John Rhys-Davies
Born May 5, 1944 · Ammanford, Wales, UK
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Aquaman
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
The Living Daylights
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Starbright
The Jungle Book 2
Firewalker
The Medallion
Sahara
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Anacondas: Trail of Blood
Anaconda 3: Offspring
Victor/Victoria
King Solomon's Mines
Time Lapse
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
Tusks
Shark Bait
Cats Don't Dance
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
Unreleased
Ellston Bay
Bone Keeper
One Night with the King
Waxwork
Shadows in the Sun
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
The Naked Civil Servant
Bad Cupid
The Game of Their Lives
The Pilgrim's Progress
The High Crusade
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Goddess of Love
No Man's Land
Britannic
G-Loc
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
Camera Store
Sphinx
Coronado
Mosley
The Great White Hype
Vlad
Grizzly II: Revenge
Ivanhoe
Prisoners of the Sun
Unreleased
Seniors
The Two Towers: Weta workshop
Beyond the Mask
Amazing Grace: The Untold Story
Valley of the Gods
Escape
The Double 0 Kid
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles
100 Degrees Below Zero
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Return to the Lost World
Bloodsport III
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Return to the Hiding Place
The Apostle Peter: Redemption
Saul: The Journey to Damascus
Sabretooth
TV Shows
Animaniacs
Murder, She Wrote
Batman: The Animated Series
Question Time
Z-Cars
Sliders
Peak Practice
Gargoyles
Arli$$
Fish Hooks
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Tales from the Crypt
SpongeBob SquarePants
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Duckman
Legend of the Seeker
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
Mickey Mouse Works
Disney's House of Mouse
The Sweeney
New Scotland Yard
Harvey Beaks
Dixon of Dock Green
Justice League
Pinky and the Brain
Shōgun
Freakazoid!
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Face Off
The Shannara Chronicles
Documentary Now!
CHiPs
Robin of Sherwood
The Zeta Project
War and Remembrance
I, Claudius
Fantastic Four
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Fillmore!
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
BBC2 Play of the Week
Target
Budgie
The Untouchables
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
Helen of Troy
Warship
Bruno the Kid
Enemy at the Door
Fall of Eagles
Reunited Apart
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
Revelations
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
Hazell
Josh Gates Tonight
A Mind to Kill
Beasts
The Strauss Dynasty
Noble House
The Lady Musketeer
You Wish
Quiller
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
The Guardians
1990
Peter and Paul
Zodiac
Ring of the Musketeers
Great Expectations
I Misteri Della Giungla Nera
More Movies
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
The Two Towers: J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
The Lost Angel
Golden Shoes
The Legend of Sasquatch
The Gates
Beasts: During Barty's Party
Catherine the Great
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
Endangered Species
Marquis de Sade
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
Glory Daze
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth
Kingslayer
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion
Cyborg Cop
Shogun
Unreleased
The Way of the Wind
Kiss Me Deadly
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Tainted
Reclaiming the Blade
Apocalypse Pompeii
Scorcher
Killing Jesus
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
Ferocious Planet
The Little Match Girl
The Lost World
The Blue Mauritius
Concrete Blondes
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
Nairobi Affair
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Silent Night: A Song for the World
Chupacabra Terror
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
12 Days of Terror
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
Quest for the Ring
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol
Unreleased
DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr
Justice League: Paradise Lost
The Magic Paintbrush
Catching Kringle
Au Pair
The King Maker
The Ferryman
The Watchmaker's Apprentice
The Protector
Under Milk Wood
Dragon Storm
Missing Christmas
Stars of the Pharaohs
Before the Storm
Fragments of Truth
Shadowtown
The Nativity
Henry VIII
I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King
Blood of the Innocent
Kim
Aux
Canvas
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
Treasure Hunters
Sunset Grill
Santa Fake
South Beach
Secret of the Andes
Fearless Frank
Journey of Honor
Collectormania 7
31 North 62 East
Prophecies of the Passion
Unreleased
The Sword of Thyrus
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
Many Beautiful Things
Never Say Never Mind
Robot in the Family
Penny Gold
The Merchant of Venice
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
Rising Storm
The Island of Adventure
Under Cover
Three Wise Women
The Gifted One
The Privileged Planet
Best Revenge
The Strauss Dynasty
Secret Weapon
Unreleased
Nameless
KJB: The Book That Changed the World
Let The Season In
Young Toscanini
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Higher Ground
The Seventh Coin
Desperado: Badlands Justice
I AM ISRAEL
Echo of Blue
Moments in Spacetime
Medium Raw
The Danedyke Mystery
Winter Thaw
Machine Heart
The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai
