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John Rhys-Davies

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

05/05/1944

Age

81 years old

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 M... Read More

Known For

The Gates

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Valley of the Gods

Fragments of Truth

Camera Store

Winter Thaw

The Apostle Peter: Redemption

The Blue Mauritius

Filmography

Cast

2024

The Gates

as Frederick Ladbroke

2023

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

as Brine King (voice)

2023

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harriso...

as Self

2023

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

as Sallah

2020

Valley of the Gods

as Dr. Hermann

2018

Fragments of Truth

as Narrator (voice)

2016

Camera Store

as Pinky Steuben

2016

Winter Thaw

as Martin Avdeitch

2016

The Apostle Peter: Redemption

as Peter

2016

The Blue Mauritius

as Hanson

2015

Many Beautiful Things

as John Ruskin (voice)

2015

Golden Shoes

as Burt

2015

The Watchmaker's Apprentice

as Narrator

2015

Beyond the Mask

as Charles Kemp

2015

Killing Jesus

as Annas

2015

Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan ...

as Self

2014

Let The Season In

as Self / Narrator

2014

Saul: The Journey to Damascus

as Caiphas

2010

Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes

as Dr. Watson (voice)

2007

The Legend of Sasquatch

as Ranger Steve

2005

Shadows in the Sun

as Mr. Andrew Benton

2004

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Retur...

as Self

2004

Stars of the Pharaohs

as Narrator

2003

Justice League: Paradise Lost

as Lord Hades (voice)

2001

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the ...

as Narrator (voice)

2001

A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lo...

as Self

2001

Quest for the Ring

as Self

2000

The Gold Cross

as Rodrigues

1997

Body Armor

as Rasheed

1996

Catherine the Great

as Pugachev

1996

Echo of Blue

1993

Sunset Grill

as Stockton

1992

The Double 0 Kid

as Rudi Von Kseenbaum

1991

Before the Storm

as Flynn

1991

Under Cover

as Flynn

1991

The Strauss Dynasty

as Gribov

1989

The Gifted One

as Carl Boardman

1988

Goddess of Love

as Zeus

1988

Higher Ground

1984

No Man's Land

as Grimshaw

1978

The Nativity

as Nestor

2025

Starbright

as Raphael

2023

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial...

as Self

2022

Kingslayer

as Guillaume Maréchal

2021

Silent Night: A Song for the World

as Douglas Haig

2021

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost G...

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2021

Bad Cupid

as Archie

2020

Moments in Spacetime

as Mason

2020

G-Loc

as Henry

2020

Tainted

as Vladimir

2020

I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Irelan...

2020

Shadowtown

as Einar

2020

Grizzly II: Revenge

as Bouchard

2019

Mosley

as Warnie (voice)

2019

Santa Fake

as Jow

2019

The Pilgrim's Progress

as Evangelist (voice)

2018

Aquaman

as Brine King (voice)

2018

Aux

as Jack

2017

I Am Israel

as Narrator

2014

Under Milk Wood

as Voice

2014

Time Lapse

as Mr. Bezzeredes

2014

Apocalypse Pompeii

as Colonel Carlos Dillard

2013

Prisoners of the Sun

as Professor Hayden Masterton

2013

Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map

as Gnarlybeard (voice)

2013

Concrete Blondes

as Kostas Jakobatos

2013

100 Degrees Below Zero

as Ralph Dillard

2013

Smokin'

as Doctor

2012

Missing Christmas

as Narrator / Santa (voice)

2012

Escape

as Malcom Andrews

2011

KJB: The Book That Changed the World

as Himeself (Narrator)

2011

Return to the Hiding Place

as Eusi

2011

Treasure Hunters

2011

Ferocious Planet

as Senator Jackson Crenshaw

2010

Three Wise Women

as Green

2010

Medium Raw

as Elliot Carbon

2009

31 North 62 East

as John Hammond

2009

Anacondas: Trail of Blood

as Peter "J.D." Murdoch

2009

Reclaiming the Blade

as Narrator (voice)

2008

The Search for the Ark of the Covenant

as Narrator

2008

Anaconda 3: Offspring

as Peter "J.D." Murdoch

2008

Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles

as Sangimel

2008

Kiss Me Deadly

as Yale Ericson

2007

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege...

as Merick

2007

The Ferryman

as The Greek

2006

One Night with the King

as Mordecai

2006

Shark Bait

as Thorton (voice)

2005

The King Maker

as Phillippe

2005

The Lost Angel

as Father Kevin

2005

The Game of Their Lives

as Bill Jeffrey

2005

Prophecies of the Passion

as Self

2005

Chupacabra Terror

as Captain Randolph

2005

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

as Self

2004

Catching Kringle

as Santa

2004

The Privileged Planet

as Narrator

2004

Vlad

as Narrator

2004

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

as Viscount Mabrey

2004

12 Days of Terror

as Captain

2004

The Making of the Return of the King

as Self

2004

Dragon Storm

as King Fastrad

2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the...

as Gimli

2003

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

as Self / Narrator

2003

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

as self

2003

Coronado

as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos

2003

The Making of Shōgun

2003

Never Say Never Mind

2003

The Medallion

as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe

2003

The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai

as Narrator

2003

The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The S...

as Narrator (voice)

2003

The Making of The Two Towers

2003

The Jungle Book 2

as Ranjan's Father (voice)

2003

Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memor...

as Self

2002

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)

2002

Sabretooth

as Anthony Bricklin

2002

Endangered Species

as Police Lt. Wyznowski

2002

Scorcher

as Dr. Matthew Sallin

2002

The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring

as Self

2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of...

as Gimli

2000

Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol

as Ivan

2000

Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists

as King Akron

2000

Britannic

as Captain Barrett

1999

Au Pair

as Nigel Kent

1999

Secret of the Andes

as Father Claver

1997

Cats Don't Dance

as Woolie Mammoth (voice)

1996

Bloodsport III

as Jacques Duvalier

1996

Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh

as Narrator (voice)

1996

Marquis de Sade

as Inspector Marais

1996

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

as Cassim (voice)

1996

The Great White Hype

as Johnny Windsor

1995

Glory Daze

as Luther

1994

A Flintstones Christmas Carol

as Charles Brickens (voice)

1994

The High Crusade

as Bruder Parvus

1994

Robot in the Family

as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri

1994

Blood of the Innocent

as Shmuda

1993

Cyborg Cop

as Kessel

1993

South Beach

1993

The Seventh Coin

as Captain Galil

1993

The Magic Paintbrush

as Zagal (voice)

1992

The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World

as Host

1992

The Unnamable II: The Statement of Rando...

as Professor Warren

1992

Canvas

as Nick

1992

Return to the Lost World

as Professor George Challenger

1992

Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Frami...

as Phillip Graff

1992

The Lost World

as Challanger

1991

Journey of Honor

as El Zaidan

1990

Secret Weapon

as Mossad Chief

1989

Desperado: Badlands Justice

as Richard Marriott

1989

Rising Storm

as Donwaldo

1989

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

as Sallah

1989

The Trial of the Incredible Hulk

as Wilson Fisk

1988

Young Toscanini

as Rossi

1988

Tusks

as Roger Singh

1988

Waxwork

as Werewolf

1987

The Little Match Girl

as Chief Murphy

1987

Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Ma...

as Edward Tremaine

1987

The Living Daylights

as General Leonid Pushkin

1986

Firewalker

as Corky Taylor

1986

In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro

as Chris Tucker

1985

King Solomon's Mines

as Dogati

1984

Best Revenge

as Mustapha

1984

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir ...

as Baron Fortinbras

1984

Kim

as Babu

1984

Nairobi Affair

as Simon

1983

Sahara

as Rasoul

1982

Victor/Victoria

as Andre Cassell

1982

Ivanhoe

as Front de Boeuf

1981

The Island of Adventure

as Smith

1981

The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'

as Self

1981

Raiders of the Lost Ark

as Sallah

1981

Sphinx

as Stephanos Markoulis

1980

The Merchant of Venice

as Salerio

1980

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

as Solicitor

1980

Fox

as Warleigh

1979

The Danedyke Mystery

as Armchair

1979

Henry VIII

as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charle...

1978

Fearless Frank

1976

Beasts: During Barty's Party

as Peter Newell

1975

The Naked Civil Servant

as Barndoor

1973

Penny Gold

as Rugby Player

1972

The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Com...

as Caleb Selling

Crew

2011

KJB: The Book That Changed the World

as Writer

1988

Tusks

as Writer