While these aren't misconceptions I had when I first saw Raiders, they are ones I've had over the years and subsequently been set straight about. I thought that:
1. In the credits, "1st Mechanic" was referring to the guy with the wrench.
2. "Tough Sergeant" was Pat Roach's character. Despite knowing other actors' names and faces (see below), I had not yet seen Roach in enough roles to recognize him, so it make sense that a guy named "Tough Sergeant" had to be the huge guy who fought Indy. (And with regards to the actual Sergeant, he was, at the time, just another random soldier to me.)
And I guess I didn't check the credits thoroughly enough because despite knowing William Hootkins by name even then, I thought that:
3. Eaton was Musgrove and Musgrove was Eaton. C'mon, it's an honest mistake. The way Hootkins keeps interrupting the other guy made me think he was the colonel and the other guy the major; plus, he just looked like a "Musgrove."
I subsequently read the script online years later and was set straight about these things, however, thanks to the script, I thought that:
4. "Shliemann" was Dietrich's name, and Sallah calling him "Dietrich" was a blooper (!).
5. "Belzig" was Toht's name.
So imagine my confusion when I checked the credits again and found no mention of Belzig or Shliemann, but saw "Dietrich," just as Sallah had said, and also the name "Toht." I made some attempt to reconcile this in my mind by saying their full names were "Belzig Toht" and "Dietrich Shliemann."
Oh, how silly I used to be....