John Rhys-Davies
176 movies · 75 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 5, 1944 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Ammanford, Wales, UK
- Also known as
- John Rhys Davies · Jonathan Rhys-Davies · John Rhys-Davis
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 8.4 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Film
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★ 8.5 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Film
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★ 8.4 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Film
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★ 6.9 Aquaman
2018 · Film
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★ 7.9 Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 · Film
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★ 8.7 Rick and Morty
2013 · TV
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★ 7.9 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989 · Film
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★ 6.5 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023 · Film
John Rhys-Davies: movies and TV shows
Acting (251)
- Upcoming The Sword of Thyrus
as King Athol
- Upcoming Nameless
as Barnaby
- Upcoming DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr
as Jarred Starr
- Upcoming The Way of the Wind
as Uriah the Chief Elder
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Ellston Bay
as Father
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Heart of Aldoria
as Theron
- 2026 Bone Keeper
as Professor Harisson
- 2026 Starbright
as Raphael
- 2025 Amazing Grace: The Untold Story
as Old John Newton
- 2025 Machine Heart
as Narrator
- 2025 I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King
as Narrator
- 2024 The Gates
as Frederick Ladbroke
- 2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Brine King (voice)
- 2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
as Sallah
- 2022 Kingslayer
as Guillaume Maréchal
- 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
- 2020 Tainted
as Vladimir
- 2020 I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland
as Old Patrick
- 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 Silent Night: A Song for the World
as Douglas Haig
- 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
- 2016 The Blue Mauritius
as Hanson
- 2015 Many Beautiful Things
as John Ruskin (voice)
- 2015 Golden Shoes
as Burt
- 2015
- 2015 The Watchmaker's Apprentice
as Narrator
- 2015 Beyond the Mask
as Charles Kemp
- 2015 Killing Jesus
as Annas
- 2015
- 2015
- 2014 Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
as Yousef (voice)
- 2014 Time Lapse
as Mr. Bezzeredes
- 2014 Under Milk Wood
as Voice
- 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
- 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
- 2012 Escape
as Malcom Andrews
- 2011 KJB: The Book That Changed the World
as Himeself (Narrator)
- 2011
- 2011 Return to the Hiding Place
as Eusi
- 2011
- 2011 Ferocious Planet
as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
- 2010 Three Wise Women
as Green
- 2010
- 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
- 2008
- 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
- 2007 The Ferryman
as The Greek
- 2007 The Legend of Sasquatch
as Ranger Steve
- 2006 One Night with the King
as Mordecai
- 2006 Shark Bait
as Thorton (voice)
- 2006
- 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
- 2005 Chupacabra Terror
as Captain Randolph
- 2004 Catching Kringle
as Santa
- 2004 The Privileged Planet
as Narrator
- 2004
- 2004 Vlad
as Narrator
- 2004 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
as Viscount Mabrey
- 2004
- 2004 12 Days of Terror
as Captain
- 2004 Dragon Storm
as King Fastrad
- 2004 Stars of the Pharaohs
as Narrator
- 2003
- 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
- 2003 The Jungle Book 2
as Ranjan's Father (voice)
- 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
- 2001 Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Narrator (voice)
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 2000 Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol
as Ivan
- 2000 Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion
as Leonardo da Vinci
- 2000 The Gold Cross
as Rodrigues
- 2000
- 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
- 1999
- 1997 The Protector
as Rasheed
- 1997
- 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
- 1996
- 1996
- 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
- 1995 Glory Daze
as Luther
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994 A Flintstones Christmas Carol
as Charles Brickens (voice)
- 1994
- 1994 Gargoyles · TV
as Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice) / Findlaech (voice) / Macbeth (voice) / Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice) · 14 episodes
- 1994
- 1994 The High Crusade
as Bruder Parvus
- 1994
- 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
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 The Seventh Coin
as Captain Galil
- 1993 The Magic Paintbrush
as Zagal (voice)
- 1993
- 1992
- 1992 The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
as Professor Warren
- 1992 Canvas
as Nick
- 1992 The Double 0 Kid
as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
- 1992
- 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
- 1991
- 1991 Before the Storm
as Flynn
- 1991 Journey of Honor
as El Zaidan
- 1991
- 1991 Under Cover
as Flynn
- 1991 The Strauss Dynasty
as Gribov
- 1991
- 1990 Secret Weapon
as Mossad Chief
- 1989 Desperado: Badlands Justice
as Richard Marriott
- 1989 Rising Storm
as Donwaldo
- 1989
- 1989 The Gifted One
as Carl Boardman
- 1989
- 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
- 1988 Young Toscanini
as Rossi
- 1988
- 1988 Tusks
as Roger Singh
- 1988 Waxwork
as Werewolf
- 1988
- 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
+ 51 more credits
Behind the camera (3)
- 2011
- 1995
- 1988 Tusks
Writer
Talk shows and appearances (30)
- 2023
- 2023
- 2021
- 2020 Reunited Apart
1 episode
- 2020 Josh Gates Tonight
1 episode
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013 Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
1 episode
- 2011 Face Off
1 episode
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001
- 1992
- 1991 Archaeology
15 episodes
- 1981
- 1979 Question Time
1 episode