8.7Acting
John Rhys-Davies
- Born
- 1944-05-05
- Birthplace
- Ammanford, Wales, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
281 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Bone Keeper
2026 · Movie
Professor Harisson
Starbright
2026 · Movie
Raphael
Amazing Grace: The Untold Story
2025 · Movie
Old John Newton
I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King
2025 · Movie
Narrator
Machine Heart
2025 · Movie
Narrator
The Gates
2024 · Movie
Frederick Ladbroke
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023 · Movie
Brine King (voice)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023 · Movie
Sallah
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023 · Movie
Self
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
2023 · Movie
Self
Kingslayer
2022 · Movie
Guillaume Maréchal
Bad Cupid
2021 · Movie
Archie
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021 · Movie
Self - Actor (archive footage)
G-Loc
2020 · Movie
Henry
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020 · Movie
Bouchard
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland
2020 · Movie
Old Patrick
Josh Gates Tonight
2020 · TV Show
Self
Moments in Spacetime
2020 · Movie
Mason
Reunited Apart
2020 · TV Show
Self
Shadowtown
2020 · Movie
Einar
Tainted
2020 · Movie
Vladimir
Valley of the Gods
2020 · Movie
Dr. Hermann
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
2020 · TV Show
Galahad / Old Galahad (voice)
Mosley
2019 · Movie
Warnie (voice)
Santa Fake
2019 · Movie
Jow
The Pilgrim's Progress
2019 · Movie
Evangelist (voice)
Aquaman
2018 · Movie
Brine King (voice)
Aux
2018 · Movie
Jack
Fragments of Truth
2018 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
Silent Night: A Song for the World
2018 · Movie
Douglas Haig
I AM ISRAEL
2017 · Movie
Narrator
Camera Store
2016 · Movie
Pinky Steuben
The Apostle Peter: Redemption
2016 · Movie
Peter
The Blue Mauritius
2016 · Movie
Hanson
The Shannara Chronicles
2016 · TV Show
Eventine
Winter Thaw
2016 · Movie
Martin Avdeitch
Beyond the Mask
2015 · Movie
Charles Kemp
Documentary Now!
2015 · TV Show
Garth Davies-Gruffudd
Golden Shoes
2015 · Movie
Burt
Harvey Beaks
2015 · TV Show
Elder Bug (voice)
Killing Jesus
2015 · Movie
Annas
Many Beautiful Things
2015 · Movie
John Ruskin (voice)
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
2015 · Movie
Self
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015 · TV Show
Goodsword (voice)
The Watchmaker's Apprentice
2015 · Movie
Narrator
Apocalypse Pompeii
2014 · Movie
Colonel Carlos Dillard
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
2014 · Movie
Yousef (voice)
Let The Season In
2014 · Movie
Self / Narrator
Saul: The Journey to Damascus
2014 · Movie
Caiphas
Time Lapse
2014 · Movie
Mr. Bezzeredes
Under Milk Wood
2014 · Movie
Voice
100 Degrees Below Zero
2013 · Movie
Ralph Dillard
Concrete Blondes
2013 · Movie
Kostas Jakobatos
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
2013 · TV Show
Bouchard (archive footage)
Prisoners of the Sun
2013 · Movie
Professor Hayden Masterton
Rick and Morty
2013 · TV Show
BugAnne's Father (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
2013 · Movie
Gnarlybeard (voice)
Smokin'
2013 · Movie
Doctor
Escape
2012 · Movie
Malcom Andrews
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
2012 · TV Show
L'alchimiste
Missing Christmas
2012 · Movie
Narrator / Santa (voice)
Face Off
2011 · TV Show
Self - Guest Judge
Ferocious Planet
2011 · Movie
Senator Jackson Crenshaw
KJB: The Book That Changed the World
2011 · Movie
Himeself (Narrator) · Writer
Once Upon a Time
2011 · TV Show
Grand Pabbie (voice)
Return to the Hiding Place
2011 · Movie
Eusi
Treasure Hunters
2011 · Movie
Cast
Fish Hooks
2010 · TV Show
Magic Apple (voice)
Medium Raw
2010 · Movie
Elliot Carbon
Three Wise Women
2010 · Movie
Green
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
2010 · Movie
Dr. Watson (voice)
31 North 62 East
2009 · Movie
John Hammond
Anacondas: Trail of Blood
2009 · Movie
Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
2009 · TV Show
Cast
Reclaiming the Blade
2009 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
Anaconda 3: Offspring
2008 · Movie
Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles
2008 · Movie
Sangimel
Kiss Me Deadly
2008 · Movie
Yale Ericson
Legend of the Seeker
2008 · TV Show
Horace
The Search for the Ark of the Covenant
2008 · Movie
Narrator
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
2007 · Movie
Merick
The Ferryman
2007 · Movie
The Greek
The Legend of Sasquatch
2007 · Movie
Ranger Steve
One Night with the King
2006 · Movie
Mordecai
Psych
2006 · TV Show
Curator
Shark Bait
2006 · Movie
Thorton (voice)
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2006 · Movie
Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2006 · Movie
Self
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2006 · Movie
Self
Chupacabra Terror
2005 · Movie
Captain Randolph
Collectormania 7
2005 · Movie
Self
Prophecies of the Passion
2005 · Movie
Self
Revelations
2005 · TV Show
Professor Lampley
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005 · Movie
Self
Shadows in the Sun
2005 · Movie
Mr. Andrew Benton
The Game of Their Lives
2005 · Movie
Bill Jeffrey
The King Maker
2005 · Movie
Phillippe
The Lost Angel
2005 · Movie
Father Kevin
12 Days of Terror
2004 · Movie
Captain
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004 · Movie
Self
Catching Kringle
2004 · Movie
Santa
Dragon Storm
2004 · Movie
King Fastrad
Stars of the Pharaohs
2004 · Movie
Narrator
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004 · TV Show
Cast
The Lady Musketeer
2004 · TV Show
Porthos
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004 · Movie
Viscount Mabrey
The Privileged Planet
2004 · Movie
Narrator
Vlad
2004 · Movie
Narrator
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003 · Movie
Self / Narrator
Coronado
2003 · Movie
Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
Helen of Troy
2003 · TV Show
King Priam of Troy
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
2003 · Movie
self
Justice League: Paradise Lost
2003 · Movie
Lord Hades (voice)
Never Say Never Mind
2003 · Movie
Cast
The Jungle Book 2
2003 · Movie
Ranjan's Father (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Movie
Gimli
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
2003 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Making of Shōgun
2003 · Movie
Cast
The Medallion
2003 · Movie
Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai
2003 · Movie
Narrator
The Two Towers: J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
2003 · Movie
Self
Endangered Species
2002 · Movie
Police Lt. Wyznowski
Fillmore!
2002 · TV Show
Cast
Sabretooth
2002 · Movie
Anthony Bricklin
Scorcher
2002 · Movie
Dr. Matthew Sallin
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
2002 · Movie
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
2002 · Movie
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
2002 · Movie
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
2002 · Movie
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
2002 · Movie
Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Movie
Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
Disney's House of Mouse
2001 · TV Show
Oberon (voice)
Justice League
2001 · TV Show
Lord Hades (voice)
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001 · Movie
Self
Quest for the Ring
2001 · Movie
Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Movie
Gimli
The Zeta Project
2001 · TV Show
Edgar Mandragora (voice)
Britannic
2000 · Movie
Captain Barrett
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol
2000 · Movie
Ivan
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
2000 · Movie
King Akron
Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion
2000 · Movie
Leonardo da Vinci
The Gold Cross
2000 · Movie
Rodrigues
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000 · TV Show
Cast
Au Pair
1999 · Movie
Nigel Kent
Mickey Mouse Works
1999 · TV Show
Oberon (voice)
Secret of the Andes
1999 · Movie
Father Claver
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999 · TV Show
Man Ray (voice)
Cats Don't Dance
1997 · Movie
Woolie Mammoth (voice)
The Protector
1997 · Movie
Rasheed
You Wish
1997 · TV Show
Mustafa
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996 · Movie
Cassim (voice)
Arli$$
1996 · TV Show
Davey Owen Jones
Bloodsport III
1996 · Movie
Jacques Duvalier
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
1996 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
Bruno the Kid
1996 · TV Show
Cast
Catherine the Great
1996 · Movie
Pugachev
Echo of Blue
1996 · Movie
Cast
Marquis de Sade
1996 · Movie
Inspector Marais
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
1996 · TV Show
Asgarth (voice)
The Great White Hype
1996 · Movie
Johnny Windsor
Freakazoid!
1995 · TV Show
Professor Beasthead (voice)
Glory Daze
1995 · Movie
Luther
Pinky and the Brain
1995 · TV Show
Cast
Sliders
1995 · TV Show
Maximillian Arturo · Story
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · TV Show
Leonardo da Vinci
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
1994 · Movie
Charles Brickens (voice)
A Mind to Kill
1994 · TV Show
Cast
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994 · TV Show
Head Judge / Zifdo (voice)
Blood of the Innocent
1994 · Movie
Shmuda
Duckman
1994 · TV Show
The Sultan of Dendron (voice)
Fantastic Four
1994 · TV Show
Thor (voice)
Gargoyles
1994 · TV Show
Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice) · Findlaech (voice) · Macbeth (voice) · Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice)
Robot in the Family
1994 · Movie
Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
The High Crusade
1994 · Movie
Bruder Parvus
Animaniacs
1993 · TV Show
Tympannini (voice)
Cyborg Cop
1993 · Movie
Kessel
Peak Practice
1993 · TV Show
Mike King
South Beach
1993 · Movie
Cast
Sunset Grill
1993 · Movie
Stockton
The Magic Paintbrush
1993 · Movie
Zagal (voice)
The Seventh Coin
1993 · Movie
Captain Galil
The Untouchables
1993 · TV Show
Michael Malone
Batman: The Animated Series
1992 · TV Show
'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)
Canvas
1992 · Movie
Nick
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
1992 · Movie
Phillip Graff
Return to the Lost World
1992 · Movie
Professor George Challenger
Ring of the Musketeers
1992 · TV Show
Maruice Treville
The Double 0 Kid
1992 · Movie
Rudi Von Kseenbaum
The Lost World
1992 · Movie
Challanger
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
1992 · Movie
Host
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
1992 · Movie
Professor Warren
Archaeology
1991 · TV Show
Host
Before the Storm
1991 · Movie
Flynn
I Misteri Della Giungla Nera
1991 · TV Show
O'Connor
Journey of Honor
1991 · Movie
El Zaidan
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991 · TV Show
Cast
The Strauss Dynasty
1991 · Movie
Gribov
The Strauss Dynasty
1991 · TV Show
Gribov
Under Cover
1991 · Movie
Flynn
Under Cover
1991 · TV Show
Flynn
Secret Weapon
1990 · Movie
Mossad Chief
Desperado: Badlands Justice
1989 · Movie
Richard Marriott
Great Expectations
1989 · TV Show
Joe Gargery
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989 · Movie
Sallah
Rising Storm
1989 · Movie
Donwaldo
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV Show
Duval
The Gifted One
1989 · Movie
Carl Boardman
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
1989 · Movie
Wilson Fisk
Goddess of Love
1988 · Movie
Zeus
Higher Ground
1988 · Movie
Cast
Noble House
1988 · TV Show
Quillan Gornt
Tusks
1988 · Movie
Roger Singh · Writer
War and Remembrance
1988 · TV Show
Sammy Mutterperl
Waxwork
1988 · Movie
Werewolf
Young Toscanini
1988 · Movie
Rossi
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
1987 · Movie
Edward Tremaine
The Little Match Girl
1987 · Movie
Chief Murphy
The Living Daylights
1987 · Movie
General Leonid Pushkin
Firewalker
1986 · Movie
Corky Taylor
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro
1986 · Movie
Chris Tucker
King Solomon's Mines
1985 · Movie
Dogati
Best Revenge
1984 · Movie
Mustapha
Kim
1984 · Movie
Babu
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
Harry Waverly · Lancaster · Harry Mordecai
Nairobi Affair
1984 · Movie
Simon
No Man's Land
1984 · Movie
Grimshaw
Robin of Sherwood
1984 · TV Show
King Richard
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984 · Movie
Baron Fortinbras
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983 · TV Show
Tanyatos
Sadat
1983 · TV Show
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Sahara
1983 · Movie
Rasoul
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · TV Show
Cast
Ivanhoe
1982 · Movie
Front de Boeuf
Victor/Victoria
1982 · Movie
André Cassell
Peter and Paul
1981 · TV Show
Silas
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 · Movie
Sallah
Sphinx
1981 · Movie
Stephanos Markoulis
The Island of Adventure
1981 · Movie
Smith
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
1981 · Movie
Self
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
1980 · Movie
Solicitor
Fox
1980 · Movie
Warleigh
Shogun
1980 · Movie
Vasco Rodrigues
Shōgun
1980 · TV Show
Vasco Rodrigues
The Merchant of Venice
1980 · Movie
Salerio
Henry VIII
1979 · Movie
Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
Question Time
1979 · TV Show
Self - Panellist
The Danedyke Mystery
1979 · Movie
Armchair
Enemy at the Door
1978 · TV Show
George Trenett
Fearless Frank
1978 · Movie
Cast
Hazell
1978 · TV Show
Graves
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 · TV Show
Salerio
The Nativity
1978 · Movie
Nestor
1990
1977 · TV Show
Cast
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · TV Show
Guy de Maupassant
CHiPs
1977 · TV Show
Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)
Target
1977 · TV Show
Hecht
Beasts
1976 · TV Show
Peter Newell
Beasts: During Barty's Party
1976 · Movie
Peter Newell
I, Claudius
1976 · TV Show
Macro
Quiller
1975 · TV Show
Leindorf
The Naked Civil Servant
1975 · Movie
Barndoor
The Sweeney
1975 · TV Show
Ron Brett
Fall of Eagles
1974 · TV Show
Zinoviev
Zodiac
1974 · TV Show
Aikman
Penny Gold
1973 · Movie
Rugby Player
Warship
1973 · TV Show
Cast
New Scotland Yard
1972 · TV Show
DS Hill
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
1972 · Movie
Caleb Selling
Budgie
1971 · TV Show
Laughing Spam Fritter
The Guardians
1971 · TV Show
First Guardian
Z-Cars
1962 · TV Show
Cast
Dixon of Dock Green
1955 · TV Show
Dunlop
DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr
Date unknown · Movie
Jarred Starr
Ellston Bay
Date unknown · Movie
Father
Heart of Aldoria
Date unknown · Movie
Theron
Nameless
Date unknown · Movie
Barnaby
Seniors
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
Solomon Quinn
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
The Sword of Thyrus
Date unknown · Movie
King Athol
The Way of the Wind
Date unknown · Movie
Uriah the Chief Elder