Indiana Jones: Sidekicks and Villains

23-05-2008 12:51

After nineteen years Indiana Jones is back facing new foes, gone are the Nazis replaced by the Russians, as well as being accompanied by a whole new set of sidekicks.

Here at FemaleFirst we look back over Indy's previous big screen adventures to see who have aided his quest and those who have stood in the way.

Raiders of the Lost Ark burst onto the big screen in 1981, with Harrison Ford hot off the heels of his Star Wars success.

Marion Ravenwood:played by Karen Allen Marion is a spirited tough young woman and former flame of Indy's. She is also the daughter of Abner Ravenwood, Indy's mentor, and she owned a bar in Nepal at the beginning of the movie.

Sallah: played by John Rhys-Davies is known as the best digger in Egypt and has been hired by the Nazis to locate the Ark. But as an old friend of Indy's he helps him locate the Ark to protect it from the Nazis.

Dr. Rene Belloq: archaeologist and Jones' rival played by Paul Freeman. He is working for the Nazis to find the Ark but intends to use the power for himself.

Major Toht: a Nazis interrogator he threatens to torture Marion to discover where she has hidden the headpiece of the Staff of Ra.