John Rhys-Davies

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Known For

Acting

Born

1944-05-05

Place of Birth

Ammanford, Wales, UK

John Rhys-Davies

Biography

John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor and vocal artist. He is perhaps 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.

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Known For

Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Psych

Psych

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Acting History

Starbright as Raphael

Machine Heart as Narrator

I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King as Narrator

The Gates as Frederick Ladbroke

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Brine King (voice)

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford as Self

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Self

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Sallah

Kingslayer as Guillaume Maréchal

Silent Night: A Song for the World as Douglas Haig

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Bad Cupid as Archie

Moments in Spacetime as Mason

Valley of the Gods as Dr. Hermann

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia as Galahad (voice)

Tainted as Vladimir

Reunited Apart as Self

Josh Gates Tonight as Self

I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland

Shadowtown as Einar

Grizzly II: Revenge as Bouchard

Mosley as Warnie (voice)

Santa Fake as Jow

The Pilgrim's Progress as Evangelist (voice)

Aquaman as Brine King (voice)

Fragments of Truth as Narrator (voice)

I AM ISRAEL as Narrator

Camera Store as Pinky Steuben

Winter Thaw as Martin Avdeitch

The Apostle Peter: Redemption as Peter

The Shannara Chronicles as Eventine

The Blue Mauritius as Hanson

Many Beautiful Things as John Ruskin (voice)

Golden Shoes as Burt

Documentary Now! as Garth Davies-Gruffudd

The Watchmaker's Apprentice as Narrator

Beyond the Mask as Charles Kemp

Killing Jesus as Annas

Harvey Beaks as Elder Bug (voice)

Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made as Self

The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Goodsword (voice)

Let The Season In as Self / Narrator

Under Milk Wood as Voice

Time Lapse as Mr. Bezzeredes

Saul: The Journey to Damascus as Caiphas

Apocalypse Pompeii as Colonel Carlos Dillard

Prisoners of the Sun as Professor Hayden Masterton

Rick and Morty as BugAnne's Father (voice)

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten as Bouchard (archive footage)

Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map as Gnarlybeard (voice)

Concrete Blondes as Kostas Jakobatos

100 Degrees Below Zero as Ralph Dillard

Smokin' as Doctor

Missing Christmas as Narrator / Santa (voice)

Metal Hurlant Chronicles as L'alchimiste

Escape as Malcom Andrews

KJB: The Book That Changed the World as Himeself (Narrator)

Once Upon a Time as Grand Pabbie (voice)

Return to the Hiding Place as Eusi

Treasure Hunters

Ferocious Planet as Senator Jackson Crenshaw

Face Off as Self - Guest Judge

Three Wise Women as Green

Fish Hooks as Magic Apple (voice)

Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Watson (voice)

Medium Raw as Elliot Carbon

31 North 62 East as John Hammond

Anacondas: Trail of Blood as Peter "J.D." Murdoch

Reclaiming the Blade as Narrator (voice)

Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire

Legend of the Seeker as Horace

The Search for the Ark of the Covenant as Narrator

Anaconda 3: Offspring as Peter "J.D." Murdoch

Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles as Sangimel

Kiss Me Deadly as Yale Ericson

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Merick

The Ferryman as The Greek

The Legend of Sasquatch as Ranger Steve

One Night with the King as Mordecai

Psych as Curator

Shark Bait as Thorton (voice)

The King Maker as Phillippe

Shadows in the Sun as Mr. Andrew Benton

The Lost Angel as Father Kevin

The Game of Their Lives as Bill Jeffrey

Revelations as Professor Lampley

Prophecies of the Passion as Self

Chupacabra Terror as Captain Randolph

Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self

Catching Kringle as Santa

The Privileged Planet as Narrator

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!

Vlad as Narrator

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Viscount Mabrey

The Lady Musketeer as Porthos

12 Days of Terror as Captain

The Making of 'The Return of the King' as Self

Dragon Storm as King Fastrad

Stars of the Pharaohs as Narrator

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Gimli

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King as Self / Narrator

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as self

Coronado as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos

The Making of Shōgun

Never Say Never Mind

The Medallion as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe

Justice League: Paradise Lost as Lord Hades (voice)

The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai as Narrator

The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea as Narrator (voice)

Helen of Troy as King Priam of Troy

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

The Jungle Book 2 as Ranjan's Father (voice)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)

Sabretooth as Anthony Bricklin

Endangered Species as Police Lt. Wyznowski

Scorcher as Dr. Matthew Sallin

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' as Self

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring as Narrator (voice)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Gimli

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' as Self

Quest for the Ring as Self

Justice League as Lord Hades (voice)

The Zeta Project as Edgar Mandragora (voice)

Disney's House of Mouse as Oberon (voice)

Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol as Ivan

The Gold Cross as Rodrigues

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists as King Akron

Britannic as Captain Barrett

Au Pair as Nigel Kent

Secret of the Andes as Father Claver

SpongeBob SquarePants as Man Ray (voice)

Mickey Mouse Works as Oberon (voice)

The Protector as Rasheed

You Wish as Mustafa

Cats Don't Dance as Woolie Mammoth (voice)

Bloodsport III as Jacques Duvalier

Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh as Narrator (voice)

Marquis de Sade as Inspector Marais

Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Asgarth (voice)

Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Cassim (voice)

The Great White Hype as Johnny Windsor

Catherine the Great as Pugachev

Glory Daze as Luther

Freakazoid! as Professor Beasthead (voice)

Pinky and the Brain

Sliders as Maximillian Arturo

Star Trek: Voyager as Leonardo da Vinci

A Flintstones Christmas Carol as Charles Brickens (voice)

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as Head Judge / Zifdo (voice)

Gargoyles as Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice)

Gargoyles as Findlaech (voice)

Gargoyles as Macbeth (voice)

Gargoyles as Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice)

Fantastic Four as Thor (voice)

The High Crusade as Bruder Parvus

Duckman as The Sultan of Dendron (voice)

Robot in the Family as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri

Blood of the Innocent as Shmuda

Cyborg Cop as Kessel

Sunset Grill as Stockton

Animaniacs as Tympannini (voice)

Peak Practice as Mike King

The Seventh Coin as Captain Galil

The Magic Paintbrush as Zagal (voice)

The Untouchables as Michael Malone

Ring of the Musketeers as Maruice Treville

The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World as Host

The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter as Professor Warren

The Double 0 Kid as Rudi Von Kseenbaum

Batman: The Animated Series as 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)

Tales from the Crypt - Uncut

Return to the Lost World as Professor George Challenger

Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing as Phillip Graff

The Lost World as Challanger

The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov

The Legend of Prince Valiant

Before the Storm as Flynn

Journey of Honor as El Zaidan

Under Cover as Flynn

Under Cover as Flynn

The Strauss Dynasty as Gribov

I Misteri Della Giungla Nera as O'Connor

Archaeology as Host

Secret Weapon as Mossad Chief

Desperado: Badlands Justice as Richard Marriott

Rising Storm as Donwaldo

Great Expectations as Joe Gargery

The Gifted One as Carl Boardman

Tales from the Crypt as Duval

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Sallah

The Trial of the Incredible Hulk as Wilson Fisk

Goddess of Love as Zeus

War and Remembrance as Sammy Mutterperl

Young Toscanini as Rossi

Tusks as Roger Singh

Waxwork as Werewolf

Noble House as Quillan Gornt

The Little Match Girl as Chief Murphy

Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam as Edward Tremaine

The Living Daylights as General Leonid Pushkin

Firewalker as Corky Taylor

In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro as Chris Tucker

King Solomon's Mines as Dogati

Best Revenge as Mustapha

Murder, She Wrote as Harry Waverly

Murder, She Wrote as Lancaster

Murder, She Wrote as Harry Mordecai

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as Baron Fortinbras

No Man's Land as Grimshaw

Robin of Sherwood

Nairobi Affair as Simon

Sahara as Rasoul

Sadat as Gamal Abdel Nasser

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Reilly: Ace of Spies as Tanyatos

Victor/Victoria as Andre Cassell

Ivanhoe as Front de Boeuf

The Island of Adventure as Smith

The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' as Self

Raiders of the Lost Ark as Sallah

Peter and Paul as Silas

Sphinx as Stephanos Markoulis

The Merchant of Venice as Salerio

Shōgun as Vasco Rodrigues

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square as Solicitor

Fox as Warleigh

Question Time as Self - Panellist

The Danedyke Mystery as Armchair

Henry VIII as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V

The Nativity as Nestor

Enemy at the Door as George Trenett

Hazell as Graves

BBC2 Play of the Week as Guy de Maupassant

CHiPs as Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)

Target as Hecht

Beasts: During Barty's Party as Peter Newell

Beasts as Peter Newell

I, Claudius as Macro

The Naked Civil Servant as Barndoor

Quiller as Leindorf

The Sweeney as Ron Brett

Zodiac as Aikman

Penny Gold as Rugby Player

The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night as Caleb Selling

Budgie as Laughing Spam Fritter

Dixon of Dock Green as Dunlop

The Way of the Wind as Uriah the Chief Elder

The Sword of Thyrus as King Athol

DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr as Jarred Starr

Nameless as Barnaby

Heart of Aldoria as Theron

Ellston Bay as Father