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Aliases: John Rhys Davies , Jonathan Rhys-Davies , John Rhys-Davis , Джон Рис-Дэвис , جان ریس-دیویس

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Ammanford, Wales, UK

Homepage: https://johnsonlaird.com/our-actors/John-Rhys-Davies

Movie Involvements: 148

TV Involvements: 48


Most Famous Work

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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Rhys-Davies, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Star Trek: Voyager
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8

Star Trek: Voyager

(1995) Leonardo da Vinci
Murder, She Wrote
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8

Murder, She Wrote

(1984) Harry Mordecai
Batman: The Animated Series
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9

Batman: The Animated Series

(1992) 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)
Sliders
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8

Sliders

(1995) Maximillian Arturo
Once Upon a Time
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7

Once Upon a Time

(2011) Grand Pabbie (voice)
Gargoyles
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8

Gargoyles

(1994) Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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8
The Sweeney
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8

The Sweeney

(1975) Ron Brett

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Raphael
2024 Frederick Ladbroke
2023 Brine King (voice)
Self
Self
Sallah
2022 Guillaume Maréchal
2021 Douglas Haig
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Archie
2020 Mason
Dr. Hermann
Henry
Galahad (voice)
Vladimir
Self
Self
N/A
Einar
Bouchard
2019 Warnie (voice)
Jow
Evangelist (voice)
2018 Brine King (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Jack
2017 Narrator
2016 Pinky Steuben
Martin Avdeitch
Peter
Eventine
Hanson
2015 John Ruskin (voice)
Burt
Garth Davies-Gruffudd
Narrator
Charles Kemp
Annas
Elder Bug (voice)
Self
Goodsword (voice)
2014 Self / Narrator
Voice
Mr. Bezzeredes
Caiphas
Colonel Carlos Dillard
2013 Professor Hayden Masterton
BugAnne's Father (voice)
Bouchard (archive footage)
Gnarlybeard (voice)
Kostas Jakobatos
Ralph Dillard
Doctor
2012 Narrator / Santa (voice)
L'alchimiste
Voice of the Brine King (archive footage)
Malcom Andrews
2011 Himeself (Narrator)
Grand Pabbie (voice)
Eusi
N/A
Senator Jackson Crenshaw
Self - Guest Judge
2010 Green
Magic Apple (voice)
Dr. Watson (voice)
Elliot Carbon
2009 John Hammond
Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Narrator (voice)
N/A
2008 Horace
Narrator
Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Sangimel
Yale Ericson
2007 Merick
The Greek
Ranger Steve
2006 Mordecai
Curator
Thorton (voice)
2005 Phillippe
Mr. Andrew Benton
Father Kevin
Bill Jeffrey
Professor Lampley
Captain Randolph
Self
2004 Self
Santa
Narrator
N/A
Narrator
Viscount Mabrey
Porthos
Captain
Self
King Fastrad
Narrator
2003 Gimli
Self / Narrator
self
Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
N/A
N/A
Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
Lord Hades (voice)
Narrator
Narrator (voice)
King Priam of Troy
N/A
Ranjan's Father (voice)
Self
2002 Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
Anthony Bricklin
Police Lt. Wyznowski
Dr. Matthew Sallin
N/A
Self
2001 Narrator (voice)
Gimli
Self
Self
Lord Hades (voice)
Edgar Mandragora (voice)
Oberon (voice)
2000 Ivan
Rodrigues
N/A
King Akron
Captain Barrett
1999 Nigel Kent
Father Claver
Man Ray (voice)
Oberon (voice)
1997 Rasheed
Mustafa
Woolie Mammoth (voice)
1996 Jacques Duvalier
Narrator (voice)
Inspector Marais
Asgarth (voice)
N/A
Cassim (voice)
Johnny Windsor
Pugachev
N/A
1995 Luther
N/A
Professor Beasthead (voice)
Maximillian Arturo
Leonardo da Vinci
1994 N/A
Charles Brickens (voice)
Head Judge / Zifdo (voice)
Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice)
Findlaech (voice)
Macbeth (voice)
Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice)
Thor (voice)
Bruder Parvus
The Sultan of Dendron (voice)
Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
Shmuda
1993 Kessel
Stockton
Tympannini (voice)
N/A
Mike King
Captain Galil
Zagal (voice)
Michael Malone
1992 Maruice Treville
Host
Professor Warren
Nick
Rudi Von Kseenbaum
'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice)
Professor George Challenger
Phillip Graff
Challanger
1991 Gribov
N/A
Flynn
El Zaidan
Flynn
Flynn
Host
O'Connor
Gribov
1990 Mossad Chief
1989 Richard Marriott
Donwaldo
Joe Gargery
Carl Boardman
Duval
Sallah
Wilson Fisk
1988 Zeus
Sammy Mutterperl
Rossi
N/A
Roger Singh
Werewolf
Quillan Gornt
1987 Chief Murphy
Edward Tremaine
General Leonid Pushkin
1986 Corky Taylor
Chris Tucker
1985 Dogati
1984 Mustapha
Harry Waverly
Lancaster
Harry Mordecai
Baron Fortinbras
Grimshaw
Babu
N/A
Simon
1983 Rasoul
Gamal Abdel Nasser
N/A
Tanyatos
1982 Andre Cassell
Front de Boeuf
1981 Smith
Self
Sallah
Silas
Stephanos Markoulis
1980 Salerio
Vasco Rodrigues
Solicitor
Warleigh
1979 Self - Panellist
Armchair
Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
1978 Nestor
N/A
George Trenett
N/A
1977 Guy de Maupassant
N/A
Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)
Hecht
1976 Peter Newell
Peter Newell
N/A
Naevius Sutorius Macro
1975 Barndoor
Leindorf
Ron Brett
1974 Aikman
N/A
1973 Rugby Player
N/A
1972 Caleb Selling
Alfred Kidney
1971 N/A
Laughing Spam Fritter
1962 N/A
1955 Dunlop
Barnaby
Desmond Wilhorn
Narrator
Jarred Starr
King Athol
Uriah the Chief Elder
N/A
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing


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