Igal Naor
Israeli actor (born 1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Igal Naor (Hebrew: יגאל נאור; born (1958-06-25)June 25, 1958) is an Israeli actor, sometimes credited as Yigal Naor.
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Born | (1958-06-25) June 25, 1958 (age 66) |
Nationality | Israeli |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1987–present |
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Naor was born in Givatayim, Israel, to Mizrahi Jewish parents from Iraq.[1] He has appeared in the American films Munich, Green Zone and Rendition. Naor portrayed Saddam Hussein in the four-episode House of Saddam television docudrama from BBC and HBO (2008), in an acclaimed performance. In Season 5, Episode 4 of Homeland, he portrays General Youssef, a high-ranking Syrian military officer whom the CIA wants to install in place of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. He also appeared in the Netflix series, Fauda.