Vic Tablian

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Vic Tablian
Born
Varoujan Aintablian

(1937-10-10) 10 October 1937 (age 87)
Jerusalem, Israel
Occupation Actor
Known for Raiders of the Lost Ark

Varoujan Aintablian (born 10 October 1937), known professionally as Vic Tablian, 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".

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Biography

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974 Murder on the Orient Express HawkerUncredited
1975 Doctor Who AhmedSerial: Pyramids of Mars
1976 The Message Hamzu Army SoldierUncredited
1977BBC2 Play of the WeekEgyptian Doctor
1978 Midnight Express Star
Sexton Blake and the Demon God Zigiana's UncleMiniseries
1979 Dick Barton: Special Agent Foreign SeamanEpisode: Adventure Three
ITV Playhouse YorkosEpisode: The Reaper
1980The Assassination RunCostain
The Professionals Room Service WaiterEpisode: Hijack
1981 Sphinx Khalifa
The Monster Club DealerUncredited
Tales of the Unexpected Arab OfficerEpisode: Would You Believe It?
Raiders of the Lost Ark Barranca / Monkey Man
1982 Yes Minister Prince MohammedEpisode: The Moral Dimension
1983 Trenchcoat Achmed
Reilly: Ace of Spies FirsigMiniseries
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet AyotollahEpisode: If I Were a Carpenter
1984 Sakharov TV movie
1985-1986 EastEnders Mustapha 3 episodes
1985 Eleni Guerrilla
1988 Rockliffe's Babies Mr. AydinEpisode: 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 Assan2 episodes
2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure Demetrios / ClawTV movie
2001 South Kensington Mobarak
2002 Believe Nothing Boutros Boutros-GhaliEpisode: Get Rich Quick
2003 Between Iraq and a Hard Place Iraqi OfficialTV movie
Twelfth Night, or What You Will Captain TV movie
Blind Flight Storeroom - Senior Cleric
2007 The Bill Nadim Mura2 episodes
2016 The Promise Cattle Car Old Man

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References

  1. ↑ "Vic Tablian". www.aveleyman.com.
  2. 1 2 IMDb
  3. 1 2 "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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