John Rhys-Davies
Biography
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.
Filmography
Bone Keeper
2026
as Professor Harisson
Starbright
2026
as Raphael
Amazing Grace: The Untold Story
2025
as Old John Newton
Machine Heart
2025
as Narrator
I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King
2025
as Narrator
The Gates
2024
as Frederick Ladbroke
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
as Brine King (voice)
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
2023
as Self
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
as Self
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
as Sallah
Kingslayer
2022
as Guillaume Maréchal
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Bad Cupid
2021
as Archie
Moments in Spacetime
2020
as Mason
Valley of the Gods
2020
as Dr. Hermann
G-Loc
2020
as Henry
Tainted
2020
as Vladimir
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland
2020
as Old Patrick
Shadowtown
2020
as Einar
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020
as Bouchard
Mosley
2019
as Warnie (voice)
Santa Fake
2019
as Jow
The Pilgrim's Progress
2019
as Evangelist (voice)
Silent Night: A Song for the World
2018
as Douglas Haig