Yosef Shiloach (Hebrew: יוסף שילוח; 9 July 1941 – 3 January 2011) was an Israeli actor.[1]

Yosef Shiloach
יוסף שילוח
Shiloach behind the scenes of Days of Love (2005)
Born
Pirous Yosefian

(1941-07-09)9 July 1941
Died3 January 2011(2011-01-03) (aged 69)
Tel Aviv, Israel
OccupationActor
Years active1968–2005
Children3

Biography

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Yosef Shiloach was born in Kurdistan to a Mizrahi Jewish family.[2] He immigrated to Israel at the age of nine.[3] Shiloach was one of the first graduates of the Beit Zvi acting school.[4][5]

In 1964, Shiloach appeared in his first film, Mishpachat Simchon. He went on to appear in many Israeli films, especially the Bourekas film genre which portrays the life of Sephardi Jews in an exaggerated comic manner. He often played parts of people of Persian descent. He also appeared in international films, such as I Love You Rosa, The House on Chelouche Street and Rambo III.

As an occasional voice actor, Shiloach provided the Hebrew voice of Arik (Ernie) on Rechov Sumsum, which is the Israeli TV version of Sesame Street.

Death

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Shiloach died in Tel Aviv on 3 January 2011, aged 69, after a lengthy battle with cancer.[3] He was survived by a wife and two daughters.

Selected filmography

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Yosef Shiloach in Big Gus, What's the Fuss? (1973)

See also

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References

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