Aharon Ipalé (December 27, 1941 â€" June 27, 2016) was an
Israeli-American actor, known for his roles in American and British
film and television productions. His credits included Fiddler on the
Roof (1971), Innocent Bystanders (1972), Raid on Entebbe (1977), Too
Hot to Handle (1977), The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979), The Happy
Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980), Xanadu (1980), Who Dares Wins (1982),
Eye of the Widow (1991), Son of the Pink Panther (1993), The Mummy
(1999), and The Mummy Returns (2001).Ipalé was born in Morocco on
December 27, 1941. He arrived in present-day Israel with his family
when he was just two years old as part of the early migration of
Moroccan Jews to Israel. Ipalé enrolled in a theater school in London
following his service in the Israeli Army.He began his acting career
by appearing in British television series and theater productions,
including the television mini-series, Christ Recrucified, in which he
played the title role of Jesus Christ.Ipalé was cast as Joshua in the
1973â€"1974 British mini-series, Moses the Lawgiver, which starred
Burt Lancaster as Moses. His work in Moses the Lawgiver earned
attention from Hollywood and led to his later work in the United
States. His American television credits during the 1970s and 1980s
included Hawaii Five-O, Dynasty, Kojak, The Love Boat, MacGyver, Miami
Vice and Charlie's Angels.
Israeli-American actor, known for his roles in American and British
film and television productions. His credits included Fiddler on the
Roof (1971), Innocent Bystanders (1972), Raid on Entebbe (1977), Too
Hot to Handle (1977), The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979), The Happy
Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980), Xanadu (1980), Who Dares Wins (1982),
Eye of the Widow (1991), Son of the Pink Panther (1993), The Mummy
(1999), and The Mummy Returns (2001).Ipalé was born in Morocco on
December 27, 1941. He arrived in present-day Israel with his family
when he was just two years old as part of the early migration of
Moroccan Jews to Israel. Ipalé enrolled in a theater school in London
following his service in the Israeli Army.He began his acting career
by appearing in British television series and theater productions,
including the television mini-series, Christ Recrucified, in which he
played the title role of Jesus Christ.Ipalé was cast as Joshua in the
1973â€"1974 British mini-series, Moses the Lawgiver, which starred
Burt Lancaster as Moses. His work in Moses the Lawgiver earned
attention from Hollywood and led to his later work in the United
States. His American television credits during the 1970s and 1980s
included Hawaii Five-O, Dynasty, Kojak, The Love Boat, MacGyver, Miami
Vice and Charlie's Angels.
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