John Rhys-Davies
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Rhys-Davies, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
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)
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
as Brine King (voice)
Starbright (2026)
as Raphael
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
as Sallah
Aquaman (2018)
as Brine King (voice)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
as Sallah
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
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
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
as Cassim (voice)
Shark Bait (2006)
as Thorton (voice)
The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
as Ranjan's Father (voice)
The Medallion (2003)
as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
Sahara (1983)
as Rasoul
Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008)
as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Firewalker (1986)
as Corky Taylor
Victor/Victoria (1982)
as André Cassell
Bone Keeper (2026)
as Professor Harisson
Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009)
as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
King Solomon's Mines (1985)
as Dogati
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (2023)
as Self
Time Lapse (2014)
as Mr. Bezzeredes
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989)
as Wilson Fisk
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (2010)
as Dr. Watson (voice)
Cats Don't Dance (1997)
as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
Ivanhoe (1982)
as Front de Boeuf
Waxwork (1988)
as Werewolf
The Pilgrim's Progress (2019)
as Evangelist (voice)
One Night with the King (2006)
as Mordecai
Grizzly II: Revenge (2020)
as Bouchard
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987)
as Edward Tremaine
The Making of 'The Two Towers' (2003)
Actor
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Glory Daze (1995)
as Luther
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)
as Yousef (voice)
Golden Shoes (2015)
as Burt
Sabretooth (2002)
as Anthony Bricklin
G-Loc (2020)
as Henry
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
as Baron Fortinbras
Camera Store (2016)
as Pinky Steuben
Chupacabra Terror (2005)
as Captain Randolph
Shadows in the Sun (2005)
as Mr. Andrew Benton
Killing Jesus (2015)
as Annas
Britannic (2000)
as Captain Barrett
Santa Fake (2019)
as Jow
100 Degrees Below Zero (2013)
as Ralph Dillard
The Gates (2024)
as Frederick Ladbroke
Prisoners of the Sun (2013)
as Professor Hayden Masterton
The Ferryman (2007)
as The Greek
Dragon Storm (2004)
as King Fastrad
Medium Raw (2010)
as Elliot Carbon
The Great White Hype (1996)
as Johnny Windsor
South Beach (1993)
Actor
Mosley (2019)
as Warnie (voice)
The Protector (1997)
as Rasheed
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003)
as self
Apocalypse Pompeii (2014)
as Colonel Carlos Dillard
Henry VIII (1979)
as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
Penny Gold (1973)
as Rugby Player
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map (2013)
as Gnarlybeard (voice)
Valley of the Gods (2020)
as Dr. Hermann
Catherine the Great (1996)
as Pugachev
Bloodsport III (1996)
as Jacques Duvalier
Vlad (2004)
as Narrator
The Game of Their Lives (2005)
as Bill Jeffrey
The Lost World (1992)
as Challanger
Cyborg Cop (1993)
as Kessel
Sphinx (1981)
as Stephanos Markoulis
The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
as Barndoor
Beyond the Mask (2015)
as Charles Kemp
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2001)
as Self
Goddess of Love (1988)
as Zeus
Saul: The Journey to Damascus (2014)
as Caiphas
The Lost Angel (2005)
as Father Kevin
Winter Thaw (2016)
as Martin Avdeitch
A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
as Charles Brickens (voice)
The Double 0 Kid (1992)
as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
as Self
Bad Cupid (2021)
as Archie
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design (2002)
as Self
The Way of the Wind (—)
as Uriah the Chief Elder
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (2002)
as Self
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2015)
as Self
Quest for the Ring (2001)
as Self
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles (2008)
as Sangimel
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1992)
as Professor Warren
The King Maker (2005)
as Phillippe
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
as Self
Au Pair (1999)
as Nigel Kent
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
as Narrator (voice)
Kim (1984)
as Babu
The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2004)
as Self
Under Cover (1991)
as Flynn
Journey of Honor (1991)
as El Zaidan
Many Beautiful Things (2015)
as John Ruskin (voice)
Marquis de Sade (1996)
as Inspector Marais
Sunset Grill (1993)
as Stockton
12 Days of Terror (2004)
as Captain
Kiss Me Deadly (2008)
as Yale Ericson
The High Crusade (1994)
as Bruder Parvus
Rising Storm (1989)
as Donwaldo
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000)
as King Akron
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King (2003)
as Self / Narrator
Reclaiming the Blade (2009)
as Narrator (voice)
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth (2003)
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast (2002)
as Self
The Nativity (1978)
as Nestor
Higher Ground (1988)
Actor
Aux (2018)
as Jack
The Legend of Sasquatch (2007)
as Ranger Steve
I AM ISRAEL (2017)
as Narrator
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981)
as Self
Under Milk Wood (2014)
as Voice
No Man's Land (1984)
as Grimshaw
Secret Weapon (1990)
as Mossad Chief
Tainted (2020)
as Vladimir
Endangered Species (2002)
as Police Lt. Wyznowski
Best Revenge (1984)
as Mustapha
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script (2002)
as Self
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1980)
as Solicitor
Nairobi Affair (1984)
as Simon
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' (2004)
as Self
The Apostle Peter: Redemption (2016)
as Peter
The Seventh Coin (1993)
as Captain Galil
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol (2000)
as Ivan
Echo of Blue (1996)
Actor
Coronado (2003)
as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
The Making of Shōgun (2003)
Actor
Desperado: Badlands Justice (1989)
as Richard Marriott
The Little Match Girl (1987)
as Chief Murphy
Scorcher (2002)
as Dr. Matthew Sallin
The Gifted One (1989)
as Carl Boardman
The Blue Mauritius (2016)
as Hanson
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth (2002)
as Self
Fearless Frank (1978)
Actor
Never Say Never Mind (2003)
Actor
Beasts: During Barty's Party (1976)
as Peter Newell
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992)
as Phillip Graff
Ferocious Planet (2011)
as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
Return to the Lost World (1992)
as Professor George Challenger
Concrete Blondes (2013)
as Kostas Jakobatos
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro (1986)
as Chris Tucker
Justice League: Paradise Lost (2003)
as Lord Hades (voice)
The Merchant of Venice (1980)
as Salerio
Young Toscanini (1988)
as Rossi
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale (2002)
as Self
The Strauss Dynasty (1991)
as Gribov
Fox (1980)
as Warleigh
Nameless (—)
as Barnaby
The Magic Paintbrush (1993)
as Zagal (voice)
Before the Storm (1991)
as Flynn
Silent Night: A Song for the World (2018)
as Douglas Haig
Shogun (1980)
as Vasco Rodrigues
KJB: The Book That Changed the World (2011)
as Himeself (Narrator)
31 North 62 East (2009)
as John Hammond
Fragments of Truth (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Blood of the Innocent (1994)
as Shmuda
Return to the Hiding Place (2011)
as Eusi
Tusks (1988)
as Roger Singh
Ellston Bay (—)
as Father
The Island of Adventure (1981)
as Smith
Moments in Spacetime (2020)
as Mason
Catching Kringle (2004)
as Santa
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland (2020)
as Old Patrick
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World (1992)
as Host
The Sword of Thyrus (—)
as King Athol
DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr (—)
as Jarred Starr
Three Wise Women (2010)
as Green
Let The Season In (2014)
as Self / Narrator
Missing Christmas (2012)
as Narrator / Santa (voice)
Kingslayer (2022)
as Guillaume Maréchal
Canvas (1992)
as Nick
Overhill Manor (—)
Actor
Treasure Hunters (2011)
Actor
The Search for the Ark of the Covenant (2008)
as Narrator
Secret of the Andes (1999)
as Father Claver
Shadowtown (2020)
as Einar
Stars of the Pharaohs (2004)
as Narrator
The Danedyke Mystery (1979)
as Armchair
Robot in the Family (1994)
as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
The Watchmaker's Apprentice (2015)
as Narrator
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Escape (2012)
as Malcom Andrews
Prophecies of the Passion (2005)
as Self
Machine Heart (2025)
as Narrator
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night (1972)
as Caleb Selling
The Privileged Planet (2004)
as Narrator
Smokin' (2013)
as Doctor
The Gold Cross (2000)
as Rodrigues
Amazing Grace: The Untold Story (2025)
as Old John Newton
I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King (2025)
as Narrator
Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion (2000)
as Leonardo da Vinci
The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai (2003)
as Narrator
Heart of Aldoria (—)
as Theron
Solomon Quinn (—)
Actor