Marcus Brody

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Marcus Brody was shown both in Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Last Crusade. In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Marcus Brody has a smaller role in the film. He was shown in the musem talking to Indy a little. Marcus Brody sented Col. Musgrove and Major Eaton to meet with Indy. Marcus was also shown at the end of the film saying only one word to Indy, Musgrove and Eaton, "Where is the Ark?". Brody only had a smaller role in the film because he was not interested going on adventures with Indy and he wanted to stay at the musem and wait until the Ark comes.

Last Crusade
In this film, Marcus Brody and a much larger role then in the first one because the actor grown so excited he wanted to have a larger role. In the film,after Indy obtains the Cross of Coronado, which Marcus accepts for the museum "no questions asked." It is also revealed that Marcus had known Indiana and his father, Henry Jones Sr., for many years. Rather than stay behind, he travels with Indy to Venice when they learn that Indy's father has been kidnapped.

After Indy learns his father's location, and sets out to rescue him, he dispatches Marcus to contact his friend Sallah. The Nazis capture Marcus, who was holding the map to the Holy Grail that Indy gave him for safekeeping. Near Iskenderun, Jones, his father, and Sallah battle the Nazis, rescuing Brody, but failing to prevent the Nazis from reaching the Grail temple. The foursome enter the temple where they are captured by the Nazis. Their American cohort and project leader, Walter Donovan, shoots Jones Sr. to force Indy to retrieve the Grail, using only his father's diary as a guide. He is ultimately successful, and uses water from the Grail to heal his father's bulletwound. The four of them are forced to leave the Grail itself behind when they leave the temple. As they ride away, Marcus clumsily loses control of his horse until Indy catches him.

Notes and references
1. Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone