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. 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. He also played in Midnight Express (1978), Navy Seals (1990), Sphinx (1981), Eleni (1985) and The Bill (2007). 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.
Filmography 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 Doctor1978 Midnight Express Star Sexton Blake and the Demon God Zigiana's Uncle Miniseries1979 Dick Barton: Special Agent Foreign Seaman Episode: Adventure Three ITV Playhouse Yorkos Episode: The Reaper1980 The Assassination Run Costain The Professionals Room Service Waiter Episode: Hijack1981 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 Dimension1983 Trenchcoat Achmed Reilly: Ace of Spies Firsig Miniseries Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Ayotollah Episode: If I Were a Carpenter 1984 Sakharov TV movie 1985-1986EastEnders 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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