Vic Tablian was born in Palestine, which was a British Mandate from 1917 to 1948, son of Armenian Genocide descendants. He is an actor, known for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) in which he had two roles, as Peruvian guide Barranca and the Nazi collaborating "Monkey Man"; Midnight Express (1978); Navy Seals (1990); Sphinx (1981); Eleni (1985); The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) in which he played as Demetrios/Claw; The Bill (2007);