Avraham Mor ( he, אברהם מור; May 5, 1935 – December 16, 2012) was an

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actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in Tel Aviv, Mor started out in his teenage years performing in a show for the

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alongside fellow actors Uri Zohar and Illi Gorlitzky. He then began studying acting within the drama studio of the

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for the next two years. Mor also found stage acting opportunities in the Habima Theatre and starred in many plays which includes '' Kazablan'' as well as taking part in the comedy troupe known as

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''. On screen, Mor found professional opportunities on cinema and television. His earliest film appearance took place in 1966 and he starred in 10 other films throughout the next 30 years, most notably ''

Alex Holeh Ahavah ''Alex Holeh Ahavah'' ( he, אלכס חולה אהבה, Alex Is Lovesick) is a 1986 Israeli cult film directed by Boaz Davidson. It stars Eitan Anshel, Sharon Hacohen, and Uri Kabiri. The film, set in the 1950s, features a boy (Anshel) as the ...

'', '' Fortuna'' and ''

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''. On television, Mor appeared on '' Rechov Sumsum'', '' Parpar Nechmad'' and more. On the television show ''

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'', he had a recurring role as the central character's father. Mor was known internationally as a voice dubber. He performed major Hebrew dubbing roles for Disney which includes Happy in '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', Archimedes Q. Porter in '' Tarzan'', Maurice in '' Beauty and the Beast'', Al in '' Toy Story 2'', Horace in '' One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' and The Sultan in ''

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''. Other roles included Reverend Clement Hedges in '' Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'' as well as

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in ''

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''.

Personal life

From 1978 until his death in 2012, Mor was married to sociologist Dalia Mor who was 18 years his junior. They had two sons.

Death

On 16 December 2012, Mor died in

Meir Hospital Meir Medical Center ( he, מרכז רפואי מאיר, ''Merkaz Refu'i Me'ir'') is a hospital in Kfar Saba, Israel. It is the seventh largest hospital complex in the country, and is part of a network of hospitals owned and operated by Clalit Heal ...

from cancer at the age of 77. He was survived by his wife and two sons and was buried at the Menucha Nechona Cemetery.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mor, Avraham 1935 births 2012 deaths Male actors from Tel Aviv Israeli male film actors Israeli male stage actors Israeli male television actors Israeli male voice actors Jewish Israeli male actors 20th-century Israeli male actors 21st-century Israeli male actors Deaths from cancer in Israel