Igal Naor (Hebrew: יגאל נאור; born June 25, 1958) is an Israeli actor, sometimes credited as Yigal Naor.
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Biography
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.
Selected filmography
- Deadline (1987) - Antoine
- The Seventh Coin (1993) - Grocer
- The Mummy Lives (1993) - Egyptology Official
- Saint Clara (1996) - Headmaster Tissona
- Ha-Dybbuk B'sde Hatapuchim Hakdoshim (1997; also known as Ahava Asura) - Sender
- Miss Entebbe (2003) - Avram
- Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (2003) - Headmaster Avihu
- Munich (2005) - Mahmoud Hamshari
- Djihad! (2006, TV Movie) - Colonel Walid
- Rendition (2007) - Abasi Fawal
- House of Saddam (2008, TV Mini-Series) - Saddam Hussein
- A House Divided (2008) - Ahmed
- Occupation (2009, TV Mini-Series) - Dr. Sadiq Alasadi
- Green Zone (2010) - General Mohammed Al Rawi
- The Infidel (2010) - Arshad El-Masri
- I Am Slave (2010) - Said
- Dead Europe (2012) - Syd
- The Grass Crown (2012)
- Sinbad (2012, TV Series) - Emir
- Farewell Baghdad (2013) - Salman
- Ambassadors (2013, TV Mini-Series) - President Karzak
- The Honourable Woman (2014, TV Mini-Series) - Shlomo Zahary
- 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) - King Darius I[2]
- Suicide (2014; also known as Hitabdut) - Muki
- Homeland (2015, TV Series) - General Youssef
- False Flag (2015, TV Series) - Gavriel "Gabi" Silver
- The Women's Balcony (2016) - Zion
- The Promise (2016) - Mesrob
- Riviera (2017, TV Series) - Jakob Negrescu
- Stratton (2017) - Tariq Alawi
- Maktub (2017) - Tzafuf
- Damascus Cover (2017) - General Fuad
- The Unorthodox (2018) - Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
- On the Ropes (2018, TV Mini-Series) - Sami Al-Amir
- Oslo (2021, TV Movie) - Joel Singer
- Legend of Destruction (2021) - John of Giscala
- Wendell & Wild (2022) - Manberg[3]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Saint Clara | Best Supporting Actor | Ophir Award | [4] |
References
External links
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