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John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Highest Rated: 97% Victor/Victoria (1982)

Lowest Rated: 4% In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)

Birthday: May 5, 1944

Birthplace: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK

Operatically voiced Welsh character actor John Rhys-Davies endeared himself to a generation of filmgoers and filmmakers with his exuberant performances in two of the biggest movie franchises of the 20th century - "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981) and Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy (2001-03). When not busy with these blockbusters, he was a ubiquitous presence in international television and film, where he essayed numerous military and professorial types, as well as a wide variety of ethnicities. Rhys-Davies also lent his formidable voice to countless animated efforts and video games, making him one of the more well-rounded and revered entertainers from across the pond - but one who was so chameleon-like in all of his projects, he was able to live a comfortable life of relative anonymity off-screen.

Highest rated movies

97% Victor/Victoria
95% The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 94% The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 93% Raiders of the Lost Ark 92% The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 84% Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
74% Time Lapse
73% The Living Daylights

Photos

John Rhys-Davies Psych, John Rhys-Davies (L), James Roday (R), 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, John Rhys-Davies, 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, John Rhys-Davies, 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, Dulé Hill (L), James Roday (C), John Rhys-Davies (R), 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, John Rhys-Davies, 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, Dulé Hill (L), James Roday (C), John Rhys Davies (R), 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, John Rhys Davies, 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, John Rhys Davies, 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, John Rhys Davies (L), James Roday (R), 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, John Rhys Davies, 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, James Roday (L), John Rhys Davies (R), 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, Dulé Hill (L), James Roday (C), John Rhys Davies (R), 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA INDIANA JONES & THE LAST CRUSADE, John Rhys-Davies, Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, 1989 Killing Jesus, John Rhys-Davies, 03/29/2015, ©NATGEOC IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE, Jason Statham (center), John Rhys-Davies (right of center), 2007. ©Freestyle Releasing IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE, John Rhys-Davies, Burt Reynolds, 2007. ©Freestyle Releasing SAHARA, Brooke Shields, John Rhys-Davies, 1983, ©MGM Face Off, from left: Glenn Hetrick, Ve Neill, Neville Page, John Rhys-Davies, 'Make It Reign', Season 4, Ep. #1, 01/15/2013, ©SYFY Face Off, from left: Glenn Hetrick, Ve Neill, Neville Page, John Rhys-Davies, 'Make It Reign', Season 4, Ep. #1, 01/15/2013, ©SYFY
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
33% 81% Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Brine King (Digi) (Voice) $124.5M 2023
70% 88% Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Sallah (Character) $174.5M 2023
No Score Yet 53% The Gates Frederick Ladbroke (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kingslayer William Marshal (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 62% Bad Cupid Archie (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Moments in Spacetime Unknown (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tainted Vladimir (Character) - 2020
60% No Score Yet I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland Old Patrick (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shadowtown Einar (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Silent Night: A Song for the World Unknown (Character) - 2020
60% 79% Mosley Warnie (Voice) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Valley of the Gods Dr. Hermann (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 0% G-Loc Henry (Character) - 2019
60% 95% The Pilgrim's Progress Evangelist (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Santa Fake Joe (Character) - 2019
65% 72% Aquaman Brine King (Voice) $335.0M 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Soldier of War Jack (Character),
Executive Producer 		- 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shemira Myer (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet I Am Israel Narrator - 2017
No Score Yet 47% Camera Store Pinky Steuben (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Joseph & Mary Executive Producer - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Apostle Peter: Redemption Peter (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 88% Winter Thaw Martin Avdeitch (Character) - 2016
91% 78% Raiders! Self $71.9K 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Many Beautiful Things John Ruskin (Voice) - 2015
No Score Yet 62% Golden Shoes Unknown (Character) - 2015
29% 70% Beyond the Mask Charles Kemp (Character) $1.2M 2015
43% 29% Killing Jesus Annas (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Red Dress Angelo (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 6% Apocalypse Pompeii Col. Carlos Dillard (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 40% Saul: The Journey to Damascus Caiphas (Character) - 2014
74% 63% Time Lapse Mr. Bezzeredes (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Watchmaker's Apprentice Narrator - 2013
No Score Yet 17% Prisoners of the Sun Prof. Hayden Masterton (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 8% 100 Degrees Below Zero Ralph Dillard (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 62% Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map Gnarlybeard (Voice) - 2013
No Score Yet 39% Escape Malcolm Andrews (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 20% Concrete Blondes Kostas Jakobatos (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Treasure Hunters Nathan (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 63% Return to the Hiding Place Eusi (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 10% Ferocious Planet Senator Crenshaw (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 80% Kjb: The Book That Changed The World Unknown (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sophie Alistair Winston (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 20% Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf Elliot Carbon (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 59% Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes Dr. Watson (Voice) - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Three Wise Women Green (Character) - 2010
8% 31% 31 North 62 East John Hammond (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 72% Reclaiming the Blade Narrator - 2009
No Score Yet 20% Anacondas: Trail of Blood Murdoch (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 42% Kiss Me Deadly Yale Ericson (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 10% Anaconda 3: Offspring Murdoch (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 23% Fire & Ice Sangimel (Character) - 2008
4% 22% In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Merick (Character) $4.5M 2007
No Score Yet 20% The Ferryman The Greek (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 27% The Legend of Sasquatch Ranger Steve (Voice) - 2006
No Score Yet 26% Shark Bait Thorton (Voice) - 2006
20% 78% One Night With the King Mordecai (Character) $13.4M 2006
No Score Yet 8% The King Maker Phillippe (Character) - 2005
43% 61% The Shadow Dancer Mr. Andrew Benton (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 30% Chupacabra: Dark Seas Captain Randolpp (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 37% Dragon Storm King Fastrad (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 25% The Lost Angel Father Kevin (Character) - 2004
26% 59% The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Viscount Mabrey (Character) $95.1M 2004
No Score Yet 53% La Femme Musketeer Porthos (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 27% 12 Days of Terror Captain (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 27% Coronado Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos (Character) - 2003
94% 86% The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Gimli (Character) $377.8M 2003
17% 27% The Medallion Commander Hammerstock-Smythe (Character) $22.1M 2003
18% 30% The Jungle Book 2 Ranjan's father (Voice) $47.9M 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Endangered Species Wyznowski (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 16% Sabretooth Anthony Bricklin (Character) - 2002
95% 95% The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Gimli (Character) $342.6M 2002
No Score Yet 3% Scorcher Dr. Matthew Sallin (Character) - 2002
92% 95% The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Gimli (Character) $315.5M 2001
No Score Yet 40% Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists King Akron/Baraka (Voice) - 2000
No Score Yet 46% Britannic Captain Barrett (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 20% Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol Ivan (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 65% Au Pair Nigel Kent (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 38% Secret of the Andes Father Claver (Character) - 1998
71% 80% Cats Don't Dance Unknown (Voice) $3.6M 1997
No Score Yet 40% Body Armor Rasheed (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 91% Marquis de Sade Inspector Marais (Character) - 1996
33% 50% Aladdin and the King of Thieves The King of Thieves/Cassim (Voice) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Echo of Blue Unknown (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 32% Bloodsport III Duvalier (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 46% Catherine the Great Pugachev (Character) - 1996
42% 35% The Great White Hype Johnny Windsor (Character) $7.8M 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Mind to Kill: Black Silence Roderick Tate (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet The High Crusade Bruder Parvus (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 56% A Flintstones Christmas Carol Unknown (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 33% Ring of the Musketeers Maurice Treville (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Golddigger Neighbor (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Blood of the Innocent Shmuda (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 56% A Robot in the Family Neighbor (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 17% Return to the Lost World Challenger (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 27% Cyborg Cop Kessel (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Seventh Coin Captain Galil (Character) $31.0K 1993
No Score Yet 13% The Double O Kid Rudi Von Kseenbaum (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 15% The Lost World Challenger (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 0% Canvas Nick (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 15% Sunset Grill Stockton (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Double 0 Kid Rudi Von Keseenbaum (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 31% The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter Professor Warren (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shogun Mayeda El Zaidan (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Under Cover Flynn (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Before the Storm Flynn (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Spy Games Flynn (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tusks Roger Singh (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Secret Weapon Mossad Chief (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Desperado: Badlands Justice Richard Marriott (Character) - 1989
84% 94% Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Sallah (Character) $195.1M 1989
No Score Yet 80% The Gifted One Carl Boardman (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet De l'or et des fusils Richard Marriott (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 20% Rising Storm Donwaldo (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Higher Ground Lt. Smight (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 20% Goddess of Love Zeus (Character) - 1988
60% 47% Waxwork Werewolf (Character) $489.1K 1988
No Score Yet 60% Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam Edward Tremaine (Character) - 1987
73% 66% The Living Daylights General Leonid Pushkin (Character) $51.2M 1987
8% 32% Firewalker Corky Taylor (Character) $10.5M 1986
No Score Yet 64% In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro Chris Tucker (Character) - 1986
8% 32% King Solomon's Mines Dogati (Character) $13.4M 1985
No Score Yet 29% Sword of the Valiant Baron Fortinbras (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nairobi Affair Simon (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Grizzly II: Revenge Bouchard (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 54% Sahara Rasoul (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Robin Hood and the Prince's Fury King Richard (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sadat Gamal Abdel Nasser (Character) - 1983
97% 86% Victor/Victoria Andre Cassell (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Best Revenge Mustapha (Character) - 1982
93% 96% Raiders of the Lost Ark Sallah (Character) $248.2M 1981
No Score Yet 33% Sphinx Stephanos Markoulis (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 94% Shogun Vasco Rodrigues (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet 42% A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square Solicitor (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 92% The Naked Civil Servant Barndoor (Character) - 1975

TV

Credit
100% 92% Wizards Galahad (Voice) 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Josh Gates Tonight Guest 2020
79% 80% The Shannara Chronicles King Eventine (Character) 2016
No Score Yet 88% The Adventures of Puss in Boots Unknown (Guest Voice) 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hieroglyph Vocifer (Character) 2015
78% 78% Once Upon a Time Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
40% 43% Metal Hurlant Chronicles Holgarth (Character) 2014
89% 94% Psych Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
46% 86% Legend of the Seeker Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dark Days in Monkey City Host 2009
No Score Yet 72% SpongeBob SquarePants Man Ray (Guest Voice) 2000 2002 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Revelations Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
76% 79% Star Trek: Voyager Leonardo da Vinci (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet You Wish Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet 75% Sliders Unknown (Character) 1995-1997
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Harry Waverly (Guest Star) 1988-1989 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Archaeology Host,
Narrator 		1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Great Expectations Joe Gargery (Character) 1991
100% No Score Yet Under Cover Flynn (Character) 1991
82% 92% Tales From the Crypt Unknown (Character) 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet War and Remembrance Sammy Mutterperl (Character) 1988-1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Noble House Quillan Gornt (Character) 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet CHiPs Unknown (Guest Star) 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet BBC Television Shakespeare Salerio (Character) 1980
79% 91% Shogun Unknown (Character) 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Black Beauty Unknown (Guest Star) 1974