8.4
Movie
Acting
John Rhys-Davies
- Born
- (age 82)
- Birthplace
- Ammanford, Wales, UK
- Credits
- 281 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.4
Movie
8.5
Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8.4
Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
6.9
Movie
Aquaman
7.9
Movie
Raiders of the Lost Ark
8.7
TV
Rick and Morty
7.9
Movie
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
6.5
Movie
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
6.5
Movie
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
6.7
Movie
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
7.7
TV
SpongeBob SquarePants
7.4
TV
Once Upon a Time
6.6
Movie
The Living Daylights
6.2
Movie
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
8.6
TV
Batman: The Animated Series
6.5
Movie
Time Lapse
5.7
Movie
The Medallion
5.9
Movie
The Jungle Book 2
Acting credits 281
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Sword of Thyrus Film | King Athol |
| TBA | Nameless Film | Barnaby |
| TBA | DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr Film | Jarred Starr |
| TBA | The Way of the Wind Film | Uriah the Chief Elder |
| TBA | Seniors Film | |
| TBA | Ellston Bay Film | Father |
| TBA | Solomon Quinn Film | |
| TBA | Heart of Aldoria Film | Theron |
| 2026 | Bone Keeper Film | Professor Harisson |
| 2026 | Starbright Film | Raphael |
| 2025 | Amazing Grace: The Untold Story Film | Old John Newton |
| 2025 | Machine Heart Film | Narrator |
| 2025 | I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King Film | Narrator |
| 2024 | The Gates Film | Frederick Ladbroke |
| 2023 | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Film | Brine King (voice) |
| 2023 | Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford Film | Self |
| 2023 | The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Film | Self |
| 2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Film | Sallah |
| 2022 | Kingslayer Film | Guillaume Maréchal |
| 2021 | Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age Film | Self - Actor (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Bad Cupid Film | Archie |
| 2020 | Moments in Spacetime Film | Mason |
| 2020 | Valley of the Gods Film | Dr. Hermann |
| 2020 | G-Loc Film | Henry |
| 2020 | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia TV | Galahad / Old Galahad (voice) (7 ep) |
| 2020 | Tainted Film | Vladimir |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Josh Gates Tonight TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2020 | I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland Film | Old Patrick |
| 2020 | Shadowtown Film | Einar |
| 2020 | Grizzly II: Revenge Film | Bouchard |
| 2019 | Mosley Film | Warnie (voice) |
| 2019 | Santa Fake Film | Jow |
| 2019 | The Pilgrim's Progress Film | Evangelist (voice) |
| 2018 | Silent Night: A Song for the World Film | Douglas Haig |
| 2018 | Aquaman Film | Brine King (voice) |
| 2018 | Fragments of Truth Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Aux Film | Jack |
| 2017 | I AM ISRAEL Film | Narrator |
| 2016 | Camera Store Film | Pinky Steuben |
| 2016 | Winter Thaw Film | Martin Avdeitch |
| 2016 | The Apostle Peter: Redemption Film | Peter |
| 2016 | The Shannara Chronicles TV | Eventine (8 ep) |
| 2016 | The Blue Mauritius Film | Hanson |
| 2015 | Many Beautiful Things Film | John Ruskin (voice) |
| 2015 | Golden Shoes Film | Burt |
| 2015 | Documentary Now! TV | Garth Davies-Gruffudd (1 ep) |
| 2015 | The Watchmaker's Apprentice Film | Narrator |
| 2015 | Beyond the Mask Film | Charles Kemp |
| 2015 | Killing Jesus Film | Annas |
| 2015 | Harvey Beaks TV | Elder Bug (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made Film | Self |
| 2015 | The Adventures of Puss in Boots TV | Goodsword (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Let The Season In Film | Self / Narrator |
| 2014 | Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet Film | Yousef (voice) |
| 2014 | Time Lapse Film | Mr. Bezzeredes |
| 2014 | Under Milk Wood Film | Voice |
| 2014 | Saul: The Journey to Damascus Film | Caiphas |
| 2014 | Apocalypse Pompeii Film | Colonel Carlos Dillard |
| 2013 | Prisoners of the Sun Film | Professor Hayden Masterton |
Crew credits 3
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | KJB: The Book That Changed the World Film | Writer |
| 1995 | Sliders TV | Story (2 ep) |
| 1988 | Tusks Film | Writer |