Vic Tablian (Varoujan Aintablian, born 10 October 1937) is an Armenian-British actor, known for the

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movie ''

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'' 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 Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. He is the son of

Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through t ...

survivors.IMDb In 1948, he moved to

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ...

. In 1962, he relocated to the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...

. 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

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* 1937 births Living people Ethnic Armenian male actors Soviet emigrants to the United Kingdom British male film actors British male television actors {{TV-actor-stub