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