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John Rhys-Davies
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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 Freeβ¦
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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.
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John Rhys-Davies's Filmography
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Bone Keeper
as Professor Harisson
Starbright
as Raphael
Amazing Grace: The Untold Story
as Old John Newton
Machine Heart
as Narrator
I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King
as Narrator
The Gates
as Frederick Ladbroke
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Brine King (voice)
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
as Self
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
as Self
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
as Sallah
Kingslayer
as Guillaume MarΓ©chal
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Bad Cupid
as Archie
Moments in Spacetime
as Mason
Valley of the Gods
as Dr. Hermann
G-Loc
as Henry
Tainted
as Vladimir
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland
as Old Patrick
Shadowtown
as Einar
Grizzly II: Revenge
as Bouchard
Mosley
as Warnie (voice)
Santa Fake
as Jow
The Pilgrim's Progress
as Evangelist (voice)
Silent Night: A Song for the World
as Douglas Haig
Aquaman
as Brine King (voice)
Fragments of Truth
as Narrator (voice)
Aux
as Jack
I AM ISRAEL
as Narrator
Camera Store
as Pinky Steuben
Winter Thaw
as Martin Avdeitch
The Apostle Peter: Redemption
as Peter
The Blue Mauritius
as Hanson
Many Beautiful Things
as John Ruskin (voice)
Golden Shoes
as Burt
The Watchmaker's Apprentice
as Narrator
Beyond the Mask
as Charles Kemp
Killing Jesus
as Annas
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
as Self
Let The Season In
as Self / Narrator
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
as Yousef (voice)
Time Lapse
as Mr. Bezzeredes
Under Milk Wood
as Voice
Saul: The Journey to Damascus
as Caiphas
Apocalypse Pompeii
as Colonel Carlos Dillard
Prisoners of the Sun
as Professor Hayden Masterton
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
as Gnarlybeard (voice)
Concrete Blondes
as Kostas Jakobatos
100 Degrees Below Zero
as Ralph Dillard
No Poster
Smokin'
as Doctor
Missing Christmas
as Narrator / Santa (voice)
Escape
as Malcom Andrews
KJB: The Book That Changed the World
as Himeself (Narrator)
Return to the Hiding Place
as Eusi
Treasure Hunters
Ferocious Planet
as Senator Jackson Crenshaw
Three Wise Women
as Green
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Watson (voice)
Medium Raw
as Elliot Carbon
31 North 62 East
as John Hammond
Anacondas: Trail of Blood
as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Reclaiming the Blade
as Narrator (voice)
The Search for the Ark of the Covenant
as Narrator
Anaconda 3: Offspring
as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles
as Sangimel
Kiss Me Deadly
as Yale Ericson
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
as Merick
The Ferryman
as The Greek
The Legend of Sasquatch
as Ranger Steve
One Night with the King
as Mordecai
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
as Self
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
as Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
as Self
Shark Bait
as Thorton (voice)
The King Maker
as Phillippe
Collectormania 7
as Self
Shadows in the Sun
as Mr. Andrew Benton
The Lost Angel
as Father Kevin
The Game of Their Lives
as Bill Jeffrey
Prophecies of the Passion
as Self
Chupacabra Terror
as Captain Randolph
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
Catching Kringle
as Santa
The Privileged Planet
as Narrator
Vlad
as Narrator
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
as Viscount Mabrey
12 Days of Terror
as Captain
Dragon Storm
as King Fastrad
Stars of the Pharaohs
as Narrator
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Gimli
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
as Self / Narrator
The Two Towers: J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
as Self
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
as self
Coronado
as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
No Poster
The Making of ShΕgun
Never Say Never Mind
The Medallion
as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
Justice League: Paradise Lost
as Lord Hades (voice)
The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai
as Narrator
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
as Narrator (voice)
The Jungle Book 2
as Ranjan's Father (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
Sabretooth
as Anthony Bricklin
Endangered Species
as Police Lt. Wyznowski
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
as Self
Scorcher
as Dr. Matthew Sallin
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Narrator (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Gimli
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
as Self
Quest for the Ring
as Self
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol
as Ivan
Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion
as Leonardo da Vinci
No Poster
The Gold Cross
as Rodrigues
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
as King Akron
Britannic
as Captain Barrett
Au Pair
as Nigel Kent
Secret of the Andes
as Father Claver
The Protector
as Rasheed
Cats Don't Dance
as Woolie Mammoth (voice)
Bloodsport III
as Jacques Duvalier
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
as Narrator (voice)
Marquis de Sade
as Inspector Marais
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
as Cassim (voice)
The Great White Hype
as Johnny Windsor
Catherine the Great
as Pugachev
Echo of Blue
Glory Daze
as Luther
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
as Charles Brickens (voice)
The High Crusade
as Bruder Parvus
Robot in the Family
as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
Blood of the Innocent
as Shmuda
Cyborg Cop
as Kessel
Sunset Grill
as Stockton
South Beach
The Seventh Coin
as Captain Galil
The Magic Paintbrush
as Zagal (voice)
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
as Host
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
as Professor Warren
Canvas
as Nick
The Double 0 Kid
as Rudi Von Kseenbaum
Return to the Lost World
as Professor George Challenger
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
as Phillip Graff
The Lost World
as Challanger
Before the Storm
as Flynn
Journey of Honor
as El Zaidan
Under Cover
as Flynn
The Strauss Dynasty
as Gribov
Secret Weapon
as Mossad Chief
Desperado: Badlands Justice
as Richard Marriott
Rising Storm
as Donwaldo
The Gifted One
as Carl Boardman
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
as Sallah
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
as Wilson Fisk
Goddess of Love
as Zeus
Young Toscanini
as Rossi
Higher Ground
Tusks
as Roger Singh
Waxwork
as Werewolf
The Little Match Girl
as Chief Murphy
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
as Edward Tremaine
The Living Daylights
as General Leonid Pushkin
Firewalker
as Corky Taylor
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro
as Chris Tucker
King Solomon's Mines
as Dogati
Best Revenge
as Mustapha
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Baron Fortinbras
No Man's Land
as Grimshaw
Kim
as Babu
Nairobi Affair
as Simon
Sahara
as Rasoul
Victor/Victoria
as AndrΓ© Cassell
Ivanhoe
as Front de Boeuf
The Island of Adventure
as Smith
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
as Self
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Sallah
Sphinx
as Stephanos Markoulis
The Merchant of Venice
as Salerio
Shogun
as Vasco Rodrigues
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
as Solicitor
No Poster
Fox
as Warleigh
The Danedyke Mystery
as Armchair
Henry VIII
as Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
The Nativity
as Nestor
Fearless Frank
Beasts: During Barty's Party
as Peter Newell
The Naked Civil Servant
as Barndoor
Penny Gold
as Rugby Player
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
as Caleb Selling
Nameless
as Barnaby
Seniors
The Way of the Wind
as Uriah the Chief Elder
DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr
as Jarred Starr
Ellston Bay
as Father
No Poster
Heart of Aldoria
as Theron
The Sword of Thyrus
as King Athol
No Poster