Igal Naor (Hebrew: יגאל נאור; born 25 June 1958) is an Israeli actor, sometimes credited as Yigal Naor.
Biography
Naor was born in Givatayim, Israel, to Mizrahi Jewish parents from Iraq.[1] He has appeared in the American films Munich, Green Zone and Rendition. Naor portrayed Saddam Hussein in the four-episode House of Saddam television docudrama from BBC and HBO (2008), in an acclaimed performance. In Season 5, Episode 4 of Homeland, he portrays General Youssef, a high-ranking Syrian military officer whom the CIA wants to install in place of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He also appeared in the Netflix series, Fauda.
Selected filmography
- Deadline (1987) – Antoine
- The Seventh Coin (1993) – Grocer
- The Mummy Lives (1993) – Egyptology Official
- Saint Clara (1996) – Headmaster Tissona
- Ha-Dybbuk B'sde Hatapuchim Hakdoshim (1997; also known as Ahava Asura) – Sender
- Miss Entebbe (2003) – Avram
- Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (2003) – Headmaster Avihu
- Munich (2005) – Mahmoud Hamshari
- Djihad! (2006, TV Movie) – Colonel Walid
- Rendition (2007) – Abasi Fawal
- House of Saddam (2008, TV Mini-Series) – Saddam Hussein
- A House Divided (2008) – Ahmed
- Occupation (2009, TV Mini-Series) – Dr. Sadiq Alasadi
- Green Zone (2010) – General Mohammed Al Rawi
- The Infidel (2010) – Arshad El-Masri
- I Am Slave (2010) – Said
- Dead Europe (2012) – Syd
- The Grass Crown (2012)
- Sinbad (2012, TV Series) – Emir
- Farewell Baghdad (2013) – Salman
- Ambassadors (2013, TV Mini-Series) – President Karzak
- The Honourable Woman (2014, TV Mini-Series) – Shlomo Zahary
- 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) – King Darius I[2]
- Suicide (2014; also known as Hitabdut) – Muki
- Homeland (2015, TV Series) – General Youssef
- False Flag (2015, TV Series) – Gavriel "Gabi" Silver
- The Women's Balcony (2016) – Zion
- The Promise (2016) – Mesrob
- Riviera (2017, TV Series) – Jakob Negrescu
- Stratton (2017) – Tariq Alawi
- Maktub (2017) – Tzafuf
- Damascus Cover (2017) – General Fuad
- The Unorthodox (2018) – Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
- On the Ropes (2018, TV Mini-Series) – Sami Al-Amir
- Oslo (2021, TV Movie) – Joel Singer
- Legend of Destruction (2021) – John of Giscala
- Wendell & Wild (2022) – Manberg[3]
- Highway 65 – Nissim
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Saint Clara | Best Supporting Actor | Ophir Award | [4] |
References
- ^ "Between Two Rivers, my friend and the Saddam Hussein dreamroll". CultCase. 29 October 2007.
- ^ "IMDb Pro : 300: Rise of an Empire Business Details". Pro.imdb.com. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ King, Jack (14 March 2022). "'Wendell & Wild' Teaser Announces Ving Rhames, David Harewood, and More Joining Voice Cast". Collider. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "היוצרים הזוכים בפרס אופיר לאורך שנות פעילות האקדמיה" [Creative award recipients in the history of the Ophir Awards] (in Hebrew). Israeli Academy of Film and Television. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
External links
- Yigal Naor at IMDb
- Cast biography on the microsite for HBO's House of Saddam
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