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Acclaimed British actor John Rhys-Davies graduated from the University of East Anglia and is probably best known to film audiences for his roles in the blockbuster hits Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Rhys-Davies was introduced to a new generation of fans in the blockbuster trilogy "The Lord of the Rings" ( The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring... See full bio »

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2012 Into the Americas (pre-production)
Captain Salter
 
2012 The Impossible Dream (pre-production)
Wally Holland
 
2013 Prisoners of the Sun (post-production)
Prof. Hayden Masterton
 
2012 Concrete Blondes
Kostas Jakobatos
 
2012/II Escape
Malcolm Andrews
 
2011 La Leyenda del Tesoro
Nathan
 
2010 Three Wise Women (TV movie)
Green
 
2010/II Sophie
Alistair Winston
 
2010 Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf (TV movie)
Elliot Carbon
 
2010 Legend of the Seeker (TV series)
Horace
Vengeance (2010) … Horace
 
2009 Risen (Video Game)
Don Esteban/Ursegor (voice: English version)
 
2009 31 North 62 East
John Hammond
 
2009 Anacondas: Trail of Blood (TV movie)
Murdoch
 
2008 Fire & Ice (TV movie)
Sangimel
 
2008 Anaconda III (TV movie)
Murdoch
 
2008 Kiss Me Deadly (TV movie)
Yale Ericson (as John Rhys Davies)
 
2007 Takezo Kensei: Sword Saint (TV series short)
Narrator
Chapter 5: The Mystery of Kensei (2007) … Narrator (voice)
Chapter 1: The Battle of 12 Swords (2007) … Narrator (voice)
Chapter 2: The Trial of the Fire Scroll (2007) … Narrator (voice)
Chapter 3: The Trial of the Hidden Fortress (2007) … Narrator (voice)
Chapter 4 Part 2: Kensei and the Dragon (2007) … Narrator (voice)
 
2007 The Ferryman
The Greek
 
2006 Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (TV series)
Comandor
Demon of the Deep (2006) … Comandor (voice)
 
2006 Shark Bait
Thorton (voice)
 
2006 The Legend of Sasquatch
Ranger Steve (voice)
 
2005 The King Maker
Phillippe
 
2005 12 Days of Terror (TV movie)
Captain
 
2005 Revelations (TV mini-series)
Professor Lampley
Hour Six (2005) … Professor Lampley
Hour Five (2005) … Professor Lampley
Hour Four (2005) … Professor Lampley
Hour Three (2005) … Professor Lampley
Hour Two (2005) … Professor Lampley
 
2005 Shadows in the Sun
Mr. Benton
 
2005 The Lost Angel
Father Kevin
 
2005 The Game of Their Lives
Bill Jeffrey (as John Rhys Davies)
 
2005 Chupacabra Terror (video)
Captain Randolph
 
2004 Catching Kringle (short)
Santa (voice)
 
2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (Video Game)
Gimli (voice)
 
2004 The Lady Musketeer (TV movie)
Porthos
 
2004 Dragon Storm (TV movie)
King Fastrad
 
2003 Endangered Species
Police Lt. Wyznowski
 
2003 Lords of Everquest (Video Game)
Lord Huigar (voice)
 
2003 Coronado
Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos
 
2003 Vlad
Narrator (voice)
 
2003 Helen of Troy (TV movie)
King Priam of Troy
 
2003 Freelancer (Video Game)
Richard Winston Tobias, Esq. ('Tobias') (voice)
 
2003 The Jungle Book 2
Ranjan's father (voice)
 
2002 Fillmore! (TV series)
Lenny
Ingrid Third, Public Enemy #1 (2002) … Lenny (voice)
 
2002 Sabretooth (TV movie)
Anthony Bricklin
 
2002 Arli$$ (TV series)
All That Glitters (2002)
 
2002 House of Mouse (TV series)
Oberon
House of Scrooge (2002) … Oberon (voice)
 
2002 The Zeta Project (TV series)
Edgar Mandragora
Ro's Gift (2002) … Edgar Mandragora (voice)
 
2002 Peak Practice (TV series)
Mike King
Episode #12.13 (2002) … Mike King
 
2002 Justice League (TV series)
Lord Hades
Paradise Lost: Part II (2002) … Lord Hades (voice)
Paradise Lost (2002) … Lord Hades (voice)
 
2001 Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate - Dark Alliance (Video Game)
Jherek (voice)
 
2000 The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (TV series)
Alexandre Dumas / Dumas / Porthos
The Cardinal's Revenge (2000) … Porthos/Dumas
The Cardinal's Design (2000) … Alexandre Dumas
 
2000 Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
King Akron/Baraka (voice)
 
2000 Britannic (TV movie)
Captain Barrett (as John Rhys Davies)
 
2000 The Gold Cross (short)
Rodrigues
 
1999 Mickey Mouse Works (TV series)
Oberon
Episode #2.3 (1999) … Oberon (voice)
 
1999 Au Pair (TV movie)
Nigel Kent
 
1999 Secret of the Andes
Father Claver
 
1997-1998 You Wish (TV series)
Madman Mustapha
Pilot (1997) … Madman Mustapha
 
1998/II The Protector
Rasheed
 
1998 Pinky and the Brain (TV series)
Narrator
Brainie the Poo/Melancholy Brain (1998) … Narrator (voice)
 
1998 Dune 2000 (Video Game)
Noree Moneo
 
1997 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV series)
Head Judge, Zivdo
Laugh, Krumm, Laugh/Rookie Monsters (1997) … Head Judge, Zivdo
 
1997 Star Trek: Voyager (TV series)
Leonardo da Vinci
Concerning Flight (1997) … Leonardo da Vinci (as John Rhys Davies)
 
1997 Freakazoid! (TV series)
Professor Beasthead
Freak a Panel (1997) … Professor Beasthead (voice)
 
1997 Cats Don't Dance
Woolie Mammoth (voice)
 
1996 Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (TV series)
Asgarth
Overthrown (1996) … Asgarth (voice)
 
1996 Bloodsport III (video)
Jacques Duvalier
 
1996 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Thor
Mortal Bounds (1996) … Thor (voice)
 
1996 Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (TV short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1996 Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (TV series)
MacBeth
The Journey (1996) … MacBeth (voice)
 
1996 Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (TV series)
The Sultan of Dendron
The Road to Dendron (1996) … The Sultan of Dendron (voice)
 
1996 The Great White Hype
Johnny Windsor
 
1996 Catherine the Great (TV movie)
Pugachev
 
1995-1996 Gargoyles (TV series)
Macbeth / Arthur Morwood-Smyth / Arthur Morwood-Smythe / …
Sentinel (1996) … Arthur Morwood-Smyth (voice)
Pendragon (1996) … Macbeth (voice)
Sanctuary (1995) … Macbeth (voice)
Avalon: Part 3 (1995) … Macbeth (voice)
The Price (1995) … Macbeth (voice)
 
1996 Echo of Blue
 
1996 Marquis de Sade
Inspector Marais
 
1996 Ripper (Video Game)
Vigo Haman
 
1995 Fantastic Four (TV series)
Thor
When Calls Galactus (1995) … Thor (voice) (as John Rhys-Davis)
To Battle the Living Planet (1995) … Thor (voice)
 
1995 Glory Daze
Luther
 
1995 Blood of the Innocent
Shmuda
 
1995 Aladdin and the King of Thieves (video)
The King of Thieves (voice) / Cassim (voice)
 
1994 A Flintstones Christmas Carol (TV movie)
Charles Brickens (voice) (as John Rhys Davies)
 
1994 A Mind to Kill (TV series)
Roderick Tate
Black Silence (1994) … Roderick Tate
 
1988-1994 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Harry Mordecai / Harry Waverly / Lancaster
Dear Deadly (1994) … Harry Mordecai
Night of the Tarantula (1989) … Harry Waverly
J.B.. as in Jailbird (1988) … Lancaster (as John Rhys Davies)
 
1994 The High Crusade
Bruder Parvus
 
1994 Robot in the Family
Neighbor
 
1994 Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (Video Game)
Narrator (voice)
 
1993 Animaniacs (TV series)
Tympannini
Piano Rag/When Rita Met Runt (1993) … Tympannini (voice)
 
1993 Cyborg Cop
Kessel
 
1993 South Beach
 
1992-1993 The Pirates of Dark Water (TV series)
Additional Voices
The Living Treasure (1993) … Additional Voices (voice)
The Soul Stealer (1993) … Additional Voices (voice)
Sister of the Sword (1993) … Additional Voices (voice)
The Pandawa Plague (1993) … Additional Voices (voice)
The Game Players of Undaar (1992) … Additional Voices (voice)
 
1993 The Seventh Coin
Captain Galil
 
1993 The Magic Paintbrush (TV movie)
Zagal (voice)
 
1993 Sunset Grill
Stockton
 
1992 Batman (TV series)
'Baron' Waclaw Jozek
 
1992 Canvas
Nick
 
1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (TV movie)
Phillip Graff
 
1992 The Double 0 Kid (video)
Rudi Von Kseenbaum
 
1991 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Duval
Dead Wait (1991) … Duval
 
1991 Great Expectations (TV mini-series)
Joe Gargery
Chapter One (1991) … Joe Gargery
 
1991 Journey of Honor
El Zaidan
 
1991 Under Cover (TV series)
Flynn
Sacrifices (1991) … Flynn
 
1991 Under Cover (TV movie)
Flynn
 
1991 Before the Storm (TV movie)
Flynn
 
1991 The Strauss Dynasty (TV mini-series)
Gribov
Episode #1.1 (1991) … Gribov
 
1991 I misteri della giungla nera (TV mini-series)
O'Connor
 
1990 Secret Weapon (TV movie)
Mossad Chief
 
1989 Desperado: Badlands Justice (TV movie)
Richard Marriott
 
1989 The Gifted One (TV movie)
Carl Boardman
 
1989 Rising Storm
Donwaldo (as John Rhys Davies)
 
1989 The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (TV movie)
Wilson Fisk (as John Rhys Davies)
 
1988 War and Remembrance (TV mini-series)
Sammy Mutterperl
Part 7 (1988) … Sammy Mutterperl
Part 6 (1988) … Sammy Mutterperl (credit only)
Part 5 (1988) … Sammy Mutterperl
Part 4 (1988) … Sammy Mutterperl (credit only)
Part 3 (1988) … Sammy Mutterperl (credit only)
 
1988 Goddess of Love (TV movie)
Zeus
 
1988 Young Toscanini
Claudio Rossi
 
1988 Higher Ground (TV movie)
Lt. Smight
 
1988 Waxwork
Werewolf
 
1988 Tusks
Roger Singh
 
1988 Noble House (TV mini-series)
Quillan Gornt
Part IV (1988) … Quillan Gornt
Part III (1988) … Quillan Gornt
Part II (1988) … Quillan Gornt
Part I (1988) … Quillan Gornt
 
1987/I The Little Match Girl (TV movie)
Police Chief Murphy
 
1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (TV movie)
Edward Tremaine
 
1987 Grizzly II: The Concert
Bouchard
 
1986 Firewalker
Corky Taylor
 
1986 In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro
Chris Tucker
 
1985 King Solomon's Mines
Dogati
 
1984 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
Lord Ralph Bromfield
Affair at Bromfield Hall (1984) … Lord Ralph Bromfield
 
1984 Best Revenge
Mustapha
 
1984 Nairobi Affair (TV movie)
Simon
 
1984 No Man's Land (TV movie)
Grimshaw
 
1984 Kim (TV movie)
Babu
 
1984 Robin Hood (TV series)
King Richard
The King's Fool (1984) … King Richard
 
1984 Crown Court (TV series)
Deakins
Whisper Who Dares: Part 1 (1984) … Deakins
 
1983 Sahara
Rasoul
 
1983 Sadat (TV movie)
Gamal Abdel Nasser
 
1983 Reilly: Ace of Spies (TV mini-series)
Tanyatos
An Affair with a Married Woman (1983) … Tanyatos
 
1982 The Quest (TV series)
Sir Edward
 
1982 CHiPs (TV series)
Nakura
Force Seven (1982) … Nakura (as John Rhys Davies)
 
1982 Ivanhoe (TV movie)
Front-de-Boeuf
 
1982 The Island of Adventure
Smith
 
1981 Peter and Paul (TV movie)
Silas
 
1981 Sphinx
Stephanos Markoulis
 
1980 The Merchant of Venice (TV movie)
Salerio
 
1980/I Shogun (TV movie)
Vasco Rodrigues
 
1980 Shogun (TV mini-series)
Vasco Rodrigues
 
1980 Fox (TV series)
Warleigh
Just Another Villain in a Cheap Suit (1980) … Warleigh
Fox: Big 'F' - Family (1980) … Warleigh
 
1980 Enemy at the Door (TV series)
George Trenett
Committee Man (1980) … George Trenett
 
1979 The Danedyke Mystery (TV series)
Armchair
Episode #1.5 (1979) … Armchair
Episode #1.4 (1979) … Armchair
Episode #1.3 (1979) … Armchair
Episode #1.2 (1979) … Armchair
Episode #1.1 (1979) … Armchair
 
1979 Henry VIII (TV movie)
Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
 
1979 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Solicitor (as John Rhys Davies)
 
1978 The Nativity (TV movie)
Nestor
 
1978 Target (TV series)
Hecht
Fringe Banking (1978) … Hecht
 
1978 BBC2 Play of the Week (TV series)
Guy de Maupassant
Fearless Frank (1978) … Guy de Maupassant
 
1978 Z Cars (TV series)
Terry Larkin
Fat Freddie B.A. (1978) … Terry Larkin
 
1978 Hazell (TV series)
Graves
Hazell Settles the Accounts (1978) … Graves
 
1977 1990 (TV series)
Ivor Griffith
Health Farm (1977) … Ivor Griffith
 
1977 Just William (TV series)
Authority
William and the Wonderful Present (1977) … Authority
 
1976 I, Claudius (TV mini-series)
Macro
Zeus, by Jove! (1976) … Macro
Reign of Terror (1976) … Macro
 
1976 Beasts (TV series)
Peter Newell
During Barty's Party (1976) … Peter Newell
 
1976 Hunter's Walk (TV series)
Roger Jenkins
Intent (1976) … Roger Jenkins
 
1976 Warship (TV series)
CPO Cook Mantell
Heart of Oak (1976) … CPO Cook Mantell
 
1975 The Naked Civil Servant (TV movie)
Barndoor
 
1975 Quiller (TV series)
Leindorf
Thundersky (1975) … Leindorf
 
1975 Within These Walls (TV series)
Inspector Jay
Getting Out (1975) … Inspector Jay
 
1975 The Sweeney (TV series)
Ron Brett
Poppy (1975) … Ron Brett
 
1974 Penny Gold
Rugger Player No.2
 
1974 Fall of Eagles (TV mini-series)
Zinoviev
The Secret War (1974) … Zinoviev
 
1974 The Black Windmill
Fake Military Policeman (uncredited)
 
1974 Zodiac (TV series)
Aikman
Death of a Crab (1974) … Aikman
 
1974 Sporting Scenes (TV series)
Bryn
Up and Under (1974) … Bryn
 
1974 The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV series)
Alfred Kidney
Where's Jonah? (1974) … Alfred Kidney
 
1973 Once Upon a Time (TV series)
Danton
Buttons (1973) … Danton
 
1973 New Scotland Yard (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Hill
Property, Dogs and Women (1973) … Det. Sgt. Hill
 
1972 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Dunlop
Trial and Error (1972) … Dunlop
 
1972 The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night (TV movie)
Caleb Selling
 
1971-1972 Budgie (TV series)
Laughing Spam Fritter
Run Rabbit, Run Rabbit, Run, Run, Run (1972) … Laughing Spam Fritter
Brief Encounter (1972) … Laughing Spam Fritter
The Man Outside (1972) … Laughing Spam Fritter
King for a Day (1972) … Laughing Spam Fritter
Our Story So Far (1972) … Laughing Spam Fritter
 
1971 The Guardians (TV series)
First Guardian
This Is Quarmby (1971) … First Guardian
 
1970 Kapitän Harmsen (TV series)
Bill
Besuch aus England (1970) … Bill
 
1964 Crossroads (TV series)
Gareth
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1997 Sliders (TV series)
The Exodus: Part 2 (1997) (story - uncredited)
The Exodus: Part 1 (1997) (story)
 
1988 Tusks (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2006 The Legend of Sasquatch (associate producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark ("I am the Monarch of the Sea" 1878 - uncredited, "A British Tar" 1878 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (29 titles)
2011 KJB: The Book That Changed the World (video documentary)
Himself/Presenter
 
2009 Reclaiming the Blade (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2009 Dark Days in Monkey City (TV series documentary)
Himself
Battle for Fig Tree Vale (2009) … Himself
Invasion of the Black Claws (2009) … Himself
To Be King (2009) … Himself
 
2007 1362: The Kensington Enigma (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
2005 Making of 'Shadows in the Sun' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Loose Women (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.33 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Prophecies of the Passion (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 Ringers: Lord of the Fans (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Privileged Planet (video documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 Mondo Thingo (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.27 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Dennis Miller (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 May 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 GMTV (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 25 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2003 J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Battle for Helm's Deep Is Over... (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (video documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2003 The Making of a Legend (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Ring Con 2002 (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Troldspejlet (TV series)
Himself
Troldspejlet special: Ringenes herre - Eventyret om ringen (2001) … Himself (also archive footage)
 
2001 The Big Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 December 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Quest for the Ring (TV documentary short)
Himself / Gimli
 
1995 The Making of Disneyland's 'Indiana Jones Adventure' (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1992 The Making of 'Aladdin': A Whole New World (TV documentary)
Host
 
1992 ABC World of Discovery: Powers of the Russian Psychics (TV documentary)
Himself - Host-Narrator
 
1991 Archaeology (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host
A City in the Clouds (1991) … Himself - Host
Caesar's Nightmare (1991) … Himself - Host
Hitler's Conspiracy (1991) … Himself - Host
Macedonia (1991) … Himself - Host
Petra, the Red City (1991) … Himself - Host
 
1981 The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2010 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2004 DNZ: The Real Middle Earth (TV documentary)
Himself/Gimli
 
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Video Game)
Gimli (voice)
 
2003 The Sound of 'Indiana Jones' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Music of 'Indiana Jones' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Video Game)
Gimli (voice)
 
2002 Lord of the Piercing (TV short)
Gimli
 
1995 Gargoyles (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Late 1990s: Reprised his Raiders of the Lost Ark role for a special film to be played in the line-up area for the "Indiana Jones" attraction at Disneyland. See more »

Publicity Listings:

5 Interviews  | 1 Article  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

John Rhys Davies | Jonathan Rhys-Davies | John Rhys-Davis

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Villians are a lot of fun. My villains have a lot of tongue-in-cheek. They are sometimes conscious of and a little bit gleeful of their villainy. But I actually despise certain forms of villainy. In England, we have a class of villain that's very proud of itself. I've found them totally uncharming. I'm not the slightest bit impressed by how he has robbed a bank... See more »

Trivia:

April 2004 - Appeared as the special Lord of the Rings guest at the Armageddon Sci-Fi and Comics Convention in Auckland, New Zealand. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus