Charles Stanforth

CHARACTER
Charles Stanforth
Gender	Male
Birth	United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Profession(s)	College Dean of Students

Charles Stanforth was the dean of students of Marshall College after Marcus Brody. He was married to Deirdre.

Biography

In 1957, the FBI ransacked Indiana Jones' office, which scared the administration at Marshall College into pushing for him to be fired. Charles Stanforth, succeeded in getting the concession that he be placed on indefinite leave with pay, but to do this, Stanforth had to tender his own resignation.

After the affair of the Crystal Skull of Akator, and the clearing of Jones' reputation, Stanforth was presumably reinstated as Dean, and Indiana Jones became Associate Dean. Stanforth, his wife, and their two children, Don and Maggie attended Jones and Ravenwood's wedding, using Stanforth's Book of Common Prayer in the ceremony, which had to be rushed from its place in Stanforth's office desk.

Behind the scenes

Charles Stanforth was portrayed by British actor Jim Broadbent in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

According to George Lucas, the character of Charles Stanforth takes the role that would have been filled by Indiana Jones' father Henry Walton Jones, Senior, if actor Sean Connery hadn't opted out of the fourth film. At the end, after Connery declined to reprise his role, Broadbent was cast as Stanforth and Henry Jones, Sr. is mentioned to have died in 1951.

As an interest fact, although Stanforth fulfils the planned role of Henry Walton Jones, Senior in Crystal Skull, he seems to fulfil the role of Marcus Brody, the Dean of Marshall College and a pivotal character in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Brody's actor Denholm Elliott passed away in 1992, so the character of Brody was killed off by Lucas and Steven Spielberg and replaced in the role by Stanforth.

In LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues, Stanforth's role is more important than in the movies. He is the one who gives both Indy and Mac the mission to found Maya artifacts in Mexico before they are captured by the Soviet Special Forces. Stanforth is last seen in the game after the destruction of Doom Town. After Indy and the Janitor manage to survive with the Refrigerator, they accidentally destroy Stanforth's car and apparently knock him out after opening the fridge's door.

Appearances

• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (First appearance)
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull novel
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull junior novel
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull comic
• LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (Non-canonical appearance)

Sources

• The Diaries of Indiana Jones