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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 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 Th

Born

May 05, 1944

Ammanford, Wales, UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

191 acting

2 crew

Popularity

2.2

Known For

Starbright
Starbright
2026 as Raphael
★ 7.0
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
★ 8.4
Aquaman
Aquaman
2018 as Brine King (voice)
★ 6.9
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 as Sallah
★ 7.9
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023 as Brine King (voice)
★ 6.5
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
★ 6.5
The Living Daylights
The Living Daylights
1987 as General Leonid Pushkin
★ 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 Jungle Book 2
The Jungle Book 2
2003 as Ranjan's Father (voice)
★ 5.9
Bone Keeper
Bone Keeper
2026 as Professor Harisson
★ 5.1
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996 as Cassim (voice)
★ 6.3
Time Lapse
Time Lapse
2014 as Mr. Bezzeredes
★ 6.5
Cats Don't Dance
Cats Don't Dance
1997 as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
★ 7.2
The Game of Their Lives
The Game of Their Lives
2005 as Bill Jeffrey
★ 5.8
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
1994 as Charles Brickens (voice)
★ 6.7
Ferocious Planet
Ferocious Planet
2011 as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
★ 4.5
The Medallion
The Medallion
2003 as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
★ 5.6
Anaconda 3: Offspring
Anaconda 3: Offspring
2008 as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
★ 4.6
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
2010 as Dr. Watson (voice)
★ 6.5
Britannic
Britannic
2000 as Captain Barrett
★ 6.8
Waxwork
Waxwork
1988 as Werewolf
★ 6.2
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
1982 as Front de Boeuf
★ 6.3
One Night with the King
One Night with the King
2006 as Mordecai
★ 6.7
The Naked Civil Servant
The Naked Civil Servant
1975 as Barndoor
★ 6.6
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines
1985 as Dogati
★ 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
Firewalker
Firewalker
1986 as Corky Taylor
★ 5.3
The King Maker
The King Maker
2005 as Phillippe
★ 4.1
Glory Daze
Glory Daze
1995 as Luther
★ 5.1
Killing Jesus
Killing Jesus
2015 as Annas
★ 6.3
Bloodsport III
Bloodsport III
1996 as Jacques Duvalier
★ 5.5
Scorcher
Scorcher
2002 as Dr. Matthew Sallin
★ 4.4
The Gates
The Gates
2024 as Frederick Ladbroke
★ 6.5
The Great White Hype
The Great White Hype
1996 as Johnny Windsor
★ 5.2
The Way of the Wind
The Way of the Wind
as Uriah the Chief Elder
Golden Shoes
Golden Shoes
2015 as Burt
★ 5.8
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
2013 as Gnarlybeard (voice)
★ 8.3
Grizzly II: Revenge
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020 as Bouchard
★ 3.1
100 Degrees Below Zero
100 Degrees Below Zero
2013 as Ralph Dillard
★ 4.2
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress
2019 as Evangelist (voice)
★ 7.6
Beyond the Mask
Beyond the Mask
2015 as Charles Kemp
★ 5.5
The Apostle Peter: Redemption
★ 6.5
Journey of Honor
Journey of Honor
1991 as El Zaidan
★ 4.6
Chupacabra Terror
Chupacabra Terror
2005 as Captain Randolph
★ 5.0
Valley of the Gods
Valley of the Gods
2020 as Dr. Hermann
★ 5.2
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
★ 6.3
Saul: The Journey to Damascus
★ 7.5
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
Cyborg Cop
Cyborg Cop
1993 as Kessel
★ 4.3
Shadows in the Sun
Shadows in the Sun
2005 as Mr. Andrew Benton
★ 6.2
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles
★ 5.1
Victor/Victoria
Victor/Victoria
1982 as André Cassell
★ 7.3
Many Beautiful Things
Many Beautiful Things
2015 as John Ruskin (voice)
★ 6.0
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
★ 6.5
The Ferryman
The Ferryman
2007 as The Greek
★ 4.6
Prisoners of the Sun
Prisoners of the Sun
2013 as Professor Hayden Masterton
★ 3.9
South Beach
★ 2.8
Sphinx
Sphinx
1981 as Stephanos Markoulis
★ 5.6
Goddess of Love
Goddess of Love
1988 as Zeus
★ 4.0
Santa Fake
Santa Fake
2019 as Jow
★ 3.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
★ 6.5
Mosley
Mosley
2019 as Warnie (voice)
★ 6.9
Marquis de Sade
Marquis de Sade
1996 as Inspector Marais
★ 3.2
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great
1996 as Pugachev
★ 5.5
The High Crusade
The High Crusade
1994 as Bruder Parvus
★ 4.9
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
2000 as King Akron
★ 4.5
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
1989 as Wilson Fisk
★ 6.4
Justice League: Paradise Lost
Justice League: Paradise Lost
2003 as Lord Hades (voice)
★ 7.7
Escape
Escape
2012 as Malcom Andrews
★ 4.7
Kim
Kim
1984 as Babu
★ 6.0
Winter Thaw
Winter Thaw
2016 as Martin Avdeitch
Coronado
Coronado
2003 as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
★ 4.1
The Protector
The Protector
1997 as Rasheed
★ 2.4
Kingslayer
Kingslayer
2022 as Guillaume Maréchal
★ 5.7
Aux
Aux
2018 as Jack
★ 6.4
Return to the Lost World
Return to the Lost World
1992 as Professor George Challenger
★ 5.5
Sabretooth
Sabretooth
2002 as Anthony Bricklin
★ 4.5
movie
Fox
1980 as Warleigh
★ 1.0
Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood
2014 as Voice
★ 6.0
The Gifted One
The Gifted One
1989 as Carl Boardman
★ 7.0
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
1980 as Salerio
★ 7.0
Henry VIII
Henry VIII
1979 as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
★ 6.5
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
★ 7.7
Secret of the Andes
Secret of the Andes
1999 as Father Claver
★ 6.8
Sunset Grill
Sunset Grill
1993 as Stockton
★ 3.9
The Double 0 Kid
The Double 0 Kid
1992 as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
★ 4.9
The Seventh Coin
The Seventh Coin
1993 as Captain Galil
★ 3.0
The Nativity
The Nativity
1978 as Nestor
★ 6.0
12 Days of Terror
12 Days of Terror
2004 as Captain
★ 5.4
Young Toscanini
Young Toscanini
1988 as Rossi
★ 5.9
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
★ 6.7
Medium Raw
Medium Raw
2010 as Elliot Carbon
★ 4.8
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro
1986 as Chris Tucker
★ 7.8
Canvas
Canvas
1992 as Nick
★ 4.9
The Lost Angel
The Lost Angel
2005 as Father Kevin
★ 3.4
Blood of the Innocent
Blood of the Innocent
1994 as Shmuda
★ 4.7
Nairobi Affair
Nairobi Affair
1984 as Simon
★ 4.8
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
1984 as Grimshaw
★ 6.0
Silent Night: A Song for the World
Silent Night: A Song for the World
2021 as Douglas Haig
★ 5.5
Endangered Species
Endangered Species
2002 as Police Lt. Wyznowski
★ 4.0
Camera Store
Camera Store
2016 as Pinky Steuben
★ 5.7
Tainted
Tainted
2020 as Vladimir
★ 4.5
Vlad
Vlad
2004 as Narrator
★ 3.9
Dragon Storm
Dragon Storm
2004 as King Fastrad
★ 4.8
Secret Weapon
Secret Weapon
1990 as Mossad Chief
★ 6.0
G-Loc
G-Loc
2020 as Henry
★ 5.7
Under Cover
Under Cover
1991 as Flynn
Quest for the Ring
Quest for the Ring
2001 as Self
★ 5.6
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
★ 6.1
The Blue Mauritius
The Blue Mauritius
2016 as Hanson
The Lost World
The Lost World
1992 as Challanger
★ 5.2
31 North 62 East
31 North 62 East
2009 as John Hammond
★ 4.8
Robot in the Family
Robot in the Family
1994 as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
★ 1.8
Apocalypse Pompeii
Apocalypse Pompeii
2014 as Colonel Carlos Dillard
★ 4.7
Best Revenge
Best Revenge
1984 as Mustapha
Rising Storm
Rising Storm
1989 as Donwaldo
★ 4.3
Au Pair
Au Pair
1999 as Nigel Kent
★ 5.7
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003 as Self / Narrator
★ 8.1
movie
Catching Kringle
2004 as Santa
★ 2.0
Reclaiming the Blade
Reclaiming the Blade
2009 as Narrator (voice)
★ 5.9
Before the Storm
Before the Storm
1991 as Flynn
Tusks
Tusks
1988 as Roger Singh
★ 2.4
Three Wise Women
Three Wise Women
2010 as Green
★ 4.8
Moments in Spacetime
Moments in Spacetime
2020 as Mason
★ 6.0
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol
★ 4.9
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
★ 4.6
Treasure Hunters
★ 4.2
I AM ISRAEL
I AM ISRAEL
2017 as Narrator
Penny Gold
Penny Gold
1973 as Rugby Player
★ 5.7
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
1996 as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.2
movie
The Magic Paintbrush
1993 as Zagal (voice)
Stars of the Pharaohs
Stars of the Pharaohs
2004 as Narrator
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly
2008 as Yale Ericson
★ 4.9
Desperado: Badlands Justice
Desperado: Badlands Justice
1989 as Richard Marriott
Return to the Hiding Place
★ 6.1
movie
Smokin'
2013 as Doctor
The Danedyke Mystery
The Danedyke Mystery
1979 as Armchair
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
★ 6.0
Higher Ground
★ 5.0
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl
1987 as Chief Murphy
★ 4.5
Let The Season In
Let The Season In
2014 as Self / Narrator
★ 9.0
Bad Cupid
Bad Cupid
2021 as Archie
★ 4.3
The Watchmaker's Apprentice
The Watchmaker's Apprentice
2015 as Narrator
★ 7.3
The Island of Adventure
The Island of Adventure
1981 as Smith
★ 4.5
KJB: The Book That Changed the World
KJB: The Book That Changed the World
2011 as Himeself (Narrator)
★ 10.0
The Legend of Sasquatch
The Legend of Sasquatch
2007 as Ranger Steve
★ 4.7
Nameless
Nameless
as Barnaby
Echo of Blue
★ 5.0
Missing Christmas
Missing Christmas
2012 as Narrator / Santa (voice)
The Sword of Thyrus
The Sword of Thyrus
as King Athol
The Strauss Dynasty
The Strauss Dynasty
1991 as Gribov
★ 8.2
Concrete Blondes
Concrete Blondes
2013 as Kostas Jakobatos
★ 4.9
Fragments of Truth
Fragments of Truth
2018 as Narrator (voice)
Beasts: During Barty's Party
Beasts: During Barty's Party
1976 as Peter Newell
★ 10.0
movie
The Gold Cross
2000 as Rodrigues
Shadowtown
Shadowtown
2020 as Einar
★ 3.9
The Search for the Ark of the Covenant
★ 7.0
movie
Heart of Aldoria
as Theron
Machine Heart
Machine Heart
2025 as Narrator
The Privileged Planet
The Privileged Planet
2004 as Narrator
★ 7.0
Amazing Grace: The Untold Story
Amazing Grace: The Untold Story
2025 as Old John Newton
I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King
★ 8.0
Ellston Bay
Ellston Bay
as Father