Arieh Elias (; 1 April 1921 – 7 May 2015) was an Israeli actor.השחקן אריה אליאס הלך לעולמו
Biography 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.From Baghdad to Israel 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.Veteran actor Aryeh Elias laid to rest
Acting and film career 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.Theater in Israel, Linda Ben-Zvi
Elias appeared in more than thirty films from 1954 to 2006. In 2013, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israeli Artists' Association.Beloved actor Arieh Elias dies at 94
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1955Even Al Kol Meel1965The Boy Across the StreetDavid's father1967999 Aliza MizrahiAharon Mizrahi1968Ha-Gamal V'Hayeled1969Margo SheliLifnei Maher1971The PolicemanAlbertAriana1972The Jerusalem FileInformerNurit1973KazablanMoshiko1974Charlie Ve'hetziZaki Ben HananiahSarit1975Hagiga B'SnukerHalfon1976Street 601977HersheleHamamaBadranit Ba'hatzotChacham Mashiah1978MadmaMizrahi1980Kohav HashaharElias1982Dead End Street1983Nurit II1984KasachHofni's father1987Ha-Muvtal Batito1988Mis'chakim Ba'Horef1989Abba Ganuv IINisim, 'The Doctor'Esh TzolevetMr. ShlushTzamot1993The Seventh CoinFouad Zouabi1995Layla LavanThe Grandfather1996Nashim1999Shkarim Levanim2000Tzaadim Noashim2001The BodyHamid's Father2003Bonjour Monsieur ShlomiGrandfather Bar DayanJames' Journey to JerusalemSalah
See also Theater of Israel Cinema of Israel History of the Jews in Iraq
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