John Rhys-Davies
Known for acting · Born 5 May 1944 · 82 · Ammanford, Wales, UK
284 credits
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 Two Towers
2002
Sliders
1995
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
The Living Daylights
1987
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
Anaconda 3: Offspring
2008
Time Lapse
2014
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
2007
The Shannara Chronicles
2016
The Untouchables
1993
Acting (281)
2026Bone KeeperProfessor HarissonFilm
2026StarbrightRaphaelFilm
2025Amazing Grace: The Untold StoryOld John NewtonFilm
2025I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the KingNarratorFilm
2025Machine HeartNarratorFilm
2024The GatesFrederick LadbrokeFilm
2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinySallahFilm
2023Aquaman and the Lost KingdomBrine King (voice)Film
2023Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison FordSelfFilm
2023The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinySelfFilm
2022KingslayerGuillaume MaréchalFilm
2021Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden AgeSelf - Actor (archive footage)Film
2021Bad CupidArchieFilm
2020Wizards: Tales of ArcadiaGalahad / Old Galahad (voice) · 7 episodesSeries
2020G-LocHenryFilm
2020Grizzly II: RevengeBouchardFilm
2020Valley of the GodsDr. HermannFilm
2020TaintedVladimirFilm
2020I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of IrelandOld PatrickFilm
2020ShadowtownEinarFilm
2020Josh Gates TonightSelfSeries
2020Reunited ApartSelfSeries
2020Moments in SpacetimeMasonFilm
2019The Pilgrim's ProgressEvangelist (voice)Film
2019MosleyWarnie (voice)Film
2019Santa FakeJowFilm
2018AquamanBrine King (voice)Film
2018AuxJackFilm
2018Silent Night: A Song for the WorldDouglas HaigFilm
2018Fragments of TruthNarrator (voice)Film
2017I AM ISRAELNarratorFilm
2016The Shannara ChroniclesEventine · 8 episodesSeries
2016Camera StorePinky SteubenFilm
2016The Apostle Peter: RedemptionPeterFilm
2016The Blue MauritiusHansonFilm
2016Winter ThawMartin AvdeitchFilm
2015Beyond the MaskCharles KempFilm
2015Killing JesusAnnasFilm
2015The Adventures of Puss in BootsGoodsword (voice)Series
2015Documentary Now!Garth Davies-GruffuddSeries
2015Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever MadeSelfFilm
2015Golden ShoesBurtFilm
2015Harvey BeaksElder Bug (voice)Series
2015The Watchmaker's ApprenticeNarratorFilm
2015Many Beautiful ThingsJohn Ruskin (voice)Film
2014Time LapseMr. BezzeredesFilm
2014Kahlil Gibran's The ProphetYousef (voice)Film
2014Apocalypse PompeiiColonel Carlos DillardFilm
2014Saul: The Journey to DamascusCaiphasFilm
2014Under Milk WoodVoiceFilm
2014Let The Season InSelf / NarratorFilm
2013Rick and MortyBugAnne's Father (voice)Series
2013100 Degrees Below ZeroRalph DillardFilm
2013Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery MapGnarlybeard (voice)Film
2013Prisoners of the SunProfessor Hayden MastertonFilm
2013Concrete BlondesKostas JakobatosFilm
2013Die schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenBouchard (archive footage)Series
2013Smokin'DoctorFilm
2012Metal Hurlant ChroniclesL'alchimisteSeries
2012EscapeMalcom AndrewsFilm
2012Missing ChristmasNarrator / Santa (voice)Film
2011Once Upon a TimeGrand Pabbie (voice) · 3 episodesSeries
2011Face OffSelf - Guest JudgeSeries
2011Ferocious PlanetSenator Jackson CrenshawFilm
2011Return to the Hiding PlaceEusiFilm
2011Treasure HuntersFilm
2011KJB: The Book That Changed the WorldHimeself (Narrator)Film
2010Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock HolmesDr. Watson (voice)Film
2010Fish HooksMagic Apple (voice)Series
2010Medium RawElliot CarbonFilm
2010Three Wise WomenGreenFilm
2009Anacondas: Trail of BloodPeter "J.D." MurdochFilm
2009Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire · 3 episodesSeries
2009Reclaiming the BladeNarrator (voice)Film
200931 North 62 EastJohn HammondFilm
2008Anaconda 3: OffspringPeter "J.D." MurdochFilm
2008Legend of the SeekerHoraceSeries
2008Fire and Ice: The Dragon ChroniclesSangimelFilm
2008Kiss Me DeadlyYale EricsonFilm
2008The Search for the Ark of the CovenantNarratorFilm
2007In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege TaleMerickFilm
2007The FerrymanThe GreekFilm
2007The Legend of SasquatchRanger SteveFilm
2006PsychCuratorSeries
2006Shark BaitThorton (voice)Film
2006One Night with the KingMordecaiFilm
2006The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'SelfFilm
2006The Making of 'The Return of the King'SelfFilm
2006The Making of 'The Two Towers'SelfFilm
2005Shadows in the SunMr. Andrew BentonFilm
2005The Game of Their LivesBill JeffreyFilm
2005Chupacabra TerrorCaptain RandolphFilm
2005RevelationsProfessor Lampley · 6 episodesSeries
2005Ringers: Lord of the FansSelfFilm
2005The King MakerPhillippeFilm
2005The Lost AngelFather KevinFilm
2005Prophecies of the PassionSelfFilm
2005Collectormania 7SelfFilm
2004The Princess Diaries 2: Royal EngagementViscount MabreyFilm
2004Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!Series
200412 Days of TerrorCaptainFilm
2004VladNarratorFilm
2004Dragon StormKing FastradFilm
2004The Lady MusketeerPorthos · 2 episodesSeries
2004The Privileged PlanetNarratorFilm
2004A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'SelfFilm
2004Catching KringleSantaFilm
2004Stars of the PharaohsNarratorFilm
2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingGimliFilm
2003The MedallionCmdr. Hammerstock-SmytheFilm
2003The Jungle Book 2Ranjan's Father (voice)Film
2003Helen of TroyKing Priam of Troy · 2 episodesSeries
2003Justice League: Paradise LostLord Hades (voice)Film
2003CoronadoPresidente Hugo Luis RamosFilm
2003Beyond the Movie: The Return of the KingSelf / NarratorFilm
2003Indiana Jones: Making the TrilogyselfFilm
2003The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The SeaNarrator (voice)Film
2003Never Say Never MindFilm
2003The Search for the Real Mt. SinaiNarratorFilm
2003J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-EarthSelfFilm
2003The Making of ShōgunFilm
2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersGimli / Treebeard (voice)Film
2002Fillmore!Series
2002SabretoothAnthony BricklinFilm
2002ScorcherDr. Matthew SallinFilm
2002Endangered SpeciesPolice Lt. WyznowskiFilm
2002The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to ScriptSelfFilm
2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume DesignSelfFilm
2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the CastSelfFilm
2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earthSelfFilm
2002The Fellowship of the Ring: ScaleSelfFilm
2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingGimliFilm
2001Justice LeagueLord Hades (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2001Disney's House of MouseOberon (voice)Series
2001The Zeta ProjectEdgar Mandragora (voice)Series
2001Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the RingNarrator (voice)Film
2001Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'SelfFilm
2001Quest for the RingSelfFilm
2000BritannicCaptain BarrettFilm
2000Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of MistsKing AkronFilm
2000Delta Force One: The Lost PatrolIvanFilm
2000The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne · 2 episodesSeries
2000The Gold CrossRodriguesFilm
2000Star Trek: Voyager - ScorpionLeonardo da VinciFilm
1999SpongeBob SquarePantsMan Ray (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
1999Au PairNigel KentFilm
1999Mickey Mouse WorksOberon (voice)Series
1999Secret of the AndesFather ClaverFilm
1997Cats Don't DanceWoolie Mammoth (voice)Film
1997The ProtectorRasheedFilm
1997You WishMustafa · 3 episodesSeries
1996Aladdin and the King of ThievesCassim (voice)Film
1996Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the RealmAsgarth (voice)Series
1996The Great White HypeJohnny WindsorFilm
1996Bloodsport IIIJacques DuvalierFilm
1996Catherine the GreatPugachevFilm
1996Boo to You Too! Winnie the PoohNarrator (voice)Film
1996Arli$$Davey Owen JonesSeries
1996Marquis de SadeInspector MaraisFilm
1996Bruno the KidSeries
1996Echo of BlueFilm
1995Star Trek: VoyagerLeonardo da Vinci · 2 episodesSeries
1995Pinky and the BrainSeries
1995SlidersMaximillian Arturo · 47 episodesSeries
1995Freakazoid!Professor Beasthead (voice)Series
1995Glory DazeLutherFilm
1994GargoylesMacbeth/Demona's Second (voice) · 4 episodes, Findlaech (voice), Macbeth (voice) · 8 episodes, Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice)Series
1994Aaahh!!! Real MonstersHead Judge / Zifdo (voice)Series
1994A Flintstones Christmas CarolCharles Brickens (voice)Film
1994Fantastic FourThor (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
1994DuckmanThe Sultan of Dendron (voice)Series
1994The High CrusadeBruder ParvusFilm
1994Robot in the FamilyEli Taki / Rashmud / SashriFilm
1994Blood of the InnocentShmudaFilm
1994A Mind to KillSeries
1993AnimaniacsTympannini (voice)Series
1993Cyborg CopKesselFilm
1993Sunset GrillStocktonFilm
1993The UntouchablesMichael Malone · 42 episodesSeries
1993South BeachFilm
1993Peak PracticeMike KingSeries
1993The Seventh CoinCaptain GalilFilm
1993The Magic PaintbrushZagal (voice)Film
1992Batman: The Animated Series'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)Series
1992The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph CarterProfessor WarrenFilm
1992The Double 0 KidRudi Von KseenbaumFilm
1992The Lost WorldChallangerFilm
1992Return to the Lost WorldProfessor George ChallengerFilm
1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal FramingPhillip GraffFilm
1992CanvasNickFilm
1992The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New WorldHostFilm
1992Ring of the MusketeersMaruice Treville · 4 episodesSeries
1991The Legend of Prince ValiantSeries
1991Journey of HonorEl ZaidanFilm
1991The Strauss DynastyGribovFilm
1991ArchaeologyHost · 15 episodesSeries
1991I Misteri Della Giungla NeraO'Connor · 5 episodesSeries
1991Under CoverFlynn · 14 episodesSeries
1991Before the StormFlynnFilm
1991Under CoverFlynnFilm
1991The Strauss DynastyGribov · 6 episodesSeries
1990Secret WeaponMossad ChiefFilm
1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeSallahFilm
1989Tales from the CryptDuvalSeries
1989The Trial of the Incredible HulkWilson FiskFilm
1989Rising StormDonwaldoFilm
1989The Gifted OneCarl BoardmanFilm
1989Great ExpectationsJoe Gargery · 6 episodesSeries
1989Desperado: Badlands JusticeRichard MarriottFilm
1988WaxworkWerewolfFilm
1988Noble HouseQuillan Gornt · 4 episodesSeries
1988War and RemembranceSammy Mutterperl · 7 episodesSeries
1988Young ToscaniniRossiFilm
1988TusksRoger SinghFilm
1988Higher GroundFilm
1988Goddess of LoveZeusFilm
1987The Living DaylightsGeneral Leonid PushkinFilm
1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered MadamEdward TremaineFilm
1987The Little Match GirlChief MurphyFilm
1986FirewalkerCorky TaylorFilm
1986In the Shadow of KilimanjaroChris TuckerFilm
1985King Solomon's MinesDogatiFilm
1984Murder, She WroteHarry Waverly, Lancaster, Harry MordecaiSeries
1984Robin of SherwoodKing RichardSeries
1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green KnightBaron FortinbrasFilm
1984Nairobi AffairSimonFilm
1984KimBabuFilm
1984No Man's LandGrimshawFilm
1984Best RevengeMustaphaFilm
1983SaharaRasoulFilm
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries
1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesTanyatosSeries
1983SadatGamal Abdel Nasser · 2 episodesSeries
1982Victor/VictoriaAndré CassellFilm
1982IvanhoeFront de BoeufFilm
1981Raiders of the Lost ArkSallahFilm
1981SphinxStephanos MarkoulisFilm
1981The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'SelfFilm
1981Peter and PaulSilas · 2 episodesSeries
1981The Island of AdventureSmithFilm
1980ShōgunVasco Rodrigues · 5 episodesSeries
1980A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareSolicitorFilm
1980The Merchant of VeniceSalerioFilm
1980ShogunVasco RodriguesFilm
1980FoxWarleighFilm
1979Question TimeSelf - PanellistSeries
1979Henry VIIICapucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles VFilm
1979The Danedyke MysteryArmchairFilm
1978The BBC Television ShakespeareSalerioSeries
1978Enemy at the DoorGeorge TrenettSeries
1978HazellGravesSeries
1978The NativityNestorFilm
1978Fearless FrankFilm
1977CHiPsNakura (as John Rhys Davies)Series
19771990Series
1977TargetHechtSeries
1977BBC2 Play of the WeekGuy de MaupassantSeries
1976I, ClaudiusMacro · 2 episodesSeries
1976BeastsPeter NewellSeries
1976Beasts: During Barty's PartyPeter NewellFilm
1975The Naked Civil ServantBarndoorFilm
1975The SweeneyRon BrettSeries
1975QuillerLeindorfSeries
1974Fall of EaglesZinovievSeries
1974ZodiacAikmanSeries
1973Penny GoldRugby PlayerFilm
1973WarshipSeries
1972New Scotland YardDS HillSeries
1972The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come NightCaleb SellingFilm
1971BudgieLaughing Spam Fritter · 5 episodesSeries
1971The GuardiansFirst GuardianSeries
1962Z-CarsSeries
1955Dixon of Dock GreenDunlopSeries
—The Sword of ThyrusKing AtholFilm
—NamelessBarnabyFilm
—DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke StarrJarred StarrFilm
—The Way of the WindUriah the Chief ElderFilm
—SeniorsFilm
—Ellston BayFatherFilm
—Solomon QuinnFilm
—Heart of AldoriaTheronFilm
Writing (3)
2011KJB: The Book That Changed the WorldWriterFilm
1995SlidersStorySeries
1988TusksWriterFilm