John Rhys-Davies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 5, 1944
- Birthplace
- Ammanford, Wales, UK
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.
Filmography
- Heart of Aldoria
Heart of Aldoria TBA
as Theron
- Solomon Quinn
Solomon Quinn TBA
Actor
Ellston Bay TBA
as Father
Seniors TBA
Actor
The Way of the Wind TBA
as Uriah the Chief Elder
DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr TBA
as Jarred Starr
Nameless TBA
as Barnaby
The Sword of Thyrus TBA
as King Athol
Bone Keeper 2026
as Professor Harisson
Starbright 2026
as Raphael
Amazing Grace: The Untold Story 2025
as Old John Newton
Machine Heart 2025
as Narrator
I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King 2025
as Narrator
The Gates 2024
as Frederick Ladbroke
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 2023
as Brine King (voice)
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford 2023
as Self
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2023
as Self
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2023
as Sallah
Kingslayer 2022
as Guillaume Maréchal
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age 2021
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Bad Cupid 2021
as Archie
Moments in Spacetime 2020
as Mason
Valley of the Gods 2020
as Dr. Hermann
G-Loc 2020
as Henry
Tainted 2020
as Vladimir
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland 2020
as Old Patrick
Shadowtown 2020
as Einar
Grizzly II: Revenge 2020
as Bouchard
Mosley 2019
as Warnie (voice)
Santa Fake 2019
as Jow
The Pilgrim's Progress 2019
as Evangelist (voice)
Silent Night: A Song for the World 2018
as Douglas Haig
Aquaman 2018
as Brine King (voice)
Fragments of Truth 2018
as Narrator (voice)
Aux 2018
as Jack
I AM ISRAEL 2017
as Narrator
Camera Store 2016
as Pinky Steuben
Winter Thaw 2016
as Martin Avdeitch
The Apostle Peter: Redemption 2016
as Peter
The Blue Mauritius 2016
as Hanson
Many Beautiful Things 2015
as John Ruskin (voice)
Golden Shoes 2015
as Burt
The Watchmaker's Apprentice 2015
as Narrator
Beyond the Mask 2015
as Charles Kemp
Killing Jesus 2015
as Annas
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made 2015
as Self
Let The Season In 2014
as Self / Narrator
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet 2014
as Yousef (voice)
Time Lapse 2014
as Mr. Bezzeredes
Under Milk Wood 2014
as Voice
Saul: The Journey to Damascus 2014
as Caiphas
Apocalypse Pompeii 2014
as Colonel Carlos Dillard
Prisoners of the Sun 2013
as Professor Hayden Masterton
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map 2013
as Gnarlybeard (voice)
Concrete Blondes 2013
as Kostas Jakobatos
100 Degrees Below Zero 2013
as Ralph Dillard
- Smokin'
Smokin' 2013
as Doctor
Missing Christmas 2012
as Narrator / Santa (voice)
Escape 2012
as Malcom Andrews
KJB: The Book That Changed the World 2011
as Himeself (Narrator), Writer
Return to the Hiding Place 2011
as Eusi
Treasure Hunters 2011
Actor
Ferocious Planet 2011
as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
Three Wise Women 2010
as Green
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes 2010
as Dr. Watson (voice)
Medium Raw 2010
as Elliot Carbon
31 North 62 East 2009
as John Hammond
Anacondas: Trail of Blood 2009
as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Reclaiming the Blade 2009
as Narrator (voice)
The Search for the Ark of the Covenant 2008
as Narrator
Anaconda 3: Offspring 2008
as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles 2008
as Sangimel
Kiss Me Deadly 2008
as Yale Ericson
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale 2007
as Merick
The Ferryman 2007
as The Greek
The Legend of Sasquatch 2007
as Ranger Steve
One Night with the King 2006
as Mordecai
The Making of The Return of the King 2006
as Self
The Making of The Two Towers 2006
as Self
The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring 2006
as Self
Shark Bait 2006
as Thorton (voice)
The King Maker 2005
as Phillippe
Collectormania 7 2005
as Self
Shadows in the Sun 2005
as Mr. Andrew Benton
The Lost Angel 2005
as Father Kevin
The Game of Their Lives 2005
as Bill Jeffrey
Prophecies of the Passion 2005
as Self
Chupacabra Terror 2005
as Captain Randolph
Ringers: Lord of the Fans 2005
as Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' 2004
as Self
Catching Kringle 2004
as Santa
The Privileged Planet 2004
as Narrator
Vlad 2004
as Narrator
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement 2004
as Viscount Mabrey
12 Days of Terror 2004
as Captain
Dragon Storm 2004
as King Fastrad
Stars of the Pharaohs 2004
as Narrator
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003
as Gimli
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King 2003
as Self / Narrator
The Two Towers: Weta workshop 2003
as Self
The Two Towers: J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth 2003
as Self
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy 2003
as self
Coronado 2003
as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
- The Making of Shōgun
The Making of Shōgun 2003
Actor
Never Say Never Mind 2003
Actor
The Medallion 2003
as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
Justice League: Paradise Lost 2003
as Lord Hades (voice)
The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai 2003
as Narrator
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea 2003
as Narrator (voice)
The Jungle Book 2 2003
as Ranjan's Father (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002
as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
Sabretooth 2002
as Anthony Bricklin
Endangered Species 2002
as Police Lt. Wyznowski
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale 2002
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth 2002
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast 2002
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth 2002
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script 2002
as Self
Scorcher 2002
as Dr. Matthew Sallin
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001
as Narrator (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001
as Gimli
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' 2001
as Self
Quest for the Ring 2001
as Self
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol 2000
as Ivan
Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion 2000
as Leonardo da Vinci
- The Gold Cross
The Gold Cross 2000
as Rodrigues
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists 2000
as King Akron
Britannic 2000
as Captain Barrett
Au Pair 1999
as Nigel Kent
Secret of the Andes 1999
as Father Claver
The Protector 1997
as Rasheed
Cats Don't Dance 1997
as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
Bloodsport III 1996
as Jacques Duvalier
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh 1996
as Narrator (voice)
Marquis de Sade 1996
as Inspector Marais
Aladdin and the King of Thieves 1996
as Cassim (voice)
The Great White Hype 1996
as Johnny Windsor
Catherine the Great 1996
as Pugachev
Echo of Blue 1996
Actor
Glory Daze 1995
as Luther
A Flintstones Christmas Carol 1994
as Charles Brickens (voice)
The High Crusade 1994
as Bruder Parvus
Robot in the Family 1994
as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
Blood of the Innocent 1994
as Shmuda
Cyborg Cop 1993
as Kessel
Sunset Grill 1993
as Stockton
South Beach 1993
Actor
The Seventh Coin 1993
as Captain Galil
The Magic Paintbrush 1993
as Zagal (voice)
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World 1992
as Host
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter 1992
as Professor Warren
Canvas 1992
as Nick
The Double 0 Kid 1992
as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
Return to the Lost World 1992
as Professor George Challenger
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing 1992
as Phillip Graff
The Lost World 1992
as Challanger
Before the Storm 1991
as Flynn
Journey of Honor 1991
as El Zaidan
Under Cover 1991
as Flynn
The Strauss Dynasty 1991
as Gribov
Secret Weapon 1990
as Mossad Chief
Desperado: Badlands Justice 1989
as Richard Marriott
Rising Storm 1989
as Donwaldo
The Gifted One 1989
as Carl Boardman
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989
as Sallah
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk 1989
as Wilson Fisk
Goddess of Love 1988
as Zeus
Young Toscanini 1988
as Rossi
Higher Ground 1988
Actor
Tusks 1988
as Roger Singh, Writer
Waxwork 1988
as Werewolf
The Little Match Girl 1987
as Chief Murphy
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam 1987
as Edward Tremaine
The Living Daylights 1987
as General Leonid Pushkin
Firewalker 1986
as Corky Taylor
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro 1986
as Chris Tucker
King Solomon's Mines 1985
as Dogati
Best Revenge 1984
as Mustapha
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 1984
as Baron Fortinbras
No Man's Land 1984
as Grimshaw
Kim 1984
as Babu
Nairobi Affair 1984
as Simon
Sahara 1983
as Rasoul
Victor/Victoria 1982
as André Cassell
Ivanhoe 1982
as Front de Boeuf
The Island of Adventure 1981
as Smith
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' 1981
as Self
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
as Sallah
Sphinx 1981
as Stephanos Markoulis
The Merchant of Venice 1980
as Salerio
Shogun 1980
as Vasco Rodrigues
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 1980
as Solicitor
- Fox
Fox 1980
as Warleigh
The Danedyke Mystery 1979
as Armchair
Henry VIII 1979
as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
The Nativity 1978
as Nestor
Fearless Frank 1978
Actor
Beasts: During Barty's Party 1976
as Peter Newell
The Naked Civil Servant 1975
as Barndoor
Penny Gold 1973
as Rugby Player
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night 1972
as Caleb Selling
Credits from TMDB.