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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Rhys-Davies, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Sallah
1981
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
as Sallah
1989
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Gimli
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Gimli
2003
The Living Daylights
as General Leonid Pushkin
1987
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
as Gnarlybeard (voice)
2013
Never Say Never Mind
2003
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
as Merick
2007
The Medallion
as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
2003
South Beach
1993
The High Crusade
as Bruder Parvus
1994
The Lost World
as Challanger
1992
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
as Viscount Mabrey
2004
Dragon Storm
as King Fastrad
2004
The Great White Hype
as Johnny Windsor
1996
Scorcher
as Dr. Matthew Sallin
2002
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Baron Fortinbras
1984
Coronado
as Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
2003
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
as Narrator (voice)
1996
TV Appearances
Murder, She Wrote
as Harry Waverly
1984
Duckman
as The Sultan of Dendron (voice)
1994
CHiPs
as Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)
1977
Arli$$
as Davey Owen Jones
1996
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000
Fillmore!
2002
Sliders
as Maximillian Arturo
1995
Pinky and the Brain
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
as Leonardo da Vinci
1995
Gargoyles
as Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice)
1994
Z-Cars
1962