Yussuf Abu-Warda (, ; born 19 August 1953 in Jish, Israel) is an Arab-Israeli actor of Palestinian heritage. A leading actor from 1999 he was head of Al-Midan Theater in Haifa.Sampark: Journal of Global Understanding - Volume 1 - 1999 Page 40 "Yussuf Abu Warda, for many years one of the Haifa Municipal Theatre's leading actors and now head of Haifa's recently established Arab Theatre in Israel, agrees with this."
In October 2018, he received a life achievement award from the Union of Israeli Performing Artists.
Filmography On a Narrow BridgeYosefa Loshitzky Identity Politics on the Israeli Screen 2010 - Page 140 "The two Palestinian actors Yussuf Abu Warda and Salwa Nakra-Haddad to a certain extent continue the roles that they played in ... Abu Warda is the progressive father who, not in keeping with the stereotypical behavior of a Palestinian farmer.. " 1984 : Magash Hakesef 1985 : Gesher Tzar Me'od 1986 : Nadia 1987 : *Noce en Galilée (Urs al-jalil) Michel Khleifi : Bacem ( Youssef Abou Warda) 1991 : Cup Final (Gmar Gavi'a) Eran Riklis : George (comme Youssef Abou Warda) 1998 : Yom Yom Amos Gitaï : Yussuf 1999 : Aaron Cohen's Debt, TV film : Taylor (credited Youssef Abou Warda) 1999 : Kadosh directed Amos Gitaï : Rav Shimon 1999 : La Voie lactée (Shvil Hahalav) d'Ali Nasser : Gouverneur 2002 : Kedma Amos Gitai : L’Arabe 2003 : Tik Sagur TV series : father of Benny 2003 : Afarsek : taxi driver 2004 : Shnat Effes : employee of job agency 2004 : Promised Land, Amos Gitaï : Yussuf 2004 : Bizman Emet (TV film) : as Turgeman, directeur adjoint du Mossad 2005 : Ahava Me'ever Lapina (TV series) : Ze'ev 2007 : HaModedim 2007 : Désengagement Amos Gitaï : as Youssef 2008 : For My Father (Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv : Week-end à Tel Aviv) de Dror Zahavi : Saleh 2008: Lost Islands 2009 : Amerrika de Cherien Dabis: Nabeel Halaby 2009 : Hatsuya (TV series): Ardak 2007- 2011 : Ha-Borer (TV series): Amram 'Bulldog' 2012 : Héritage (Inheritance) Hiam Abbass : Khalil 2013 : Ana Arabia Amos Gitaï 2014 : The Savior as Luke 2015 : 3000 Nights 2017 : Holy Air 2019 : The Dead of Jaffa
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