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John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

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

Born

May 05, 1944

Ammanford, Wales, UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

192 acting

2 crew

Popularity

2.4

Known For

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
★ 8.4
Starbright
Starbright
2026 as Raphael
★ 6.0
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023 as Brine King (voice)
★ 6.5
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 as Sallah
★ 7.9
Aquaman
Aquaman
2018 as Brine King (voice)
★ 6.9
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
★ 6.5
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
★ 7.9
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004 as Viscount Mabrey
★ 6.7
The Living Daylights
The Living Daylights
1987 as General Leonid Pushkin
★ 6.5
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996 as Cassim (voice)
★ 6.3
The Medallion
The Medallion
2003 as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
★ 5.6
The Jungle Book 2
The Jungle Book 2
2003 as Ranjan's Father (voice)
★ 5.9
Anaconda 3: Offspring
Anaconda 3: Offspring
2008 as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
★ 4.6
Bone Keeper
Bone Keeper
2026 as Professor Harisson
★ 5.3
Firewalker
Firewalker
1986 as Corky Taylor
★ 5.4
Anacondas: Trail of Blood
Anacondas: Trail of Blood
2009 as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
★ 4.7
Sahara
Sahara
1983 as Rasoul
★ 5.7
Shark Bait
Shark Bait
2006 as Thorton (voice)
★ 5.0
Victor/Victoria
Victor/Victoria
1982 as André Cassell
★ 7.3
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
1982 as Front de Boeuf
★ 6.4
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
2010 as Dr. Watson (voice)
★ 6.5
Time Lapse
Time Lapse
2014 as Mr. Bezzeredes
★ 6.5
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021 as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.9
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines
1985 as Dogati
★ 5.4
Cats Don't Dance
Cats Don't Dance
1997 as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
★ 7.2
Sphinx
Sphinx
1981 as Stephanos Markoulis
★ 5.7
Vlad
Vlad
2004 as Narrator
★ 4.1
movie
Fox
1980 as Warleigh
★ 1.0
Grizzly II: Revenge
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020 as Bouchard
★ 3.2
Waxwork
Waxwork
1988 as Werewolf
★ 6.1
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great
1996 as Pugachev
★ 5.6
One Night with the King
One Night with the King
2006 as Mordecai
★ 6.7
Britannic
Britannic
2000 as Captain Barrett
★ 6.8
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress
2019 as Evangelist (voice)
★ 7.6
Camera Store
Camera Store
2016 as Pinky Steuben
★ 5.7
The Great White Hype
The Great White Hype
1996 as Johnny Windsor
★ 5.2
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003 as Self / Narrator
★ 8.1
Chupacabra Terror
Chupacabra Terror
2005 as Captain Randolph
★ 5.1
Bloodsport III
Bloodsport III
1996 as Jacques Duvalier
★ 5.5
Beyond the Mask
Beyond the Mask
2015 as Charles Kemp
★ 5.5
Shadows in the Sun
Shadows in the Sun
2005 as Mr. Andrew Benton
★ 6.2
Silent Night: A Song for the World
Silent Night: A Song for the World
2018 as Douglas Haig
★ 6.8
Cyborg Cop
Cyborg Cop
1993 as Kessel
★ 4.4
Sunset Grill
Sunset Grill
1993 as Stockton
★ 4.3
100 Degrees Below Zero
100 Degrees Below Zero
2013 as Ralph Dillard
★ 4.2
The Way of the Wind
The Way of the Wind
as Uriah the Chief Elder
The Gates
The Gates
2024 as Frederick Ladbroke
★ 7.0
Sabretooth
Sabretooth
2002 as Anthony Bricklin
★ 4.6
Scorcher
Scorcher
2002 as Dr. Matthew Sallin
★ 4.6
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
1989 as Wilson Fisk
★ 6.4
Nairobi Affair
Nairobi Affair
1984 as Simon
★ 5.6
Glory Daze
Glory Daze
1995 as Luther
★ 5.2
The Legend of Sasquatch
The Legend of Sasquatch
2007 as Ranger Steve
★ 4.7
Aux
Aux
2018 as Jack
★ 6.4
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
★ 6.5
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
★ 6.6
Journey of Honor
Journey of Honor
1991 as El Zaidan
★ 5.1
Prisoners of the Sun
Prisoners of the Sun
2013 as Professor Hayden Masterton
★ 3.9
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
★ 6.9
Best Revenge
Best Revenge
1984 as Mustapha
★ 9.0
Kim
Kim
1984 as Babu
★ 8.0
Rising Storm
Rising Storm
1989 as Donwaldo
★ 5.0
The Naked Civil Servant
The Naked Civil Servant
1975 as Barndoor
★ 6.7
The Protector
The Protector
1997 as Rasheed
★ 3.2
Goddess of Love
Goddess of Love
1988 as Zeus
★ 5.5
Mosley
Mosley
2019 as Warnie (voice)
★ 6.8
Marquis de Sade
Marquis de Sade
1996 as Inspector Marais
★ 3.8
Killing Jesus
Killing Jesus
2015 as Annas
★ 6.3
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
2013 as Gnarlybeard (voice)
★ 8.2
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles
★ 5.1
Tainted
Tainted
2020 as Vladimir
★ 4.5
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
★ 4.7
Many Beautiful Things
Many Beautiful Things
2015 as John Ruskin (voice)
★ 6.0
Canvas
Canvas
1992 as Nick
★ 5.4
Saul: The Journey to Damascus
★ 7.5
G-Loc
G-Loc
2020 as Henry
★ 5.7
movie
Catching Kringle
2004 as Santa
★ 6.0
Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood
2014 as Voice
★ 6.0
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
★ 7.9
Golden Shoes
Golden Shoes
2015 as Burt
★ 5.8
Apocalypse Pompeii
Apocalypse Pompeii
2014 as Colonel Carlos Dillard
★ 4.7
The Apostle Peter: Redemption
★ 6.5
The Lost World
The Lost World
1992 as Challanger
★ 5.2
Santa Fake
Santa Fake
2019 as Jow
★ 3.7
Shadowtown
Shadowtown
2020 as Einar
★ 3.9
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro
1986 as Chris Tucker
★ 7.7
Coronado
Coronado
2003 as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
★ 4.5
Valley of the Gods
Valley of the Gods
2020 as Dr. Hermann
★ 5.2
Dragon Storm
Dragon Storm
2004 as King Fastrad
★ 5.0
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
★ 6.0
The Game of Their Lives
The Game of Their Lives
2005 as Bill Jeffrey
★ 5.9
Moments in Spacetime
Moments in Spacetime
2020 as Mason
★ 6.0
Endangered Species
Endangered Species
2002 as Police Lt. Wyznowski
★ 4.2
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
★ 6.8
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
1994 as Charles Brickens (voice)
★ 6.7
Return to the Lost World
Return to the Lost World
1992 as Professor George Challenger
★ 5.8
Young Toscanini
Young Toscanini
1988 as Rossi
★ 6.3
The Ferryman
The Ferryman
2007 as The Greek
★ 4.6
The Sword of Thyrus
The Sword of Thyrus
as King Athol
Blood of the Innocent
Blood of the Innocent
1994 as Shmuda
★ 5.3
Concrete Blondes
Concrete Blondes
2013 as Kostas Jakobatos
★ 4.9
Under Cover
Under Cover
1991 as Flynn
★ 8.0
South Beach
★ 3.6
The Lost Angel
The Lost Angel
2005 as Father Kevin
★ 4.1
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly
2008 as Yale Ericson
★ 4.9
Penny Gold
Penny Gold
1973 as Rugby Player
★ 6.0
Secret of the Andes
Secret of the Andes
1999 as Father Claver
★ 6.8
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
2000 as King Akron
★ 4.7
Quest for the Ring
Quest for the Ring
2001 as Self
★ 5.7
Justice League: Paradise Lost
Justice League: Paradise Lost
2003 as Lord Hades (voice)
★ 7.7
Escape
Escape
2012 as Malcom Andrews
★ 4.7
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol
★ 5.1
Henry VIII
Henry VIII
1979 as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
★ 6.6
The Blue Mauritius
The Blue Mauritius
2016 as Hanson
Au Pair
Au Pair
1999 as Nigel Kent
★ 5.7
Kingslayer
Kingslayer
2022 as Guillaume Maréchal
★ 5.6
Missing Christmas
Missing Christmas
2012 as Narrator / Santa (voice)
The Gifted One
The Gifted One
1989 as Carl Boardman
★ 7.0
Reclaiming the Blade
Reclaiming the Blade
2009 as Narrator (voice)
★ 5.9
The High Crusade
The High Crusade
1994 as Bruder Parvus
★ 5.2
Ferocious Planet
Ferocious Planet
2011 as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
★ 4.4
Nameless
Nameless
as Barnaby
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
1996 as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.3
The King Maker
The King Maker
2005 as Phillippe
★ 4.3
12 Days of Terror
12 Days of Terror
2004 as Captain
★ 5.5
Desperado: Badlands Justice
Desperado: Badlands Justice
1989 as Richard Marriott
★ 10.0
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
1980 as Salerio
★ 7.3
The Strauss Dynasty
The Strauss Dynasty
1991 as Gribov
★ 8.4
Higher Ground
★ 6.3
Tusks
Tusks
1988 as Roger Singh
★ 3.7
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
1984 as Grimshaw
★ 6.5
The Double 0 Kid
The Double 0 Kid
1992 as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
★ 5.0
movie
The Magic Paintbrush
1993 as Zagal (voice)
★ 10.0
KJB: The Book That Changed the World
KJB: The Book That Changed the World
2011 as Himeself (Narrator)
★ 10.0
Before the Storm
Before the Storm
1991 as Flynn
★ 9.0
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl
1987 as Chief Murphy
★ 7.3
Bad Cupid
Bad Cupid
2021 as Archie
★ 4.3
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
★ 10.0
The Search for the Ark of the Covenant
★ 7.0
Shogun
Shogun
1980 as Vasco Rodrigues
★ 7.0
Return to the Hiding Place
★ 6.1
movie
Smokin'
2013 as Doctor
The Nativity
The Nativity
1978 as Nestor
★ 7.5
Fragments of Truth
Fragments of Truth
2018 as Narrator (voice)
Medium Raw
Medium Raw
2010 as Elliot Carbon
★ 4.8
Robot in the Family
Robot in the Family
1994 as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
★ 2.6
31 North 62 East
31 North 62 East
2009 as John Hammond
★ 4.8
Secret Weapon
Secret Weapon
1990 as Mossad Chief
★ 7.5
Stars of the Pharaohs
Stars of the Pharaohs
2004 as Narrator
The Watchmaker's Apprentice
The Watchmaker's Apprentice
2015 as Narrator
★ 7.3
The Seventh Coin
The Seventh Coin
1993 as Captain Galil
★ 4.5
Treasure Hunters
★ 4.2
Three Wise Women
Three Wise Women
2010 as Green
★ 4.8
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
★ 7.0
The Danedyke Mystery
The Danedyke Mystery
1979 as Armchair
Amazing Grace: The Untold Story
Amazing Grace: The Untold Story
2025 as Old John Newton
★ 10.0
Winter Thaw
Winter Thaw
2016 as Martin Avdeitch
Let The Season In
Let The Season In
2014 as Self / Narrator
★ 9.0
The Island of Adventure
The Island of Adventure
1981 as Smith
★ 5.3
Echo of Blue
★ 6.0
I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King
★ 8.0
I AM ISRAEL
I AM ISRAEL
2017 as Narrator
Beasts: During Barty's Party
Beasts: During Barty's Party
1976 as Peter Newell
★ 10.0
The Privileged Planet
The Privileged Planet
2004 as Narrator
★ 7.4
movie
The Gold Cross
2000 as Rodrigues
★ 9.0
Prophecies of the Passion
★ 10.0
Machine Heart
Machine Heart
2025 as Narrator
movie
Heart of Aldoria
as Theron
Ellston Bay
Ellston Bay
as Father