John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a British 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, as well as portraying Professor Maximillian Arturo in Sliders, General...
The Fellows meet Eomer and company riding from the Orc battle and policing th...
Gandalf has survived a great ordeal. He returns to a warm welcome from three ...
Gimli rattles the handle of his ax. The arms and legs of the Uruk's he is sit...
The steps through the mines are broken. The half lings are aided across a gap...
Surrounded by Eomer's men, Gimli defies Eomer's demand for their names.
Gimli's pride cause him to jump across a gap in the steps. He jump is short. ...
Expecting the pirates to come off the ships in Gondor, Sauran's are surprised...
Representatives from all of Middle Earth, Dwarfs, Elf and Men, gather to disc...
Sallah thinks it is very funny that Indiana Jones named himself after the fam...
Treebeard takes Merry and Pippin to safety at Gandalf's request. On the way h...
Sallah is scared to go into the room so he wants Indiana Jones to lead the way.
Gimli, in voicing his concern for Merry and Pippin, angers the trees.
Legolas follows Aragorn into mountain cavern. Gimli hesitates but follows.
Treebeard, Merry and Pippin chat on their way to Treebeard's home.
The Fellowship enter Rohan. Gimli speaks of it's people's countenance.
Gimli looks in amazement as Legolas takes down a giant elephant, then regains...
Gandalf tells Treebeard that he must keep Saruman captive in his tower in Ise...
Gandalf barks at Gimli that Merry and Pippin are in a far safer situation the...
Frodo volunteers to see the Ring destroyed in the fires of Mordor. Others ste...
Aragorn reads the ground at the place Eomer dispatched the Orcs. Pippin and M...
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