Who plays Sallah in Raiders of the Lost Ark?

Sallah is played by John Rhys-Davies.

What are Sallah's abilities?

Sallah's abilities include excavation, local navigation, hand-to-hand combat, loyalty, mechanics.

Sallah has 3 mapped relationships in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Explore the interactive relationship map for details.

Full Name: Sallah Mohammed Faisel el-Kahir. Occupation: singer, digger, taxi driver. Nationality: [[Egyptians.

Loyal Egyptian excavator and close friend who assists Jones with local knowledge and combat.

Alignment: Hero
Species: Human
Abilities: Excavation, Local navigation, Hand-to-hand combat, Loyalty, Mechanics

Sallah — related — Major Arnold Toht (Ronald Lacey)
Sallah — Social Close Friend — Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford)
A trusted friendship that supports Jones during the Cairo investigation.

The plot explicitly identifies Sallah as Jones's friend, and they reunite in Cairo during the search for the Ark.
Sallah — Alliance Quest Associate — Imam (Tutte Lemkow)
They contribute connected forms of expertise to the same recovery effort.

The imam's deciphering directly supports the realization by Jones and Sallah that the excavation is located incorrectly.

Content sources

Related entry on Wikidata (Q304552), public domain (CC0).