John Rhys-Davies
Acting
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.
As actor 281
Rick and Morty
2013
Once Upon a Time
2011
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Psych
2006
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Question Time
1979
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
Peak Practice
1993
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
Animaniacs
1993
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Sliders
1995
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
Gargoyles
1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
Fish Hooks
2010
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Shōgun
1980
Z-Cars
1962
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Duckman
1994
Arli$$
1996
Legend of the Seeker
2008
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Aquaman
2018
Mickey Mouse Works
1999
The Sweeney
1975
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
Justice League
2001
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
2020
Noble House
1988
Freakazoid!
1995
Face Off
2011
Disney's House of Mouse
2001
Fantastic Four
1994
Harvey Beaks
2015
Pinky and the Brain
1995
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
2013
The Shannara Chronicles
2016
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
Documentary Now!
2015
The Zeta Project
2001
Robin of Sherwood
1984
Starbright
2026
The Living Daylights
1987
The Jungle Book 2
2003
War and Remembrance
1988
New Scotland Yard
1972
CHiPs
1977
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
I, Claudius
1976
Fillmore!
2002
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
The Medallion
2003
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
1996
Anacondas: Trail of Blood
2009
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
2009
Anaconda 3: Offspring
2008
The Strauss Dynasty
1991
Helen of Troy
2003
The Untouchables
1993
Warship
1973
Enemy at the Door
1978
Fall of Eagles
1974
Budgie
1971
King Solomon's Mines
1985
Revelations
2005
Time Lapse
2014
Bruno the Kid
1996
Target
1977
Reunited Apart
2020
Shark Bait
2006
Josh Gates Tonight
2020
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
2007
Sahara
1983
Hazell
1978
You Wish
1997
Cats Don't Dance
1997
Firewalker
1986
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
2010
1990
1977
Beasts
1976
Victor/Victoria
1982
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
2012
Bone Keeper
2026
Archaeology
1991
Apocalypse Pompeii
2014
Bloodsport III
1996
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
2023
Waxwork
1988
A Mind to Kill
1994
G-Loc
2020
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
1989
Mosley
2019
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
Glory Daze
1995
Quiller
1975
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
2015
Shogun
1980
The Guardians
1971
The Lady Musketeer
2004
Peter and Paul
1981
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
2014
One Night with the King
2006
The Pilgrim's Progress
2019
Valley of the Gods
2020
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
Beyond the Mask
2015
Shadows in the Sun
2005
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
1980
Zodiac
1974
Ring of the Musketeers
1992
The Gates
2024
100 Degrees Below Zero
2013
Higher Ground
1988
Kingslayer
2022
Sphinx
1981
Sabretooth
2002
The Naked Civil Servant
1975
Ivanhoe
1982
Fox
1980
Nameless
Great Expectations
1989
Seniors
Collectormania 7
2005
Marquis de Sade
1996
Vlad
2004
Golden Shoes
2015
The Great White Hype
1996
Bad Cupid
2021
The Game of Their Lives
2005
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
2013
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
1994
Goddess of Love
1988
Britannic
2000
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
Under Cover
1991
Tusks
1988
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles
2008
Camera Store
2016
I Misteri Della Giungla Nera
1991
The Lost World
1992
Cyborg Cop
1993
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
2002
Prisoners of the Sun
2013
Killing Jesus
2015
Under Milk Wood
2014
Saul: The Journey to Damascus
2014
Chupacabra Terror
2005
Sadat
1983
The High Crusade
1994
Catherine the Great
1996
Dragon Storm
2004
The Gifted One
1989
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004
South Beach
1993
Secret Weapon
1990
Ellston Bay
Coronado
2003
The Nativity
1978
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
2002
Amazing Grace: The Untold Story
2025
12 Days of Terror
2004
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
1992
Penny Gold
1973
Kiss Me Deadly
2008
DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr
Ferocious Planet
2011
Silent Night: A Song for the World
2018
Tainted
2020
Santa Fake
2019
The King Maker
2005
Smokin'
2013
Missing Christmas
2012
Return to the Lost World
1992
Endangered Species
2002
The Blue Mauritius
2016
Scorcher
2002
Sunset Grill
1993
The Seventh Coin
1993
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland
2020
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
Young Toscanini
1988
Return to the Hiding Place
2011
Journey of Honor
1991
Concrete Blondes
2013
Henry VIII
1979
Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion
2000
The Making of Shōgun
2003
Aux
2018
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005
The Apostle Peter: Redemption
2016
The Little Match Girl
1987
The Double 0 Kid
1992
Many Beautiful Things
2015
Under Cover
1991
Au Pair
1999
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
2002
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2006
Nairobi Affair
1984
The Way of the Wind
Beasts: During Barty's Party
1976
Winter Thaw
2016
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2006
Escape
2012
Prophecies of the Passion
2005
The Lost Angel
2005
No Man's Land
1984
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
1996
The Watchmaker's Apprentice
2015
Before the Storm
1991
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
2003
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003
The Legend of Sasquatch
2007
Never Say Never Mind
2003
Kim
1984
Blood of the Innocent
1994
The Island of Adventure
1981
The Merchant of Venice
1980
The Privileged Planet
2004
The Protector
1997
Rising Storm
1989
Justice League: Paradise Lost
2003
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
1992
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
2000
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro
1986
Canvas
1992
Moments in Spacetime
2020
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
1987
Reclaiming the Blade
2009
The Strauss Dynasty
1991
Heart of Aldoria
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
2003
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
2002
Shadowtown
2020
The Ferryman
2007
Three Wise Women
2010
Secret of the Andes
1999
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2006
Robot in the Family
1994
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
1981
Fragments of Truth
2018
Quest for the Ring
2001
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
1992
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
2002
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol
2000
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
1972
Let The Season In
2014
Treasure Hunters
2011
Best Revenge
1984
Medium Raw
2010
I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King
2025
31 North 62 East
2009
KJB: The Book That Changed the World
2011
Fearless Frank
1978
Desperado: Badlands Justice
1989
The Danedyke Mystery
1979
Stars of the Pharaohs
2004
The Magic Paintbrush
1993
Echo of Blue
1996
The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai
2003
The Gold Cross
2000
The Search for the Ark of the Covenant
2008
The Sword of Thyrus
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
2003
I AM ISRAEL
2017
Catching Kringle
2004
Solomon Quinn
Machine Heart
2025