[1] As his bony arms still flailed in desperation,[5] the skeletal Donovan fell against a wall where he shattered into dust. Garth |
Donovan is first seen meeting with Indy in his apartment. Walter Donovan was a wealthy American industrialist and collector of antiquities who allied himself with the Nazis in order to obtain the Holy Grail, which he sought for its fabled gift of immortality. Donovan, Schneider, and their remaining entourage reach the Grail Temple, but are unable to get past the temple's booby traps. After the death of another soldier, Donovan demanded more 'volunteers' but with the subsequent arrival and capture of Jones and his allies, Donovan directed Indy to go through the challenges and obtain the Grail. Walter Donovan and his wife lived in a luxurious apartment on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. [8] Donovan, however, ended up being the favorite villain of Glover's career, finding Donovan a "well developed and funny" character. Henry did not trust either of them, but played along regardless to fulfill his lifelong quest to rediscover the Grail. Indy intervenes and kicks Donovan's skeleton against a wall, where it shatters and crumbles into dust, revealing his Nazi badge. Images of the Nazi immortality seeker Walter Donovan from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Images were scanned into a computer where they were processed to form a seamless transformation. Donovan also selects the False Grail for himself in the film's Read-Along Adventure adaptation, where he sinks to the floor as an ancient skeleton blackened with age.

Villains who aren't revealed to be bad at first, https://antagonists.fandom.com/wiki/Walter_Donovan?oldid=135871.

While the Nazis massacre their attackers, Vogel catches Henry trying to rescue Marcus while Indy and Sallah steal a bunch of horses and camels. Donovan subsequently hired Jones' son, Indiana, to continue his father's work. Industrial archaeologistAlly of the Nazis "Not.

Goals Greedy Immortality-Seeker, IntelligenceGunmanshipAuthorityWealthManipulation.

Donovan points his gun at Indy's father.... ...and pulls the trigger, mortally wounding Henry, much to Indy's horror. Indy intervenes and kicks Donovan's skeleton against a wall, where it shatters and crumbles into dust. https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Walter_Donovan/Gallery?oldid=3819631.

Finally, they reach the temple's inner sanctum, where the last of the Grail Knights watches over the Grail, which is hidden among dozens of "false Grails". He ends up in conflict with Indiana Jones, Henry Jones, Sallah and Marcus Brody in order to gain the Holy Grail. Donovan watches as Indy reads the tablet. She picks the most beautiful of all of the cups, a golden, jewel-encrusted chalice (which he considers the true Cup of Christ), and as Indy and the knight watch nervously, Donovan drinks from it. Towards the end of 1937, Donovan hired Scottish professor and Grail lore scholar Henry Walton Jones, Senior to lead his research team to track down the resting place of the Grail. In LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, Donovan independently chooses the wrong Grail; he is shown eagerly running to that grail and just immediately drinks from it.

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Full Name Donovan & Colonel Vogel with the Sultan of Hatay. Kill Indiana Jones, Henry Jones, Sallah and Marcus Brody to have no-one stand in his way.Help the Nazis rule the world (all failed). View more Donovan is first seen meeting with Indy in his apartment. He was a wealthy American industrialist and collector of antiquities who allied himself with the Nazis in order to get the Holy Grail, which he sought for its fabled gift of immortality. Indy then proceeds to choose the true Grail and save his father. After a moment, he gasps in pain and begins to age rapidly. [11], As previously mentioned, Glover liked to play Donovan in Last Crusade and enjoyed his experience acting in the film overall. Characters appearing in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure, LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues, From Star Wars To Indiana Jones - The Best of the Lucasfilm Archives, Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle, Julian Glover, cuando ser el villano es algo "muy, muy bueno", https://indianajones.fandom.com/wiki/Walter_Donovan?oldid=96107. Origin Toasting to his own longevity, Donovan drank from the Grail, but he had been betrayed by Schneider. ", "It's time to ask yourself that question: what do you believe?". Antagonists Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. Find the Holy Grail and drink from it in order to gain eternal life.

[7] He was also somewhat hypocritical, as he told Indiana not to trust anybody but then relied on his equally ruthless colleague, Elsa Schneider, to pick out and deliver the correct Grail for him, a trait which ultimately cost him his life. After finding more clues to the Grail's whereabouts in Venice, Indy detours to Castle Brunwald on the Austrian-German border. While Donovan and Schneider continue on towards the Canyon of the Crescent Moon, where the Grail resides, Indy rescues his father and Brody after a chase in which most of the Nazis, including Vogel, are killed. Margaret was born on June 6 1869, in Dunmanway, Cork, Ireland.. When he found out that she was allied with the Nazis, Henry mailed his Grail Diary back to United States to keep it from falling into their hands. Indy never kicks him into a wall, either: Donovan simply ages to death in a somewhat comical manner. Donovan grabs Elsa after realising she tricked him. Death There were plans by Hasbro for an action figure of Donovan for the following year, but the toyline was cancelled before one could be made. Once there, however, Elsa betrayed them after acquiring the Grail Diary, handing it to Colonel Ernst Vogel. With a Nazi pin left lying amongst all that remained of him, Walter Donovan had chosen poorly. A British actor, Glover adopted an American accent to play Donovan, but he was ultimately dissatisfied with the final result. However, Jones eventually managed to free his father from Castle Brunwald and escape from Donovan's clutches. Profession

Ernst Vogel | An example of his ruthlessness was his desire for items of great historical significance: Henry Jones Senior regarded Donovan as a man willing to sell his own mother for an Etruscan vase. After the Joneses and their friends reached the Temple of the Sun in the Republic of Hatay behind Donovan and the Nazis, the industrialist shot the elder Jones to force his son into braving the traps protecting the relic. Walter Donovan is an American in the service of Adolf Hitler. DonovanMr. Donovan reads through the pages of the Grail Diary. [1], Walter Donovan was played by actor Julian Glover in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Joseph Stalin |

The Jones, Brody, and Sallah arrive and, after a brief standoff, Donovan shoots Henry, forcing Indy to deal with the traps and get the Grail in order to save his father's life.

[1], Walter Donovan's death later became known and it was while researching the 1936 disappearance of his own father in connection with Indiana Jones that the son of René Emile Belloq learned of Jones' involvement in the American businessman's mysterious demise and pieced together accounts made by Henry Jones, Sr.[6], Walter Donovan was a ruthless, arrogant and greedy man though he was able to hide it under the mask of a warm, genial and understanding person who was concerned about other people.
The Jones, Brody, and Sallah arrive and, after a brief standoff, Donovan shoots Henry, forcing Indy to deal with the traps and get the Grail in order to save his father's life. He was a wealthy American industrialist and collector of antiquities who allied himself with the Nazis in order to get the Holy Grail, which he sought for its fabled gift of immortality.

Both Donovan & Vogel are amused that "Germany has declared war on the Jones boys".

Rather than perish upon drinking from the False Grail chosen by Elsa (who is absent from this scene), he "grabs a cup and drinks. Nationality Collecting antiquities. While Indy examines the tablet, Donovan expresses excitement about the immortality afforded by the Grail, which Indy apathetically dismisses as an "old man's dream". He ends up in conflict with Indiana Jones, Henry Jones, Walter Donovan and his wife lived in a luxurious apartment on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. [3] Donovan kept the tablet at this home along with a manuscript which contained a Franciscan friar's account of the story of three knights who had found the Grail.

DonovanHerr Donovan However, while Glover and Sean Connery maintained a friendly relationship after the film's release, he has admitted that he never talked with Harrison Ford again as of 2018.[12]. He was also a somewhat hypocritical person, as he told Indiana not to trust anybody but immediately trusted his equally ruthless colleague, Elsa Schneider, to pick out and deliver the correct Grail for him. Before leaving, he learns the Nazis have ordered the Joneses' elimination, to which he expresses amusement. Songwriter ("Aba Daba Honeymoon", "Then You'll Come Back to Me", "One Dozen Roses"), composer and pianist, educated in public schools and then a member of a vaudeville piano and vocal act. While Indy examines the tablet, Donovan expresses excitement about the immortality afforded by the Grail, which Indy apathetically dismisses as an "old man's dream". He was a wealthy American industrialist and collector of antiquities who allied himself with the Nazis in order to get the Holy Grail, which he sought for its fabled gift of immortality. Images of the Nazi immortality seeker Walter Donovan from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Walter Donovan was a ruthless, arrogant and greedy man, though he was able to hide it under the mask of a warm, genial and understanding person. Satipo | Evil-doer