John Rhys-Davies
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Bone Keeper as Professor Harisson
- 2026 · Starbright as Raphael
- 2024 · The Gates as Frederick Ladbroke
- 2023 · Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Brine King (voice)
- 2023 · Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford as Self
- 2023 · The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Self
- 2021 · Silent Night: A Song for the World as Douglas Haig
- 2021 · Bad Cupid as Archie
- 2020 · Valley of the Gods as Dr. Hermann
- 2020 · Tainted as Vladimir
- 2020 · Shadowtown as Einar
- 2020 · Grizzly II: Revenge as Bouchard
- 2019 · Santa Fake as Jow
- 2016 · Camera Store as Pinky Steuben
- 2015 · Killing Jesus as Annas
- 2014 · Under Milk Wood as Voice
- 2014 · Saul: The Journey to Damascus as Caiphas
- 2014 · Apocalypse Pompeii as Colonel Carlos Dillard
- 2013 · Prisoners of the Sun as Professor Hayden Masterton
- 2013 · Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map as Gnarlybeard (voice)
- 2013 · Concrete Blondes as Kostas Jakobatos
- 2013 · 100 Degrees Below Zero as Ralph Dillard
- 2013 · Smokin' as Doctor
- 2011 · Treasure Hunters as
- 2011 · Ferocious Planet as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
- 2010 · Three Wise Women as Green
- 2010 · Medium Raw as Elliot Carbon
- 2009 · 31 North 62 East as John Hammond
- 2009 · Reclaiming the Blade as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles as Sangimel
- 2007 · The Ferryman as The Greek
- 2007 · The Legend of Sasquatch as Ranger Steve
- 2005 · The King Maker as Phillippe
- 2005 · Shadows in the Sun as Mr. Andrew Benton
- 2005 · The Lost Angel as Father Kevin
- 2005 · The Game of Their Lives as Bill Jeffrey
- Future · Nameless as Barnaby
- 2005 · Chupacabra Terror as Captain Randolph
- 2005 · Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self
- 2004 · 12 Days of Terror as Captain
- 2004 · The Making of 'The Return of the King' as Self
- 2003 · The Making of Shōgun as
- 2003 · Justice League: Paradise Lost as Lord Hades (voice)
- 2003 · The Making of 'The Two Towers' as
- 2002 · The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' as Self
- 2001 · Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring as Narrator (voice)
- 2000 · Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists as King Akron
- 2000 · Britannic as Captain Barrett
- 1999 · Secret of the Andes as Father Claver
- 1997 · Cats Don't Dance as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
- 1996 · Bloodsport III as Jacques Duvalier
- 1996 · Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · The High Crusade as Bruder Parvus
- 1994 · Blood of the Innocent as Shmuda
- 1993 · South Beach as
- 1993 · The Magic Paintbrush as Zagal (voice)
- 1989 · The Gifted One as Carl Boardman
- 1984 · Best Revenge as Mustapha
- 1983 · Sadat as Gamal Abdel Nasser
- Future · The Way of the Wind as Uriah the Chief Elder
- 2025 · Machine Heart as Narrator
- 2020 · Moments in Spacetime as Mason
- 2016 · Winter Thaw as Martin Avdeitch
- 2016 · The Apostle Peter: Redemption as Peter
- 2015 · The Watchmaker's Apprentice as Narrator
- 2014 · Let The Season In as Self / Narrator
- 2012 · Escape as Malcom Andrews
- 2011 · Return to the Hiding Place as Eusi
- 2008 · Kiss Me Deadly as Yale Ericson
- 2004 · A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
- 2004 · The Privileged Planet as Narrator
- 2004 · Dragon Storm as King Fastrad
- 2003 · Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as self
- 2003 · Never Say Never Mind as
- 2002 · Endangered Species as Police Lt. Wyznowski
- 2000 · Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol as Ivan
- 1999 · Au Pair as Nigel Kent
- 1996 · Echo of Blue as
- 1994 · Robot in the Family as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
- 1992 · Canvas as Nick
- 1991 · The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- 1989 · Desperado: Badlands Justice as Richard Marriott
- 1988 · Young Toscanini as Rossi
- 1988 · Higher Ground as
- 1987 · The Little Match Girl as Chief Murphy
- 1987 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam as Edward Tremaine
- 1986 · In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro as Chris Tucker
- 1984 · No Man's Land as Grimshaw
- 1984 · Nairobi Affair as Simon
- 1979 · The Danedyke Mystery as Armchair
- Future · The Sword of Thyrus as King Athol
- 2025 · I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King as Narrator
- 2023 · Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Sallah
- 2022 · Kingslayer as Guillaume Maréchal
- 2021 · Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2020 · G-Loc as Henry
- 2020 · Wizards: Tales of Arcadia as Galahad (voice)
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2020 · Josh Gates Tonight as Self
- 2020 · I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland as
- 2019 · Mosley as Warnie (voice)
- 2019 · The Pilgrim's Progress as Evangelist (voice)
- 2018 · Aquaman as Brine King (voice)
- 2018 · Fragments of Truth as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Aux as Jack
- 2017 · I AM ISRAEL as Narrator
- 2016 · The Shannara Chronicles as Eventine
- 2016 · The Blue Mauritius as Hanson
- 2015 · Many Beautiful Things as John Ruskin (voice)
- 2015 · Golden Shoes as Burt
- 2015 · Documentary Now! as Garth Davies-Gruffudd
- 2015 · Beyond the Mask as Charles Kemp
- 2015 · Harvey Beaks as Elder Bug (voice)
- 2015 · Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made as Self
- 2015 · The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Goodsword (voice)
- 2014 · Time Lapse as Mr. Bezzeredes
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as BugAnne's Father (voice)
- 2013 · Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten as Bouchard (archive footage)
- 2012 · Missing Christmas as Narrator / Santa (voice)
- 2012 · Metal Hurlant Chronicles as L'alchimiste
- 2011 · KJB: The Book That Changed the World as Himeself (Narrator)
- 2011 · Once Upon a Time as Grand Pabbie (voice)
- 2011 · Face Off as Self - Guest Judge
- 2010 · Fish Hooks as Magic Apple (voice)
- 2010 · Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Watson (voice)
- 2009 · Anacondas: Trail of Blood as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
- 2009 · Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire as
- 2008 · Legend of the Seeker as Horace
- 2008 · The Search for the Ark of the Covenant as Narrator
- 2008 · Anaconda 3: Offspring as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
- 2007 · In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Merick
- 2006 · One Night with the King as Mordecai
- 2006 · Psych as Curator
- 2006 · Shark Bait as Thorton (voice)
- 2005 · Revelations as Professor Lampley
- 2005 · Prophecies of the Passion as Self
- 2004 · Catching Kringle as Santa
- 2004 · Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! as
- 2004 · Vlad as Narrator
- 2004 · The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Viscount Mabrey
- 2004 · The Lady Musketeer as Porthos
- 2004 · Stars of the Pharaohs as Narrator
- 2003 · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Gimli
- 2003 · Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King as Self / Narrator
- 2003 · J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth as Self
- 2003 · Coronado as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
- 2003 · The Medallion as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
- 2003 · The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai as Narrator
- 2003 · The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Helen of Troy as King Priam of Troy
- 2003 · The Jungle Book 2 as Ranjan's Father (voice)
- 2002 · The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
- 2002 · Sabretooth as Anthony Bricklin
- 2002 · Scorcher as Dr. Matthew Sallin
- 2002 · Fillmore! as
- 2001 · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Gimli
- 2001 · Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' as Self
- 2001 · Quest for the Ring as Self
- 2001 · Justice League as Lord Hades (voice)
- 2001 · The Zeta Project as Edgar Mandragora (voice)
- 2001 · Disney's House of Mouse as Oberon (voice)
- 2000 · The Gold Cross as Rodrigues
- 2000 · The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne as
- 1999 · SpongeBob SquarePants as Man Ray (voice)
- 1999 · Mickey Mouse Works as Oberon (voice)
- 1997 · The Protector as Rasheed
- 1997 · You Wish as Mustafa
- 1996 · Marquis de Sade as Inspector Marais
- 1996 · Bruno the Kid as
- 1996 · Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Asgarth (voice)
- 1996 · Arli$$ as
- 1996 · Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Cassim (voice)
- 1996 · The Great White Hype as Johnny Windsor
- 1996 · Catherine the Great as Pugachev
- 1995 · Glory Daze as Luther
- 1995 · Freakazoid! as Professor Beasthead (voice)
- 1995 · Pinky and the Brain as
- 1995 · Sliders as Maximillian Arturo
- 1995 · Star Trek: Voyager as Leonardo da Vinci
- 1994 · A Mind to Kill as
- 1994 · A Flintstones Christmas Carol as Charles Brickens (voice)
- 1994 · Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as Head Judge / Zifdo (voice)
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice)
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Findlaech (voice)
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Macbeth (voice)
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice)
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as Thor (voice)
- 1994 · Duckman as The Sultan of Dendron (voice)
- 1993 · Cyborg Cop as Kessel
- 1993 · Sunset Grill as Stockton
- 1993 · Animaniacs as Tympannini (voice)
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Mike King
- 1993 · The Seventh Coin as Captain Galil
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Michael Malone
- 1992 · Ring of the Musketeers as Maruice Treville
- 1992 · The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World as Host
- 1992 · The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter as Professor Warren
- 1992 · The Double 0 Kid as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)
- 1992 · Tales from the Crypt - Uncut as
- 1992 · Return to the Lost World as Professor George Challenger
- 1992 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing as Phillip Graff
- 1992 · The Lost World as Challanger
- 1991 · The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
- 1991 · The Legend of Prince Valiant as
- 1991 · Before the Storm as Flynn
- 1991 · Journey of Honor as El Zaidan
- 1991 · Under Cover as Flynn
- 1991 · Under Cover as Flynn
- 1991 · Archaeology as Host
- 1991 · I Misteri Della Giungla Nera as O'Connor
- 1990 · Secret Weapon as Mossad Chief
- 1989 · Rising Storm as Donwaldo
- 1989 · Great Expectations as Joe Gargery
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Duval
- 1989 · Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Sallah
- 1989 · The Trial of the Incredible Hulk as Wilson Fisk
- 1988 · Goddess of Love as Zeus
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as Sammy Mutterperl
- 1988 · Tusks as Roger Singh
- 1988 · Waxwork as Werewolf
- 1988 · Noble House as Quillan Gornt
- 1987 · The Living Daylights as General Leonid Pushkin
- 1986 · Firewalker as Corky Taylor
- 1985 · King Solomon's Mines as Dogati
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Harry Waverly
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Lancaster
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Harry Mordecai
- 1984 · Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as Baron Fortinbras
- 1984 · Kim as Babu
- 1984 · Robin of Sherwood as
- 1983 · Sahara as Rasoul
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1983 · Reilly: Ace of Spies as Tanyatos
- 1982 · Victor/Victoria as André Cassell
- 1982 · Ivanhoe as Front de Boeuf
- 1981 · The Island of Adventure as Smith
- 1980 · The Merchant of Venice as Salerio
- Future · DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr as Jarred Starr
- 1976 · Beasts: During Barty's Party as Peter Newell
- 1972 · The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night as Caleb Selling
- Future · Solomon Quinn as
- Future · Overhill Manor as
- Future · Heart of Aldoria as Theron
- 1981 · The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' as Self
- 1981 · Raiders of the Lost Ark as Sallah
- 1981 · Peter and Paul as Silas
- 1981 · Sphinx as Stephanos Markoulis
- 1980 · Shōgun as Vasco Rodrigues
- 1980 · A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square as Solicitor
- 1980 · Fox as Warleigh
- 1979 · Question Time as Self - Panellist
- 1979 · Henry VIII as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
- 1978 · The Nativity as Nestor
- 1978 · Fearless Frank as
- 1978 · Enemy at the Door as George Trenett
- 1978 · Hazell as Graves
- 1977 · BBC2 Play of the Week as Guy de Maupassant
- 1977 · 1990 as
- 1977 · CHiPs as Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)
- 1977 · Target as Hecht
- 1976 · Beasts as Peter Newell
- 1976 · I, Claudius as Macro
- 1975 · The Naked Civil Servant as Barndoor
- 1975 · Quiller as Leindorf
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Ron Brett
- 1974 · Fall of Eagles as Zinoviev
- 1974 · Zodiac as Aikman
- 1973 · Penny Gold as Rugby Player
- 1973 · Warship as
- 1971 · The Guardians as
- 1971 · Budgie as Laughing Spam Fritter
- 1962 · Z-Cars as
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Dunlop
- Future · Ellston Bay as Father



