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John Rhys-Davies

Acting · Born May 5, 1944 · 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.

Movies with John Rhys-Davies

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — Gimli
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — Gimli
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — Sallah
• Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) — Brine King (voice)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) — Sallah
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) — Sallah
• Aquaman (2018) — Brine King (voice)
• The Living Daylights (1987) — General Leonid Pushkin
• The Jungle Book 2 (2003) — Ranjan's Father (voice)
• The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) — Viscount Mabrey
• Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) — Cassim (voice)

TV shows with John Rhys-Davies

• Sliders (1995) — Maximillian Arturo
• Gargoyles (1994) — Macbeth (voice)
• Shōgun (1980) — Vasco Rodrigues
• The Shannara Chronicles (2016) — Eventine
• War and Remembrance (1988) — Sammy Mutterperl
• The Untouchables (1993) — Michael Malone
• Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020) — Galahad / Old Galahad (voice)
• Revelations (2005) — Professor Lampley