Yosef Shiloach ( he, יוסף שילוח; July 9, 1941 – January 3, 2011) was an Israeli

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Biography

Yosef Shiloach was born in

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. He

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to Israel at the age of nine.Israeli actor Yosef Shiloach dies at 69 after long battle with cancer
Haaretz January 3, 2011 Shiloach was one of the first graduates of the

Beit Zvi Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts, and a Theater ( he, בית צבי) is an acting school, and a theater located in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel, established in 1950. History Beit Zvi is the country's first theater school ...

acting school. In 1964, Shiloach appeared in his first film, ''Mishpachat Simchon.'' He went on to appear in many Israeli films, especially the

Bourekas film Bourekas films ( he, סרטי בורקס) were a genre of Israeli-made comic melodrama films popular in Israel in the 1960s and 1970s. History ''Haaretz'' film critic Uri Klein describes Bourekas films as a "peculiarly Israeli genre of comic melodr ...

genre which portrays the life of

Sephardi Jews Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), ...

in an exaggerated comic manner. He often played parts of people of

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descent. He also appeared in international films, such as '' I Love You Rosa'', ''

The House on Chelouche Street ''The House on Chelouche Street'' () is a 1973 semi-autobiographical film by Israeli director Moshé Mizrahi, filmed in Hebrew, Egyptian Arabic and Judeo-Spanish (a.k.a. Ladino, a Jewish language mostly derived from Old Castilian). The film was no ...

'' and ''

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''. As an occasional voice actor, Shiloach provided the Hebrew voice of Arik (

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) on '' Rechov Sumsum'', which is the Israeli TV version of ''

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''.

Death

Shiloach died in Tel Aviv on January 3, 2011, aged 69, after a lengthy battle with

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. He was survived by a wife and three daughters.

Selected filmography

*''Kommando Sinai'' (1968) - Captain Halil, Egyptian Army *''Margo Sheli'' (1969) - Hotel Manager *''Ha-Pritza Hagdola'' (1970) - Heikal *''La salamandra del deserto'' (1970) *'' Katz V'Carasso'' (1971) - Kadosh Carasso *''

The Policeman ''The Policeman'' ( he, השוטר אזולאי, HaShoter Azoulay, lit=The Policeman Azoulay) is a 1971 Israeli feature film, written and directed by satirist Ephraim Kishon. The title character is played by Shaike Ophir (credited as Shay K. Oph ...

'' (1971) - Amar *'' I Love You Rosa'' (1972) - Eli *''Ha-Balash Ha'Amitz Shvartz'' (1973) - Simcha *''Abu el Banat'' (1973) - Joseph Omri *''

'' (1973) - Nissim *''Hagiga Le'enayim'' (1975) *'' The Story of Jacob and Joseph'' (1974) *'' Hagiga B'Snuker'' (1975) - Salvador *'' Rosebud'' (1975) - Hacam *''

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'' (1975) - Mustafa *''Mishpahat Tzan'ani'' (1976) - Ben Naim *''

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'' (1979) - Joseph *''Melech LeYom Ehad'' (1980) *''Kohav Hashahar'' (1980) - Uncle Sammy *''Sofo Shel Milton Levy'' (1981) *''Sapiches'' (1982) - Sgt.Shemesh / Ramirez *''

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'' (1982) - Ahmed *''Sababa'' (1983) - 1st Sgt. Shemesh *''

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'' (1983) - Halef *''Green'' (1984) *'' The Ambassador'' (1984) - Shimon *''Ha-Doda Mi'Argentina'' (1984) *''Up Your Anchor'' (1985) - Georgiyan *''Ha-Shiga'on Hagadol'' (1986) - Jacuzzi *''Ha-Tov, HaRa, VeHaLo-Nora'' (1986) *''

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 ma ...

'' (1986) - Faruk *''

Iron Eagle ''Iron Eagle'' is a 1986 action film directed by Sidney J. Furie who co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Alyn Elders, and starring Jason Gedrick and Louis Gossett Jr.Mann, Roderick"Sidney Furie leads the cheer for 'Iron Eagle'."''Los Angeles T ...

'' (1986) - Tower Official *''

The Lion of Africa ''The Lion of Africa'' is a 1987 American adventure film directed by Kevin Connor and written by Bruce Franklin Singer. The film stars Brian Dennehy, Brooke Adams, Yosef Shiloach, Don Warrington, Carl Andrews and Katherine Schofield. The fil ...

'' (1987) *''

'' (1988) - Khalid *''Tzamot'' (1989) *'' Not Without My Daughter'' (1991) - Mohsen's Companion *'' American Cyborg: Steel Warrior'' (1993) - Akmir *''

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'' (1993) - Pardy Hardy *''The Mummy Lives'' (1993) - Capt. Mahmoud *''Chain of Command'' (1994) - Azil *''Leylasede'' (1995) - Michael *''Nashim'' (1996) *''Ben'' (1997) *''

Desperado Square Desperado Square ( he, כיכר המיואשים) is an Israeli film directed by Benny Toraty. The film was released in 2001. The film received financial support from the Yehoshua Rabinovitz Foundation for the Arts in Tel Aviv. That year, the fi ...

'' (2001) - Yisrael 'the Indian' *''Yamim Shel Ahava'' (2005) - Yossef Dahan (final film role)

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Biography

Death

Selected filmography

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