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Uri Gavriel | |
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אורי גבריאל | |
Gavriel in 2011 | |
Born | Magdiel, Israel |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1982–present |
Uri Gavriel (Hebrew: אורי גבריאל) is an Israeli theater, film and television actor. Winner of the Ophir Award and Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2005 as Best Actor in film What a Wonderful Place. In 2018, he appeared as Philip the Apostle in Helen Edmundson's film Mary Magdalene.
Early life
Gavriel was born in Magdiel, Israel, to Mizrahi Jewish immigrant parents from Iraq.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Hanna K. | Airport Barman | |
1986 | The Delta Force | Jamil Rafai | |
1991 | The Human Shield | Tanzi | |
1991 | The Finest Hour | Enemy Commander | |
1992 | Sipurei Tel-Aviv | Roshko | |
1993 | Prison Heat | Saladin | |
1993 | American Cyborg: Steel Warrior | Leech Leader | |
1993 | The Mummy Lives | Tomb Guard | |
1993 | Deadly Heroes | Captain Abou | |
1995 | Holeh Ahava beShikun Gimmel | Eliahu | |
2000 | Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol | Abu Nim | |
2001 | Kikar HaHalomot | Aharon Gvardin | |
2004 | Avanim | Meir | |
2004 | The Syrian Bride | Simon | |
2005 | What a Wonderful Place | Franco | Original title: Eize Makom Nifla |
2007 | The Band's Visit | Avrum | Original title: Bikur Ha-Tizmoret |
2007 | The Kingdom | Izz Al-Din | |
2007–2013 | The Arbitrator | Yigal Ha-Natzi | |
2008 | House of Saddam | Ali Hassan Al-Majid | HBO mini-series |
2009 | Noah's Ark | Eliahu | Teivat Noach |
2010 | 71 Square Meters | Siman Tov | |
2010 | Asfur | Reuven Amoyal | |
2011 | Little Simico's Great Fantasy | Jackie | |
2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Blind Prisoner | |
2012 | Byzantium | Savella | |
2013 | Ana Arabia | Hassan | |
2013–present | Beauty and the Baker | Avi Dahari | |
2015 | Fauda | Gideon Avital | |
2016 | One Week and a Day | Refael | |
2018 | Mary Magdalene | Philip | |
2019 | The Spy | Majid Sheikh Al-Ard | Netflix mini-series |
2023 | The Cops | Oved Sharabi | TV series. Original title: Ha-Shotrim |
References
- Cockrell, Eddie (12 July 2005). "Film Reviews – Karlovy Vary – What a Wonderful Place". Variety magazine. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- "Who was Mary Magdalene and who is in the cast of the new movie about her?". 28 March 2018.