John Rhys-Davies
Born 1944
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 S…
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Bone Keeper(2026)
as Professor Harisson
Starbright(2026)
as Raphael
Amazing Grace: The Untold Story(2025)
as Old John Newton
Machine Heart(2025)
as Narrator
I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King(2025)
as Narrator
The Gates(2024)
as Frederick Ladbroke
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom(2023)
as Brine King (voice)
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford(2023)
as Self
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny(2023)
as Self
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny(2023)
as Sallah
Kingslayer(2022)
as Guillaume Maréchal
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age(2021)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Bad Cupid(2021)
as Archie
Moments in Spacetime(2020)
as Mason
Valley of the Gods(2020)
as Dr. Hermann
G-Loc(2020)
as Henry
Tainted(2020)
as Vladimir
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland(2020)
as Old Patrick
Shadowtown(2020)
as Einar
Grizzly II: Revenge(2020)
as Bouchard
Mosley(2019)
as Warnie (voice)
Santa Fake(2019)
as Jow
The Pilgrim's Progress(2019)
as Evangelist (voice)
Silent Night: A Song for the World(2018)
as Douglas Haig
Aquaman(2018)
as Brine King (voice)
Fragments of Truth(2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Aux(2018)
as Jack
I AM ISRAEL(2017)
as Narrator
Camera Store(2016)
as Pinky Steuben
Winter Thaw(2016)
as Martin Avdeitch
The Apostle Peter: Redemption(2016)
as Peter
The Blue Mauritius(2016)
as Hanson
Many Beautiful Things(2015)
as John Ruskin (voice)
Golden Shoes(2015)
as Burt
The Watchmaker's Apprentice(2015)
as Narrator
Beyond the Mask(2015)
as Charles Kemp
Killing Jesus(2015)
as Annas
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made(2015)
as Self
Let The Season In(2014)
as Self / Narrator
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet(2014)
as Yousef (voice)
Time Lapse(2014)
as Mr. Bezzeredes
Under Milk Wood(2014)
as Voice
Saul: The Journey to Damascus(2014)
as Caiphas
Apocalypse Pompeii(2014)
as Colonel Carlos Dillard
Prisoners of the Sun(2013)
as Professor Hayden Masterton
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map(2013)
as Gnarlybeard (voice)
Concrete Blondes(2013)
as Kostas Jakobatos
100 Degrees Below Zero(2013)
as Ralph Dillard
- Film
Smokin'(2013)
as Doctor
Missing Christmas(2012)
as Narrator / Santa (voice)
Escape(2012)
as Malcom Andrews
KJB: The Book That Changed the World(2011)
as Himeself (Narrator)
Return to the Hiding Place(2011)
as Eusi
Treasure Hunters(2011)
Ferocious Planet(2011)
as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
Three Wise Women(2010)
as Green
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes(2010)
as Dr. Watson (voice)
Medium Raw(2010)
as Elliot Carbon
31 North 62 East(2009)
as John Hammond
Anacondas: Trail of Blood(2009)
as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Reclaiming the Blade(2009)
as Narrator (voice)
The Search for the Ark of the Covenant(2008)
as Narrator
Anaconda 3: Offspring(2008)
as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles(2008)
as Sangimel
Kiss Me Deadly(2008)
as Yale Ericson
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale(2007)
as Merick
The Ferryman(2007)
as The Greek
The Legend of Sasquatch(2007)
as Ranger Steve
One Night with the King(2006)
as Mordecai
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'(2006)
as Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'(2006)
as Self
The Making of 'The Two Towers'(2006)
as Self
Shark Bait(2006)
as Thorton (voice)
The King Maker(2005)
as Phillippe
Collectormania 7(2005)
as Self
Shadows in the Sun(2005)
as Mr. Andrew Benton
The Lost Angel(2005)
as Father Kevin
The Game of Their Lives(2005)
as Bill Jeffrey
Prophecies of the Passion(2005)
as Self
Chupacabra Terror(2005)
as Captain Randolph
Ringers: Lord of the Fans(2005)
as Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'(2004)
as Self
- Film
Catching Kringle(2004)
as Santa
The Privileged Planet(2004)
as Narrator
Vlad(2004)
as Narrator
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement(2004)
as Viscount Mabrey
12 Days of Terror(2004)
as Captain
Dragon Storm(2004)
as King Fastrad
Stars of the Pharaohs(2004)
as Narrator
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)In catalog
as Gimli
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King(2003)
as Self / Narrator
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth(2003)
as Self
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy(2003)
as self
Coronado(2003)
as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
- Film
The Making of Shōgun(2003)
Never Say Never Mind(2003)
The Medallion(2003)
as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
Justice League: Paradise Lost(2003)
as Lord Hades (voice)
The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai(2003)
as Narrator
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea(2003)
as Narrator (voice)
The Jungle Book 2(2003)
as Ranjan's Father (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002)In catalog
as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
Sabretooth(2002)
as Anthony Bricklin
Endangered Species(2002)
as Police Lt. Wyznowski
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script(2002)
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth(2002)
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast(2002)
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design(2002)
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale(2002)
as Self
Scorcher(2002)
as Dr. Matthew Sallin
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
as Narrator (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)In catalog
as Gimli
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'(2001)
as Self
Quest for the Ring(2001)
as Self
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol(2000)
as Ivan
Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion(2000)
as Leonardo da Vinci
- Film
The Gold Cross(2000)
as Rodrigues
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists(2000)
as King Akron
Britannic(2000)
as Captain Barrett
Au Pair(1999)
as Nigel Kent
Secret of the Andes(1999)
as Father Claver
The Protector(1997)
as Rasheed
Cats Don't Dance(1997)
as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
Bloodsport III(1996)
as Jacques Duvalier
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh(1996)
as Narrator (voice)
Marquis de Sade(1996)
as Inspector Marais
Aladdin and the King of Thieves(1996)
as Cassim (voice)
The Great White Hype(1996)
as Johnny Windsor
Catherine the Great(1996)
as Pugachev
Echo of Blue(1996)
Glory Daze(1995)
as Luther
A Flintstones Christmas Carol(1994)
as Charles Brickens (voice)
The High Crusade(1994)
as Bruder Parvus
Robot in the Family(1994)
as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
Blood of the Innocent(1994)
as Shmuda
Cyborg Cop(1993)
as Kessel
Sunset Grill(1993)
as Stockton
South Beach(1993)
The Seventh Coin(1993)
as Captain Galil
The Magic Paintbrush(1993)
as Zagal (voice)
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World(1992)
as Host
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter(1992)
as Professor Warren
Canvas(1992)
as Nick
The Double 0 Kid(1992)
as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
Return to the Lost World(1992)
as Professor George Challenger
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing(1992)
as Phillip Graff
The Lost World(1992)
as Challanger
Before the Storm(1991)
as Flynn
Journey of Honor(1991)
as El Zaidan
Under Cover(1991)
as Flynn
The Strauss Dynasty(1991)
as Gribov
Secret Weapon(1990)
as Mossad Chief
Desperado: Badlands Justice(1989)
as Richard Marriott
Rising Storm(1989)
as Donwaldo
The Gifted One(1989)
as Carl Boardman
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989)
as Sallah
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk(1989)
as Wilson Fisk
Goddess of Love(1988)
as Zeus
Young Toscanini(1988)
as Rossi
Higher Ground(1988)
Tusks(1988)
as Roger Singh
Waxwork(1988)
as Werewolf
The Little Match Girl(1987)
as Chief Murphy
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam(1987)
as Edward Tremaine
The Living Daylights(1987)
as General Leonid Pushkin
Firewalker(1986)
as Corky Taylor
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro(1986)
as Chris Tucker
King Solomon's Mines(1985)
as Dogati
Best Revenge(1984)
as Mustapha
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight(1984)
as Baron Fortinbras
No Man's Land(1984)
as Grimshaw
Kim(1984)
as Babu
Nairobi Affair(1984)
as Simon
Sahara(1983)
as Rasoul
Victor/Victoria(1982)
as André Cassell
Ivanhoe(1982)
as Front de Boeuf
The Island of Adventure(1981)
as Smith
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'(1981)
as Self
Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)
as Sallah
Sphinx(1981)
as Stephanos Markoulis
The Merchant of Venice(1980)
as Salerio
Shogun(1980)
as Vasco Rodrigues
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square(1980)
as Solicitor
- Film
Fox(1980)
as Warleigh
The Danedyke Mystery(1979)
as Armchair
Henry VIII(1979)
as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
The Nativity(1978)
as Nestor
Fearless Frank(1978)
Beasts: During Barty's Party(1976)
as Peter Newell
The Naked Civil Servant(1975)
as Barndoor
Penny Gold(1973)
as Rugby Player
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night(1972)
as Caleb Selling
Ellston Bay
as Father
Nameless
as Barnaby
Seniors
The Way of the Wind
as Uriah the Chief Elder
- Film
Heart of Aldoria
as Theron
DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr
as Jarred Starr
- Film
Solomon Quinn
The Sword of Thyrus
as King Athol
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