Shai K. Ophir
Shai K. Ophir , also Shaike Ophir (born November 4, 1929 in Jerusalem , † August 17, 1987 in Tel Aviv ), was an Israeli actor .
The actor, born in Jerusalem as Yishayahu (Shaike) Ophir in 1927 or 1929, depending on the sources, joined the Palmach in 1943 and one year later belonged to its naval group, the Palyam .
At the beginning of his acting career he played Miney in the Paul Bogart TV production Hansel and Gretel in 1958 and appeared in 1959 in episode 27 ( The Waxwork ) of the fourth season of the series Alfred Hitchcock presented as Bourdette . In the 1963 Israeli film El Dorado by director Menahem Golan he was also part of the cast. In 1965 he also appeared in the Saturday evening TV show, one will win, which was popular at the time . In 1971 he was good in sleep, sergeant! the Constable Sgt. Abraham Azulai . He was seen as Moshe in the 1975 crime thriller The Diamond Clou by director Menahem Golan . In the 1980s he had roles in various Hollywood productions. In 1985 he played alongside Richard Chamberlain in Quatermain - In Search of the Treasure of the Kings and in the following year he appeared in the Chuck Norris film Delta Force and in 1987 as Mr. Sohar in the TV series MASHA . The role of Master Elf in Cannon Movie Tales: Sleeping Beauty was his last appearance on the film stage.
The Ophir Award , first awarded in 1982 by the Israeli Academy for Film and Television, is named after him.
Filmography
- 1958: Hansel and Gretel
- 1963: El Dorado
- 1964: Hole in the moon
- 1967: Ervinka
- 1969: The blue milk canal
- 1970: Sleep well, sergeant!
- 1973: Daughters, Daughters!
- 1977: Operation Thunderbolt (Mivtsa Yonatan)
- 1978: The fox in the hen house
- 1986: America 3000 (America 3000)
- 1986: Delta Force
- 1987: Cannon Movie Tales: Sleeping Beauty
Web links
- Shai K. Ophir in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ This is the Way it Was (PDF), accessed January 20, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ophir, Shai K. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ophir, Shaike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jerusalem |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th August 1987 |
| Place of death | Tel Aviv |