Igal Naor (Hebrew: ×™×'× ×œ × × ×•×¨â€Ž; born June 25, 1958) is an
Israeli actor, sometimes credited as Yigal Naor.Naor was born in
Givatayim, Israel, to Sephardic Jewish parents from Iraq. 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 a Netflix series named "Fauda."
Israeli actor, sometimes credited as Yigal Naor.Naor was born in
Givatayim, Israel, to Sephardic Jewish parents from Iraq. 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 a Netflix series named "Fauda."
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