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