List of Indiana Jones characters
Sallah
### Sallah

**[Sallah](/wiki/Sallah "Sallah") Mohammed Faisel el\-Kahir** ([John Rhys\-Davies](/wiki/John_Rhys-Davies "John Rhys-Davies")) is an Egyptian [excavator](/wiki/Excavator "Excavator") and a friend of Indiana. He reappeared in *[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade](/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Last_Crusade "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade")*. He also appeared in a Marvel comic, a *Young Indiana Jones* book (which detailed his first meeting with Indiana in 1913\), and two Bantam novels.

In *[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull](/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Kingdom_of_the_Crystal_Skull "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull")*, Sallah does not appear physically, but appears in a photo in Indy's office. In an interview of [TheForce.net](/wiki/TheForce.net "TheForce.net"), Davies told that [Steven Spielberg](/wiki/Steven_Spielberg "Steven Spielberg") offered him to return as Sallah in a cameo, but he declined. During the development of *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull*, an early draft titled *Indiana Jones and the Saucermen from Mars*, written by [Jeb Stuart](/wiki/Jeb_Stuart_%28writer%29 "Jeb Stuart (writer)"), Sallah was set to appear in the wedding of Indy and Dr. Elaine McGregor, along with Marion Ravenwood, Short Round, and Willie Scott, but the draft was scrapped. On February 20, 2016, Davies expressed interest in reprising his role of Sallah in the upcoming fifth movie.

In *[Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny](/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Dial_of_Destiny "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny")*, Sallah now works in New York City as a cab driver, after Indy helped his family emigrate to America following the Second World War, helping out Indy in 1969 when he is framed for murder by the [CIA](/wiki/CIA "CIA").

[Danny DeVito](/wiki/Danny_DeVito "Danny DeVito") was the original choice to portray Sallah, but he declined. Also, [Kevork Malikyan](/wiki/Kevork_Malikyan "Kevork Malikyan") auditioned to portray Sallah, but was not chosen (he later portrayed Kazim in *Last Crusade*).


What are some notable Marvel comics that feature Sallah?