John Rhys-Davies

Born: 1944-05-05, Ammanford, Wales, UK

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

• Rick and Morty (2013)
• Once Upon a Time (2011)
• Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
• Psych (2006)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984)
• Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
• Peak Practice (1993)
• The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
• The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• Fish Hooks (2010)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989)
• Sliders (1995)
• Gargoyles (1994)
• Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994)
• Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
• SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
• Duckman (1994)
• Harvey Beaks (2015)
• Legend of the Seeker (2008)
• Z-Cars (1962)
• Aquaman (2018)
• Freakazoid! (1995)
• Mickey Mouse Works (1999)
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• Pinky and the Brain (1995)
• Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)