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Nabil Shaban

Born: Feb 12, 1953

Place of birth: Amman, Jordan

TMDB Popularity: 0.3

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Nabil Shaban (1953-2025) was born in Amman, Jordan and arrived in England when he was three for treatment for his osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle-bone disease). He spent the next six years in hospital and seven in a children's home. In 1980, he and Richard Tomlinson founded Graeae (pronounced Grey Eye), a professional theatre company of disabled performers. A writer and performer with many film and television credits, he was probably best known to television viewers for his role as ruthless businessman Sil in the Doctor Who stories 'Vengeance on Varos' and 'The Trial of a Time Lord' (BBC, 1985 + 1986).

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Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor

The Doctors: More Monsters!

Morticia

Trouble Sleeping

Children of Men

The Story of Doctor Who

The Strangest Viking

Sorry About Last Night

Slave of Dreams

Skallagrigg

Wittgenstein

City of Joy

A Different Hand

Deptford Graffiti

The Fifth Gospel

Iranian Nights

Billy's Christmas Angels

Born of Fire

Doctor Who: Mindwarp

Raspberry Ripple

Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos

The Skin Horse

Walter

Getting Away From Sidney