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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 5, 1944
Place of Birth:
Ammanford, Wales, UK
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John Rhys-Davies
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Josh Gates Tonight | Self |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart | Self |
| 2020 | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Galahad (voice) |
| 2016 | The Shannara Chronicles | Eventine |
| 2015 | Harvey Beaks | Elder Bug (voice) |
| 2015 | Documentary Now! | Garth Davies-Gruffudd |
| 2015 | The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Goodsword (voice) |
| 2013 | Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten | Bouchard (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Metal Hurlant Chronicles | L'alchimiste |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Voice of the Brine King (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time | Grand Pabbie (voice) |
| 2011 | Face Off | Self - Guest Judge |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks | Magic Apple (voice) |
| 2009 | Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | |
| 2008 | Legend of the Seeker | Horace |
| 2006 | Psych | Curator |
| 2005 | Revelations | Professor Lampley |
| 2004 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | |
| 2004 | The Lady Musketeer | Porthos |
| 2003 | Helen of Troy | King Priam of Troy |
| 2002 | Fillmore! | |
| 2001 | Justice League | Lord Hades (voice) |
| 2001 | The Zeta Project | Edgar Mandragora (voice) |
| 2001 | Disney's House of Mouse | Oberon (voice) |
| 2000 | The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Man Ray (voice) |
| 1999 | Mickey Mouse Works | Oberon (voice) |
| 1997 | You Wish | Mustafa |
| 1996 | Arliss | |
| 1996 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Asgarth (voice) |
| 1995 | Sliders | Maximillian Arturo |
| 1995 | Pinky and the Brain | |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Leonardo da Vinci |
| 1995 | Freakazoid! | Professor Beasthead (voice) |
| 1994 | Duckman | |
| 1994 | Gargoyles | Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice) |
| 1994 | Fantastic Four | Thor (voice) |
| 1994 | A Mind to Kill | |
| 1994 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Head Judge / Zifdo (voice) |
| 1994 | Gargoyles | Findlaech (voice) |
| 1994 | Gargoyles | Macbeth (voice) |
| 1994 | Gargoyles | Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice) |
| 1993 | The Untouchables | Michael Malone |
| 1993 | Peak Practice | Mike King |
| 1993 | Animaniacs | Tympannini (voice) |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice) |
| 1992 | Ring of the Musketeers | Maruice Treville |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | |
| 1991 | Under Cover | Flynn |
| 1991 | Archaeology | Host |
| 1991 | I Misteri Della Giungla Nera | O'Connor |
| 1991 | Strauss Dynasty | Gribov |
| 1991 | Great Expectations | Joe Gargery |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Duval |
| 1988 | Noble House | Quillan Gornt |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | Sammy Mutterperl |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Harry Waverly |
| 1984 | Robin of Sherwood | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Lancaster |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Harry Mordecai |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | |
| 1983 | Sadat | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| 1983 | Reilly: Ace of Spies | Tanyatos |
| 1981 | Peter and Paul | Silas |
| 1980 | Shōgun | Vasco Rodrigues |
| 1979 | Question Time | Self - Panellist |
| 1978 | Hazell | |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Salerio |
| 1978 | Enemy at the Door | George Trenett |
| 1977 | CHiPs | Nakura (as John Rhys Davies) |
| 1977 | 1990 | |
| 1977 | Target | |
| 1976 | I, Claudius | |
| 1976 | Beasts | Peter Newell |
| 1976 | I, Claudius | Naevius Sutorius Macro |
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Ron Brett |
| 1975 | Quiller | Leindorf |
| 1974 | Within These Walls | |
| 1973 | Warship | |
| 1972 | The Adventures of Black Beauty | Alfred Kidney |
| 1971 | The Guardians | |
| 1971 | Budgie | Laughing Spam Fritter |
| 1962 | Z-Cars | |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Dunlop |
| Lantern City | Desmond Wilhorn | |
| Legends of Ileydria | Narrator |