Makram Khoury

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Makram Khoury
Makram Khoury in the movie Petah Tikva By Tom Shoval.
Born
Makram Jamil Khoury

(1945-05-30) 30 May 1945 (age 78)
Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1970–pressent
Spouse
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(m. 1976)​

Makram Jamil Khoury (Arabic:|مكرم يعقوب خوري},

Israeli-Arab actor, born 30 May 1945 in Jerusalem. He was the youngest artist and the first Arab to win the Israel Prize
, the highest civic honor in Israel.

Biography

Makram J. Khoury was born into a

Kufr Yasif, Khoury finished high school in 1963. He then entered the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
but later dropped out and pursued a career as an actor.

His eldest daughter, Clara Khoury, is also an actress in Israel. She appeared in three films that garnered international attention: Rana’s Wedding (2002), The Syrian Bride (she played the daughter of the character played by Makram) (2004) and Lipstikka (2011). His son Jameel Khoury is also an actor, and appeared in Ridley Scott's film Body of Lies (2008).

Acting career

Khoury trained in Israel. In 1970-1973 he studied at the

Cameri Theater in Tel Aviv and the Haifa Municipal Theater
, continuing as a member of the latter for twenty years.

Khoury returned to Haifa following a year-long tour playing Tierno Bokar in Peter Brook's 11 and 12.[1]

Filmography

Film

Theater

Year Title Role Notes
2010 11 and 12 Tierno Bokar
2015 The Merchant of Venice Shylock Performed in the Royal Shakespeare Company

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 The West Wing Chairman Nizar Farad 6 episodes
2008 House of Saddam Tariq Aziz
2014 Zaguri Imperia Superintendent Hazan
2015 Homeland Samir Khalil 2 episodes
2020 Messiah Mullah Omar 3 episodes

Awards and recogition

See also

References

  1. ^ "Strolling Players review". strollingplayers.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  2. ^ "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1987 (in Hebrew)". Retrieved 2009-07-03.

External links

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