John Rhys-Davies
Department: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Rhys-Davies, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
The Living Daylights
1987
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
2013
Never Say Never Mind
2003
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
2007
The Medallion
2003
South Beach
1993
The High Crusade
1994
The Lost World
1992
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
Dragon Storm
2004
The Great White Hype
1996
Scorcher
2002
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
Coronado
2003
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
1996
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
1989
Chupacabra Terror
2005
Victor/Victoria
1982
Glory Daze
1995
The Privileged Planet
2004
The King Maker
2005
King Solomon's Mines
1985
Firewalker
1986
Journey of Honor
1991
The Naked Civil Servant
1975
Waxwork
1988
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
1992
Bloodsport III
1996
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro
1986
Secret of the Andes
1999
Anaconda 3: Offspring
2008
One Night with the King
2006
Ferocious Planet
2011
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles
2008
Sphinx
1981
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
1994
Ivanhoe
1982
Kiss Me Deadly
2008
The Ferryman
2007
Sahara
1983
Au Pair
1999
Return to the Lost World
1992
Anacondas: Trail of Blood
2009
Shark Bait
2006
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
1972
The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai
2003
The Search for the Ark of the Covenant
2008
Medium Raw
2010
Three Wise Women
2010
Return to the Hiding Place
2011
Blood of the Innocent
1994
Cyborg Cop
1993
The Magic Paintbrush
1993
The Gates
2024
Reclaiming the Blade
2009
Sabretooth
2002
Britannic
2000
31 North 62 East
2009
Best Revenge
1984
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
2000
Beasts: During Barty's Party
1976
Escape
2012
The Seventh Coin
1993
Kim
1984
Canvas
1992
12 Days of Terror
2004
Robot in the Family
1994
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol
2000
Endangered Species
2002
100 Degrees Below Zero
2013
Rising Storm
1989
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
Marquis de Sade
1996
Concrete Blondes
2013
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003
Tusks
1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
1987
Prisoners of the Sun
2013
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
1992
Young Toscanini
1988
Apocalypse Pompeii
2014
Kingslayer
2022
Treasure Hunters
2011
Under Milk Wood
2014
Time Lapse
2014
The Jungle Book 2
2003
Smokin'
2013
The Nativity
1978
The Legend of Sasquatch
2007
Saul: The Journey to Damascus
2014
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
The Sword of Thyrus
—
Beyond the Mask
2015
Let The Season In
2014
Before the Storm
1991
No Man's Land
1984
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
2015
Killing Jesus
2015
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Watchmaker's Apprentice
2015
Higher Ground
1988
Fragments of Truth
2018
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
2023
The Gifted One
1989
Nameless
—
The Blue Mauritius
2016
The Strauss Dynasty
1991
Fearless Frank
1978
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
1981
Golden Shoes
2015
Echo of Blue
1996
Shadows in the Sun
2005
Justice League: Paradise Lost
2003
The Gold Cross
2000
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
2010
Under Cover
1991
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004
The Protector
1997
The Double 0 Kid
1992
Fox
1980
The Little Match Girl
1987
The Apostle Peter: Redemption
2016
Goddess of Love
1988
Catherine the Great
1996
Many Beautiful Things
2015
The Danedyke Mystery
1979
Camera Store
2016
Winter Thaw
2016
Valley of the Gods
2020
Quest for the Ring
2001
Sunset Grill
1993
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001
Stars of the Pharaohs
2004
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
1980
Aux
2018
The Game of Their Lives
2005
Desperado: Badlands Justice
1989
Cats Don't Dance
1997
KJB: The Book That Changed the World
2011
Aquaman
2018
Henry VIII
1979
Penny Gold
1973
I AM ISRAEL
2017
The Merchant of Venice
1980
The Pilgrim's Progress
2019
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
2003
Mosley
2019
Santa Fake
2019
Secret Weapon
1990
The Island of Adventure
1981
Missing Christmas
2012
Moments in Spacetime
2020
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland
2020
Starbright
2026
The Making of Shōgun
2003
Tainted
2020
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
1992
G-Loc
2020
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005
The Lost Angel
2005
Vlad
2004
Shadowtown
2020
Silent Night: A Song for the World
2021
Bad Cupid
2021
Nairobi Affair
1984
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2002
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
Catching Kringle
2004
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
2003
DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr
—
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
Prophecies of the Passion
2005
The Way of the Wind
—
Bone Keeper
2026
Overhill Manor
—
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King
2025
Ellston Bay
—
Machine Heart
2025
Solomon Quinn
—
Heart of Aldoria
—
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
2003
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Duckman
1994
CHiPs
1977
Arli$$
1996
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000
Fillmore!
2002
Sliders
1995
Pinky and the Brain
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Gargoyles
1994
Z-Cars
1962
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004
The Sweeney
1975
Fantastic Four
1994
Question Time
1979
Robin of Sherwood
1984
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
Helen of Troy
2003
You Wish
1997
Beasts
1976
The Shannara Chronicles
2016
A Mind to Kill
1994
The Untouchables
1993
Under Cover
1991
1990
1977
Warship
1973
Noble House
1988
Shōgun
1980
The Guardians
1971
Quiller
1975
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
2009
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
War and Remembrance
1988
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
1996
Justice League
2001
Psych
2006
Once Upon a Time
2011
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
2012
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Josh Gates Tonight
2020
Archaeology
1991
Freakazoid!
1995
I Misteri Della Giungla Nera
1991
Harvey Beaks
2015
Fish Hooks
2010
Peak Practice
1993
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
2013
Revelations
2005
Sadat
1983
Mickey Mouse Works
1999
The Strauss Dynasty
1991
Great Expectations
1989
The Lady Musketeer
2004
Documentary Now!
2015
Face Off
2011
The Zeta Project
2001
Animaniacs
1993
Peter and Paul
1981
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015
Legend of the Seeker
2008
Reunited Apart
2020
Ring of the Musketeers
1992
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
2020
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
Enemy at the Door
1978
Disney's House of Mouse
2001
Budgie
1971
Gargoyles
1994
Gargoyles
1994
Gargoyles
1994
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Target
1977
Zodiac
1974
Rick and Morty
2013
Bruno the Kid
1996
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
1992
I, Claudius
1976
Hazell
1978
Fall of Eagles
1974