John Rhys-Davies



First NameJohn
Last NameRhys-Davies
Full Name at BirthJohn Rhys-Davies
Age67
Date of BirthMay 5, 1944
BirthplaceSalisbury, Wiltshire, England
Height6' 1" (185 cm)
BuildLarge
Hair ColorBlack
Star SignTaurus
EthnicityWhite
NationalityEnglish
UniversityUniversity of East Anglia, Norwich, England
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameGimli on Lord of the Rings, Sliders

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.


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Filmography

Selected John Rhys-Davies film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2012
Concrete Blondes
Kostas Jakobatos

2011
The Precious One
Wally Holland

2011
Senator Jackson Crenshaw

2011
Return to the Hiding Place
Eusi

2011
Into the Americas
Captain Salter

2010
Elliot Carbon

2010
Alistair Winston

2010
La leyenda de las arcas
Nathan

2010
Three Wise Women
Green

2009
Prof. Hayden Masterton

2009
John Hammond

2008
Yale Ericson

2008
Murdoch

2008
Sangimel

2008
Horace

2007
The Greek

2007
Takezo Kensei: Sword Saint
Narrator

2006
Mordecai

2006
Thorton

2006
Ranger Steve

2005
Mr. Benton

2005
Bill Jeffrey

2005
Phillippe

2005
Father Kevin

2005
Professor Lampley

2004
Catching Kringle

2004
Captain

2004
King Fastrad

2003
Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos

2003
Ranjan's father

2003
Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe

2003
Narrator

2002
Police Lt. Wyznowski

2002
Dr. Matthew Sallin

2002
Gimli, Voice of Treebeard

2002
Fillmore!
Lenny

2002
Anthony Bricklin

2001
Oberon

2001
Lord Hades

2001
Edgar Mandragora

2000
King Akron/Baraka

2000
Captain Barrett

2000
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
Alexandre Dumas, Dumas, Porthos

2000
The Gold Cross
Rodrigues

1999
Secret of the Andes
Father Claver

1999
Nigel Kent

1999
Oberon

1999
ManRay

1998
The Protector
Rasheed

1997
Woolie Mammoth

1997
You Wish
Madman Mustapha

1996
Marquis de Sade
Inspector Marais

1996
Johnny Windsor

1996
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
Narrator

1996
-

1996
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles
MacBeth

1996
-

1995
Shmuda

1995
Luther

1995
Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye
Sallah

1995
Pugachev

1995
Professor Beasthead

1995
Narrator

1995
Prof. Maximilian Arturo

1995
Leonardo da Vinci

1994
Bruder Parvus

1994
Charles Brickens

1994
Roderick Tate

1994
The Sultan of Dendron

1994
Macbeth, Arthur Morwood-Smyth, Arthur Morwood-Smythe, Arthur Morwood-Smythe

1994
Fantastic Four
Thor

1994
Robot in the Family
Neighbor

1993
Kessel

1993
South Beach
-

1993
Stockton

1993
Captain Galil

1993
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
Professor Warren

1993
Tympannini

1993
Peak Practice
Mike King

1993
The Untouchables
Agent Michael Malone

1992
Canvas
Nick

1992
Return to the Lost World
Challenger

1992
The Lost World
Challenger

1992
The Magic Paintbrush
Zagal

1992
Ring of the Musketeers
Maurice Treville

1992
'Baron' Waclaw Jozek

1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
Phillip Graff

1991
Journey of Honor
El Zaidan

1991
I misteri della giungla nera
O'Connor

1991
Additional Voices

1991
Under Cover
Flynn

1991
Before the Storm
Flynn

1991
The Strauss Dynasty
Gribov

1991
Under Cover
Flynn

1990
Secret Weapon
Mossad Chief

1989
Rising Storm
Donwaldo

1989
The Princess and the Dwarf
-

1989
Desperado: Badlands Justice
Richard Marriott

1989
Great Expectations
Joe Gargery

1989
The Gifted One
Carl Boardman

1988
Werewolf

1988
Claudio Rossi

1988
Zeus

1988
Higher Ground
Lt. Smight

1988
Quillan Gornt

1988
Sammy Mutterperl

1988
Roger Singh

1987
Predator: The Concert
Bouchard

1987
General Leonid Pushkin

1987
The Little Match Girl
Police Chief Murphy

1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
Edward Tremaine

1986
Corky Taylor

1986
Chris Tucker

1985
Dogati

1984
Kim
Babu

1984
Nairobi Affair
Simon

1984
Harry Mordecai, Harry Waverly, Lancaster

1984
King Richard

1984
No Man's Land
Grimshaw

1984
Goldilocks and the Three Bears/Rumpelstiltskin/Little Red Riding Hood/Sleeping Beauty
Narrator

1983
Rasoul

1983
Tanyatos

1983
Sadat
Gamal Abdel Nasser

1983
Lord Ralph Bromfield

1982
Best Revenge
Mustapha

1982
The Island of Adventure
Smith

1982
Andre Cassell

1982
Front-de-Boeuf

1982
The Quest
Sir Edward

1981
Stephanos Markoulis

1981
Peter and Paul
Silas

1980
Vasco Rodrigues

1980
Shogun
Vasco Rodrigues

1980
The Merchant of Venice
Salerio

1980
Fox
Warleigh

1979
The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight
Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V

1979
The Danedyke Mystery
Armchair

1978
Nestor

1978
Enemy at the Door
George Trenett

1978
Graves

1977
1990
Ivor Griffith

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
Guy de Maupassant

1977
Nakura

1977
Target
Hecht

1976
Macro

1976
Beasts
Peter Newell

1976
Just William
Authority

1975
The Naked Civil Servant
Barndoor

1975
Quiller
Leindorf

1975
The Sweeney
Ron Brett

1974
Fake Military Policeman

1974
Zinoviev

1974
Within These Walls
Inspector Jay

1974
Zodiac
Aikman

1974
Sporting Scenes
Bryn

1973
Warship
CPO Cook Mantell

1973
Penny Gold
Rugger Player No.2

1973
Hunter's Walk
Roger Jenkins

1973
Once Upon a Time
Danton

1972
Deakins

1972
The Adventures of Black Beauty
Alfred Kidney

1972
New Scotland Yard
Det. Sgt. Hill

1972
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
Caleb Selling

1971
Laughing Spam Fritter

1971
First Guardian

1969
Kapitän Harmsen
Bill

1964
Crossroads
Gareth

1962
Terry Larkin

1955
Dunlop

Producer Credits

2011
The Precious One
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Writer Credits

1995
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1988
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