John Rhys-Davies - Actor Profile

John Rhys-Davies

50Movies
10.0 Best Rating

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.

Top Rated Movies

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Beasts: During Barty's Party (1976) movie poster
★10.0

Beasts: During Barty's Party — A suburban couple are held under siege by a pack of frighteningly intelligent rats.

Beasts: During Barty's Party

1976•Horror
★10.0
KJB: The Book That Changed the World (2011) movie poster
★10.0

KJB: The Book That Changed the World — Actor John Rhys-Davies narrates this illuminating look at the King James Bible -- the most widely sold version of the mo

KJB: The Book That Changed the World

2011•Documentary
★9.0
Let The Season In (2014) movie poster
★9.0

Let The Season In — Joined by world-renowned vocalist Deborah Voigt and charismatic voice actor John Rhys-Davies, the Mormon Tabernacle Choi

Let The Season In

2014•Music
★8.8
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (2002) movie poster
★8.8

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' — A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2001's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." Created by

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'

2002•Documentary
★8.8
The Making of 'The Two Towers' (2003) movie poster
★8.8

The Making of 'The Two Towers' — A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2002's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." Created by filmmaker Co

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

2003•Documentary

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2025 I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King Narrator ★ 8.0 HIT
2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Brine King (voice) ★ 6.6 HIT
2023 Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford Self ★ 7.7 HIT
2023 The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Self ★ 6.7 HIT
2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Sallah ★ 6.5 HIT
2021 Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age Self - Actor (archive footage) ★ 7.9 HIT
2020 I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland - ★ 6.9 HIT
2019 Mosley Warnie (voice) ★ 6.8 HIT
2019 The Pilgrim's Progress Evangelist (voice) ★ 7.6 HIT
2018 Aquaman Brine King (voice) ★ 6.9 HIT
2016 The Apostle Peter: Redemption Peter ★ 6.6 HIT
2015 The Watchmaker's Apprentice Narrator ★ 7.3 HIT
2015 Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made Self ★ 6.6 HIT
2014 Let The Season In Self / Narrator ★ 9.0 HIT
2014 Time Lapse Mr. Bezzeredes ★ 6.5 HIT
2014 Saul: The Journey to Damascus Caiphas ★ 7.5 HIT
2013 Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map Gnarlybeard (voice) ★ 8.3 HIT
2011 KJB: The Book That Changed the World Himeself (Narrator) ★ 10.0 HIT
2006 One Night with the King Mordecai ★ 6.7 HIT
2004 The Privileged Planet Narrator ★ 7.0 HIT
2004 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Viscount Mabrey ★ 6.7 HIT
2004 The Making of 'The Return of the King' Self ★ 8.8 HIT
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Gimli ★ 8.5 HIT
2003 Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King Self / Narrator ★ 8.1 HIT
2003 Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy self ★ 8.2 HIT
2003 Justice League: Paradise Lost Lord Hades (voice) ★ 7.6 HIT
2003 The Making of 'The Two Towers' - ★ 8.8 HIT
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Gimli / Treebeard (voice) ★ 8.4 HIT
2002 The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' Self ★ 8.8 HIT
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Gimli ★ 8.4 HIT
2001 Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' Self ★ 7.8 HIT
2000 Britannic Captain Barrett ★ 6.8 HIT
1999 Secret of the Andes Father Claver ★ 6.8 HIT
1997 Cats Don't Dance Woolie Mammoth (voice) ★ 7.2 HIT
1996 Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh Narrator (voice) ★ 7.2 HIT
1994 A Flintstones Christmas Carol Charles Brickens (voice) ★ 6.7 HIT
1992 The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World Host ★ 7.0 HIT
1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing Phillip Graff ★ 6.6 HIT
1991 The Strauss Dynasty Gribov ★ 8.2 HIT
1989 The Gifted One Carl Boardman ★ 7.0 HIT
1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Sallah ★ 7.8 HIT
1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam Edward Tremaine ★ 6.7 HIT
1987 The Living Daylights General Leonid Pushkin ★ 6.5 HIT
1986 In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro Chris Tucker ★ 7.8 HIT
1982 Victor/Victoria André Cassell ★ 7.3 HIT
1981 The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' Self ★ 7.2 HIT
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Sallah ★ 7.9 HIT
1980 The Merchant of Venice Salerio ★ 7.0 HIT
1976 Beasts: During Barty's Party Peter Newell ★ 10.0 HIT
1975 The Naked Civil Servant Barndoor ★ 6.6 HIT