Nadim Sawalha: movies and TV shows
Nadim Sawalha has 90 credits in the archive: 55 films and 35 TV series, from 1956 to 2018. Highest rated: Joseph (8.2/10).
Career timeline
1956 – 2018 · busiest year: 1977 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tel Aviv on Fire | Bassam | Film | 6.8 | 83 |
| 2016 | The Rendezvous | Film | 5.5 | 81 | |
| 2013 | Histoires de l'âge d'or islamique | Storyteller | Film | 8.0 | 78 |
| 2011 | Postcode | Sidney | Film | 5.0 | 76 |
| 2010 | West Is West | Film | 6.4 | 75 | |
| 2009 | Journey to Mecca | Ibn Mustapha | Film | 5.9 | 74 |
| 2008 | House of Saddam | King Hussein of Jordan | TV | 6.9 | 73 |
| 2008 | Captain Abu Raed | Abu Raed | Film | 7.6 | 73 |
| 2007 | Whatever Lola wants | Adham | Film | 6.1 | 72 |
| 2007 | Diana: Last Days of a Princess | Mohamed Al Fayed | Film | 7.1 | 72 |
| 2006 | Robin Hood | TV | 6.9 | 71 | |
| 2006 | The Nativity Story | Melchior | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 2005 | Syriana | Emir Hamed Al-Subaai | Film | 6.4 | 70 |
| 2004 | New Tricks | Mr. Mazood | TV | 7.3 | 69 |
| 2004 | The Fever | The Priest | Film | 5.4 | 69 |
| 2003 | Lawrence of Arabia, the battle for the Arab world | Narrator | TV | — | 68 |
| 2003 | Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 5.5 | 68 |
| 2002 | The Last Cavalier | TV | — | 67 | |
| 2002 | Moses | Moses | Film | — | 67 |
| 2001 | Murphy's Law | Mohammed Khan | TV | 7.6 | 66 |
| 2000 | Arabian Nights | Judge Zadic | TV | 6.8 | 65 |
| 2000 | Animated Epics: Don Quixote | Narrator | Film | — | 65 |
| 2000 | Justice in Wonderland | Mohammed Al Fayed | Film | — | 65 |
| 1999 | Loose Women | Self | TV | 3.4 | 64 |
| 1999 | Cleopatra | Mardian | TV | 6.6 | 64 |
| 1998 | The Avengers | World Council of Ministers | Film | 4.5 | 63 |
| 1997 | Tangier Cop | Joseph Charhadi | Film | 3.7 | 62 |
| 1995 | Dangerfield | Dr. Shaaban Hamada | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1995 | Joseph | Ishmaelite | Film | 8.2 | 60 |
| 1994 | Abraham | Regu | TV | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1994 | Lie Down with Lions | Kerim | Film | 4.1 | 59 |
| 1993 | The Hawk | Bahnu | Film | 6.1 | 58 |
| 1993 | Son of the Pink Panther | Lugash agent | Film | 4.6 | 58 |
| 1993 | Abraham | Regu | Film | 7.1 | 58 |
| 1993 | Remember | Amjad | Film | 9.0 | 58 |
| 1992 | Blue Heaven | Prem | TV | 6.3 | 57 |
| 1992 | The Big Battalions | Ahmed | TV | 8.0 | 57 |
| 1991 | Company Business | Faisal | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 1990 | House of Cards | Bank Manager | TV | 8.1 | 55 |
| 1990 | The Care of Time | Film | 4.8 | 55 | |
| 1989 | Streets of Yesterday | Film | 7.5 | 54 | |
| 1989 | A Casualty of War | Jaloud | Film | — | 54 |
| 1988 | Pascali's Island | Pasha | Film | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1987 | The Living Daylights | Chief of Security, Tangier | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1987 | Ishtar | Rug Shop Owner / Camel Seller | Film | 4.6 | 52 |
| 1987 | Lionheart | Selim | Film | 5.6 | 52 |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Uncle Said | TV | 7.4 | 51 |
| 1986 | Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy | Liaquat Ali Khan | TV | 7.5 | 51 |
| 1986 | Half Moon Street | Karim Hatami | Film | 5.1 | 51 |
| 1986 | The Alamut Ambush | Major Razzak | Film | 9.0 | 51 |
| 1986 | Knights & Emeralds | Bindu | Film | 7.5 | 51 |
| 1985 | Lytton's Diary | Hamil | TV | 7.3 | 50 |
| 1985 | Young Sherlock Holmes | Khasek - Lower Nile Tavern Owner | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1985 | Harem | Film | 4.4 | 50 | |
| 1983 | Misunderstood | Ahmed | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1981 | Bergerac | Zaki Mansoor | TV | 6.7 | 46 |
| 1981 | Sphinx | Gamal | Film | 5.7 | 46 |
| 1981 | Sorry, I'm A Stranger Here Myself | Mumtaz | TV | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1981 | Who Pulled the Plug? | Kahlifa bin Hircham al Saba | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1980 | The Awakening | Dr. El Sadek | Film | 5.5 | 45 |
| 1979 | Minder | Sardi | TV | 7.2 | 44 |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Zayid Halim | TV | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1979 | The Knowledge | Arab Man | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1978 | Return of the Saint | Rahaman | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1977 | The Professionals | Sheikh Achmeia | TV | 7.6 | 42 |
| 1977 | The Professionals | Arab Diplomat | TV | 7.6 | 42 |
| 1977 | The Professionals | Doad | TV | 7.6 | 42 |
| 1977 | The Spy Who Loved Me | Aziz Fekkesh | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1977 | Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger | Hassan | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1977 | Are You Being Served? The Movie | The Emir's Interpreter | Film | 5.0 | 42 |
| 1977 | Sweeney! | Chairman of the Oil Producers Conference | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1976 | Open All Hours | Mr Albert Gupta | TV | 7.9 | 41 |
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Capt. Shebbeq | TV | 8.1 | 40 |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 | Zoran | TV | 7.1 | 40 |
| 1975 | The Return of the Pink Panther | Museum Guide | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1975 | The Wind and the Lion | Sherif of Wazan | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1974 | Napoleon and Love | Interpreter | TV | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1974 | Vampira | Airline Representative | Film | 5.2 | 39 |
| 1974 | Callan | Padilla | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1973 | A Touch of Class | Night Hotel Manager | Film | 6.1 | 38 |
| 1973 | Shaft in Africa | Zubair | Film | 6.1 | 38 |
| 1973 | Vérité | Gosh | Film | — | 38 |
| 1973 | Yellow Dog | Arab Pilot | Film | 4.9 | 38 |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Arab Servant | TV | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Self | TV | 7.2 | 32 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Gardener | TV | 4.2 | 30 |
| 1960 | Danger Man | Nikolaou | TV | 7.4 | 25 |
| 1960 | Danger Man | Head Waiter (uncredited) | TV | 7.4 | 25 |
| 1960 | Ali and the Camel | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Gosh | TV | 6.0 | 21 |