John Rhys-Davies

🎭 Actor

John Rhys-Davies

🎂 Born 5 May 1944 (age 82)📍 Ammanford, Wales, UK

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Popularity Score

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Acting Credits

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Rhys-Davies, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Gimli / Treebeard (voice)

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Brine King (voice)

Full Filmography(184 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingGimli★ 8.5 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingGimli★ 8.4 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersGimli / Treebeard (voice)★ 8.4 2023Aquaman and the Lost KingdomBrine King (voice)★ 6.5 2026StarbrightRaphael★ 5.9 1981Raiders of the Lost ArkSallah★ 7.9 2018AquamanBrine King (voice)★ 6.9 1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeSallah★ 7.9 2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinySallah★ 6.5 2004The Princess Diaries 2: Royal EngagementViscount Mabrey★ 6.7 1987The Living DaylightsGeneral Leonid Pushkin★ 6.5 2007In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege TaleMerick★ 4.8 1996Aladdin and the King of ThievesCassim (voice)★ 6.3 2006Shark BaitThorton (voice)★ 4.9 2003The Jungle Book 2Ranjan's Father (voice)★ 5.9 2003The MedallionCmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe★ 5.6 1983SaharaRasoul★ 5.7 2008Anaconda 3: OffspringPeter "J.D." Murdoch★ 4.6 1986FirewalkerCorky Taylor★ 5.4 1982Victor/VictoriaAndré Cassell★ 7.3 2026Bone KeeperProfessor Harisson★ 5.3 2009Anacondas: Trail of BloodPeter "J.D." Murdoch★ 4.7 1985King Solomon's MinesDogati★ 5.4 2023Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison FordSelf★ 7.7 2014Time LapseMr. Bezzeredes★ 6.5 1989The Trial of the Incredible HulkWilson Fisk★ 6.4 2010Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock HolmesDr. Watson (voice)★ 6.5 1997Cats Don't DanceWoolie Mammoth (voice)★ 7.2 1982IvanhoeFront de Boeuf★ 6.4 1988WaxworkWerewolf★ 6.1 2019The Pilgrim's ProgressEvangelist (voice)★ 7.6 2006One Night with the KingMordecai★ 6.7 2020Grizzly II: RevengeBouchard★ 3.2 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered MadamEdward Tremaine★ 6.8 2003The Making of 'The Two Towers'—★ 8.8 2021Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden AgeSelf - Actor (archive footage)★ 7.9 1995Glory DazeLuther★ 5.2 2014Kahlil Gibran's The ProphetYousef (voice)★ 7.3 2015Golden ShoesBurt★ 5.8 2002SabretoothAnthony Bricklin★ 4.6 2020G-LocHenry★ 5.7 1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green KnightBaron Fortinbras★ 5.2 2016Camera StorePinky Steuben★ 5.7 2005Chupacabra TerrorCaptain Randolph★ 5.1 2005Shadows in the SunMr. Andrew Benton★ 6.2 2015Killing JesusAnnas★ 6.3 2000BritannicCaptain Barrett★ 6.8 2019Santa FakeJow★ 3.7 2013100 Degrees Below ZeroRalph Dillard★ 4.2 2024The GatesFrederick Ladbroke★ 7.0 2013Prisoners of the SunProfessor Hayden Masterton★ 3.9 2007The FerrymanThe Greek★ 4.6 2004Dragon StormKing Fastrad★ 5.0 2010Medium RawElliot Carbon★ 4.8 1996The Great White HypeJohnny Windsor★ 5.2 1993South Beach—★ 3.5 2019MosleyWarnie (voice)★ 6.8 1997The ProtectorRasheed★ 3.2 2003Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogyself★ 7.9 2014Apocalypse PompeiiColonel Carlos Dillard★ 4.7 1979Henry VIIICapucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V★ 6.6 1973Penny GoldRugby Player★ 6.0 2013Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery MapGnarlybeard (voice)★ 8.3 2020Valley of the GodsDr. Hermann★ 5.2 1996Catherine the GreatPugachev★ 5.6 1996Bloodsport IIIJacques Duvalier★ 5.5 2004VladNarrator★ 4.1 2005The Game of Their LivesBill Jeffrey★ 5.9 1992The Lost WorldChallanger★ 5.2 1993Cyborg CopKessel★ 4.3 1981SphinxStephanos Markoulis★ 5.7 1975The Naked Civil ServantBarndoor★ 6.7 2015Beyond the MaskCharles Kemp★ 5.5 2001Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'Self★ 8.0 1988Goddess of LoveZeus★ 5.5 2014Saul: The Journey to DamascusCaiphas★ 7.5 2005The Lost AngelFather Kevin★ 4.1 2016Winter ThawMartin Avdeitch—1994A Flintstones Christmas CarolCharles Brickens (voice)★ 6.7 1992The Double 0 KidRudi Von Kseenbaum★ 5.0 2005Ringers: Lord of the FansSelf★ 6.5 2021Bad CupidArchie★ 4.3 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume DesignSelf—2002The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'Self★ 8.8 2015Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever MadeSelf★ 6.7 2001Quest for the RingSelf★ 5.7 2008Fire and Ice: The Dragon ChroniclesSangimel★ 5.1 1992The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph CarterProfessor Warren★ 4.7 2005The King MakerPhillippe★ 4.3 2023The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinySelf★ 6.6 1999Au PairNigel Kent★ 5.7 2001Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the RingNarrator (voice)★ 6.6 1984KimBabu★ 8.0 2004The Making of 'The Return of the King'Self★ 8.8 1991Under CoverFlynn★ 8.0 1991Journey of HonorEl Zaidan★ 5.1 2015Many Beautiful ThingsJohn Ruskin (voice)★ 6.0 1996Marquis de SadeInspector Marais★ 3.8 1993Sunset GrillStockton★ 4.3 200412 Days of TerrorCaptain★ 5.5 2008Kiss Me DeadlyYale Ericson★ 4.9 1994The High CrusadeBruder Parvus★ 5.2 1989Rising StormDonwaldo★ 5.0 2000Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of MistsKing Akron★ 4.7 2003Beyond the Movie: The Return of the KingSelf / Narrator★ 8.1 2009Reclaiming the BladeNarrator (voice)★ 5.9 2003J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-EarthSelf★ 7.0 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the CastSelf—1978The NativityNestor★ 7.5 1988Higher Ground—★ 6.3 2018AuxJack★ 6.4 2007The Legend of SasquatchRanger Steve★ 4.7 2017I AM ISRAELNarrator—1981The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'Self★ 7.2 2014Under Milk WoodVoice★ 6.0 1984No Man's LandGrimshaw★ 6.5 1990Secret WeaponMossad Chief★ 7.5 2020TaintedVladimir★ 4.5 2002Endangered SpeciesPolice Lt. Wyznowski★ 4.2 1984Best RevengeMustapha★ 9.0 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to ScriptSelf—1980A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareSolicitor★ 6.0 1984Nairobi AffairSimon★ 5.6 2004A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'Self★ 6.5 2016The Apostle Peter: RedemptionPeter★ 6.5 1993The Seventh CoinCaptain Galil★ 4.5 2000Delta Force One: The Lost PatrolIvan★ 5.1 1996Echo of Blue—★ 6.0 2003CoronadoPresidente Hugo Luis Ramos★ 4.5 1989Desperado: Badlands JusticeRichard Marriott★ 10.0 1987The Little Match GirlChief Murphy★ 7.3 2002ScorcherDr. Matthew Sallin★ 4.6 1989The Gifted OneCarl Boardman★ 7.0 2016The Blue MauritiusHanson—2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earthSelf—1978Fearless Frank——2003Never Say Never Mind—★ 8.0 1976Beasts: During Barty's PartyPeter Newell★ 9.0 1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal FramingPhillip Graff★ 6.9 2011Ferocious PlanetSenator Jackson Crenshaw★ 4.4 1992Return to the Lost WorldProfessor George Challenger★ 5.8 2013Concrete BlondesKostas Jakobatos★ 4.8 1986In the Shadow of KilimanjaroChris Tucker★ 7.7 2003Justice League: Paradise LostLord Hades (voice)★ 7.6 1980The Merchant of VeniceSalerio★ 7.3 1988Young ToscaniniRossi★ 6.3 1996Boo to You Too! Winnie the PoohNarrator (voice)★ 7.2 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: ScaleSelf—1991The Strauss DynastyGribov★ 8.4 1991Before the StormFlynn★ 9.0 2018Silent Night: A Song for the WorldDouglas Haig★ 6.8 1980ShogunVasco Rodrigues★ 7.0 2011KJB: The Book That Changed the WorldHimeself (Narrator)★ 10.0 200931 North 62 EastJohn Hammond★ 4.8 2018Fragments of TruthNarrator (voice)—1994Blood of the InnocentShmuda★ 5.3 2011Return to the Hiding PlaceEusi★ 6.1 1988TusksRoger Singh★ 3.7 1981The Island of AdventureSmith★ 5.3 2020Moments in SpacetimeMason★ 6.0 2020I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of IrelandOld Patrick★ 7.4 1992The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New WorldHost★ 7.0 2010Three Wise WomenGreen★ 4.8 2014Let The Season InSelf / Narrator★ 9.0 2012Missing ChristmasNarrator / Santa (voice)—2022KingslayerGuillaume Maréchal★ 5.6 1992CanvasNick★ 5.4 2011Treasure Hunters—★ 4.2 2008The Search for the Ark of the CovenantNarrator★ 7.0 1999Secret of the AndesFather Claver★ 7.1 2020ShadowtownEinar★ 3.9 2004Stars of the PharaohsNarrator—1979The Danedyke MysteryArmchair—1994Robot in the FamilyEli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri★ 2.6 2015The Watchmaker's ApprenticeNarrator★ 7.3 2003The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The SeaNarrator (voice)★ 7.0 2012EscapeMalcom Andrews★ 4.7 2005Prophecies of the PassionSelf★ 10.0 2025Machine HeartNarrator—1972The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come NightCaleb Selling★ 10.0 2004The Privileged PlanetNarrator★ 7.4 2025Amazing Grace: The Untold StoryOld John Newton★ 10.0 2025I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the KingNarrator★ 8.0 2003The Search for the Real Mt. SinaiNarrator—

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