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John Rhys-Davies

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.

Filmography

2026
Bone Keeper

as Professor Harisson

Movie
2025
Starbright

as Raphael

Movie
2023
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

as Brine King (voice)

Movie
2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

as Sallah

Movie
2019
Mosley

as Warnie (voice)

Movie
2018
Aquaman

as Brine King (voice)

Movie
2004
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

as Viscount Mabrey

Movie
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

as Gimli

Movie
2003
The Medallion

as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe

Movie
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)

Movie
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

as Gimli

Movie
1996
Aladdin and the King of Thieves

as Cassim (voice)

Movie
1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

as Sallah

Movie
1987
The Living Daylights

as General Leonid Pushkin

Movie
1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark

as Sallah

Movie
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants

as Man Ray (voice)

TV Show