John Rhys-Davies
Actor
- Born
- May 5, 1944 (age 82) · Ammanford, Wales, UK
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.
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
December 18, 2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
December 17, 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
December 18, 2002
Aquaman
December 7, 2018
Raiders of the Lost Ark
June 12, 1981
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
May 24, 1989
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
June 25, 2023
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
December 20, 2023
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
August 6, 2004
The Living Daylights
June 29, 1987
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
May 20, 1996
Time Lapse
May 18, 2014
Acting200
- 2026Bone Keeper as Professor Harisson
- 2026Starbright as Raphael
- 2025Amazing Grace: The Untold Story as Old John Newton
- 2025Machine Heart as Narrator
- 2025I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King as Narrator
- 2024The Gates as Frederick Ladbroke
- 2023Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Brine King (voice)
- 2023Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford as Self
- 2023The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Self
- 2023