Boaz Davidson (, ; born 8 November 1943) is an Israeli

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, producer and

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. He was born in

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, Israel and studied

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Biography

Davidson was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a Jewish family. He started his career by directing the television show ''Lool'' (1969) and the music documentary ''Shablul'' (1970). Later he directed Israeli

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s such as ''

Charlie Ve'hetzi ''Charlie Ve'hetzi'' (a.k.a. - ''Charlie and a Half''; Hebrew צ'ארלי וחצי) is a 1974 Israeli comedy film by Boaz Davidson. It stars Israeli comedians Yehuda Barkan and Ze'ev Revach. Plot Charlie gets by through fleecing suckers with a ...

'' (1974) and ''

Hagiga B'Snuker ''Hagiga Ba'Snuker'' (, ''lit.'' ''Party at the Snooker''; originally simply ''Snooker'') is a 1975 classic Israeli Bourekas film, achieving a cult following among its fans. The movie was directed by Boaz Davidson and stars Israeli comedians Ze'ev ...

'' (1975). In 1974 he directed the film ''Mishpahat Tzan'ani''. He directed the first four films in the '' Eskimo Limon'' series (''Eskimo Limon'' (1978), ''

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'' (1979), '' Shifshuf Naim'' (1981), ''Sapiches'' (1982). ''Eskimo Limon'' was entered into the

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in 1978. In 1986 he directed the cult film '' Alex Holeh Ahavah''. In 1979 Davidson moved from

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to the

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and started working as a director, directing a remake of ''Eskimo Limon'', ''

The Last American Virgin ''The Last American Virgin'' is a 1982 American coming-of-age sex comedy film written and directed by Boaz Davidson, and starring Lawrence Monoson, Diane Franklin, Steve Antin, Joe Rubbo, and Louisa Moritz. A remake of Davidson's 1978 Israel ...

'' in 1982. Davidson continued to work in the United States as a producer and a screenwriter. He was involved in producing several major films including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Black Dahlia'', 2008's ''

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'' and '' The Expendables''. He is also listed as a producer in the thriller ''

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''.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davidson, Boaz 1943 births Living people Film people from Tel Aviv Jews from Mandatory Palestine Israeli Jews Israeli film directors Israeli film producers Israeli male screenwriters Alumni of the London Film School