Arieh Elias (Hebrew: אריה אליאס‎. 1 April 1921 – 7 May 2015) was an Israeli actor.[1]

Arieh Elias
אריה אליאס
Born(1921-04-01)1 April 1921
Died7 May 2015(2015-05-07) (aged 94)
Tel HaShomer, Israel
OccupationActor
Years active1954–2006

Biography

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Arieh Elias was born in Baghdad. In 1941, he was the first Jew to be accepted to the drama faculty of Baghdad's Academy of Fine Arts.[2] Elias immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1947. He joined the Palmach and fought in the War of Independence. At first he had trouble finding work as an actor due to his pronounced Arabic accent, but his popularity grew after playing the lead in the Israeli film HaYeled Me'ever LaRechov (The Boy Across The Street) in 1965.[3]

Acting and film career

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In the early 1960s, he directed the theater troupe of the Frank Sinatra Center in Nazareth, staging Jean d'Arc, Nasser Aladdin and Majnun Night for El-Hadit Theater.[4]

Elias appeared in more than thirty films from 1954 to 2006. In 2013, he won a lifetime achievement award from the Israeli Artists’ Association.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1955 Even Al Kol Meel
1965 The Boy Across the Street David's father
1967 999 Aliza Mizrahi Aharon Mizrahi
1968 Ha-Gamal V'Hayeled
1969 Margo Sheli
Lifnei Maher
1971 The Policeman Albert
Ariana
1972 The Jerusalem File Informer
Nurit
1973 Kazablan Moshiko
1974 Charlie Ve'hetzi Zaki Ben Hananiah
Sarit
1975 Hagiga B'Snuker Halfon
1976 Street 60
1977 Hershele Hamama
Badranit Ba'hatzot Chacham Mashiah
1978 Madma Mizrahi
1980 Kohav Hashahar Elias
1982 Dead End Street
1983 Nurit II
1984 Kasach Hofni's father
1987 Ha-Muvtal Batito
1988 Mis'chakim Ba'Horef
1989 Abba Ganuv II Nisim, 'The Doctor'
Esh Tzolevet Mr. Shlush
Tzamot
1993 The Seventh Coin Fouad Zouabi
1995 Layla Lavan The Grandfather
1996 Nashim
1999 Shkarim Levanim
2000 Tzaadim Noashim
2001 The Body Hamid's Father
2003 Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi Grandfather Bar Dayan
James' Journey to Jerusalem Salah

See also

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References

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