John Rhys-Davies

Career timeline

1. 1944 · Born

   Born in Ammanford, Wales, UK

2. 1955 · Screen debut

   Dixon of Dock Green (TV)

3. 2001 · Breakthrough

   The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Movie)

4. 2023 · Latest release

   Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1950s

1 1960s

10 1970s

14 1980s

19 1990s

16 2000s

10 2010s

3 2020s

• Comedy29
• Animation25
• Drama25
• Action & Adventure20
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy20
• Adventure16

Highest-rated title Rick and Morty 2013 8.7 Most popular title The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 8.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside John Rhys-Davies in our catalogue.

Hugo Weaving

3 titles together

Billy Boyd

3 titles together

Philippa Boyens

3 titles together

Ian McKellen

3 titles together

Viggo Mortensen

3 titles together

Peter Jackson

3 titles together

Andy Serkis

3 titles together

Fran Walsh

3 titles together

Orlando Bloom

3 titles together

Howard Shore

2 titles together

1. 2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Brine King (voice) 6.5 Movie
2. 2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Sallah 6.5 Movie
3. 2020 Wizards: Tales of Arcadia as Galahad / Old Galahad (voice) 8.2 TV
4. 2018 Aquaman as Brine King (voice) 6.9 Movie
5. 2016 The Shannara Chronicles as Eventine 7.0 TV
6. 2015 Documentary Now! as Garth Davies-Gruffudd 7.2 TV
7. 2015 Harvey Beaks as Elder Bug (voice) 6.3 TV
8. 2015 The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Goodsword (voice) 7.1 TV
9. 2014 Time Lapse as Mr. Bezzeredes 6.5 Movie
10. 2013 Rick and Morty as BugAnne's Father (voice) 8.7 TV
11. 2013 Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten as Bouchard (archive footage) TV
12. 2011 Once Upon a Time as Grand Pabbie (voice) 7.4 TV
13. 2010 Fish Hooks as Magic Apple (voice) 6.4 TV
14. 2009 Anacondas: Trail of Blood as Peter "J.D." Murdoch 4.6 Movie
15. 2008 Legend of the Seeker as Horace 7.4 TV
16. 2008 Anaconda 3: Offspring as Peter "J.D." Murdoch 4.6 Movie
17. 2007 In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Merick 4.8 Movie
18. 2006 Psych as Curator 7.9 TV
19. 2004 Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! 7.4 TV
20. 2004 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Viscount Mabrey 6.7 Movie
21. 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Gimli 8.5 Movie
22. 2003 The Medallion as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe 5.7 Movie
23. 2003 The Jungle Book 2 as Ranjan's Father (voice) 5.9 Movie
24. 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Gimli / Treebeard (voice) 8.4 Movie
25. 2002 Fillmore! 7.4 TV
26. 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Gimli 8.5 Movie
27. 2001 Justice League as Lord Hades (voice) 8.2 TV
28. 2001 The Zeta Project as Edgar Mandragora (voice) 7.5 TV
29. 2001 Disney's House of Mouse as Oberon (voice) 7.7 TV
30. 1999 SpongeBob SquarePants as Man Ray (voice) 7.7 TV
31. 1999 Mickey Mouse Works as Oberon (voice) TV
32. 1996 Bruno the Kid TV
33. 1996 Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Asgarth (voice) 7.1 TV
34. 1996 Arli$$ as Davey Owen Jones TV
35. 1996 Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Cassim (voice) 6.2 Movie
36. 1995 Freakazoid! as Professor Beasthead (voice) 7.8 TV
37. 1995 Pinky and the Brain 7.7 TV
38. 1995 Sliders as Maximillian Arturo 7.6 TV
39. 1995 Star Trek: Voyager as Leonardo da Vinci 7.8 TV
40. 1994 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as Head Judge / Zifdo (voice) 7.8 TV
41. 1994 Gargoyles as Macbeth/Demona's Second (voice) 8.1 TV
42. 1994 Fantastic Four as Thor (voice) 6.5 TV
43. 1994 Duckman as The Sultan of Dendron (voice) 7.3 TV
44. 1993 Animaniacs as Tympannini (voice) 8.0 TV
45. 1993 Peak Practice as Mike King TV
46. 1993 The Untouchables as Michael Malone TV
47. 1992 Batman: The Animated Series as 'Baron' Waclaw Jozek (voice) 8.6 TV
48. 1991 The Legend of Prince Valiant TV
49. 1989 Tales from the Crypt as Duval 8.0 TV
50. 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Sallah 7.9 Movie
51. 1988 War and Remembrance as Sammy Mutterperl 7.8 TV
52. 1988 Waxwork as Werewolf 6.2 Movie
53. 1987 The Living Daylights as General Leonid Pushkin 6.6 Movie
54. 1986 Firewalker as Corky Taylor 5.3 Movie
55. 1985 King Solomon's Mines as Dogati 5.4 Movie
56. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Harry Waverly 7.5 TV
57. 1984 Robin of Sherwood as King Richard 7.6 TV
58. 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King 6.6 TV
59. 1983 Reilly: Ace of Spies as Tanyatos 7.0 TV
60. 1982 Victor/Victoria as André Cassell 7.3 Movie
61. 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark as Sallah 7.9 Movie
62. 1980 Shōgun as Vasco Rodrigues 7.6 TV
63. 1978 The BBC Television Shakespeare as Salerio TV
64. 1978 Enemy at the Door as George Trenett TV
65. 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week as Guy de Maupassant TV
66. 1977 CHiPs as Nakura (as John Rhys Davies) 6.8 TV
67. 1976 I, Claudius as Macro 7.8 TV
68. 1975 The Sweeney as Ron Brett 8.1 TV
69. 1974 Fall of Eagles as Zinoviev TV
70. 1973 Warship TV
71. 1972 New Scotland Yard as DS Hill TV
72. 1971 Budgie as Laughing Spam Fritter TV
73. 1962 Z-Cars TV
74. 1955 Dixon of Dock Green as Dunlop TV

1. 1995 Sliders 7.6 TV

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