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Uri Zohar

Directing Born Nov 4, 1935 Died Jun 2, 2022 Tel-Aviv, Israel 42 credits

Biography

Uri Zohar was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, on November 4, 1935, and died on June 2, 2022, at the age of 86. He was a prominent Israeli film director, actor, and comedian who later became an Orthodox rabbi. Zohar began his career in the entertainment industry in the 1950s, gaining fame for his work in Israeli cinema and television. He directed and starred in several influential films, including Hole in the Moon in 1964, Three Days and a Child in 1967, and Big Eyes in 1974. His films often explored social issues and the complexities of Israeli society. In the late 1970s, Zohar experienced a significant personal transformation, embracing Orthodox Judaism and leaving the entertainment industry to become a rabbi. He dedicated the latter part of his life to religious study.

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Career

Career overview

Uri Zohar was a prominent Israeli film director, actor, and comedian who was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, on November 4, 1935. Beginning his career in the entertainment industry in the 1950s, he gained fame for his work in Israeli cinema and television. Throughout his career, he directed and starred in several influential films, including Hole in the Moon in 1964, Three Days and a Child in 1967, and Big Eyes in 1974. His films often explored social issues and the complexities of Israeli society.

In the late 1970s, Zohar experienced a significant personal transformation, embracing Orthodox Judaism and leaving the entertainment industry to become a rabbi. He dedicated the latter part of his life to religious study. Over the course of his career, Zohar accumulated twenty-eight known credits, with his primary known work being in directing. He passed away on June 2, 2022, at the age of eighty-six.

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Known for

Film

The Troupe

as Uri Zohar
Film

Schwartz: The Brave Detective

1973

Lool

1970

Lool

1970

Frequent co-stars

Shalom Hanoch 1 shared title
Arik Einstein 1 shared title
Shalom Hanoch 1 shared title

Career timeline

Uri Zohar: The Return
Lool · Director
Wedding in Jerusalem
The Troupe
Save the LifeguardSave the Lifeguard · DirectorSave the Lifeguard · Writer
Big EyesBig Eyes · DirectorBig Eyes · Writer
Schwartz: The Brave DetectiveThey Call Me Shmil
Peeping TomsPeeping Toms · DirectorPeeping Toms · Writer
The RoosterThe Rooster · Director
LoolLool · CreatorThe SnailBloomfield · DirectorTake Off · Director
How WonderfulThe Big Dig
Every Bastard a King · DirectorEvery Bastard a King · WriterFish, Football and Girls · DirectorThe Other SideThe Other Side · Director
999 Aliza: The PolicemanThree Days and a Child · DirectorThree Days and a Child · Writer
Shabbat Shalom · DirectorMoishe Air-ConditionMoishe Air-Condition · Director
Hole in the MoonHole in the Moon · Director
The True Story of Palestine · Director
An Exercise in Simple Symbols · AdaptationAn Exercise in Simple Symbols · Director
Burning Sands

Full filmography

  • Uri Zohar: The Return (2018)
  • Lool (1988) Director
  • Wedding in Jerusalem (1985)
  • The Troupe (1978) as Uri Zohar
  • Save the Lifeguard (1977)
  • Save the Lifeguard (1977) Director
  • Save the Lifeguard (1977) Writer
  • Big Eyes (1974)
  • Big Eyes (1974) Director
  • Big Eyes (1974) Writer
  • Schwartz: The Brave Detective (1973)
  • They Call Me Shmil (1973)
  • Peeping Toms (1972) as Gute
  • Peeping Toms (1972) Director
  • Peeping Toms (1972) Writer
  • The Rooster (1971)
  • The Rooster (1971) Director
  • Lool (1970)
  • Lool (1970) Creator
  • The Snail (1970) as Judo Instructor
  • Bloomfield (1970) Director
  • Take Off (1970) Director
  • How Wonderful (1969)
  • The Big Dig (1969) as Orchestra Conductor
  • Every Bastard a King (1968) Director
  • Every Bastard a King (1968) Writer
  • Fish, Football and Girls (1968) Director
  • The Other Side (1968)
  • The Other Side (1968) Director
  • 999 Aliza: The Policeman (1967) as Sergeant Mattathias Bar Daroma
  • Three Days and a Child (1967) Director
  • Three Days and a Child (1967) Writer
  • Shabbat Shalom (1966) Director
  • Moishe Air-Condition (1966) as זוק
  • Moishe Air-Condition (1966) Director
  • Hole in the Moon (1964)
  • Hole in the Moon (1964) Director
  • The True Story of Palestine (1962) Director
  • An Exercise in Simple Symbols (1961) Adaptation
  • An Exercise in Simple Symbols (1961) Director
  • Burning Sands (1960)
  • Dreamboat