Acting

John Rhys-Davies

Born 1944-05-05 · Ammanford, Wales, UK71 series237 films

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 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.

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Acting

2020Wizards: Tales of ArcadiaGalahad / Old Galahad (voice)7 ep.
2020Reunited ApartSelf1 ep.
2020Josh Gates TonightSelf1 ep.
2016The Shannara ChroniclesEventine8 ep.
2015Documentary Now!Garth Davies-Gruffudd1 ep.
2015Harvey BeaksElder Bug (voice)1 ep.
2015The Adventures of Puss in BootsGoodsword (voice)1 ep.
2013Rick and MortyBugAnne's Father (voice)1 ep.
2013Die schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenBouchard (archive footage)1 ep.
2012Metal Hurlant ChroniclesL'alchimiste1 ep.
2011Once Upon a TimeGrand Pabbie (voice)3 ep.
2011Face OffSelf - Guest Judge1 ep.
2010Fish HooksMagic Apple (voice)1 ep.
2009Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire3 ep.
2005RevelationsProfessor Lampley6 ep.
2004Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!1 ep.
2004The Lady MusketeerPorthos2 ep.
2003Helen of TroyKing Priam of Troy2 ep.
2002Fillmore!1 ep.
2001Justice LeagueLord Hades (voice)2 ep.
2001The Zeta ProjectEdgar Mandragora (voice)1 ep.
2001Disney's House of MouseOberon (voice)1 ep.
2000The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne2 ep.
1999SpongeBob SquarePantsMan Ray (voice)2 ep.
1999Mickey Mouse WorksOberon (voice)1 ep.
1997You WishMustafa3 ep.
1996Bruno the Kid1 ep.
1996Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the RealmAsgarth (voice)1 ep.
1996Arli$$Davey Owen Jones1 ep.
1995Freakazoid!Professor Beasthead (voice)1 ep.
1995Pinky and the Brain1 ep.
1995SlidersMaximillian Arturo47 ep.
1995Star Trek: VoyagerLeonardo da Vinci2 ep.
1994A Mind to Kill1 ep.
1994Aaahh!!! Real MonstersHead Judge / Zifdo (voice)1 ep.
1994GargoylesMacbeth (voice)14 ep.
1994Fantastic FourThor (voice)2 ep.
1994DuckmanThe Sultan of Dendron (voice)1 ep.
1993AnimaniacsTympannini (voice)1 ep.
1993The UntouchablesMichael Malone42 ep.
1992Ring of the MusketeersMaruice Treville4 ep.
1992Batman: The Animated Series'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)1 ep.
1991The Strauss DynastyGribov6 ep.
1991The Legend of Prince Valiant1 ep.
1991Under CoverFlynn14 ep.
1991I Misteri Della Giungla NeraO'Connor5 ep.
1991ArchaeologyHost15 ep.
1989Great ExpectationsJoe Gargery6 ep.
1988War and RemembranceSammy Mutterperl7 ep.
1988Noble HouseQuillan Gornt4 ep.
1984Murder, She WroteHarry Mordecai3 ep.
1984Robin of SherwoodKing Richard1 ep.
1983SadatGamal Abdel Nasser2 ep.
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King1 ep.
1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesTanyatos1 ep.
1981Peter and PaulSilas2 ep.
1980ShōgunVasco Rodrigues5 ep.
1978The BBC Television ShakespeareSalerio1 ep.
1978Enemy at the DoorGeorge Trenett1 ep.
1978HazellGraves1 ep.
197719901 ep.
1977TargetHecht1 ep.
1976BeastsPeter Newell1 ep.
1976I, ClaudiusMacro2 ep.
1975QuillerLeindorf1 ep.
1974Fall of EaglesZinoviev1 ep.
1974ZodiacAikman1 ep.
1973Warship1 ep.
1971The GuardiansFirst Guardian1 ep.
1971BudgieLaughing Spam Fritter5 ep.
1955Dixon of Dock GreenDunlop1 ep.

Behind the camera

1995SlidersStory47 ep.

Guest appearances

2025Rick and MortyBugAnne's Father (voice)1 ep.
2022Documentary Now!Garth Davies-Gruffudd1 ep.
2022Die schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenBouchard (archive footage)1 ep.
2020Wizards: Tales of ArcadiaGalahad / Old Galahad (voice)7 ep.
2020Reunited ApartSelf1 ep.
2020Josh Gates TonightSelf1 ep.
2019Question TimeSelf - Panellist1 ep.
2016The Shannara ChroniclesEventine8 ep.
2015Harvey BeaksElder Bug (voice)1 ep.
2015The Adventures of Puss in BootsGoodsword (voice)1 ep.
2014Once Upon a TimeGrand Pabbie (voice), Narrator (voice)4 ep.
2014Metal Hurlant ChroniclesL'alchimiste1 ep.
2013Fish HooksMagic Apple (voice)1 ep.
2013Face OffSelf - Guest Judge1 ep.
2012PsychCurator1 ep.
2011ShōgunSelf1 ep.
2010Legend of the SeekerHorace1 ep.
2009Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire3 ep.
2006Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!1 ep.
2003Disney's House of MouseOberon (voice)1 ep.
2002Fillmore!1 ep.
2002Arli$$Davey Owen Jones1 ep.
2000SpongeBob SquarePantsMan Ray (voice)2 ep.
2002The Zeta ProjectEdgar Mandragora (voice)1 ep.
2002Peak PracticeMike King1 ep.
2002Justice LeagueLord Hades (voice)2 ep.
2000The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne2 ep.
1999Mickey Mouse WorksOberon (voice)1 ep.
1998Pinky and the Brain1 ep.
1997Aaahh!!! Real MonstersHead Judge / Zifdo (voice)1 ep.
1997Star Trek: VoyagerLeonardo da Vinci2 ep.
1997You WishMustafa3 ep.
1997Freakazoid!Professor Beasthead (voice)1 ep.
1996Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the RealmAsgarth (voice)1 ep.
1996Bruno the Kid1 ep.
1995GargoylesArthur Morwood-Smyth (voice), Findlaech (voice), Macbeth (voice), Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice)14 ep.
1996DuckmanThe Sultan of Dendron (voice)1 ep.
1995Fantastic FourThor (voice)2 ep.
1994The FlintstonesCharles Brickens (voice)1 ep.
1994A Mind to Kill1 ep.
1988Murder, She WroteHarry Mordecai, Harry Waverly, Lancaster3 ep.
1993AnimaniacsTympannini (voice)1 ep.
1992The Legend of Prince Valiant1 ep.
1992Batman: The Animated Series'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)1 ep.
1991Tales from the CryptDuval1 ep.
1988War and RemembranceSammy Mutterperl7 ep.
1984Scarecrow and Mrs. King1 ep.
1984Robin of SherwoodKing Richard1 ep.
1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesTanyatos1 ep.
1982CHiPsNakura (as John Rhys Davies)1 ep.
1980The BBC Television ShakespeareSalerio1 ep.
1980Enemy at the DoorGeorge Trenett1 ep.
1978TargetHecht1 ep.
1978BBC2 Play of the WeekGuy de Maupassant1 ep.
1978Z-Cars1 ep.
1978HazellGraves1 ep.
197719901 ep.
1976I, ClaudiusMacro2 ep.
1976BeastsPeter Newell1 ep.
1976Warship1 ep.
1975QuillerLeindorf1 ep.
1975The SweeneyRon Brett1 ep.
1974Fall of EaglesZinoviev1 ep.
1974ZodiacAikman1 ep.
1973New Scotland YardDS Hill1 ep.
1972Dixon of Dock GreenDunlop1 ep.
1971BudgieLaughing Spam Fritter5 ep.
1971The GuardiansFirst Guardian1 ep.

Also known as: John Rhys Davies · Jonathan Rhys-Davies · John Rhys-Davis