Acting
John Rhys-Davies
Born 1944-05-05
Ammanford, Wales, UK
Department: Acting
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
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
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Aquaman
2018
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
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Rick and Morty
2013
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
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The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (289 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bone Keeper | Professor Harisson | Movie | 2026 |
 | Starbright | Raphael | Movie | 2026 |
 | Amazing Grace: The Untold Story | Old John Newton | Movie | 2025 |
 | Machine Heart | Narrator | Movie | 2025 |
 | I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King | Narrator | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Gates | Frederick Ladbroke | Movie | 2024 |
 | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | Brine King (voice) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Sallah | Movie | 2023 |
 | Kingslayer | Guillaume Maréchal | Movie | 2022 |
 | Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Bad Cupid | Archie | Movie | 2021 |
 | Moments in Spacetime | Mason | Movie | 2020 |
 | Valley of the Gods | Dr. Hermann | Movie | 2020 |
 | G-Loc | Henry | Movie | 2020 |
 | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Galahad / Old Galahad (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Tainted | Vladimir | Movie | 2020 |
 | Reunited Apart | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Josh Gates Tonight | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland | Old Patrick | Movie | 2020 |
 | Shadowtown | Einar | Movie | 2020 |
 | Grizzly II: Revenge | Bouchard | Movie | 2020 |
 | Mosley | Warnie (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Santa Fake | Jow | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Pilgrim's Progress | Evangelist (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Silent Night: A Song for the World | Douglas Haig | Movie | 2018 |
 | Aquaman | Brine King (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Fragments of Truth | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Aux | Jack | Movie | 2018 |
 | I AM ISRAEL | Narrator | Movie | 2017 |
 | Camera Store | Pinky Steuben | Movie | 2016 |
 | Winter Thaw | Martin Avdeitch | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Apostle Peter: Redemption | Peter | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Shannara Chronicles | Eventine | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Blue Mauritius | Hanson | Movie | 2016 |
 | Many Beautiful Things | John Ruskin (voice) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Golden Shoes | Burt | Movie | 2015 |
 | Documentary Now! | Garth Davies-Gruffudd | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Watchmaker's Apprentice | Narrator | Movie | 2015 |
 | Beyond the Mask | Charles Kemp | Movie | 2015 |
 | Killing Jesus | Annas | Movie | 2015 |
 | Harvey Beaks | Elder Bug (voice) | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Goodsword (voice) | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Let The Season In | Self / Narrator | Movie | 2014 |
 | Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet | Yousef (voice) | Movie | 2014 |
 | Time Lapse | Mr. Bezzeredes | Movie | 2014 |
 | Under Milk Wood | Voice | Movie | 2014 |
 | Saul: The Journey to Damascus | Caiphas | Movie | 2014 |
 | Apocalypse Pompeii | Colonel Carlos Dillard | Movie | 2014 |
 | Prisoners of the Sun | Professor Hayden Masterton | Movie | 2013 |
 | Rick and Morty | BugAnne's Father (voice) | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten | Bouchard (archive footage) | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map | Gnarlybeard (voice) | Movie | 2013 |
 | Concrete Blondes | Kostas Jakobatos | Movie | 2013 |
 | 100 Degrees Below Zero | Ralph Dillard | Movie | 2013 |
| Smokin' | Doctor | Movie | 2013 | |
 | Missing Christmas | Narrator / Santa (voice) | Movie | 2012 |
 | Metal Hurlant Chronicles | L'alchimiste | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Escape | Malcom Andrews | Movie | 2012 |
 | KJB: The Book That Changed the World | Himeself (Narrator) | Movie | 2011 |
| KJB: The Book That Changed the World | Writer | Movie | 2011 |
 | Once Upon a Time | Grand Pabbie (voice) | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Return to the Hiding Place | Eusi | Movie | 2011 |
 | Treasure Hunters | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | Ferocious Planet | Senator Jackson Crenshaw | Movie | 2011 |
 | Face Off | Self - Guest Judge | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Three Wise Women | Green | Movie | 2010 |
 | Fish Hooks | Magic Apple (voice) | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | Dr. Watson (voice) | Movie | 2010 |
 | Medium Raw | Elliot Carbon | Movie | 2010 |
 | 31 North 62 East | John Hammond | Movie | 2009 |
 | Anacondas: Trail of Blood | Peter "J.D." Murdoch | Movie | 2009 |
 | Reclaiming the Blade | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Legend of the Seeker | Horace | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Search for the Ark of the Covenant | Narrator | Movie | 2008 |
 | Anaconda 3: Offspring | Peter "J.D." Murdoch | Movie | 2008 |
 | Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles | Sangimel | Movie | 2008 |
 | Kiss Me Deadly | Yale Ericson | Movie | 2008 |
 | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | Merick | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Ferryman | The Greek | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Legend of Sasquatch | Ranger Steve | Movie | 2007 |
 | One Night with the King | Mordecai | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Making of 'The Two Towers' | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Making of 'The Return of the King' | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Shark Bait | Thorton (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Psych | Curator | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The King Maker | Phillippe | Movie | 2005 |
 | Collectormania 7 | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Shadows in the Sun | Mr. Andrew Benton | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Lost Angel | Father Kevin | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Game of Their Lives | Bill Jeffrey | Movie | 2005 |
 | Revelations | Professor Lampley | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Prophecies of the Passion | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Chupacabra Terror | Captain Randolph | Movie | 2005 |
 | Ringers: Lord of the Fans | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' | Self | Movie | 2004 |
| Catching Kringle | Santa | Movie | 2004 | |
 | The Privileged Planet | Narrator | Movie | 2004 |
 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Vlad | Narrator | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Viscount Mabrey | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Lady Musketeer | Porthos | TV Series | 2004 |
 | 12 Days of Terror | Captain | Movie | 2004 |
 | Dragon Storm | King Fastrad | Movie | 2004 |
 | Stars of the Pharaohs | Narrator | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Gimli | Movie | 2003 |
 | Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King | Self / Narrator | Movie | 2003 |
 | J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy | self | Movie | 2003 |
 | Coronado | Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos | Movie | 2003 |
| The Making of Shōgun | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2003 | |
 | Never Say Never Mind | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Medallion | Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe | Movie | 2003 |
 | Justice League: Paradise Lost | Lord Hades (voice) | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai | Narrator | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2003 |
 | Helen of Troy | King Priam of Troy | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The Jungle Book 2 | Ranjan's Father (voice) | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gimli / Treebeard (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
 | Sabretooth | Anthony Bricklin | Movie | 2002 |
 | Endangered Species | Police Lt. Wyznowski | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script | Self | Movie | 2002 |
| The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design | Self | Movie | 2002 |
| The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast | Self | Movie | 2002 |
| The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Scorcher | Dr. Matthew Sallin | Movie | 2002 |
 | Fillmore! | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Gimli | Movie | 2001 |
 | Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | Quest for the Ring | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | Justice League | Lord Hades (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The Zeta Project | Edgar Mandragora (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Disney's House of Mouse | Oberon (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol | Ivan | Movie | 2000 |
 | Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion | Leonardo da Vinci | Movie | 2000 |
| The Gold Cross | Rodrigues | Movie | 2000 | |
 | The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists | King Akron | Movie | 2000 |
 | Britannic | Captain Barrett | Movie | 2000 |
 | Au Pair | Nigel Kent | Movie | 1999 |
 | Secret of the Andes | Father Claver | Movie | 1999 |
 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Man Ray (voice) | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Mickey Mouse Works | Oberon (voice) | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The Protector | Rasheed | Movie | 1997 |
 | You Wish | Mustafa | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Cats Don't Dance | Woolie Mammoth (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Bloodsport III | Jacques Duvalier | Movie | 1996 |
 | Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1996 |
 | Marquis de Sade | Inspector Marais | Movie | 1996 |
 | Bruno the Kid | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Asgarth (voice) | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Arli$$ | Davey Owen Jones | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Cassim (voice) | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Great White Hype | Johnny Windsor | Movie | 1996 |
 | Catherine the Great | Pugachev | Movie | 1996 |
 | Echo of Blue | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | Glory Daze | Luther | Movie | 1995 |
 | Pinky and the Brain | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Freakazoid! | Professor Beasthead (voice) | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Sliders | Maximillian Arturo | TV Series | 1995 |
| Sliders | Story | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Star Trek: Voyager | Leonardo da Vinci | TV Series | 1995 |
 | A Mind to Kill | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1994 |
 | A Flintstones Christmas Carol | Charles Brickens (voice) | Movie | 1994 |
 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Head Judge / Zifdo (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Gargoyles | Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
| Gargoyles | Findlaech (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
| Gargoyles | Macbeth (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
| Gargoyles | Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Fantastic Four | Thor (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | The High Crusade | Bruder Parvus | Movie | 1994 |
 | Duckman | The Sultan of Dendron (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Robot in the Family | Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri | Movie | 1994 |
 | Blood of the Innocent | Shmuda | Movie | 1994 |
 | Cyborg Cop | Kessel | Movie | 1993 |
 | Sunset Grill | Stockton | Movie | 1993 |
 | Animaniacs | Tympannini (voice) | TV Series | 1993 |
 | South Beach | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
 | Peak Practice | Mike King | TV Series | 1993 |
 | The Seventh Coin | Captain Galil | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Magic Paintbrush | Zagal (voice) | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Untouchables | Michael Malone | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Ring of the Musketeers | Maruice Treville | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World | Host | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter | Professor Warren | Movie | 1992 |
 | Canvas | Nick | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Double 0 Kid | Rudi Von Kseenbaum | Movie | 1992 |
 | Batman: The Animated Series | 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice) | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Return to the Lost World | Professor George Challenger | Movie | 1992 |
 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing | Phillip Graff | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Lost World | Challanger | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Strauss Dynasty | Gribov | TV Series | 1991 |
 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Before the Storm | Flynn | Movie | 1991 |
 | Journey of Honor | El Zaidan | Movie | 1991 |
| Under Cover | Flynn | TV Series | 1991 | |
 | Under Cover | Flynn | Movie | 1991 |
| The Strauss Dynasty | Gribov | Movie | 1991 |
| Archaeology | Host | TV Series | 1991 | |
 | I Misteri Della Giungla Nera | O'Connor | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Secret Weapon | Mossad Chief | Movie | 1990 |
 | Desperado: Badlands Justice | Richard Marriott | Movie | 1989 |
 | Rising Storm | Donwaldo | Movie | 1989 |
 | Great Expectations | Joe Gargery | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Gifted One | Carl Boardman | Movie | 1989 |
 | Tales from the Crypt | Duval | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Sallah | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Trial of the Incredible Hulk | Wilson Fisk | Movie | 1989 |
 | Goddess of Love | Zeus | Movie | 1988 |
 | War and Remembrance | Sammy Mutterperl | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Young Toscanini | Rossi | Movie | 1988 |
 | Higher Ground | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | Tusks | Roger Singh | Movie | 1988 |
| Tusks | Writer | Movie | 1988 |
 | Waxwork | Werewolf | Movie | 1988 |
 | Noble House | Quillan Gornt | TV Series | 1988 |
 | The Little Match Girl | Chief Murphy | Movie | 1987 |
 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam | Edward Tremaine | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Living Daylights | General Leonid Pushkin | Movie | 1987 |
 | Firewalker | Corky Taylor | Movie | 1986 |
 | In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro | Chris Tucker | Movie | 1986 |
 | King Solomon's Mines | Dogati | Movie | 1985 |
 | Best Revenge | Mustapha | Movie | 1984 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Harry Waverly | TV Series | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Lancaster | TV Series | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Harry Mordecai | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Baron Fortinbras | Movie | 1984 |
 | No Man's Land | Grimshaw | Movie | 1984 |
 | Kim | Babu | Movie | 1984 |
 | Robin of Sherwood | King Richard | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Nairobi Affair | Simon | Movie | 1984 |
 | Sahara | Rasoul | Movie | 1983 |
| Sadat | Gamal Abdel Nasser | TV Series | 1983 | |
 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Reilly: Ace of Spies | Tanyatos | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Victor/Victoria | André Cassell | Movie | 1982 |
 | Ivanhoe | Front de Boeuf | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Island of Adventure | Smith | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' | Self | Movie | 1981 |
 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Sallah | Movie | 1981 |
 | Peter and Paul | Silas | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Sphinx | Stephanos Markoulis | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Merchant of Venice | Salerio | Movie | 1980 |
 | Shogun | Vasco Rodrigues | Movie | 1980 |
 | Shōgun | Vasco Rodrigues | TV Series | 1980 |
 | A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Solicitor | Movie | 1980 |
| Fox | Warleigh | Movie | 1980 | |
 | Question Time | Self - Panellist | TV Series | 1979 |
 | The Danedyke Mystery | Armchair | Movie | 1979 |
 | Henry VIII | Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Nativity | Nestor | Movie | 1978 |
 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Salerio | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Fearless Frank | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | Enemy at the Door | George Trenett | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Hazell | Graves | TV Series | 1978 |
 | BBC2 Play of the Week | Guy de Maupassant | TV Series | 1977 |
 | 1990 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | CHiPs | Nakura (as John Rhys Davies) | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Target | Hecht | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Beasts: During Barty's Party | Peter Newell | Movie | 1976 |
 | Beasts | Peter Newell | TV Series | 1976 |
 | I, Claudius | Macro | TV Series | 1976 |
 | The Naked Civil Servant | Barndoor | Movie | 1975 |
 | Quiller | Leindorf | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Sweeney | Ron Brett | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Fall of Eagles | Zinoviev | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Zodiac | Aikman | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Penny Gold | Rugby Player | Movie | 1973 |
 | Warship | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1973 |
 | The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night | Caleb Selling | Movie | 1972 |
 | New Scotland Yard | DS Hill | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Guardians | First Guardian | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Budgie | Laughing Spam Fritter | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Z-Cars | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Dixon of Dock Green | Dunlop | TV Series | 1955 |
 | The Sword of Thyrus | King Athol | Movie | — |
 | Nameless | Barnaby | Movie | — |
 | DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr | Jarred Starr | Movie | — |
 | The Way of the Wind | Uriah the Chief Elder | Movie | — |
 | Seniors | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |
 | Ellston Bay | Father | Movie | — |
| Solomon Quinn | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| Heart of Aldoria | Theron | Movie | — |