Vic Tablian (Varoujan Aintablian, born 10 October 1937) is an Armenian-British actor, known for the Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, in which he played both the treacherous Peruvian guide and later in the film as the Nazi collaborating "Monkey Man".

Vic Tablian
Born
Varoujan Aintablian

(1937-10-10) 10 October 1937 (age 87)
OccupationActor
Known forRaiders of the Lost Ark

Biography

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Vic Tablian was born in Jerusalem.[1] He is the son of Armenian genocide survivors.[2]

In 1948, he moved to Cyprus. In 1962, he relocated to the United Kingdom.

In 1992, Tablian returned to the Indiana Jones franchise, playing Demetrios in the first episode of "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles".[3] He also played in Midnight Express (1978), Navy Seals (1990), Sphinx (1981), Eleni (1985) and The Bill (2007).[4] The Promise (2016) dedicated to the Armenian Genocide was the last movie he played in.[3] His role in "The Promise" was the Cattle Car Old Man.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1974 Murder on the Orient Express Hawker Uncredited
1975 Doctor Who Ahmed Episode: Pyramids of Mars
1976 The Message Hamzu Army Soldier Uncredited
1977 BBC2 Play of the Week Egyptian Doctor
1978 Midnight Express Star
Sexton Blake and the Demon God Zigiana's Uncle Miniseries
1979 Dick Barton: Special Agent Foreign Seaman Episode: Adventure Three
ITV Playhouse Yorkos Episode: The Reaper
1980 The Assassination Run Costain
The Professionals Room Service Waiter Episode: Hijack
1981 Sphinx Khalifa
The Monster Club Dealer Uncredited
Tales of the Unexpected Arab Officer Episode: Would You Believe It?
Raiders of the Lost Ark Barranca / Monkey Man
1982 Yes Minister Prince Mohammed Episode: The Moral Dimension
1983 Trenchcoat Achmed
Reilly: Ace of Spies Firsig Miniseries
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Ayotollah Episode: If I Were a Carpenter
1984 Sakharov TV movie
1985-1986 EastEnders Mustapha 3 episodes
1985 Eleni Guerrilla
1988 Rockliffe's Babies Mr. Aydin Episode: Hearts and Flowers
1990 Navy Seals Terrorist
1992 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Demetrios / Claw Episode: The Curse of the Jackal
1996 Hard Men Turkish Café Owner
1999 The Knock Issat Assan 2 episodes
2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure Demetrios / Claw TV movie
2001 South Kensington Mobarak
2002 Believe Nothing Boutros Boutros-Ghali Episode: Get Rich Quick
2003 Between Iraq and a Hard Place Iraqi Official TV movie
Twelfth Night, or What You Will Captain TV movie
Blind Flight Storeroom - Senior Cleric
2007 The Bill Nadim Mura 2 episodes
2016 The Promise Cattle Car Old Man

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References

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  1. ^ "Vic Tablian". www.aveleyman.com.
  2. ^ a b IMDb
  3. ^ a b "Vic Tablian". BFI. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "Vic Tablian | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  5. ^ "The Promise (2016) - Terry George | Cast and Crew | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
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