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Israeli actor (born 1948)
Eli Danker
Born (1948-10-12 ) October 12, 1948 (age 75) Years active 1979–present
Eli Danker (
Hebrew : אלי דנקר ; born 12 October 1948) is an Israeli
actor who has appeared in numerous
films and
television series . He is also known as the father of the Israeli singer-actor
Ran Danker .
Career
Danker made his professional television debut on the Israeli comedy program
Nikui Rosh , though he quickly established himself as a
character actor in both television and film, playing
Judas Iscariot in
Jesus , and contributing to several Israeli films, including
Gabi Ben Yakar and
B'Yom Bahir Ro'im et Dameshek .
During the 1980s, Danker guest-starred on a number of American television series, including
MacGyver and
Mission: Impossible . Starting in 2000, Danker's television appearances increased with guest roles on
Nash Bridges ,
The Agency ,
Alias ,
The West Wing ,
JAG , and
The Closer .
Partial filmography
Jesus (1979) - Judas Iscariot
Gabi Ben Yakar (1982)
B'Yom Bahir Ro'im et Dameshek (1984)
Little Drummer Girl (1984) - Litvak
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986) - Robert Aziz
Bouba (1987) - Eli
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988, TV Movie) - Castro
War and Remembrance (1988, TV Series) - Udam
MacGyver (1989, TV Series) - Yanif
Mission: Impossible (1988, TV Series) - Robard
Impulse (1990) - Dimarjian
A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990) - Zadar
Derech Ha'nesher (1990)
The Mummy Lives (1993) - Museum Director
Chain of Command (1994) - Col. Hakkim
Tzedek muchlat (1997)
Isha Beafor (1997-1999, TV Series)
Suckers (1999) - Mohammed
Besame Mucho (2000)
Nash Bridges (2000, TV Series) - Abraham Lansk
Ingil (2001)
The Agency (2002, TV Series) - The Iraqi Intelligence Defector
Alias (2003, TV Series) - Ahmad Kabir
Special Forces USA (2003) - Hasib Rafendek
Air Marshal (2003) - Elijah
The West Wing (2004, TV Series) - Israeli Defense Minister Doran Mazar
JAG (2005, TV Series) - Judge Haji Shareef
CSI: Miami (2005, TV Series) - Richard Thomason
The Cutter (2005) - Professor Abrams
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006) - Crot
The Closer (2006, TV Series) - Abdul al-Fulani
Alufa, Ha- (2006-2007, TV Series) - Itzik Zelig
My Mom's New Boyfriend (aka My Spy ) (2008) - Jean Yves Tatao
Viktor (2014) - Souliman
24 Legacy (2017, TV Series) - Ibraham Bin-Khalid
Family (2017) - Dad
First We Take Brooklyn (2018) - Dudu
References
External links
International National Artists