Vic Tablian

{{Infobox person

| name = Vic Tablian

| birth_name = Varoujan Aintablian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|10|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine

| occupation = Actor

}}

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".

Biography

Vic Tablian was born in Jerusalem.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=56373|title=Vic Tablian|website=www.aveleyman.com}} He is the son of Armenian genocide survivors.IMDb

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".{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3ead863|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425024746/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3ead863|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 25, 2017|title=Vic Tablian|website=BFI}} He also played in Midnight Express (1978), Navy Seals (1990), Sphinx (1981), Eleni (1985) and The Bill (2007).{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/vic-tablian-p69537|title=Vic Tablian | Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}

The Promise (2016) dedicated to the Armenian Genocide was the last movie he played in. His role in "The Promise" was the Cattle Car Old Man.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-promise-v668411/cast-crew|title=The Promise (2016) - Terry George | Cast and Crew | AllMovie|via=www.allmovie.com}}

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1974 \| Murder on the Orient Express \| Hawker \| Uncredited
1975 \| Doctor Who \| Ahmed \| Serial: Pyramids of Mars
1976 \| The Message \| Hamzu Army Soldier \| Uncredited
1977 \| BBC2 Play of the Week \| Egyptian Doctor \|
rowspan=2\|1978 \| Midnight Express \| Star \|
Sexton Blake and the Demon God \| Zigiana's Uncle \| Miniseries
rowspan=2\|1979 \| Dick Barton: Special Agent \| Foreign Seaman \| Episode: Adventure Three
ITV Playhouse \| Yorkos \| Episode: The Reaper
rowspan=2\|1980 \| The Assassination Run \| Costain \|
The Professionals \| Room Service Waiter \| Episode: Hijack
rowspan=4\|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
rowspan=3\|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
rowspan=3\|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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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1974

| Murder on the Orient Express

| Hawker

| Uncredited

1975

| Doctor Who

| Ahmed