Jigal Naor
Jigal Naor ( Hebrew יגאל נאור, Born June 25, 1958 in Giw'atajim , Israel ) is an Israeli actor of Iraqi descent.
Life
After attending Tel Aviv University, the "massive character actor" initially played successful theater roles. His first film appearance was in 1987 in a supporting role in the co-production War Zone with Christopher Walken . In 1996 he received the Israeli Film Academy award for "Best Supporting Actor" for his role as school principal in the fantasy comedy Clara Hakedosha . Jigal Naor first found international attention in Steven Spielberg's film Munich in 2005 as the actor playing the representative of the PLO in France, Mahmoud Hamshari, who was killed in 1972 by an Israeli commando as a suspected member of Black September by a telephone detonated bomb. In 2007 he played the leading supporting role of the Arab police chief in the thriller Powerless with Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal , who in the course of the plot has to realize that his daughter is tragically involved in the activities of the terrorists he is looking for. 2008 he played in the BBC - Miniseries The Hussein: In the center of power , the main role of the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein , his apartment in Tel Aviv was during the Second Gulf War, fired upon by Iraqi missiles. In 2010 he starred in Paul Greengrass ' film Green Zone with Matt Damon .
Filmography (selection)
- 1987: War Zone (Deadline)
- 1993: The Seventh Coin
- 1993: Mummy Valley (The Mummy Lives)
- 1996: Saint Clara (Clara haKedoscha)
- 1997: Kav 300 (mini series, 3 episodes)
- 2003: Miss Entebbe
- 2003: Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (ha-Kochavim schel Schlomi)
- 2005: Munich (Munich)
- 2005–2006: Miluim (TV series, 19 episodes)
- 2007: Powerless (rendition)
- 2008: The Husseins: In the Center of Power ( House of Saddam , miniseries, 4 episodes)
- 2008: Language of the Enemy
- 2010: Green Zone
- 2010: Everything is kosher! (The Infidel)
- 2010: I, the slave (I Am Slave)
- 2012: Dead Europe
- 2012: Sindbad ( Sinbad , TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2014: 300: Rise of an Empire
- 2014: Suicide
- 2014: The Honorable Woman (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2014–2015: The Gordin Cell ( Ta Gordin , TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2015: Homeland (TV series, episode 5x04)
- 2015: White City (TV movie)
- 2016: The Promise: The Memory Lingers (The Promise)
- 2017: Stratton
- 2017: Maktub
- 2017: Damascus Cover
- 2017-2019: Riviera (TV series, 15 episodes)
- 2018: The Unorthodox
- 2018: Malkot (TV series, 11 episodes)
Web links
- Yigal Naor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- stern.de: House of Saddam - At home with Schlächers
Individual evidence
- ↑ cultcase.com: Between Two Rivers
- ^ Allmovie.com: Jigal Naor
- ↑ IMDb: Awards Jigal Naor
- ↑ ynet.co.il: Jigal Naor as Saddam Hussein
- ↑ stern.de: At Schlächer's home , July 30, 2008
- ↑ IMDb: Release info Green Zone
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Naor, Jigal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | יגאל נאור (Hebrew) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Giw'atajim , Israel |