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In the years sinceIndiana Jones and theRaiders of the Lost Arkpremiered in 1981, numerous actors have starred alongsideHarrison Fordin theIndiana Jonesfilms, includingSean Connery,Cate Blanchett,Ke Huy QuanandRiver Phoenix.
Over four decades after the film series' debut, Ford will reprise his role as the fearless archaeologist in the fifth and final movie in the series,Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
Introducing the trailerat the D23 Expo in 2022, Ford said of the new film, “Indiana Jonesmovies are about fantasy and mystery, but they’re also about heart. We have a really great story to tell, as well as a movie that will kick your ass.”
FromRaiders of the Lost ArktoKingdom of the Crystal Skull, here’s a look at the franchise’s most notable cast members over the years.
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones
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Harrison Ford, 80, plays the series’s titular character, Henry Walton “Indiana” Jones, an archeologist and explorer.
Even before taking on the iconic role, Ford had made a name for himself in Hollywood, having starred in hits likeAmerican Graffiti(1973) andStar Wars(1977).
Since the firstIndiana Jonesfilm premiered, Ford built his reputation as a leading man in Hollywood. He continued to star in theStar Warsfranchise as Han Solo and in 1986, his role inWitnessearned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. His career continued to thrive throughout the ‘90s and 2000s, starring in massive blockbuster hits likeThe Fugitive(1994) andWhat Lies Beneath(2001) alongsideMichelle Pfeiffer.
Off-screen, Ford has been married thrice and is a father of five. He shares sons Benjamin and Willard with his first wife,Mary Marquardt, and son Malcolm and daughter Georgia with his second wife,Melissa Mathison. He also adopted his wifeCalista Flockhart’s son, Liam.
Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood
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InRaiders of the Lost Ark, Karen Allen, 71, played Marion Ravenwood, a former lover of Jones whom he enlists to help him find the Ark of the Covenant. Allen would later reprise her role in 2008’sKingdom of the Crystal Skull.
In 2021, while celebrating the 40th anniversary ofIndiana Jones, Allen recalled how muchshe loved playing Ravenwood. “I feel like she’s who I aspire to be,” she told PEOPLE. “She walked that edge of being tough, but not being heartless.”
Before joining the cast, Allen was best known for starring as Katy in the 1978 comedyAnimal House. Allen has also starred in other blockbuster hits likeScrooged(1988) andThe Perfect Storm(2000).
After returning to the franchise in 2008, Allen turned her sights to television with guest spots on shows likeBlue Bloods(2014) and50 States of Fright(2020).
From 1988 to 1998, Allen was married to actor Kale Browne. The couple share a son, Nicholas Browne, a chef who won an episode ofChoppedin 2016.
Paul Freeman as René Belloq
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Freeman may be best known forRaiders of the Lost Ark, but he went on to star in other films likeMighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie(1995) andHot Fuzz(2007).
Freeman is also a prominent theater actor, having performed at the U.K.’s Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre. Throughout the years, Freeman has starred inA Midsummer Night’s Dream,HamletandGlengarry Glen Ross, among others.
John Rhys-Davies as Sallah
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John Rhys-Davies, 79, plays Sallah, an Egyptian excavator and good friend of Indiana Jones. He originated the role inRaidersand reprised it inThe Last Crusade. He also appears inDial of Destiny.
On top of his role in Indiana Jones, Rhys-Davies has had a very successful career in Hollywood, starring in everything from the popular sci-fi seriesSliders(1995–1997) to theLord of the Ringstrilogy as Gimli (2001–2003). He’s also known for his voice roles in numerous video games, including those based onLOTRand the popular Wing Commander series (1994–1996), also starringMark Hamill.
Denholm Elliott as Marcus Brody
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InRaiders of the Lost Ark, Denholm Elliott played Marcus Brody, a museum curator and good friend to Jones. His character was a fan favorite and returned forThe Last Crusade.
Elliott had a flourishing career on stage and screen, starring in hits likeTrading Places(1983) and earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor forA Room with a Viewin 1985.
In 1986, he told theNew York Timesof his career: “I’m often given parts that aren’t as big as they are colorful, but people remember them. When it’s a minor or supporting role, you learn to make the most of what you’re given. I can make two lines seem like Hamlet.”
Just three years afterThe Last Crusade, Elliott died from AIDS-related tuberculosis at the age of 70.
Kate Capshaw as Willie Scott
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Kate Capshaw, 69, joined theIndiana Jonesfranchise for the sequelTemple of Doomin 1984. In the film, she played Willie Scott, a lounge singer in Shanghai who gets wrapped up in Jones' adventure.
Temple of Doomwas Capshaw’s first major film role, and she went on to have starring roles in movies likeSpaceCamp(1986) andJust Cause(1995).
From 1976 to 1980, she was married to Robert Capshaw. Their daughter,Jessica Capshaw, is best known for portraying Arizona Robbins onGrey’s Anatomy.
Capshaw later marriedTemple of DoomdirectorSteven Spielbergin 1990. Theirblended familynow includes daughters Jessica, Sasha, Mikaela and Destry, and sons Max, Theo and Sawyer.
Ke Huy Quan as Short Round
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Ke Huy Quan, 51, played Short Round, Jones' 11-year-old getaway driver who tags along for the adventure, inTemple of Doom.
Right after Quan starred inTemple of Doom, he landedanother leading role inThe Goonies(1985) as Richard “Data” Wang. Despite starring in two massive blockbuster hits, Quan found it difficult to get cast. In 2022, he told PEOPLE how Hollywood hadvery few rolesfor Asian actors. "It was tough,” he recalled. “I was waiting for the phone to ring, and it rarely did."
But in 2022, the actor starred in one of the year’s most acclaimed films:Everything Everywhere All at Once. Premiering at SXSW that March, the movie quickly built momentum, garnering rave reviews and expanding from a small limited release to a wide release, ultimately earning almost $140 million at the box office. Quan,Michelle YeohandJamie Lee Curtisallwon Oscars for their performancesand the film also took home Best Director and Best Picture.
Harrison Ford presented his Oscar, creatingan emotionalIndiana Jonesreunionwhen Quan took the stage to receive the award. After accepting his Oscar, Quan said, “They say stories like this only happen in the movies. I cannot believe it’s happening to me. This is the American dream!”
Next up, Quan has starring roles in two upcoming Disney+ series. He’llreunite with hisEverything Everywhere All at OncecostarsYeoh andStephanie Hsuin the action seriesAmerican Born Chineseand star in the second season of the superhero seriesLoki.
Sean Connery as Henry Jones Sr.
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In the third film,Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989),Sean Conneryjoined the cast as Jones' father, who often cared more about having adventures than raising his son.
Even before starring inThe Last Crusade, Connery was already a massive star. Just a few years prior, he won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role inThe Untouchables(1987) and for two decades, he starred asJames Bondin hits likeGoldfinger(1964).
After his role inThe Last Crusade, Connery continued acting in blockbuster hits, includingThe Hunt for Red October(1990) andThe Rock(1996). His final major acting role came in 2003 when he starred in and producedThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
In his personal life, Connery married actressDiane Cilentoin 1962. Together they had a son, actorJason Connery, who appeared in movies likeShanghai Noon(2000) and had a recurring role inSmallville(2001–2003). Connery and Cilento divorced in 1974.
The following year he married artistMicheline Roquebruneand the two remained together until his death in 2020. The actordied in his sleepwhen vacationing in the Bahamas with his wife. After his death, Roquebrune shared that Connery had dementia in his later years, tellingMail on Sunday, “It was no life for him. He was not able to express himself latterly. … It took its toll on him.”
River Phoenix as Young Indiana Jones
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WhenRiver Phoenixwas 19, he played a young Indiana Jones inThe Last Crusade’s flashback scenes.
Phoenix lived with a cocaine and heroin addiction, and on Halloween 1993, hedied from a drug overdoseoutside the Viper Room club in West Hollywood, California, at the age of 23.
River is just one of many famous siblings in the Phoenix family. His brother,Joaquin Phoenixhas been nominated for four Oscars throughout his career andwon Best Actor in 2020 forJoker.
River’s other famous siblings include actressRain, designerLibertyand actressSummer.
Alison Doody as Elsa Schneider
Alison Doody, 57, played Elsa Schneider, a secret Nazi sympathizer helping Jones find the Holy Grail inThe Last Crusade.
Before making herIndiana Jonesdebut, Doody was best known for her villainous role in the Bond filmA View to a Kill(1985). AfterThe Last Crusade, Doody landed a few more major roles, includingMajor League II(1994) andRRR(2022).
From 1994 to 2006, Doody was married to business mogul Gavin O’Reilly, with whom she had two daughters.
Cate Blanchett as Irina Spalko
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After almost 20 years, theIndiana Jonesfranchisereturned to the screen withKingdom of the Crystal Skullin 2008. Cate Blanchett, 53, took on the role of KGB agent Irina Spalko, the film’s antagonist who wishes to obtain the power of the crystal skull.
Blanchett was already a huge name in Hollywood before joining theCrystal Skullcast. She had been nominated for five Academy Awards, including forElizabeth(1998),Elizabeth: The Golden Age(2007) andI’m Not There(2007), and won Best Supporting Actress forThe Aviator(2004).
She continued her Oscar dominance after her role inIndiana Jones, winning Best Actress in 2014 forBlue Jasmineand receiving two more Best Actress nominations in 2015 and 2022 forCarolandTár.
Off-screen, Blanchett has been married to Australian playwrightAndrew Uptonsince 1997.They have four children: sons Dashiell John, Roman Robert and Ignatius Martin, and daughter Edith Vivian.
Shia LaBeouf as Mutt Williams
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Shia LaBeouf, 36, played Mutt Williams, the estranged son of Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood, inKingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Kingdom of the Crystal Skullcame at a time when LaBeouf was making a new name for himself as a Hollywood star after being known as a child actor on Disney’sEven Stevensfrom 2000 to 2003. In 2007, he starred in blockbuster hits likeTransformersandDisturbia.
AfterIndiana Jones, LaBeouf had a few more hits, including theTransformerssequelsRevenge of the Fallen(2009) andDark of the Moon(2011). He also starred alongsideMichael DouglasinWall Street: Money Never Sleeps(2010).
By 2013, the actor had begun piling up a series of controversies and legal troubles and he was arrested multiple times between 2013 and 2017.
In 2020, musicianFKA Twigsfiled a lawsuit against LaBeouf, claimingphysical and mental assaultand battery. The two met in 2018 while filmingHoney Boyand began a relationship. Though LaBeouf denied her claims of assault,he responded: “My failings with Twigs are fundamental and real, but they are not the narrative that has been presented. There is a time and a place to deal with such things, and I am trying to navigate a nuanced situation with respect for her and the truth, hence my silence."
The letter also addressed his departure from the 2022 movieDon’t Worry Darling. DirectorOlivia Wildesaid she fired LaBeouf from the film, buthe claimed that he quit.
He is currently married to wife Mia Goth and the two share one child.
LaBeouf’s next project will be a supporting role in Francis Ford Coppola’sensemble filmMegalopolis, which is expected to premiere in 2024.
Sir John Hurt as Harold Oxley
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InKingdom of the Crystal Skull, legendary British actor John Hurt played Harold “Ox” Oxley, Mutt’s surrogate father who goes missing after discovering the crystal skull.
Before joining theIndiana Jonescast, Hurt had already been nominated for two Oscars for his roles inMidnight Express(1978) andThe Elephant Man(1980). He also starred in numerous blockbuster hits throughout the years, includingAlien(1979),Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone(2001) andV for Vendetta(2006).
AfterIndiana Jones, Hurt continued starring in high-profile projects, most notably reprising his role as Garrick Ollivander inHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1(2010) andPart 2(2011). He also appeared in films likeSnowpiercer(2013) andJackie(2016).
In 2017,the actor diedat the age of 77.
source: people.com
