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
| Homepage | https://johnsonlaird.com/our-actors/John-Rhys-Davies |
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| Birth Location | Ammanford, Wales, UK |
| Born | 1944-05-05 |
Movies
The Gates
as Frederick Ladbroke
2024
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Brine King (voice)
2023
2023
2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
as Sallah
2023
Kingslayer
as Guillaume Maréchal
2023
Starbright
as Raphael
2022
Silent Night: A Song for the World
as Douglas Haig
2021
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2021
Bad Cupid
as Archie
2021
Moments in Spacetime
as Mason
2020
Valley of the Gods
as Dr. Hermann
2020
G-Loc
as Henry
2020
Tainted
as Vladimir
2020
Shadowtown
as Einar
2020
Grizzly II: Revenge
as Bouchard
2020
Mosley
as Warnie (voice)
2019
Santa Fake
as Jow
2019
The Pilgrim's Progress
as Evangelist (voice)
2019
Aquaman
as Brine King (voice)
2018
Fragments of Truth
as Narrator (voice)
2018
Aux
as Jack
2018
I Am Israel
as Narrator
2017
Camera Store
as Pinky Steuben
2016
Winter Thaw
as Martin Avdeitch
2016
The Apostle Peter: Redemption
as Peter
2016
The Blue Mauritius
as Hanson
2016
Many Beautiful Things
as John Ruskin (voice)
2015
Golden Shoes
as Burt
2015
The Watchmaker's Apprentice
as Narrator
2015
Beyond the Mask
as Charles Kemp
2015
Killing Jesus
as Annas
2015
Let The Season In
as Self / Narrator
2014
Under Milk Wood
as Voice
2014
Time Lapse
as Mr. Bezzeredes
2014
Saul: The Journey to Damascus
as Caiphas
2014
Apocalypse Pompeii
as Colonel Carlos Dillard
2014
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
2013
Missing Christmas
as Narrator / Santa (voice)
2012
Escape
as Malcom Andrews
2012
Return to the Hiding Place
as Eusi
2011
2011
Ferocious Planet
as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
2011
The King James Bible: The Book That Changed the World
as Himeself (Narrator)
2011
Three Wise Women
as Green
2010
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Watson (voice)
2010
Medium Raw
as Elliot Carbon
2010
31 North 62 East
as John Hammond
2009
Reclaiming the Blade
as Narrator (voice)
2009
Anacondas: Trail of Blood
as Murdoch
2009
The Search for the Ark of the Covenant
as Narrator
2008
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles
as Sangimel
2008
Anaconda 3: Offspring
as Murdoch
2008
Kiss Me Deadly
as Yale Ericson
2008
2007
The Ferryman
as The Greek
2007
One Night with the King
as Mordecai
2006
Shark Bait
as Thorton (voice)
2006
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
2005
Chupacabra Terror
as Captain Randolph
2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
2005
The Privileged Planet
as Narrator
2004
Vlad
as Narrator
2004
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
as Viscount Mabrey
2004
12 Days Of Terror
as Captain
2004
Dragon Storm
as King Fastrad
2004
Stars of the Pharaohs
as Narrator
2004
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
as Narrator
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
2003
Coronado
as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
2003
2003
2003
The Medallion
as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
2003
Justice League: Paradise Lost
as Lord Hades (voice)
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)
2003
Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
as Himself
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
2002
Sabretooth
as Anthony Bricklin
2002
Endangered Species
as Police Lt. Wyznowski
2002
Scorcher
as Dr. Matthew Sallin
2002
2002
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Narrator (voice)
2001
2001
Quest for the Ring
as Self
2001
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol
as Ivan
2000
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
as King Akron
2000
Britannic
as Captain Barrett
2000
Au Pair
as Nigel Kent
1999
Secret of the Andes
as Father Claver
1999
Body Armor
as Rasheed
1997
Cats Don't Dance
as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
1997
Bloodsport III
as Jacques Duvalier
1996
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
as Narrator (voice)
1996
Marquis de Sade
as Inspector Marais
1996
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
as Cassim (voice)
1996
The Great White Hype
as Johnny Windsor
1996
Catherine the Great
as Pugachev
1996
1996
Glory Daze
as Luther
1995
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
as Charles Brickens (voice)
1994
The High Crusade
as Bruder Parvus
1994
Robot in the Family
as Neighbour
1994
Blood of the Innocent
as Shmuda
1994
Cyborg Cop
as Kessel
1993
Sunset Grill
as Stockton
1993
1993
The Seventh Coin
as Captain Galil
1993
The Magic Paintbrush
as Zagal (voice)
1993
Ring of the Musketeers
as Maurice Treville
1992
1992
The Unnamable II
as Professor Warren
1992
Canvas
as Nick
1992
The Double 0 Kid
as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
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
1992
Journey of Honor
as El Zaidan
1991
The Strauss Dynasty
as Gribov
1991
Before the Storm
as Flynn
1991
Secret Weapon
as Mossad Chief
1990
Desperado: Badlands Justice
as Richard Marriott
1989
Rising Storm
as Donwaldo
1989
The Gifted One
as Carl Boardman
1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
as Sallah
1989
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
as Wilson Fisk
1989
Goddess of Love
as Zeus
1988
Young Toscanini
as Rossi
1988
1988
Tusks
as Roger Singh
1988
Waxwork
as Werewolf
1988
The Little Match Girl
as Chief Murphy
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
as Edward Tremaine
1987
The Living Daylights
as General Leonid Pushkin
1987
Firewalker
as Corky Taylor
1986
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro
as Chris Tucker
1986
King Solomon's Mines
as Dogati
1985
Best Revenge
as Mustapha
1984
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Baron Fortinbras
1984
No Man's Land
as Grimshaw
1984
Kim
as Babu
1984
Nairobi Affair
as Simon
1984
Sahara
as Rasoul
1983
Victor/Victoria
as Andre Cassell
1982
Ivanhoe
as Front de Boeuf
1982
The Island of Adventure
as Smith
1981
1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Sallah
1981
Sphinx
as Stephanos Markoulis
1981
The Merchant of Venice
as Salerio
1980
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
as Solicitor
1980
Fox
as Warleigh
1980
Henry VIII
as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
1979
The Nativity
as Nestor
1978
1978
Beasts: During Barty's Party
as Peter Newell
1976
The Naked Civil Servant
as Barndoor
1975
Penny Gold
as Rugby Player
1974
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
as Caleb Selling
1972
Nameless
as Barnaby
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The Sword of Thyrus
as King Athol
-
Movies
Tusks
Writer
1988
