Vic Tablian

Vic Tablian is an Armenian 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, which was a British Mandate from 1917 to 1948. He was the son of Armenian Genocide descendants.

In 1948, he went to Cyprus, which was a British Colony. In 1958, being British, he relocated to England.

Eleven years after Raiders of the Lost Ark, Tablian returned to the Indiana Jones franchise, playing Demetrios in the first episode of "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles". He also played in Midnight Express (1978), Navy Seals (1990), Sphinx (1981), Eleni (1985), The Bill (2007).

Filmography

• The Bill, Nadim Mura, 2007
• The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure, Demetrios/Claw, 2007
• Twelfth Night, or What You Will, Captain, 2003
• Between Iraq and a Hard Place, Iraqi Official, 2003
• Believe Nothing, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, 2002
• South Kensington, Mobarak, 2001
• The Knock, Issat Assan, 1999
• Hard Men, Turkish Café Owner, 1996
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Demetrios/Claw, 1992
• Navy Seals, Terrorist, 1990
• Rockliffe's Babies, Mr. Aydin, 1988
• Eleni, Guerrilla, 1985
• EastEnders, Mustapha, 1985
• Sakharov, 1984 (TV)
• Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Ayotollah, 1983
• Trenchcoat, Achmed, 1983
• Yes Minister, Prince Mohammed, 1982
• Raiders of the Lost Ark, Barranca/Monkey Man, 1981
• Tales of the Unexpected, Arab Officer, 1981
• Sphinx, Khalifa, 1981
• The Professionals, Room Service Waiter, 1980
• The Assassination Run, Costain, 1980
• ITV Playhouse, Yorkos, 1979
• Sexton Blake and the Demon God, Zigiana's uncle, 1978
• Midnight Express, 1978
• BBC2 Play of the Week, Egyptian doctor, 1977
• Doctor Who, Pyramids of Mars, Ahmed, 1975

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References

1. IMDb

External links

• Vic Tablian at the Internet Movie Database