Jacques Levi

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CHARACTER
Jacques Levi
Gender	Male
Nationality	French
Profession(s)	Professor
Allegiance(s)	France Henry Jones, Sr.

Professor Jacques Levi was a friend of Professor Henry Jones, Sr., who taught at a university in Paris. He lived with his wife, Annabelle, at 12 Rue de Seine. Professor Levi acted as a communications go-between for Professor Jones and his estranged son, Indiana, extending an invitation to Indy to stay with them in Paris when he got a break during the first World War. In October 1916, Indy met up with the Levis, though chose not to stay with them, and Professor Levi read to him a letter from his father.

As members of higher society, the Levis were frequently invited to society events, and brought Indy to one of them on his first night in Paris, a birthday party for the undersecretary of war, where Indy met Mata Hari.

[edit] Behind the scenes

The character of Professor Levi was played by Ian McDiarmid in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.

In March 2008, IndianaJones.com claimed that McDiarmid had reprised his role for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. However, this information was removed several hours later.^[1] Several fansites reported on the issue, and the UK tabloid Daily Express claimed the character would serve as a replacement for Sean Connery's Henry Jones, Sr. character,^[2] as Connery turned down making a cameo appearance.^[3] While Levi doesn't appear in the film, a different character, Charles Stanforth, was created to serve the purpose of Connery's character.^[4]

Professor Levi's first name of Jacques was introduced in The Mata Hari Affair.

[edit] Appearances

• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
  • "Paris, October 1916" (First appearance) → Demons of Deception
• The Mata Hari Affair

[edit] Notes and references