John Rhys-Davies

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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

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Gimli

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Gimli

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Gimli / Treebeard (voice)

Aquaman

Brine King (voice)

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Sallah

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Sallah

Rick and Morty

BugAnne's Father (voice)

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Sallah

Full Filmography

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

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