Nadim Sawalha
Nadim Sawalha | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1964–2015 |
Spouse |
Roberta Lane (m. 1961) |
Children | 3, including Nadia and Julia Sawalha |
Relatives | Nabil Sawalha (brother) |
Nadim Joakim Sawalha (Arabic: نديم صوالحة) (born 9 September 1935) is a Jordanian-born British actor and father of actresses Julia and Nadia Sawalha.
Background
Sawalha was born in Madaba, Jordan, in 1935[1] and moved to Britain in the 1950s, to study drama.[2] His daughter Julia revealed on her episode of Who Do You Think You Are? that even he is uncertain of his birth date, but it is thought to be around 7 to 9 September.[3]
Acting career
Nadim Sawalha has made over 100 appearances in film and television, in a career spanning more than 40 years.
Personal life
Sawalha is married to Roberta Mary Lane, and has three daughters, Julia, Nadia and Dina. His brother is comedian Nabil Sawalha.
Television roles
(list not exhaustive)
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Space: 1999 | Zoran | Episode: The Immunity Syndrome |
The Sweeney | Captain Shebbeq | Episode: Visiting Fireman | |
Survivors | Amul | Episodes: Lights of London parts 1 & 2 | |
1977 | The Professionals | Sheikh Achmeia | Episode: Long Shot |
1979 | The Knowledge | Arab Man | |
Minder | Sardi | Episode: A Tethered Goat in Series 1 | |
1981 | Juliet Bravo | Mr. Hamid | Episode: The Third Man |
1981 to 1982 | Sorry, I'm A Stranger Here Myself | Mumtaz | |
1984 | Bergerac | Zaki Mansoor | Episode: A Touch Of Eastern Promise Season 3 Ep.6 |
1985 | Open All Hours | Mr.Gupta | Episode: Horse-Trading |
1990 | House of Cards | Bank Manager | Episode 1 |
1993-2006 | The Bill | Multiple | Episode: Part of the Family (1993) Mr. Said Episode: Nice Boy (1996) Hussein Bakri |
1995 | Dangerfield | Dr. Shaaban Hamada | |
2000 | Arabian Nights | Judge Zadic | |
2002 | The Last Cavalier | ||
2003 | Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World | Narrator | PBS |
2007 | Diana: Last Days of a Princess | Mohammed Al-Fayed | docudrama |
2007 | Robin Hood | Bassam | Episode: We Are Robin Hood |
2008 | House of Saddam | King Hussein | |
2011 | The Hour | Naguib Hafiz | Episode #1.2 |
Film roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | Yellow Dog | An Arab pilot | |
A Touch of Class | Night Hotel Manager | ||
1974 | Callan | Padilla | |
Gold | A member of the Syndicate | ||
Vampira | An airline representative | ||
1975 | The Wind and the Lion | The Sherif of Wazan | |
The Return of the Pink Panther | Museum guide | ||
1977 | Are You Being Served? | The Emir's Interpreter | |
Sweeney! | Chairman of the Oil Producers' Conference | ||
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger | Hassan | ||
The Spy Who Loved Me | Aziz Fekkesh | ||
1980 | The Awakening | Dr El Sadek | |
1985 | Young Sherlock Holmes | Egyptian tavern owner | |
1987 | The Living Daylights | Tangier police chief | |
1991 | Company Business | Faisal | |
2005 | Syriana | Emir Hamad Al-Subaai | |
2006 | The Nativity Story | Melchior | |
2007 | Whatever Lola Wants | Adham | |
2008 | Captain Abu Raed | Abu Raed | |
2010 | West Is West | Pir Naseem | |
2015 | The Rendezvous | ||
2018 | Tel Aviv on Fire | Bassem |
Other roles
- He played the part of Omar Badri in BBC's 'CDX' computer game.
- In the 2018 BBC Radio 4 miniseries A Tale of Two Cities: Aleppo and London, he played the role of "Dr. Mahmoud".[4]
References
- ^ "The Arab Talks To....Nadim Sawalha". Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ Participant: Julia Sawalha (2006-10-25). "Episode page on BBC website". Who Do You Think You Are?. Episode 8. London, England. Event occurs at 1:10. BBC. BBC One.
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- ^ BBC Radio 4 - Drama, A Tale of Two Cities: Aleppo and London