Blond Driver

"Idiot! Idiot!"

- René Belloq

The Blond Driver was a German corporal who served as the driver of the Mercedes-Benz carrying Belloq, Dietrich and Toht that headed up the convoy taking the Ark of the Covenant from Tanis to Cairo. His driving skills kept the staff car ahead of the truck after Indiana Jones overtook it, but Jones finally rammed him off the road. After being yelled at by Belloq, he managed to get the car going again, but by the time they caught up to Jones at Cairo, he had hidden the truck in Omar's garage. Presumably the Blond Driver was one of the Nazis who were killed by the wrath of God at the Tabernacle.

Behind the scenes

 * According to the Marvel comics adaptation, he is a corporal. His name "Blond Driver" comes from Lawrence Kasdan's script for the film.


 * A goof in the film is that after the car was rammed off the road, the driver flinches before Belloq even hits him.

Appearances

 * Raiders of the Lost Ark novel
 * Raiders of the Lost Ark
 * Raiders of the Lost Ark comic