Arieh Elias (Hebrew: × ×¨×™×" × ×œ×™× ×¡â€Žâ€Ž. 1 April 1921 â€" 7 May
2015) was an Israeli actor.Arieh Elias was born in Baghdad. In 1941,
he was the first Jew to be accepted to the drama faculty of Baghdad's
Academy of Fine Arts. Elias immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1947.
He joined the Palmach and fought in the War of Independence. At first
he had trouble finding work as an actor due to his pronounced Arabic
accent, but his popularity grew after playing the lead in the Israeli
film HaYeled Me'ever LaRechov (The Boy Across The Street) in 1965.In
the early 1960s, he directed the theater troupe of the Frank Sinatra
Center in Nazareth, staging Jean d'Arc, Nasser Aladdin and Majnun
Night for El-Hadit Theater.Elias appeared in more than thirty films
from 1954 to 2006. In 2013, he won a lifetime achievement award from
the Israeli Artists’ Association.
2015) was an Israeli actor.Arieh Elias was born in Baghdad. In 1941,
he was the first Jew to be accepted to the drama faculty of Baghdad's
Academy of Fine Arts. Elias immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1947.
He joined the Palmach and fought in the War of Independence. At first
he had trouble finding work as an actor due to his pronounced Arabic
accent, but his popularity grew after playing the lead in the Israeli
film HaYeled Me'ever LaRechov (The Boy Across The Street) in 1965.In
the early 1960s, he directed the theater troupe of the Frank Sinatra
Center in Nazareth, staging Jean d'Arc, Nasser Aladdin and Majnun
Night for El-Hadit Theater.Elias appeared in more than thirty films
from 1954 to 2006. In 2013, he won a lifetime achievement award from
the Israeli Artists’ Association.
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