Sasson Gabai
Biography
Sasson Gabai is an Israeli actor. He was born in Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq, on November 24, 1947. Gabai works primarily in Israeli cinema. He has been involved in numerous projects, with a total of 53 known credits. His acting career spans various roles in film and possibly television, although specific details about his TV work are not provided. Gabai is known for his performances in highly acclaimed Israeli films, including one that earned him recognition as Best Actor in 2007. He is considered a leading and prolific actor in Israel.
Career overview
Sasson Gabai is an Israeli actor. He was born in Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq, on November 24, 1947. Gabai works in Israeli cinema and is a leading actor in the country. He has appeared in numerous films and has a prolific career in the industry.
Gabai has won several awards for his performances, including the Award of the Israeli Film Academy, Asia Pacific Screen Award, European Film Awards, and Jerusalem Film Festival in 2007. His work in the highly acclaimed Israeli film "The Band's Visit" earned him recognition as Best Actor.
Gabai's acting credits number 53. He is known for his work in the film industry, with a focus on acting. His stage name is ששון גבאי, and he is also known as Sasson Gabay.
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- The Band's visit: The musical (2026) as Tewfiq
- Homemade (2026) as Shmulik
- Kugel (2024) as Nukhem Shtisel
- Antigone (2024) as קריאון
- Bliss (2024)
- My Daughter My Love (2023) as Shimon
- WeCrashed (2022) as Doron Neumann
- Where Life Begins (2022)
- Karaoke (2022) as Meir
- Black Notebooks (2021)
- Oslo (2021) as Shimon Peres
- Tehran (2020) as Nissan Yousefzadeh
- Abu Eli (2019)
- A Brother’s Love (2019) as Hichem
- The Angel (2018) as Anwar Sadat
- The Other Story (2018) as Shlomo Abadi
- Stockholm (2018) as Amos Barazani
- Il était une fois... « Le procès de Viviane Amsalem » (2016) as Self
- The Kind Words (2015)
- Sirens (2014) as Uzi Reguan
- Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014) as Simeon Amsalem
- Shtisel (2013) as Nukhem Shtisel
- Kidon (2013)
- Hunting Elephants (2013) as Eliyahu
- When Pigs Have Wings (2011) as Jafaar
- Restoration (2011) as Yaakov Fidelman
- Polishuk (2009) as Rubi Polishuk
- House of Saddam (2008) as Ahmed Al Bakr
- Hello Goodbye (2008) as Le Chef de la Police
- The Band's Visit (2007) as Tewfiq Zakaria
- Aviva, My Love (2006) as Oded Zar
- Year Zero (2004) as Guide-Dogs Trainer
- The Order (2001) as Yuri
- Made in Israel (2001) as Perach
- Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol (2000) as Minister Oman
- Escape: Human Cargo (1998) as Suliman Nasir Rasi
- Scar (1995)
- The Patriots (1994) as Cop 1 Israel
- The Kastner Trial (1994) as Israel (Rudolf/Reszo) Kastner
- Blink of an Eye (1992) as Khalil
- Not Without My Daughter (1991) as Hamid
- The Quarry (1990) as Moshe David
- The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (1990) as Marwan Khreesat
- Rambo III (1988) as Mousa
- Steal the Sky (1988) as Kamel Djern
- סיפורים לשעת לילה מאוחרת (1987) as מתבודד תמהוני
- The Impossible Spy (1987) as General Haled
- Deadline (1987) as Bossam
- Screen Two (1985) as General Haled
- The Ambassador (1985) as Arab Student
- Eretz Moledet (1981)
- Zehu Ze (1978)