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Igal Naor
Born (1958-06-25) June 25, 1958 (age 66)
Givatayim, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present

Igal Naor (Hebrew: יגאל נאור; born (1958-06-25)June 25, 1958) is an Israeli actor, sometimes credited as Yigal Naor.

Biography

Naor was born in Givatayim, Israel, to Mizrahi Jewish parents from Iraq. 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

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Category Award Result Notes Ref.
1996 Saint Clara Best Supporting Actor Ophir Award

References

  1. "Between Two Rivers, my friend and the Saddam Hussein dreamroll". CultCase. 29 October 2007.
  2. "IMDb Pro : 300: Rise of an Empire Business Details". Pro.imdb.com. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. King, Jack (14 March 2022). "'Wendell & Wild' Teaser Announces Ving Rhames, David Harewood, and More Joining Voice Cast". Collider. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  4. "היוצרים הזוכים בפרס אופיר לאורך שנות פעילות האקדמיה" [Creative award recipients in the history of the Ophir Awards] (in Hebrew). Israeli Academy of Film and Television. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

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