Yosef Shiloach (; 9 July 1941 – 3 January 2011) was an Israeli actor.

Biography

Yosef Shiloach was born in

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

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genre which portrays the life of

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in an exaggerated comic manner. He often played parts of people of Persian descent. He also appeared in international films, such as '' I Love You Rosa'', '' The House on Chelouche Street'' and ''

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

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) on ''

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'', which is the Israeli TV version of ''

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''.

Death

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

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. He was survived by a wife and three daughters.

Selected filmography

*' (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 *''

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'' (1971) - Amar *'' I Love You Rosa'' (1972) - Eli *''Ha-Balash Ha'Amitz Shvartz'' (1973) - Simcha *''Abu el Banat'' (1973) - Joseph Omri *'' The House on Chelouche Street'' (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 *'' The Passover Plot'' (1976) - Zealot (uncredited) *''Street 60'' (1976) - Himself *''Hamesh Ma'ot Elef Shahor'' (1977) *''Vengeance'' (1977) - Lupe *''Hatzilu Et HaMatzil'' (1977) *''Nisuin Nusah Tel Aviv'' (1979) - Avram *''Natziv Hamelech'' (1979) *''

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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'' (1986) - Faruk *''

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'' (1986) - Tower Official *'' The Lion of Africa'' (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) *''

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

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