple (voice)
Duckman
1994
as The Sultan of Dendron (voice)
The Sweeney
1975
as Ron Brett
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
as Head Judge / Zifdo (voice)
Legend of the Seeker
2008
as Horace
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as Man Ray (voice)
The Shannara Chronicles
2016
as Eventine
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015
as Goodsword (voice)
CHiPs
1977
as Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)
Justice League
2001
as Lord Hades (voice)
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Guy de Maupassant
Disney's House of Mouse
2001
as Oberon (voice)
Shōgun
1980
as Vasco Rodrigues
Freakazoid!
1995
as Professor Beasthead (voice)
Harvey Beaks
2015
as Elder Bug (voice)
I, Claudius
1976
as Macro
Pinky and the Brain
1995
Robin of Sherwood
1984
as King Richard
Documentary Now!
2015
as Garth Davies-Gruffudd
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
Mickey Mouse Works
1999
as Oberon (voice)
Fillmore!
2002
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
2013
as Bouchard (archive footage)
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Dunlop
The Zeta Project
2001
as Edgar Mandragora (voice)
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
Fantastic Four
1994
as Thor (voice)
Face Off
2011
as Self - Guest Judge
New Scotland Yard
1972
as DS Hill
War and Remembrance
1988
as Sammy Mutterperl
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Tanyatos
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
1996
as Asgarth (voice)
Enemy at the Door
1978
as George Trenett
Warship
1973
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
2020
as Galahad (voice)
The Untouchables
1993
as Michael Malone
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Zinoviev
Budgie
1971
as Laughing Spam Fritter
Bruno the Kid
1996
Target
1977
as Hecht
Helen of Troy
2003
as King Priam of Troy
Josh Gates Tonight
2020
as Self
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
2012
as L'alchimiste
Hazell
1978
as Graves
Quiller
1975
as Leindorf
Movies (192)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
as Gimli
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
as Gimli
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
Starbright
2026
as Raphael
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
as Brine King (voice)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
as Sallah
Aquaman
2018
as Brine King (voice)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
as Sallah
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
as Sallah
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
as Viscount Mabrey
The Living Daylights
1987
as General Leonid Pushkin
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
2007
as Merick
The Medallion
2003
as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
as Cassim (voice)
The Jungle Book 2
2003
as Ranjan's Father (voice)
Bone Keeper
2026
as Professor Harisson
Firewalker
1986
as Corky Taylor
Anaconda 3: Offspring
2008
as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Anacondas: Trail of Blood
2009
as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Sahara
1983
as Rasoul
Shark Bait
2006
as Thorton (voice)
Ivanhoe
1982
as Front de Boeuf
Victor/Victoria
1982
as André Cassell
Time Lapse
2014
as Mr. Bezzeredes
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
2010
as Dr. Watson (voice)
The Pilgrim's Progress
2019
as Evangelist (voice)
Cats Don't Dance
1997
as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
King Solomon's Mines
1985
as Dogati
Sphinx
1981
as Stephanos Markoulis
Britannic
2000
as Captain Barrett
One Night with the King
2006
as Mordecai
Chupacabra Terror
2005
as Captain Randolph
Camera Store
2016
as Pinky Steuben
Fox
1980
as Warleigh
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020
as Bouchard
The Great White Hype
1996
as Johnny Windsor
Waxwork
1988
as Werewolf
Vlad
2004
as Narrator
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
2023
as Self
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Cyborg Cop
1993
as Kessel
Sunset Grill
1993
as Stockton
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
2015
as Self
Bloodsport III
1996
as Jacques Duvalier
Scorcher
2002
as Dr. Matthew Sallin
Shadows in the Sun
2005
as Mr. Andrew Benton
Aux
2018
as Jack
The Way of the Wind
as Uriah the Chief Elder
Sabretooth
2002
as Anthony Bricklin
Catherine the Great
1996
as Pugachev
Silent Night: A Song for the World
2018
as Douglas Haig
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003
as Self / Narrator
Nairobi Affair
1984
as Simon
The Protector
1997
as Rasheed
Killing Jesus
2015
as Annas
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
as Self
Glory Daze
1995
as Luther
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
1989
as Wilson Fisk
Best Revenge
1984
as Mustapha
Mosley
2019
as Warnie (voice)
100 Degrees Below Zero
2013
as Ralph Dillard
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
as Baron Fortinbras
Prisoners of the Sun
2013
as Professor Hayden Masterton
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005
as Self
Catching Kringle
2004
as Santa
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
as Narrator (voice)
The Legend of Sasquatch
2007
as Ranger Steve
Tainted
2020
as Vladimir
Beyond the Mask
2015
as Charles Kemp
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2002
as Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004
as Self
Journey of Honor
1991
as El Zaidan
Canvas
1992
as Nick
The Naked Civil Servant
1975
as Barndoor
Kim
1984
as Babu
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles
2008
as Sangimel
The Gates
2024
as Frederick Ladbroke
Apocalypse Pompeii
2014
as Colonel Carlos Dillard
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
2013
as Gnarlybeard (voice)
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
as Self
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
1992
as Professor Warren
Dragon Storm
2004
as King Fastrad
The Apostle Peter: Redemption
2016
as Peter
Golden Shoes
2015
as Burt
Moments in Spacetime
2020
as Mason
Marquis de Sade
1996
as Inspector Marais
Endangered Species
2002
as Police Lt. Wyznowski
Under Milk Wood
2014
as Voice
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
2003
as self
Saul: The Journey to Damascus
2014
as Caiphas
Goddess of Love
1988
as Zeus
Santa Fake
2019
as Jow
Shadowtown
2020
as Einar
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001
as Self
The Ferryman
2007
as The Greek
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
1980
as Solicitor
The Game of Their Lives
2005
as Bill Jeffrey
South Beach
1993
Valley of the Gods
2020
as Dr. Hermann
Young Toscanini
1988
as Rossi
Rising Storm
1989
as Donwaldo
G-Loc
2020
as Henry
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
1994
as Charles Brickens (voice)
Coronado
2003
as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
1992
as Host
Return to the Lost World
1992
as Professor George Challenger
Bad Cupid
2021
as Archie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
1992
as Phillip Graff
Many Beautiful Things
2015
as John Ruskin (voice)
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol
2000
as Ivan
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
1981
as Self
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
1987
as Edward Tremaine
Concrete Blondes
2013
as Kostas Jakobatos
Kingslayer
2022
as Guillaume Maréchal
Under Cover
1991
as Flynn
The Lost World
1992
as Challanger
Au Pair
1999
as Nigel Kent
Nameless
as Barnaby
Blood of the Innocent
1994
as Shmuda
About John Rhys-Davies
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. Additionall… With 272 credits spanning from 1955 to 2026, John Rhys-Davies has appeared in 192 films and 80 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Rhys-Davies Movies
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — as Gimli
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — as Gimli
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
- Starbright (2026) — as Raphael
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) — as Brine King (voice)
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