Ze'ev Nachum Revach ( he, זאב רווח; born 15 August 1940) is an Israeli comedian, film and theatre actor, and filmmaker. He has been one of the stars of the Israeli film genre known as Bourekas films. Israeli newspaper ''

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'' described Revach's films as a "peculiarly Israeli genre of comic melodramas or tearjerkers... based on ethnic stereotypes that flourished

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in the 1960s and 1970s." Some of his films, notably ''

Hasamba ''Hasamba'' (or Chasamba, he, חסמבה, an acronym for חבורת סוד מוחלט בהחלט; Havurat Sod Muchlat Behechlet; lit. "The Absolutely Absolute Secret Group") is a series of children's adventure novels written by Yigal Mossinson. ...

'', ''

Hagiga B'Snuker ''Hagiga B'Snuker'' ( he, חגיגה בסנוקר, ''lit.'' ''Party at the Snooker''; originally simply ''Snooker'') is a 1975 Israeli cult film, one of the classic Bourekas films. The movie was directed by Boaz Davidson and stars Israeli comedians ...

'', and ''

Charlie Ve'hetzi ''Charlie Ve'hetzi'' (a.k.a. - ''Charlie and a Half''; Hebrew צ'ארלי וחצי) is a 1974 Israeli comedy. The movie was directed by Boaz Davidson and stars Israeli comedians Yehuda Barkan and Ze'ev Revach. Plot Charlie gets by through flee ...

'' developed a local cult following.

Early life

Revach was born in

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, to a family of

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descent. He

immigrated Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...

with his family to

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 ...

in 1948, at the age of eight. Revach served as a combat soldier in the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

, prior to his acting career in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

. He studied at the

Beit Zvi Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts, and a Theater ( he, בית צבי) is an acting school, and a theater located in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel, established in 1950. History Beit Zvi is the country's first theater school ...

School for the Performing Arts.Cinema festival to recognize Ze'ev Revach

Accolades

In 2000, Revach won the Israeli Film Academy's best actor award for his role as Shabtai Kassodas in ''Beitar Provence.'' Revach was honored at the Cinema South festival held in

Sderot Sderot ( he, שְׂדֵרוֹת, , lit. ''Boulevards'', ar, سديروت) is a western Negev city and former development town in the Southern District of Israel. In it had a population of . Sderot is located less than a mile from Gaza (the c ...

in May 2010. The festival organizers, explaining their decision, said that "a renewed look at his movies shows that they are critical, subversive, Israeli and Mediterranean texts, both in form and in content."

Filmography

* ''

The Farewell Party ''The Farewell Party'' ( he, מיתה טובה ''Mita Tova'') is a 2014 Israeli drama film about the use of a euthanasia device, directed by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon. It was nominated for the Ophir Award for Best Film. The film was screened ...

'' (2014) as Yehezkel * '' The Last Warrior'' (2000) as 'Cooky' * '' Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol'' (2000) as Youssef * '' The Quest'' (1996) as Turkish Captain * '' Escape: Human Cargo'' (1998) as Sheik Abdulla Fazza * ''Ha-Muvtal Batito'' (1997) as Batito * ''

'' (1975) as Hannukah / 'Haham' Hannukah * ''

'' (1974) as Sasson * ''

The Jerusalem File ''The Jerusalem File'' is a 1972 film directed by John Flynn. It stars Bruce Davison, Nicol Williamson, Daria Halprin, and Donald Pleasence. Plot The film follows a young American named David, who comes to Israel to study and finds an Arab friend ...

'' (1972) as Rashid * ''

'' (1971) as Elimelech Zorkin * '' La Battaglia Del Sinai'' (1968)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Revach, Zeev 1940 births Living people Israeli Sephardi Jews Israeli Mizrahi Jews Israeli male film actors Israeli entertainers Israeli male comedians Israeli film directors Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts alumni Moroccan emigrants to Israel Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent People from Jerusalem