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Born | (1958-06-25) June 25, 1958 (age 66) Givatayim, Israel |
Nationality | Israeli |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1987–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
- 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
- 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
Awards and nominations
Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result | Notes | Ref. |
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1996 | Saint Clara | Best Supporting Actor | Ophir Award |
References
- "Between Two Rivers, my friend and the Saddam Hussein dreamroll". CultCase. 29 October 2007.
- "IMDb Pro : 300: Rise of an Empire Business Details". Pro.imdb.com. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- King, Jack (14 March 2022). "'Wendell & Wild' Teaser Announces Ving Rhames, David Harewood, and More Joining Voice Cast". Collider. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- "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.
External links
- Yigal Naor at IMDb
- Cast biography on the microsite for HBO's House of Saddam