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Shaike Ophir

Shaike Ophir

ActorWriterDirector Nov 4 (died age 58) Jerusalem, Israel 1954–1987 (33 year career)
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Biography

Shaike Ophir (Hebrew: שייקה אופיר; November 4, 1928 – August 17, 1987) was an Israeli film and theater actor, comedian, playwright, screenwriter, director, and the country's first mime. Yeshayahu (Shaike) Goldstein-Ophir was born in Jerusalem. His family was Masortiim, and his Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry in the city goes back to the mid-19th century. He studied acting as an adolescent but left school in the 1940s to enlist in the Palmach. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War he escorted convoys to th…

Known For

The Delta Force
Film

The Delta Force

Father Nicholas
King Solomon's Mines
Film

King Solomon's Mines

Kassam
Sleeping Beauty
Film

Sleeping Beauty

Elf Master
The Big Dig
Film

The Big Dig

Police Officer
The Policeman
Film

The Policeman

Constable Sgt. Abraham Azulai
Operation Thunderbolt
Film

Operation Thunderbolt

Gadi Arnon
The House on Chelouche Street
Film

The House on Chelouche Street

Haim
America 3000
Film

America 3000

Lelz

Filmography