Sallah

Sallah plays the genial host: he remarks cheerfully, smooths social awkwardness with a welcoming line, and reinforces the household's open-armed stance toward guests and creatures alike.

Sallah fits the medallion and base together into a complete headpiece, studies its markings, reports he personally broke into Tanis's map room, and—after hesitating—delivers a solemn, supernatural warning about the …

Assembles the two sections of the headpiece (medallion and base), inspects the markings with quiet expertise, reveals he personally breached Tanis's map room three days earlier, and delivers a grave …

Sallah is referenced indirectly as the monkey's owner; he does not appear, but his custody of the animal is context for Marion's affection and the pet's presence.

Hosts Indy in his truck, gestures toward his children as proof that life goes on, examines the headpiece with Amir and Indy, erupts into joy at the discovery, kisses Amir …

Comforts Indy physically and verbally, reframes grief by indicating his children as evidence life continues, shares exuberant relief when Amir decodes the headpiece, performs a lighthearted kiss to applaud the …

Hosts the group, eats and jokes; exuberantly embraces Amir after the headpiece revelation, reaches for food, then becomes the first to recognize the monkey’s death, walks around the table, inspects …

Sallah remains with the truck, receives Indy back into the cab, continues to drive the lead vehicle down the road, and provides the transport and cover necessary for the covert …

Sallah points out the map room from the rise, answers Indy's questions about the sunlight timing, and indicates where German crews are misdirected — providing the crucial intelligence that triggers …

Also disguised and riding in the truck's bed, Sallah mirrors local diggers and coordinates the vanishing maneuver with practiced calm, serving as both guide and partner in the covert entry.

Sallah moves with Indy, produces a length of rope from his robes, secures the line by tying it tightly around a nearby oil drum, and stands guard as Indy descends, …

Sallah stands nervously above the map room with a gathered rope, attempting to appear casual; after a fearful glance toward the map room he unties the rope from the oil …

Sallah stands with the rope pulled taut between truck and jeep, eyes flicking to the map-room skylight; when the German demands food he sets the rope aside, picks up serving …

Sallah has just finished serving a line of German soldiers; he is sweating, furtive, and edges away clutching an empty kettle to avoid lingering attention while he fetches more water.

Not physically present on camera, Sallah's presence is enacted through the lowered makeshift rope that enables Indy's escape; his prior planning and resourcefulness are implied by the lifeline he provides …

Although off-screen, Sallah provides the decisive physical aid by lowering a makeshift rope through the skylight — a rope assembled from clothing whose first visible segment is a Nazi flag …

Crouched behind an oil drum, Sallah hauls in the makeshift rope, stuffs the coiled line into the drum to hide it, and begins walking with Indy toward the tents — …

Runs alongside Indy to the ridge, sees Omar's truck and men waiting, shares a moment of quiet relief, then readies himself to descend and coordinate with the local crew.

Sallah digs alongside Indy and Omar, sharing the back‑breaking work through day and night; he contributes steady labor, local know‑how and keeps pace with Indy while helping preserve morale and …

Stands beside Indy at the aperture with a torch, identifies the threat ('Asps. Very dangerous.'), confirms that flames keep snakes back, and functions as practical second‑in‑command as Indy formulates the …

Sallah stands beside Indy, holds a torch into the pit, calmly identifies the reptiles as Egyptian asps and confirms they recoil from flame; he acts as pragmatic second-in-command and supports …

Receives a reassuring pat from Indy at the hole, descends quickly on the rope immediately behind him, follows across the freshly ignited flame path toward the altar, providing practical support …

Sallah descends immediately after Indy, follows across the oil-lit path and acts as the second pair of hands and witness to the altar approach, moving with urgency and practical concern.

Assists Indy in prying the stone lid and maneuvering the Ark onto the wooden crate; becomes mesmerized by the sculptured angels and reaches to touch until Indy restrains him; takes …

Sallah assists Indy in sliding the stone lid, helps maneuver poles and lift the Ark into the wooden crate, is momentarily mesmerized and reaches toward the sculptured angel until Indy …

Held at bay by armed Nazis alongside Omar and the crew; physically present and restrained from intervening, watching the humiliating exchange unfold from a position of helplessness.

Sallah is explicitly among the milling Arab Diggers, watching the crate and the officers; his presence marks local stake and worried solidarity as the camp's focus fractures.

Sallah is among the diggers and moves toward the fireball with them; he is drawn by concern and curiosity rather than by orders, visibly part of the crowd reaction.

Sallah slips out from concealment behind a stack of barrels, searches the crowd, makes a broken run through the tents to avoid Germans, is tripped, then instantly brightens and rushes …

Emerges from concealment behind a stack of barrels after Belloq passes, searches the crowd for his people, is tripped while evading Germans, scrambles up, embraces Indy and Marion warmly, then …

Hiding with Indy and Marion behind the barrels, Sallah nods in agreement to Indy's instructions, watches Indy run off, and accepts the protective retreat role and the logistical task of …

Sallah stands with the couple at the gangplank's top, positioned between them in a paternal role, offering an emotional, steadying presence and a private farewell that humanizes the departure.