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Igal Naor ( he, יגאל נאור; born ) is an Israeli actor, sometimes credited as Yigal Naor.
Naor was born in
Givatayim
Givatayim ( he, גִּבְעָתַיִים, lit. "two hills") is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah. In it had a population ...
,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, to
Mizrahi Jewish
Mizrahi Jews ( he, יהודי המִזְרָח), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () or ''Mizrachi'' () and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are a grouping of Jewish communities comprising those who remained i ...
parents from
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
. He has appeared in the American films ''
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
'', ''
Green Zone
The Green Zone ( ar, المنطقة الخضراء, translit=al-minṭaqah al-ḫaḍrā) is the most common name for the International Zone of Baghdad. It was a area in the Karkh district of central Baghdad, Iraq, that was the governmental ...
'' and ''
Rendition''. Naor portrayed
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolution ...
in the four-episode ''
House of Saddam
''House of Saddam'' is a 2008 British docudrama television miniseries that charted the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein. A co-production between BBC Television and HBO Films, the series was first broadcast on BBC Two (in the United Kingdom) in fo ...
'' television docudrama from
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and
HBO
Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is ba ...
(2008), in an acclaimed performance. In Season 5, Episode 4 of ''
Homeland
A homeland is a place where a cultural, national, or racial identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethni ...
'', he portrays General Youssef, a high-ranking
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
n military officer whom the CIA wants to install in place of
Syrian President
The president of Syria, officially the president of the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: رئيس سوريا) is the head of state of the Syria, Syrian Arab Republic. They are vested with sweeping powers that may be delegated, at their sole discreti ...
Bashar Al-Assad
Bashar Hafez al-Assad, ', Levantine pronunciation: ; (, born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the 19th president of Syria, since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the ...
. He also appeared in the Netflix series,
Fauda
''Fauda'' (, from ''fawḍā'', meaning "chaos") is an Israeli television series developed by Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff drawing on their experiences in the Israel Defense Forces. The series premiered on February 15, 2015. It tells the sto ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''
Deadline
Deadline(s) or The Deadline(s) may refer to:
* Time limit, a narrow field of time by which an objective must be accomplished
Arts, entertainment, and media Comics
* Deadline (DC Comics), a fictional villain
* ''Deadline'' (magazine), a British ...
'' (1987) - Antoine
* ''
The Seventh Coin
''The Seventh Coin'' is a 1993 independent film directed by Dror Soref and starring Peter O'Toole.
Production
The film is filmed in Jerusalem, Israel, and with the help of Paramount, ''The Seventh Coin'' became Soref's debut as a feature film ...
'' (1993) - Grocer
* ''The Mummy Lives'' (1993) - Egyptology Official
* ''
Saint Clara
Clare of Assisi (born Chiara Offreduccio and sometimes spelled Clara, Clair, Claire, Sinclair; 16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253) was an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, ...
'' (1996) - Headmaster Tissona
* ''Ha-Dybbuk B'sde Hatapuchim Hakdoshim'' (1997; also known as ''Ahava Asura'') - Sender
* ''Miss Entebbe'' (2003) - Avram
* ''
Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi
''Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi'' (Hebrew title: ''Ha-Kochavim Shel Shlomi'', ''Shlomi's Stars'') is a 2003 film written and directed by Shemi Zarhin.
The story is about a 16-year-old Israeli boy, named Shlomi. Who cares for everyone in his life but ...
'' (2003) - Headmaster Avihu
* ''
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
'' (2005) - Mahmoud Hamshari
* ''
Djihad!'' (2006, TV Movie) - Colonel Walid
* ''
Rendition'' (2007) - Abasi Fawal
* ''
House of Saddam
''House of Saddam'' is a 2008 British docudrama television miniseries that charted the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein. A co-production between BBC Television and HBO Films, the series was first broadcast on BBC Two (in the United Kingdom) in fo ...
'' (2008, TV Mini-Series) -
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolution ...
* ''A House Divided'' (2008) - Ahmed
* ''
Occupation
Occupation commonly refers to:
*Occupation (human activity), or job, one's role in society, often a regular activity performed for payment
*Occupation (protest), political demonstration by holding public or symbolic spaces
*Military occupation, th ...
'' (2009, TV Mini-Series) - Dr. Sadiq Alasadi
* ''
Green Zone
The Green Zone ( ar, المنطقة الخضراء, translit=al-minṭaqah al-ḫaḍrā) is the most common name for the International Zone of Baghdad. It was a area in the Karkh district of central Baghdad, Iraq, that was the governmental ...
'' (2010) - Al Rawi
* ''
The Infidel'' (2010) - Arshad El-Masri
* ''
I Am Slave
''I Am Slave'' is a 2010 television film produced for Channel 4 on the story of one woman's fight for freedom from modern-day slavery. It premiered on Channel 4 on 30 August 2010. The movie is mostly based on the experiences of Mende Nazer, a S ...
'' (2010) - Said
* ''
Dead Europe'' (2012) - Syd
* ''
The Grass Crown
''The Grass Crown'' is the second historical novel in Colleen McCullough's ''Masters of Rome'' series, published in 1991.
The novel opens shortly after the action of ''The First Man in Rome''. Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla eat dinner ...
'' (2012)
* ''
Sinbad'' (2012, TV Series) - Emir
* ''Farewell Baghdad'' (2013) - Salman
* ''
Ambassadors
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or so ...
'' (2013, TV Mini-Series) - President Karzak
* ''
The Honourable Woman
''The Honourable Woman'' is a 2014 British political spy thriller television miniseries in eight parts, directed and written by Hugo Blick for the BBC and SundanceTV. Featuring Maggie Gyllenhaal in the title role, it aired on BBC Two in the ...
'' (2014, TV Mini-Series) - Shlomo Zahary
* ''
300: Rise of an Empire'' (2014) - King
Darius I
Darius I ( peo, 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 ; grc-gre, Δαρεῖος ; – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 522 BCE until his ...
* ''Suicide'' (2014; also known as ''Hitabdut'') - Muki
* ''
Homeland
A homeland is a place where a cultural, national, or racial identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethni ...
'' (2015, TV Series) - General Youssef
* ''
False Flag
A false flag operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party. The term "false flag" originated in the 16th century as an expression meaning an intentional misr ...
'' (2015, TV Series) - Gavriel "Gabi" Silver
* ''
The Women's Balcony'' (2016) - Zion
* ''
The Promise'' (2016) - Mesrob
* ''
Riviera
''Riviera'' () is an Italian word which means "coastline", ultimately derived from Latin , through Ligurian . It came to be applied as a proper name to the coast of Liguria, in the form ''Riviera ligure'', then shortened in English. The two areas ...
'' (2017, TV Series) - Jakob Negrescu
* ''
Stratton'' (2017) - Tariq Alawi
* ''
Maktub
Maktub is a Seattle, Washington-based music group formed in the late 1990s that combines elements of hip-hop, rhythm and blues, soul, and funk, with a sprinkling of jazz and rock.
History
Maktub was formed in 1996 when Davis Martin called Regg ...
'' (2017) - Tzafuf
* ''
Damascus Cover
''Damascus Cover'' is a 2017 political thriller film, directed by Daniel Zelik Berk, from a screenplay by Berk and Samantha Newton. It is based upon the 1977 novel of the same name by Howard Kaplan. It stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Olivia Thirlby, ...
'' (2017) - General Fuad
* ''
The Unorthodox'' (2018) - Rabbi
Ovadia Yosef
Ovadia Yosef ( he, , Ovadya Yosef, ; September 24, 1920 – October 7, 2013) was an Iraqi-born Talmudic scholar, a posek, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983, and a founder and long-time spiritual leader of Israel's ultra-Orthod ...
* ''
On the Ropes
On the Ropes may refer to:
* ''On the Ropes'' (1999 film), an American documentary film
* ''On the Ropes'' (2011 film), a British mockumentary film
* ''On the Ropes'' (album), a 1999 album by Mint Royale
* ''On the Ropes'' (TV series), a 20 ...
'' (2018, TV Mini-Series) - Sami Al-Amir
* ''
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
'' (2021, TV Movie) - Joel Singer
* ''
Legend of Destruction'' (2021) -
John of Giscala
John of Gischala ( grc-gre, Ἰωάννης, ; 70) was a leader of the first Jewish revolt against the Romans.
History
During the Jewish war with Rome, John of Gischala ( grc-gre, Ἰωάννης ἀπὸ Γισχάλων), son of Levi (), vie ...
* ''
Wendell & Wild
''Wendell & Wild'' is a 2022 American stop motion animated horror comedy film directed by Henry Selick from a screenplay written by Selick and Jordan Peele (who are also producers), based on Selick's and Clay McLeod Chapman's unpublished book ...
'' (2022)
Awards and nominations
, -
, 1996
, ''
Saint Clara
Clare of Assisi (born Chiara Offreduccio and sometimes spelled Clara, Clair, Claire, Sinclair; 16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253) was an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, ...
''
, Best Supporting Actor
,
Ophir Award
The Ophir Awards ( he, פרס אופיר), colloquially known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are film awards for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. The award, named ...
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,
References
External links
*
Cast biographyon the microsite for HBO's ''
House of Saddam
''House of Saddam'' is a 2008 British docudrama television miniseries that charted the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein. A co-production between BBC Television and HBO Films, the series was first broadcast on BBC Two (in the United Kingdom) in fo ...
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1958 births
Israeli male film actors
Israeli Sephardi Jews
Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent
Israeli male television actors
Living people
People from Givatayim
Israeli Mizrahi Jews
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