John Rhys-Davies

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

266

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-05-05 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Ammanford, Wales, UK

Also Known As

  • John Rhys Davies
  • Jonathan Rhys-Davies
  • John Rhys-Davis
  • Джон Рис-Дэвис
  • جان ریس-دیویس

John Rhys-Davies

Biography

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.

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Known For

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Acting

Lantern City as Desmond Wilhorn
Archaeology as Host
The Sword of Thyrus as King Athol
Nameless as Barnaby
DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr as Jarred Starr
Legends of Ileydria as Narrator
2025
Starbright as Raphael
2024
The Gates as Frederick Ladbroke
2023
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Brine King (voice)
2023
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford as Self
2023
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Self
2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Sallah
2022
Kingslayer as Guillaume Maréchal
2021
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
2020
Moments in Spacetime as Mason
2020
Valley of the Gods as Dr. Hermann
2020
G-Loc as Henry
2020
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia as Galahad (voice)
2020
Tainted as Vladimir
2020
Reunited Apart as Self
2020
Josh Gates Tonight as Self
2020
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland
2020
Shadowtown as Einar
2020
Grizzly II: Revenge as Bouchard
2019
Mosley as Warnie (voice)
2019
Santa Fake as Jow
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
Camera Store as Pinky Steuben
2016
Winter Thaw as Martin Avdeitch
2016
The Apostle Peter: Redemption as Peter
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
The Watchmaker's Apprentice as Narrator
2015
Beyond the Mask as Charles Kemp
2015
Killing Jesus as Annas
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
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
2013
Prisoners of the Sun as Professor Hayden Masterton
2013
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten as Bouchard (archive footage)
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
2012
Missing Christmas as Narrator / Santa (voice)
2012
Metal Hurlant Chronicles as L'alchimiste
2012
Escape as Malcom Andrews
2011
Once Upon a Time as Grand Pabbie (voice)
2011
Once Upon a Time as Narrator (voice)
2011
Return to the Hiding Place as Eusi
2011
Treasure Hunters
2011
Ferocious Planet as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
2011
The King James Bible: The Book That Changed the World as Himeself (Narrator)
2011
Face Off as Self - Guest Judge
2010
Three Wise Women as Green
2010
Fish Hooks as Magic Apple (voice)
2010
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Watson (voice)
2010
Medium Raw as Elliot Carbon
2009
31 North 62 East as John Hammond
2009
Anacondas: Trail of Blood as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
2009
Reclaiming the Blade as Narrator (voice)
2009
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
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
2008
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles as Sangimel
2008
Kiss Me Deadly as Yale Ericson
2007
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Merick
2007
The Legend of Sasquatch as Ranger Steve
2007
The Ferryman as The Greek
2006
One Night with the King as Mordecai
2006
Psych as Curator
2006
Shark Bait as Thorton (voice)
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
2005
Revelations as Professor Lampley
2005
Chupacabra Terror as Captain Randolph
2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self
2004
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
2004
Catching Kringle as Santa
2004
The Privileged Planet as Narrator
2004
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004
Vlad as Narrator
2004
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Viscount Mabrey
2004
The Lady Musketeer as Porthos
2004
12 Days of Terror as Captain
2004
The Making of the Return of the King as Self
2004
Dragon Storm as King Fastrad
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
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as self
2003
Coronado as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
2003
The Making of Shōgun
2003
Never Say Never Mind
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 Making of The Two Towers
2003
The Jungle Book 2 as Ranjan's Father (voice)
2003
Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories as Self
2002
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
Fillmore!
2002
Lord of the Piercing as Gimli (archive footage)
2002
The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring as Self
2001
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring as Narrator (voice)
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Gimli
2001
A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of '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
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol as Ivan
2000
The Gold Cross as Rodrigues
2000
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists as King Akron
2000
Britannic as Captain Barrett
1999
Au Pair as Nigel Kent
1999
Secret of the Andes as Father Claver
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants as Man Ray (voice)
1999
Mickey Mouse Works as Oberon (voice)
1997
Body Armor as Rasheed
1997
You Wish as Mustafa
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)
1996
Marquis de Sade as Inspector Marais
1996
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Asgarth (voice)
1996
Arliss
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
Echo of Blue
1995
Glory Daze as Luther
1995
Pinky and the Brain
1995
Freakazoid! as Professor Beasthead (voice)
1995
Sliders as Maximillian Arturo
1995
Star Trek: Voyager as Leonardo da Vinci
1994
A Mind to Kill
1994
A Flintstones Christmas Carol as Charles Brickens (voice)
1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as Head Judge / Zifdo (voice)
1994
Gargoyles as Macbeth (voice)
1994
Fantastic Four
1994
The High Crusade as Bruder Parvus
1994
Duckman
1994
Robot in the Family as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
1994
Blood of the Innocent as Shmuda
1993
Cyborg Cop as Kessel
1993
Sunset Grill as Stockton
1993
Animaniacs as Tympannini (voice)
1993
South Beach
1993
Peak Practice as Mike King
1993
The Seventh Coin as Captain Galil
1993
The Magic Paintbrush as Zagal (voice)
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 as Professor Warren
1992
Canvas as Nick
1992
The Double 0 Kid as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
1992
Batman: The Animated Series as 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)
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 Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
Before the Storm as Flynn
1991
Great Expectations as Joe Gargery
1991
Journey of Honor as El Zaidan
1991
Under Cover as Flynn
1991
Under Cover as Flynn
1991
The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
1991
I Misteri Della Giungla Nera as O'Connor
1991
Strauss Dynasty as Gribov
1990
Secret Weapon as Mossad Chief
1989
Desperado: Badlands Justice as Richard Marriott
1989
Rising Storm as Donwaldo
1989
The Gifted One as Carl Boardman
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
Young Toscanini as Rossi
1988
Higher Ground
1988
Tusks as Roger Singh
1988
Waxwork as Werewolf
1988
Noble House as Quillan Gornt
1987
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
1986
Firewalker as Corky Taylor
1986
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro as Chris Tucker
1985
King Solomon's Mines as Dogati
1984
Best Revenge as Mustapha
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
No Man's Land as Grimshaw
1984
Kim as Babu
1984
Robin of Sherwood
1984
Nairobi Affair as Simon
1983
Sahara as Rasoul
1983
Sadat as Gamal Abdel Nasser
1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies as Tanyatos
1982
Victor/Victoria as Andre Cassell
1982
Ivanhoe as Front de Boeuf
1981
The Island of Adventure as Smith
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
The Merchant of Venice as Salerio
1980
Shōgun as Vasco Rodrigues
1980
Shōgun as Self
1980
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square as Solicitor
1980
Fox as Warleigh
1979
Question Time as Self - Panellist
1979
The Danedyke Mystery as Armchair
1979
Henry VIII as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
1978
The Nativity as Nestor
1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
Fearless Frank
1978
Enemy at the Door as George Trenett
1978
Hazell
1977
1990
1977
CHiPs as Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)
1977
Target
1976
Beasts: During Barty's Party as Peter Newell
1976
Beasts as Peter Newell
1976
I, Claudius
1976
I, Claudius as Naevius Sutorius Macro
1975
The Naked Civil Servant as Barndoor
1975
Quiller as Leindorf
1975
The Sweeney as Ron Brett
1974
Within These Walls
1973
Penny Gold as Rugby Player
1973
Warship
1972
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night as Caleb Selling
1972
The Adventures of Black Beauty as Alfred Kidney
1971
The Guardians
1962
Z-Cars
1960
The Flintstones as Charles Brickens (voice)
1955
Dixon of Dock Green as Dunlop

Writing

1995
Sliders as Story
1988
Tusks as Writer
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