John Rhys-Davies
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 5, 1944 in Ammanford, Wales, UK
- Active Years
- 1955–2026 (72 Years)
- Total Credits
- 288 credits in database
Acting Born May 5, 1944 Ammanford, Wales, UK 288 credits
Biography
John Rhys-Davies is a Welsh actor and vocal artist born on May 5, 1944, in Ammanford, Wales, United Kingdom. He is known for playing 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. His other notable roles include Agent Michael Malone in the 1993 remake of 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 voice work as Cassim in Disney's Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Man Ray in SpongeBob SquarePants, and Tobias in the computer game Free.
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Career overview
John Rhys-Davies is a Welsh actor and vocal artist born on May 5, 1944, in Ammanford, Wales, United Kingdom. Throughout his extensive career in film and television, he has accumulated a total of two hundred eighty known acting credits.
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. His other prominent film roles include General Leonid Pushkin in the James Bond film The Living Daylights and Macro in I, Claudius.
In television, he played Agent Michael Malone in the 1993 remake of the 1950s television series The Untouchables, Professor Maximillian Arturo in Sliders, and King Richard I in Robin of Sherwood. Additionally, he has lent his voice to several projects, providing the voices of Cassim in Disney's Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Man Ray in SpongeBob SquarePants, and Tobias in the computer game Free.
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StarbrightBone Keeper
Amazing Grace: The Untold StoryI AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the KingMachine Heart
The Gates
Aquaman and the Lost KingdomIndiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyTimeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison FordThe Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Kingslayer
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden AgeBad Cupid
Reunited ApartWizards: Tales of ArcadiaJosh Gates TonightGrizzly II: RevengeI Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland
The Pilgrim's ProgressMosleySanta Fake
AquamanAuxFragments of TruthSilent Night: A Song for the World
I AM ISRAEL
The Shannara ChroniclesCamera StoreThe Apostle Peter: RedemptionThe Blue MauritiusWinter Thaw
Harvey BeaksDocumentary Now!The Adventures of Puss in BootsMany Beautiful ThingsGolden Shoes
Time LapseKahlil Gibran's The ProphetApocalypse PompeiiUnder Milk WoodSaul: The Journey to Damascus
Rick and MortyDie schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenScooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map100 Degrees Below ZeroPrisoners of the Sun
Missing ChristmasMetal Hurlant ChroniclesEscape
Once Upon a TimeFace OffFerocious PlanetTreasure HuntersReturn to the Hiding Place
Fish HooksTom and Jerry Meet Sherlock HolmesMedium RawThree Wise Women
Anacondas: Trail of BloodReclaiming the BladeKrod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire31 North 62 East
Legend of the SeekerAnaconda 3: OffspringFire and Ice: The Dragon ChroniclesKiss Me DeadlyThe Search for the Ark of the Covenant
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege TaleThe Legend of SasquatchThe Ferryman
PsychShark BaitOne Night with the King
RevelationsRingers: Lord of the FansThe Lost AngelThe Game of Their LivesShadows in the Sun
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal EngagementSuper Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!VladThe Lady MusketeerStars of the Pharaohs
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingThe MedallionHelen of TroyThe Jungle Book 2Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersFillmore!SabretoothEndangered SpeciesThe Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingJustice LeagueDisney's House of MouseThe Zeta ProjectPassage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
BritannicSinbad: Beyond the Veil of MistsDelta Force One: The Lost PatrolThe Secret Adventures of Jules VerneStar Trek: Voyager - Scorpion
SpongeBob SquarePantsMickey Mouse WorksAu PairSecret of the Andes
You WishCats Don't DanceThe Protector
Arli$$Aladdin and the King of ThievesMarquis de SadeMortal Kombat: Defenders of the RealmCatherine the Great
Full Filmography
288 titles- Starbright (2026) as Raphael
- Bone Keeper (2026) as Professor Harisson
- Amazing Grace: The Untold Story (2025) as Old John Newton
- I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King (2025) as Narrator
- Machine Heart (2025) as Narrator
- The Gates (2024) as Frederick Ladbroke
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) as Brine King (voice)
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) as Sallah
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (2023) as Self
- The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) as Self
- 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
- Reunited Apart (2020) as Self
- Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020) as Galahad (voice)
- Josh Gates Tonight (2020) as Self
- Grizzly II: Revenge (2020) as Bouchard
- I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland (2020) as Old Patrick
- G-Loc (2020) as Henry
- Shadowtown (2020) as Einar
- Moments in Spacetime (2020) as Mason
- Valley of the Gods (2020) as Dr. Hermann
- Tainted (2020) as Vladimir
- The Pilgrim's Progress (2019) as Evangelist (voice)
- Mosley (2019) as Warnie (voice)
- Santa Fake (2019) as Jow
- Aquaman (2018) as Brine King (voice)
- Aux (2018) as Jack
- Fragments of Truth (2018) as Narrator (voice)
- Silent Night: A Song for the World (2018) as Douglas Haig
- I AM ISRAEL (2017) as Narrator
- The Shannara Chronicles (2016) as Eventine
- Camera Store (2016) as Pinky Steuben
- The Apostle Peter: Redemption (2016) as Peter
- The Blue Mauritius (2016) as Hanson
- Winter Thaw (2016) as Martin Avdeitch
- Harvey Beaks (2015) as Elder Bug (voice)
- Documentary Now! (2015) as Garth Davies-Gruffudd
- The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015) as Goodsword (voice)
- Many Beautiful Things (2015) as John Ruskin (voice)
- Golden Shoes (2015) as Burt
- Killing Jesus (2015) as Annas
- Beyond the Mask (2015) as Charles Kemp
- Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2015) as Self
- The Watchmaker's Apprentice (2015) as Narrator
- Time Lapse (2014) as Mr. Bezzeredes
- Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014) as Yousef (voice)
- Apocalypse Pompeii (2014) as Colonel Carlos Dillard
- Under Milk Wood (2014) as Voice
- Saul: The Journey to Damascus (2014) as Caiphas
- Let The Season In (2014) as Self / Narrator
- Rick and Morty (2013) as BugAnne's Father (voice)
- Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten (2013) as Bouchard (archive footage)
- Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map (2013) as Gnarlybeard (voice)
- 100 Degrees Below Zero (2013) as Ralph Dillard
- Prisoners of the Sun (2013) as Professor Hayden Masterton
- Smokin' (2013) as Doctor
- Concrete Blondes (2013) as Kostas Jakobatos
- Missing Christmas (2012) as Narrator / Santa (voice)
- Metal Hurlant Chronicles (2012) as L'alchimiste
- Escape (2012) as Malcom Andrews
- Once Upon a Time (2011) as Grand Pabbie (voice)
- Face Off (2011) as Self - Guest Judge
- Ferocious Planet (2011) as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
- Treasure Hunters (2011)
- Return to the Hiding Place (2011) as Eusi
- KJB: The Book That Changed the World (2011) as Himeself (Narrator)
- KJB: The Book That Changed the World (2011) Writer
- Fish Hooks (2010) as Magic Apple (voice)
- Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (2010) as Dr. Watson (voice)
- Medium Raw (2010) as Elliot Carbon
- Three Wise Women (2010) as Green
- Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009) as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
- Reclaiming the Blade (2009) as Narrator (voice)
- Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (2009)
- 31 North 62 East (2009) as John Hammond
- Legend of the Seeker (2008) as Horace
- 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
- The Search for the Ark of the Covenant (2008) as Narrator
- In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007) as Merick
- The Legend of Sasquatch (2007) as Ranger Steve
- The Ferryman (2007) as The Greek
- Psych (2006) as Curator
- Shark Bait (2006) as Thorton (voice)
- One Night with the King (2006) as Mordecai
- Revelations (2005) as Professor Lampley
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005) as Self
- The Lost Angel (2005) as Father Kevin
- The Game of Their Lives (2005) as Bill Jeffrey
- Shadows in the Sun (2005) as Mr. Andrew Benton
- Chupacabra Terror (2005) as Captain Randolph
- Prophecies of the Passion (2005) as Self
- The King Maker (2005) as Phillippe
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) as Viscount Mabrey
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (2004)
- Vlad (2004) as Narrator
- The Lady Musketeer (2004) as Porthos
- Stars of the Pharaohs (2004) as Narrator
- 12 Days of Terror (2004) as Captain
- The Privileged Planet (2004) as Narrator
- Catching Kringle (2004) as Santa
- A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' (2004) as Self
- Dragon Storm (2004) as King Fastrad
- The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2004) as Self
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) as Gimli
- The Medallion (2003) as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
- Helen of Troy (2003) as King Priam of Troy
- The Jungle Book 2 (2003) as Ranjan's Father (voice)
- Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003) as self
- Coronado (2003) as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
- Never Say Never Mind (2003)
- J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth (2003) as Self
- The Making of Shōgun (2003)
- Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King (2003) as Self / Narrator
- The Making of 'The Two Towers' (2003)
- 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 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
- Fillmore! (2002)
- Sabretooth (2002) as Anthony Bricklin
- Endangered Species (2002) as Police Lt. Wyznowski
- The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script (2002) as Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale (2002) as Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design (2002) as Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast (2002) as Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth (2002) as Self
- The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (2002) as Self
- Scorcher (2002) as Dr. Matthew Sallin
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) as Gimli
- Justice League (2001) as Lord Hades (voice)
- Disney's House of Mouse (2001) as Oberon (voice)
- The Zeta Project (2001) as Edgar Mandragora (voice)
- Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2001) as Self
- Quest for the Ring (2001) as Self
- Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) as Narrator (voice)
- Britannic (2000) as Captain Barrett
- Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000) as King Akron
- Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol (2000) as Ivan
- The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (2000)
- Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion (2000) as Leonardo da Vinci
- The Gold Cross (2000) as Rodrigues
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) as Man Ray (voice)
- Mickey Mouse Works (1999) as Oberon (voice)
- Au Pair (1999) as Nigel Kent
- Secret of the Andes (1999) as Father Claver
- You Wish (1997) as Mustafa
- Cats Don't Dance (1997) as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
- The Protector (1997) as Rasheed
- Arli$$ (1996) as Davey Owen Jones
- Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) as Cassim (voice)
- Marquis de Sade (1996) as Inspector Marais
- Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996) as Asgarth (voice)
- Catherine the Great (1996) as Pugachev
- Bruno the Kid (1996)
- Echo of Blue (1996)
- The Great White Hype (1996) as Johnny Windsor
- Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996) as Narrator (voice)
- Bloodsport III (1996) as Jacques Duvalier
- Star Trek: Voyager (1995) as Leonardo da Vinci
- Sliders (1995) as Maximillian Arturo
- Sliders (1995) Story
- Freakazoid! (1995) as Professor Beasthead (voice)
- Pinky and the Brain (1995)
- Glory Daze (1995) as Luther
- Gargoyles (1994) as Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice)
- Gargoyles (1994) as Findlaech (voice)
- Gargoyles (1994) as Macbeth (voice)
- Gargoyles (1994) as Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice)
- Duckman (1994) as The Sultan of Dendron (voice)
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994) as Head Judge / Zifdo (voice)
- Fantastic Four (1994) as Thor (voice)
- Blood of the Innocent (1994) as Shmuda
- A Mind to Kill (1994)
- The High Crusade (1994) as Bruder Parvus
- A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994) as Charles Brickens (voice)
- Robot in the Family (1994) as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
- Animaniacs (1993) as Tympannini (voice)
- Peak Practice (1993) as Mike King
- The Untouchables (1993) as Michael Malone
- Cyborg Cop (1993) as Kessel
- South Beach (1993)
- The Magic Paintbrush (1993) as Zagal (voice)
- Sunset Grill (1993) as Stockton
- The Seventh Coin (1993) as Captain Galil
- Batman: The Animated Series (1992) as 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)
- Return to the Lost World (1992) as Professor George Challenger
- The Double 0 Kid (1992) as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992) as Phillip Graff
- The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1992) as Professor Warren
- Canvas (1992) as Nick
- The Lost World (1992) as Challanger
- Ring of the Musketeers (1992) as Maruice Treville
- The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World (1992) as Host
- The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991)
- The Strauss Dynasty (1991) as Gribov
- The Strauss Dynasty (1991) as Gribov
- Archaeology (1991) as Host
- I Misteri Della Giungla Nera (1991) as O'Connor
- Before the Storm (1991) as Flynn
- Under Cover (1991) as Flynn
- Under Cover (1991) as Flynn
- Journey of Honor (1991) as El Zaidan
- Secret Weapon (1990) as Mossad Chief
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Duval
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) as Sallah
- Rising Storm (1989) as Donwaldo
- The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989) as Wilson Fisk
- Great Expectations (1989) as Joe Gargery
- Desperado: Badlands Justice (1989) as Richard Marriott
- The Gifted One (1989) as Carl Boardman
- War and Remembrance (1988) as Sammy Mutterperl
- Noble House (1988) as Quillan Gornt
- Young Toscanini (1988) as Rossi
- Tusks (1988) as Roger Singh
- Tusks (1988) Writer
- Waxwork (1988) as Werewolf
- Goddess of Love (1988) as Zeus
- Higher Ground (1988)
- The Living Daylights (1987) as General Leonid Pushkin
- The Little Match Girl (1987) as Chief Murphy
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987) as Edward Tremaine
- Firewalker (1986) as Corky Taylor
- In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro (1986) as Chris Tucker
- King Solomon's Mines (1985) as Dogati
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Harry Waverly
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Lancaster
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Harry Mordecai
- Robin of Sherwood (1984) as King Richard
- Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984) as Baron Fortinbras
- No Man's Land (1984) as Grimshaw
- Best Revenge (1984) as Mustapha
- Nairobi Affair (1984) as Simon
- Kim (1984) as Babu
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
- Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983) as Tanyatos
- Sahara (1983) as Rasoul
- Sadat (1983) as Gamal Abdel Nasser
- Ivanhoe (1982) as Front de Boeuf
- Victor/Victoria (1982) as André Cassell
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) as Sallah
- Sphinx (1981) as Stephanos Markoulis
- Peter and Paul (1981) as Silas
- The Island of Adventure (1981) as Smith
- The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981) as Self
- Shōgun (1980) as Vasco Rodrigues
- Fox (1980) as Warleigh
- Shogun (1980) as Vasco Rodrigues
- The Merchant of Venice (1980) as Salerio
- A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1980) as Solicitor
- Question Time (1979) as Self - Panellist
- The Danedyke Mystery (1979) as Armchair
- Henry VIII (1979) as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
- The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) as Salerio
- Enemy at the Door (1978) as George Trenett
- Hazell (1978) as Graves
- The Nativity (1978) as Nestor
- Fearless Frank (1978)
- BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) as Guy de Maupassant
- CHiPs (1977) as Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)
- Target (1977) as Hecht
- 1990 (1977)
- I, Claudius (1976) as Macro
- Beasts: During Barty's Party (1976) as Peter Newell
- Beasts (1976) as Peter Newell
- The Sweeney (1975) as Ron Brett
- Quiller (1975) as Leindorf
- The Naked Civil Servant (1975) as Barndoor
- Fall of Eagles (1974) as Zinoviev
- Zodiac (1974) as Aikman
- Warship (1973)
- Penny Gold (1973) as Rugby Player
- New Scotland Yard (1972) as DS Hill
- The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night (1972) as Caleb Selling
- Budgie (1971) as Laughing Spam Fritter
- The Guardians (1971) as First Guardian
- Z-Cars (1962)
- Dixon of Dock Green (1955) as Dunlop
- Nameless as Barnaby
- DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr as Jarred Starr
- The Way of the Wind as Uriah the Chief Elder
- The Sword of Thyrus as King Athol
- Ellston Bay as Father
- Heart of Aldoria as Theron
- Overhill Manor
- Solomon Quinn
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What movies or TV shows is John Rhys-Davies best known for?
John Rhys-Davies is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Starbright (2026), The Gates (2024), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023).
When and where was John Rhys-Davies born?
John Rhys-Davies was born on May 5, 1944 in Ammanford, Wales, UK.
How many credits does John Rhys-Davies have?
John Rhys-Davies has accumulated over 288 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1955 to 2026.
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John Rhys-Davies is a Welsh actor and vocal artist born on May 5, 1944, in Ammanford, Wales, United Kingdom. He is known for playing 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. His other notable roles include Agent Michael Malone in...
John Rhys-Davies by the numbers
288credits
201films
87TV series
1955–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Rick and Morty (2013) as BugAnne's Father (voice) — aged about 69
- Batman: The Animated Series (1992) as 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice) — aged about 48
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) as Gimli — aged about 59
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) as Gimli / Treebeard (voice) — aged about 58
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) as Gimli — aged about 57
- Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020) as Galahad (voice) — aged about 76
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